British Comedy Awards 2005

• Date: December 14, 2005
• Location: London Studios, London
• Host: Jonathan Ross
• Broadcaster: ITV1

Television and film

Winners first; nominees indented

Best Comedy Entertainment Programme

• The X Factor (ITV1)
  • Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (Granada Television, ITV1)
  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC One)

Best Comedy Film

• Festival
  • Sideways
  • The Incredibles

Best International Comedy TV Show

• The Simpsons (Twentieth Century Fox, BBC Two, Sky One, Channel 4)
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, More4)
  • Kath and Kim (BBC Two)

Best TV Comedy Drama

• Shameless (Company Pictures, Channel 4)
  • Christmas Lights
  • Not Only But Always (Channel 4)

Best New TV Comedy

• The Thick of It (BBC Four)
  • Extras (BBC Two)
  • Help (BBC Two)

People's Choice Award

After a public vote:

1. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2. The Catherine Tate Show
3. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
4. Green Wing

People and performances

Best TV Comedy Actor

• Chris Langham - Help (BBC Two), The Thick of It (BBC Four)
  • Matt Lucas and David Walliams - Little Britain (BBC Two)
  • Ricky Gervais - Extras (BBC Two)

Best TV Comedy Actress

• Ashley Jensen - Extras (BBC Two)
  • Catherine Tate - The Catherine Tate Show (BBC Two)
  • Tamsin Greig - Green Wing (Channel 4), Love Soup (BBC)

Best TV Comedy Entertainment Personality

• Paul O'Grady - The Paul O'Grady Show (ITV1)
  • Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly - Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (ITV1)
  • Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC One)

Best TV Comedy Newcomer

• Ashley Jensen - Extras (BBC Two)
  • Chris Addison - The Thick of It (BBC Four)
  • David Mitchell - Mock the Week (BBC Two), Peep Show (Channel 4)

The Ronnie Barker Writer of the Year Award

• Matt Lucas and David Walliams

Outstanding Contribution to Comedy Award

• Billy Crystal
• Victoria Wood and Julie Walters

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