Rev. has been nominated for for the comedy award at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2011.
The awards are one of the world’s most coveted arts awards, celebrating the best of British culture and achievement across visual art, theatre, opera, dance, comedy, classical music, pop, TV drama, literature and film. 2011 will see them arrive on Sky for the first time, hosted once again by Melvyn Bragg.
The comedy award, notoriously one of the most competitive categories, sees a series available only online nominated for the first time. Steve Coogan has resurrected TV favourite Alan Partridge at www.fostersfunny.co.uk, which will compete against the BBC Four series Getting On, written by and starring Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan and directed by Peter Capaldi, and BBC Two’s Rev, starring Tom Hollander.
Originally posted here http://www.skyarts.co.uk/skyarts/south-bank-sky-arts-awards-2011-nominees-announced/
In the same week Rev. also picked up a nomination for Best Comedy Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2011.
Since their inception, the Broadcast Awards have been at the heart of the industry calendar, shining a light on the UK’s most acclaimed TV shows and the unsung talent that made it all possible. So if you feel that you and your colleagues are responsible for one of the greatest programmes of the past year, then send us your entry for the hotly anticipated Broadcast Awards 2011. A judging panel comprising industry heavyweights will join together to review the top shows across key genres. Your entry will be judged on its creativity, quality, originality and results – in terms of ratings, critical acclaim and generally standing out from the crowd.
For more info on the Broadcast Awards visit http://www.broadcastawards.co.uk/. The nomination for 2011′s Broadcast Awards were originally posted at BroadcastNow.co.uk.
