RTS Awards 2009

This year's RTS Award nominations have been announced. Here are the main comedy ones.

Comedy Performance

- Simon Bird – The Inbetweeners
- James Corden – Gavin and Stacey
- Peter Kay - Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly The Next Jesus Christ Soapstar Strictly On Ice

Digital Channel Programme Award

- Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
- Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
- Stanley Kubrick's Boxes

Entertainment

- Harry Hill's TV Burp
- Strictly Come Dancing
- The X Factor

Entertainment Performance

- Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins – The Sunday Night Project
- Harry Hill – Harry Hill's TV Burp
- Paul O'Grady – The Paul O'Grady Show

International Award

- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Mad Men
- Summer Heights

Scripted Comedy

- Lead Balloon
- Outnumbered
- Peep Show

Single Drama

- The Curse of Steptoe
- Margaret Thatcher – The Long Walk To Finchley
- The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall

Writer - Comedy

- Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong – Peep Show
- Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly – Pulling
- Graham Linehan - The IT Crowd

Full list on The Guardian

I didn't watch Outnumbered, but I thought a lot of it was improvised?

Supposedly so, yes. I believe what that actually means is that they're given a relatively detailed (considering the 'improvised' label) run-down of each scene, some key lines they have to deliver, and are left to fill in the gaps with the inconsequential banter. So still pretty scripted on the whole.

(This is where someone points out that the opposite has been said in an article or interview on this very site somewhere. Heh.)

The winners have been announced.

Comedy Performance

- Peter Kay - Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly The Next Jesus Christ Soapstar Strictly On Ice

Digital Channel Programme Award

- Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

Entertainment

- Harry Hill's TV Burp

Entertainment Performance

- Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins – The Sunday Night Project

International Award

- Mad Men

Scripted Comedy

- Outnumbered

Single Drama

- The Curse of Steptoe

Writer - Comedy

- Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong – Peep Show

Quote: Ian Wolf @ March 18 2009, 10:36 AM GMT

The winners have been announced.

Comedy Performance

- Peter Kay - Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly The Next Jesus Christ Soapstar Strictly On Ice

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F**k off!

I don't agree with any of the winners. Especially Peter Kay.

Quote: Ian Wolf @ March 18 2009, 10:36 AM GMT

Scripted Comedy

- Outnumbered

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Not sure about the category, but a good result.