BAFTA TV Awards 2013 - comedy winners
The winners of the British Academy Television Awards 2013 - aka the BAFTAs - have been announced.
BBC Three political prank show The Revolution Will Be Televised triumphed in the general comedy category, whilst Olympic Games-linked mockumentary Twenty Twelve picked up the sitcom award.
BAFTA presenter Graham Norton picked up the Entertainment Programme award for The Graham Norton Show, but lost out in the Entertainment Performance category to fellow comic chat show host Alan Carr.
The acting awards for comedy went to Steve Coogan for his portrayal of Alan Partridge in Welcome To The Places Of My Life, and Olivia Colman was selected by the BAFTA judges for her role as Sally Owen in Twenty Twelve. The latter also notably won in the Supporting Actress category for the drama Accused (Mo's Story).
Below are the comedy-related categories in full, with the winners marked in bold.
Comedy Programme
The Revolution Will Be Televised - Winner
Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life
Situation Comedy
Twenty Twelve - Winner
Entertainment Programme
The Graham Norton Show - Winner
Dynamo Magician Impossible
Entertainment Performance
Sarah Millican (for The Sarah Millican Television Programme)
Graham Norton (for The Graham Norton Show)
Ant & Dec (for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
Alan Carr (for Alan Carr: Chatty Man) - Winner
Watch Alan Carr's acceptance speech
Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
Julia Davis (for Hunderby)
Jessica Hynes (for Twenty Twelve)
Olivia Colman (for Twenty Twelve) - Winner
Miranda Hart (for Miranda)
Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
Steve Coogan (for Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life) - Winner
Hugh Bonneville (for Twenty Twelve)
Peter Capaldi (for The Thick Of It)
Greg Davies (for Cuckoo)
Additionally, hit new BBC comedy drama Last Tango In Halifax won in the Drama category.
Michael Palin picked up the Academy's highest honour, the BAFTA Fellowship award, in recognition of his achievements in television, across both comedy and factual genres.
Here is a video of Palin picking up his award:
The winners were announced at a ceremony held at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank, with Graham Norton as the host.
For a full list of winners in all categories see bafta.org