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THE 2020 WORLDWIDE COMEDY AWARDS

The 2020 WWCAs were selected by a jury of industry professionals and announced online amid the global Coronavirus shutdown in November, 2020. Winners are listed first and in upper case with other nominees following in alphabetical order.

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FILM

Best Film

BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC (WINNER)
Birds of Prey
Bad Boys for Life
Emma.
Extra Ordinary
The Gentlemen
Irresistible
The King of Staten Island
Last Christmas
Palm Springs

 

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Best Animated Film

ONWARD (WINNER)
The Addams Family
Frozen II
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Scoob!
Spies in Disguise
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Trolls World Tour
The Willoughbys

Best Performance in a Film

KEANU REEVES - BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
Steve Carell - Irresistible
Martin Lawrence - Bad Boys for Life
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Downhill
Cristin Milioti - Palm Springs
Kumail Nanjiani - The Lovebirds
Seth Rogen - An American Pickle
Will Smith - Bad Boys for Life
David Spade - The Wrong Missy
Anya Taylor-Joy - Emma.
Alex Winter - Bill & Ted Face the Music

Best Supporting Performance in a Film

HUGH GRANT - THE GENTLEMEN (WINNER)
Jim Carrey - Sonic the Hedgehog
Taraji P. Henson - Coffee & Kareem
Gillian Jacobs - Magic Camp
Greg Kinnear - Misbehaviour
Kristin Schaal - My Spy
Wallace Shawn - Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Iliza Shlesinger - Spenser Confidential
J.K. Simmons - Palm Springs
Dan Stevens - Eurovision Song Contest

Best Film Direction

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JON STEWART - IRRESISTIBLE (WINNER)
Judd Apatow - The King of Staten Island
Autumn de Wilde - Emma.
Paul Feig - Last Christmas
Stephen Gaghan - Dolittle
Jake Kasdan - Jumanji: The Next Level
Michael Showalter - The Lovebirds
Alice Wu - The Half of It

Best Film Writing

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GUY RITCHIE - THE GENTLEMEN (WINNER)
Elizabeth Banks - Charlie’s Angels
Radha Blank - The 40-Year-Old Version
Eleanor Catton - Emma.
Will Ferrell & Andrew Steele - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Bryony Kimmings, Emma Thompson & Greg Wise - Last Christmas
Doug Naylor - Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
Andy Siara - Palm Springs

TELEVISION

Best Television Programme

KIDDING (WINNER)
After Life
Black Monday
The End of the F***ing World
Grown-ish
High Fidelity
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Trip to Greece
What We Do in the Shadows

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Best Animated Television Programme

BOJACK HORSEMAN (WINNER)
12 oz. Mouse
American Dad!
Bob’s Burgers
F is for Family
Family Guy
Rick & Morty
Robot Chicken

Best Performance in a Television Programme

MICHAEL DOUGLAS - THE KOMINSKY METHOD (WINNER)
Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Aidy Bryant - Shrill
Linda Cardellini - Dead to Me
Jim Carrey - Kidding
Jodie Comer - Killing Eve
Martin Freeman - Breeders
Walton Goggins - The Unicorn
Tamsin Greig - Friday Night Dinner
Catherine O’Hara - Schitt’s Creek
Sandra Oh - Killing Eve

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Best Supporting Performance in a Television Programme

ALEX BORSTEIN - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (WINNER)
Gillian Anderson - Sex Education
Lori Tan Chinn - Nora from Queens
Danny DeVito - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Catherine Keener - Kidding
Mark McKinney - Superstore
Amanda Peet - Brockmire
Kevin Pollak - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Fiona Shaw - Killing Eve
Mary Steenburgen - Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Best TV Direction

MICHEL GONDRY - KIDDING (WINNER)
Chris Addison - Breeders
Amanda Blue - The Windsors
Martin Dennis - The Goes Wrong Show
Ricky Gervais - After Life
Matt Lipsey - Intelligence
Maurice Marable - Woke
Michael Winterbottom - The Trip to Greece

Best TV Writing

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STEVE COOGAN & ROB BRYDON - THE TRIP TO GREECE
Simon Blackwell - Breeders
Charlie Covell - The End of the F***ing World
Peter Foott - The Young Offenders
Suzanne Heathcote & Laura Neal - Killing Eve
Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton - Inside No. 9
Josh Thomas - Everything’s Gonna Be Okay
Sally Wainwright - Last Tango in Halifax

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

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No Special Awards were announced in 2020.

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