The Second Annual Comedy Awards announced its 2012 nominees on Tuesday morning, recognizing the best that comedy has offered in TV and film over the last year. The Viacom-produced event will be taped on Saturday, April 28 at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom, and will premiere on Comedy Central on May 6.
Leading the nominations are "Modern Family," "30 Rock," “Bridesmaids” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” with five nominations each.
One new category this year, Best Club Comic, recognizes the best stand-up comedians who do not typically play large theaters and do not have a regular role on a TV series. Those nominees are Ted Alexandro, Hannibal Buress, Pete Holmes, Anthony Jeselnik, Moshe Kasher, John Mulaney, Kumail Nanjiani, Chelsea Peretti, Amy Schumer and Rory Scovel.
The nominees are selected by the award's Board of Directors Comedy Central indicated includes the likes of Carol Burnett, Stephen Colbert, Budd Friedman, Brad Grey, Caroline Hirsch, Jamie Masada. Adam McKay, Conan O'Brien, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Mitzi Shore, David Steinberg, Jon Stewart and Lily Tomlin. The winners are then selected by a voting body comprised of comedians, managers, producers, journalists and other comedy insiders.
Last year, "Modern Family" and "The Other Guys" were named best TV show and movie, respectively. David Letterman won the Johnny Carson Award, the most prestigious honor of the night, and Eddie Murphy was the recipient of the Comedy Icon Award. The winners of those awards this year have not yet been announced but will in the coming weeks.
The full list of nominees are below.
COMEDY FILM
"The Artist"
"Bridesmaids"
"Crazy, Stupid, Love"
"Horrible Bosses"
"Midnight in Paris"ANIMATED COMEDY FILM
“Cars 2”
“Kung Fu Panda 2”
“Puss In Boots”
“Rango”
“Rio”PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR—FILM
Jason Bateman, “Horrible Bosses”
Steve Carell, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Zach Galifianakis, “The Hangover Part II”
Owen Wilson, “Midnight in Paris”PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS—FILM
Jennifer Aniston, “Horrible Bosses”
Cameron Diaz, “Bad Teacher”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”COMEDY DIRECTOR—FILM
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
James Bobin, “The Muppets”
Paul Feig, “Bridesmaids”
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”COMEDY SCREENPLAY
“50/50”
“Bridesmaids”
“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
“Horrible Bosses”
“Midnight in Paris”COMEDY SERIES
“30 Rock”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Happy Endings”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”ANIMATED COMEDY SERIES
“Archer”
“Family Guy”
“The Life & Times of Tim”
“The Simpsons”
“South Park”PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR—TV
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS—TV
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”COMEDY DIRECTING—TV
“30 Rock”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Louie”
“Modern Family”
“The Office”COMEDY WRITING—TV
“30 Rock”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Louie”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”
“Saturday Night Live”LATE NIGHT COMEDY SERIES
“The Colbert Report”
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”
“Late Show with David Letterman”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”SKETCH/ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SERIES
“Childrens Hospital”
“Louie”
“Portlandia”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Tosh.0”BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Zooey Deschanel
Josh Gad
Donald Glover
Melissa McCarthy
Jason SudeikisCOMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
“Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater”
“Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup”
“Patton Oswalt Finest Hour”
“Colin Quinn Long Story Short”
“Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts”CLUB COMIC
Ted Alexandro
Hannibal Buress
Pete Holmes
Anthony Jeselnik
Moshe Kasher
John Mulaney
Kumail Nanjiani
Chelsea Peretti
Amy Schumer
Rory ScovelSTAND-UP TOUR
Dave Attell
Lewis Black
Louis C.K.
Kevin Hart
Jerry Seinfeld