In 2006 , the series was voted Best New British Sitcom at the 2006 Comedy.co.uk Awards out of seventeen nominees . In 2007 , the series was voted Comedy of The Year at the 2007 Comedy.co.uk Awards , out of over 100 nominees . Nominated in the 2007 BAFTAs for Best Situation Comedy alongside '' Green Wing '' and '' Pulling '' , it lost out to eventual winner '' The Royle Family '' . In 2008 , the series was awarded the International Emmy Award for Comedy and the 2008 Rose d'Or for Best Sitcom . Nominated in the 2008 BAFTAs for Best Situation Comedy alongside '' The Thick of It '' and '' Benidorm '' , it lost out to eventual winner '' Peep Show '' . In 2009 , the series won the Best Situation Comedy award at the 2009 BAFTAs . Also in 2009 , Graham Linehan won best television script at the 6th Irish Film and Television Awards for the programme , while Katherine Parkinson won the Best Comedy Actress award at the 2009 British Comedy Awards
2009 BAFTAs
British Academy Television Awards 2009
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