He also made a movie about the character Borat called Borat : Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan . Baron Cohen 's work has been recognized with several Emmy nominations , an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay , a BAFTA award , and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his work in the feature film Borat : Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan . After the release of the film Borat , Baron Cohen stated that because the public had become too familiar with the characters , he would retire Borat and Ali G. Similarly , after the release of BrÃ 1\/4 no , he has stated he would also retire the title character .