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Victoria Wood CBE (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, lyricist, singer, composer, pianist, screenwriter, producer and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over several decades and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions which she performed at the piano.
Rowan Atkinson has won this award twice, for Not the Nine O'Clock News (1981) and Blackadder Goes Forth (1990). Tracey Ullman won for Three of a Kind in 1984. Judi Dench won for A Fine Romance in 1985. Victoria Wood was won twice, for Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1986) and An Audience with Victoria Wood (1989).
The show won the first Victoria Wood award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 [13] and raised almost £20,000 for Richards' family. [14] Awards.
Each award currently has a separate sponsor, being sponsored by Sky TV, DLT Entertainment and The Victoria Wood Foundation, respectively. They have previously been sponsored by Perrier, lastminute.com, Dave, [1] and Foster's Lager. Currently three awards are given – Best Comedy Show, Best Newcomer and the Panel Prize.
Victoria Wood - Appeared in the first All Winners Final in November 1974. Terry St. Clair – Appeared on series two in June 1974. Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear – Winners of the 1976 Grand Final. Nicol and Marsh's Easy Street – Runners-up in 1976. Mick Miller
This list of female Academy Award winners and nominees for non-gendered categories details women who have won or been nominated for awards in non-gender-specific categories. The nominees are arranged, in alphabetical order, by film title, with the winners listed first.
The following is a partial list of English recipients of the Victoria Cross. ** Holders of VC and bar (twice awarded the VC). ... Bourlon Wood: James Clarke: British ...
The award has undergone several name changes, originally honoring actresses in leading and supporting roles. Following the introduction of a new category in 1979, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the award's name was altered to Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, before changing once again, to its current title, years later.