British Comedy Awards 2004

* Date: December 22, 2004
* Location: London Studios, London
* Host: Jonathan Ross
* Broadcaster: ITV

Television and film

"Winners first; nominees indented"

Best Comedy Entertainment Programme

* "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" (Granada Television, ITV)
** "Have I Got News For You" (Hat Trick Productions, BBC One)
** "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" (LWT Factual, ITV)

Best Comedy Film

* "School of Rock"
** "Shaun of the Dead"
** "Shrek 2"

Best International Comedy TV Show

* "The Simpsons" (Twentieth Century Fox, BBC Two, Sky One, Channel 4)
** "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO, BBC Four, E4)
** "Sex and the City" (HBO, Channel 4)

Best TV Comedy

* "Little Britain" (BBC Two, BBC Three)
** "Nighty Night" (Baby Cow Productions, BBC Three)
** "The Office Christmas Special" (BBC One)

Best TV Comedy Drama

* "Doc Martin" (Buffalo Productions, ITV)
** "Jonathan Creek" (BBC One)
** "Shameless" (Company Pictures, Channel 4)

Best New TV Comedy

* "Nighty Night" (Baby Cow Productions, BBC Three)
** "Doc Martin" (Buffalo Productions, ITV)
** "Life Begins" (Granada Television, ITV)

People's Choice Award

* "Little Britain" (BBC Two) - 41% of the public vote
** "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" (ITV) - 28%
** "Green Wing" (Channel 4) - 16%
** "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (BBC One)

People and performances

Best TV Comedy Actor

* Matt Lucas and David Walliams - "Little Britain" (BBC Two)
** Martin Clunes - "Beauty", "Doc Martin" (ITV)
** Ricky Gervais - "The Office Christmas Special" (BBC One)

Best TV Comedy Actress

* Caroline Quentin - "Life Begins", "Von Trapped" (ITV)
** Catherine Tate - "The Catherine Tate Show" (BBC Two)
** Julia Davis - "Nighty Night" (BBC Two)

Best TV Comedy Entertainment Personality

* Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly - "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway", "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" (ITV)
** Jonathan Ross - "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (BBC One)
** Paul Merton - "Have I Got News For You" (BBC One), "Room 101" (BBC Two)

Best TV Comedy Newcomer

* Catherine Tate - "The Catherine Tate Show" (BBC Two)
** James McAvoy - "Shameless" (Channel 4)
** Julian Barrett and Noel Fielding - "The Mighty Boosh" (BBC Three)

Writer of the Year

* Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais

Outstanding Contribution to Comedy Award

* Matt Groening
* Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders