Shortlisted in the Critics' Choice awards

Fleabag and its creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge are up for two Critics’ Choice Awards in the States.

The show, originally made for BBC Three, is eligible for the US awards as it is available on Amazon Prime.

It has been shortlisted for best comedy series alongside Atlanta, Black-ish, Modern Family, Silicon Valley, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Veep.

Waller-Bridge is also up for best actress in a comedy against Ellie Kemper for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep; Kate McKinnon for her portrayal of Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live; Tracee Ellis Ross for Black-ish and Constance Wu for Fresh Off the Boat.

Other comedy related-categories are:

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson: Black-ish
Will Forte: The Last Man on Earth
Donald Glover: Atlanta
Bill Hader: Documentary Now!
Patrick Stewart: Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor: Transparent

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen: Modern Family
Anna Chlumsky: Veep
Allison Janney: Mom
Jane Krakowski: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Judith Light: Transparent
Allison Williams: Girls

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louie Anderson: Baskets
Andre Braugher: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell: Modern Family
Tony Hale: Veep
T.J. Miller: Silicon Valley

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin: Saturday Night Live
Christine Baranski: The Big Bang Theory
Larry David: Saturday Night Live
Lisa Kudrow: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Liam Neeson: Inside Amy Schumer

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Archer
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman
Son of Zorn
South Park: Comedy Central
The Simpsons

BEST TALK SHOW
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show with Trevor Noahal
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The winners will be announced on December 11.

Published: 15 Nov 2016