AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy
Year Nominee Program Character ( s ) Series Network
2011 ( 1st ) Chris Lilley Angry Boys Various - ABC1
2011 ( 1st ) Alison Bell Laid Roo McVie Series 1 ABC1
2011 ( 1st ) Jess Harris Twentysomething Jess Series 1 ABC2
2011 ( 1st ) Celia Pacquola Laid EJ Series 1 ABC1
2012 ( 2nd ) Patrick Brammall A Moody Christmas Sean Moody Series 1 ABC1
2012 ( 2nd ) Barry Crocker The Strange Calls Gregor Series 1 ABC2
2012 ( 2nd ) Damon Herriman Laid Marcus Dwyer Series 2 ABC2
2012 ( 2nd ) Frank Woodley Woodley Woodley Series 1 ABC1
2013 ( 3rd ) Shaun Micallef Shaun Micallef 's Mad as Hell Himself Series 2 ABC1
2013 ( 3rd ) Lisa McCune It 's a Date Em - ABC1
2013 ( 3rd ) Robyn Nevin Upper Middle Bogan Margaret Denyer Series 1 ABC1
2013 ( 3rd ) Josh Thomas Please Like Me Josh Series 1 ABC2
2014 ( 4th ) Debra Lawrance Please Like Me Rose Series 2 ABC2
2014 ( 4th ) Patrick Brammall The Moodys Sean Moody Series 1 ABC
2014 ( 4th ) Celia Pacquola Utopia Nat Series 1 ABC1
2014 ( 4th ) Josh Thomas Please Like Me Josh Series 2 ABC2
2015 ( 5th ) Celia Pacquola Utopia Nat Series 2 ABC1
2015 ( 5th ) Nathan Lovejoy Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane Borkman Series 1 ABC1
2015 ( 5th ) Randy Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane Randy Series 1 ABC1
2015 ( 5th ) Emily Taheny Shaun Micallef 's Mad as Hell various Series 5 ABC2
Winners and nominees -- AACTA Awards
The AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television. The award is handed out at the annual AACTA Awards, which rewards achievements in Australian feature film, television, documentaries and short films. From 1986-2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current prize being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy. From 2003-2005, the award was given as a joint award with drama performances under the category Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy. However, comedy performances was separated from the drama categories in 2006, when the award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy was created. Chris Lilley and Phil Lloyd have won the award the most times with two wins each.