BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance

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television award

The BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance is a British television accolade presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding comedic acting by a female performer.

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Label	Occurrences
BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance canonical	6
BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme	2
BAFTA Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme	1
BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for The IT Crowd	1
BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role	1
BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
Context triple: [Olivia Colman, awardReceived, BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance]

A. BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance is a British television accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding comedic acting by a male performer.
B. BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British television accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by an actress in a supporting role.
C. BAFTA Television Award for Peep Show
The BAFTA Television Award for Peep Show is a British Academy Television Award recognizing the acclaimed Channel 4 sitcom "Peep Show," starring the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb.
D. BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress is a prestigious British television accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding leading performances by an actress.
E. BAFTA Award for Best Entertainment Performance
The BAFTA Award for Best Entertainment Performance is a British Academy Television Award recognizing outstanding individual performances in entertainment programming such as comedy and variety shows.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
Target entity description: The BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance is a British television accolade presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding comedic acting by a female performer.

A. BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance is a British television accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding comedic acting by a male performer.
B. BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British television accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by an actress in a supporting role.
C. BAFTA Television Award for Peep Show
The BAFTA Television Award for Peep Show is a British Academy Television Award recognizing the acclaimed Channel 4 sitcom "Peep Show," starring the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb.
D. BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress
The BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress is a prestigious British television accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding leading performances by an actress.
E. BAFTA Award for Best Entertainment Performance
The BAFTA Award for Best Entertainment Performance is a British Academy Television Award recognizing outstanding individual performances in entertainment programming such as comedy and variety shows.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (28)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	television award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme ⓘ
awardedFor	best female comedy performance on British television ⓘ outstanding comedic acting by a female performer ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	television ⓘ
firstWinner	Rebecca Front ⓘ
firstWinningWork	The Thick of It ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ
hasCategory	Awards established in 2010 ⓘ British Academy Television Awards ⓘ British television awards ⓘ Comedy television awards ⓘ
inception	2010 ⓘ
locationOfCeremony	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
notableWinner	Daisy May Cooper ⓘ Jessica Hynes ⓘ Katherine Parkinson ⓘ Miranda Hart ⓘ Olivia Colman ⓘ Phoebe Waller-Bridge ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	British Academy Television Awards ⓘ
presentedBy	BAFTA ⓘ linked to: BAFTA UK British Academy of Film and Television Arts ⓘ
selectionProcess	voted on by BAFTA members ⓘ
sexOrGenderRestriction	female performers ⓘ

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