Sacha Baron Cohen - Bruno Leads British Comedy Awards

SACHA BARON COHEN's controversial movie BRUNO is leading the nominations at the British Comedy Awards, scooping a nod in the coveted Best Film category.

The picture, which features the funnyman as an outlandish Austrian TV presenter, will compete against bachelor party film The Hangover and In the Loop, a spin-off from TV series The Thick of It.

The shows fighting it out in the Best Sitcom category include Peep Show, The IT Crowd, and Outnumbered: Series 2, while Alan Carr, Harry Hill and stand-up comedian Michael MCIntyre are all vying for the title of Best Comedy Entertainment Personality.

The awards will be handed out at a ceremony in London on 12 December (09).