British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
The British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance was instituted in 2009. It is awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. Since 2009 (presented in 2010), the British Academy Television Awards has presented two awards for comedy performance, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance and the BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance. Before 2009 there was one award for Best Comedy  Performance. Jessica Hynes is the only actress who has received this award more than once, with two wins. Actresses with multiple wins and nominations. Multiple wins. The following people have won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance multiple times: 2 wins Multiple nominations. The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance multiple times: 4 nominations 3 nominations 2 nominations Programmes with multiple wins and nominations. Multiple Nominations. 4 nominations 3 nominations 2 nominations