‘Friends: The Reunion’ & ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Score Big At Banff’s Rockie Awards International

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HBO Max’s pandemic-delayed Friends: The Reunion and Channel 4/Peacock hit We Are Lady Parts were the big winners Monday as prizes were handed out at the Banff Media Festival’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition.Back to an in-person festival, the awards were very much looking at something old and something new at this afternoon’s ceremony.The much-loved Friends Reunion, which brought all original cast members back together, took home the Best Comedy & Variety Program prize while Nida Manzoor’s We Are Lady Parts about a female Muslim punk band won Best Comedy Series: English Language.The prestigious ceremony, which has taken place in the last hour as Banff returns in-person, also saw big wins for Suranne Jones-starring BBC submarine thriller Vigil in Best Drama Series: English Language, while, in a year when non-English-language shows have dominated the landscape, HBO Max’s Danish offering Kamikaze took home the Non-English gong.In other scripted categories, Jack Thorne’s Channel 4 drama Help about the British care homes crisis during COVID won Best Feature Length Film and Sky/HBO’s Olivia Colman-starring Landscapers was awarded Best Limited Series.Other big winners at the awards hosted by Run the Burbs’ star Rakhee Morzaria included RuPaul’s Drag Race (Best Docuseries), Apple TV+’s Tiny World (Best Environmental & Wildlife Program) and BBC doc Surviving 9/11 (Best History & Biography).Scroll down for the full list as the second day of the Rockie Mountains festival draws to a close.Best Comedy & Variety ProgramFriends: The ReunionHBO Max, Warner Bros.

Unscripted Television, Warner Horizon, Fulwell 73 Productions, Bright, Kauffman, Crane Productions (USA)Best in Competition Series & Game ShowsRuPaul’s Drag Race