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<p>Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 8:29AM</p>
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<p>Congratulations to everyone who won a 2008 ECNY Award last night at Comix. As previous winners noted, your life will no longer be the same though your comedy career will be. The Big Apple's comedy illuminati gathered to celebrate All Things Funny. Here are the glorious winners.</p>

<p>^ Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal</p>

<p>^ Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney of BriTANick</p>

<p>THE WINNERS</p>
<p>Best Female Standup Comedian: Michelle Collins</p>
<p>Best Host: Leo Allen</p>
<p>Best Improv Group: Mother</p>
<p>Best Male Standup Comedian: Kumail Nanjiani</p>
<p>Best Musical Comedy Act (Solo or Group): Reggie Watts</p>
<p>Best One Person Show: Kumail Nanjiani's "Unpronounceable"</p>
<p>Best Short Comedic Film: Sara Benincasa & Diana Saez</p>
<p>Best Sketch Comedy Group: Derrick</p>
<p>Best Technician: Pat Baer</p>
<p>Best Variety Show: The Rejection Show</p>
<p>Emerging Comic Award: Lennon Parham</p>
<p>Outstanding Achievement in Flyer or Postcard Design: Anya Garrett -- Jar Full of Roaches (Show)</p>
<p>Best Website: UCBComedy.com</p>
<p>Best Performance in a Commercial or Episode of Law and Order: Matt McCarthy -- Verizon FIOS</p>
<p>Lifetime Achievement Award -- The Writing Staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien</p>

<p>NOTES</p>
<p>--Some of this year's winners have already become HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BIGSHOTS: Kumail and Lennon Parham were unable to claim their trophies because they were out shopping/working in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>--Speaking of LA, it looks like everything's going great for Nick Kroll over there.</p>
<p>--SPOTTED: Thanks to the live Twitterfall of the event, the room learned that Rachel Kramer Bussel was sitting next to Michael Musto. Also heard several people shrieking something to the effect of "OMG, Jake and Amir are here!"</p>
<p>--Pat Baer shattered the previous ECNY world record set by him by capturing his third award for Best Technician.</p>
<p>--The Best Sketch category brought in the most votes from the general public this year. But it was the Best Host that had the slimmest margin of victory: Leo Allen and 2 runners up were separated by just a few tenths of a percentage point.</p>
<p>--Eugene Mirman won an auction to present an award. The winning bid was $2.</p>

<p>^ Mark Normand and Sean Patton</p>

<p>^ Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan</p>

<p>^ Ilana and Eliot Glazer</p>

<p>^ Mamrie Hart and Steve Soroka</p>

<p>^ Chris Gethard and Charlie Sanders</p>

<p>^ Murderfist</p>

<p>^ Danny Leary and Leah Dubie</p>

<p>^ Glennis McMurray (I Eat Pandas) and Brandon Gardner (Bastian)</p>

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<p>Great photos! And great show everyone - you guys did an amazing job.</p>

<p>Apparently I need to get better about reading The Apiary cause I hadn't seen the "Use Twitter to lifestream your thoughts @ecnyawards during the show for a chance to have them read to the crowd" or, um, I wouldn't have Tweeted that. March 10, 2009 | Rachel Kramer Bussel Ummm... this is my 3rd win.</p>

<p>Eric Appel and Lisa Ackerman won before me. I have been nominated 5 times, but only won 3. March 11, 2009 | Pat Baer Post a New Comment</p>
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