Armando Iannucci
Scottish comedian
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| 2024 | Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Birthday Honours for services to film and television. |
| 2024 | Iannucci is involved as an executive producer for the television project The Franchise |
| July 2023 | Announced he is working on a stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove', to be directed by Sean Foley and starring Steve Coogan in multiple roles. |
| 2022 | Armando Iannucci concluded his work on Avenue 5 |
| 2022 | Participated in the Sight & Sound film polls, selecting his ten greatest films of all time, including classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Godfather, and Monty Python's Life of Brian. |
| 2020 | Created the comedy series Avenue 5 on HBO. |
| January 24 2020 | Theatrically released 'The Personal History of David Copperfield', an adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, which received critical acclaim. |
| 2019 | Iannucci received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Satellite Awards for 'The Death of Stalin' |
| 2019 | Began work on a new science fiction sitcom for HBO called Avenue 5. |
| 2019 | Directed The Personal History of David Copperfield, an adaptation of the novel. |
| 2018 | 'The Death of Stalin' was nominated for the People's Choice Award at the European Film Awards |
| 2018 | The film 'The Death of Stalin' was nominated for Outstanding British Film at the British Academy Film Awards |
| 2018 | Iannucci won the Best Comedy award at the European Film Awards for 'The Death of Stalin' |
| 2018 | Armando Iannucci's film 'The Death of Stalin' was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the British Academy Film Awards |
| July 2018 | Announced support for People's Vote campaign on Twitter, calling for a public vote on the final Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union. |
| 2017 | Published 'Hear Me Out', a book of his writings about classical music. |
| October 2017 | Released 'The Death of Stalin', a film about the power struggle following Joseph Stalin's death. The film was banned in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, but received a Magritte Award nomination for Best Foreign Film. |
| 2015 | Won two Emmy Awards for Veep: Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. |
| 2013 | Served as executive producer for 'Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa', and wrote the screenplay. |
| 2012 | Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. Engaged in a witty Twitter exchange with Alastair Campbell referencing WMD. |
| 2012 | Reported to be writing his first novel, 'Tongue International', a satirical fantasy about the promotion of a 'for-profit language'. |
| 2012 | Iannucci produced the fourth series of The Thick of It about a coalition government, which he indicated would likely be the show's last. |
| 2012 | Began as showrunner for HBO's political satire Veep. |
| July 2012 | Received an honorary Doctorate (DLitt) from the University of Exeter. |
| April 2012 | Abseiled from the top of the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford to raise money for the hospital's specialist pregnancy unit, supporting the Silver Star Society. |
| 2011 | Received the Writers' Guild of Britain Award at the British Comedy Awards. |
| June 2011 | Awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Glasgow in recognition of his contribution to film and television. |
| 2010 | Supported the Liberal Democrats during the general election, believing they represented the best chance for lasting and fair change in UK governance. |
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