Sacha Baron Cohen has been honoured with an outstanding achievement gong at the British Comedy Awards in London.

BBC: Sacha Baron Cohen honoured at British Comedy Awards

An award for Outstanding Achievement, won last year by playwright and novelist Michael Frayn, will also be presented during the ceremony on 12 March.

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Sidney Poitier presented Harry Belafonte with the Spingarn Award, which honors outstanding achievement by an African American.

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