MUMBAI: British television shows and stars fared well at the nominations announced for the Rose d’Or Best Performance Awards.

The awards, which take place in Switzerland on 29 April, recognise work in the comedy, sitcom, soap opera and game show genres. Britain got 10 out of the 21 nominations.

Funny man Steve Carell stars in the American version of The Office, that got a nomination in the sitcom categeory. He will face off against Peter Capaldi for The Thick of It and Germany’s Bastian Pastewka.

Ricky Gervais who created the sitcom will receive an honorary Rose d'Or Award. Stephen Fry is nominated for his role in hosting BBC Four's show QI quiz. Extras and The Office are competing for best sitcom.

The awards aim to reward originality, quality and creativity in entertainment programming from around the world.