Bobin received his first BAFTA nomination (British Academy of Film and Television Award) for "Best Comedy Series" in 2000. He also won an award from the Royal Television Society, as well as a Silver Rose from the Monteux Television Festival. He won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2007.
Bobin was nominated for Outstanding Writing and Directing Emmys for Da Ali G Show in 2003, and again in 2005. In 2008, he was nominated for Outstanding Writing, Directing, and Original Music for Flight of the Conchords.
In 2011, Bobin's first feature film, The Muppets, won an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song 'Man or Muppet' written by Bret McKenzie.
Bobin received his first BAFTA nomination (British Academy of Film and Television Award) for "Best Comedy Series" in 2000. He also won an award from the Royal Television Society, as well as a Silver Rose from the Monteux Television Festival. He won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2007.
Bobin was nominated for Outstanding Writing and Directing Emmys for Da Ali G Show in 2003, and again in 2005. In 2008, he was nominated for Outstanding Writing, Directing, and Original Music for Flight of the Conchords.
In 2011, Bobin's first feature film, The Muppets, won an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song 'Man or Muppet' written by Bret McKenzie.
Bobin was raised in Titchfield, near Fareham, in Hampshire. His father, David Bobin, a Sports broadcaster employed by Sky Sports, died on May 24, 2017. He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and then studied History at Oxford University. He is married to Francesca Beauman and has three children.
