Today Stonewall announces the shortlists for its seventh Awards ceremony to be held on 1 November 2012 at the V&A in London.
The Awards are one of the most glamorous events in Stonewall’s fundraising calendar. They celebrate those who have made a positive impact on the lives of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain in the last year.
The full shortlists:
Broadcast of the Year – supported by London Women’s Clinic
A Civil Arrangement (BBC4)
Britain’s Got Talent (ITV1)
Long Lost Family (ITV1)
One Born Every Minute (C4)
All Star Mr & Mrs (ITV1)
Entertainer of the Year
Evan Rachel Wood
Frank Ocean
Marcus Collins
Sue Perkins
Tom Wilkinson (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
Journalist of the Year
Hugo Rifkind (The Times)
Owen Jones (The Independent)
Paul Burston (Time Out)
Sarah Garrett (g3 Magazine)
Lucy Mangan (The Guardian)
Politician of the Year
Iain Stewart MP
Lynne Featherstone MP & Lord Henley
Cllr Nick Forbes
Nicola Sturgeon MSP
Ruth Davidson MSP
Publication of the Year
Attitude
DC Comics
London Evening Standard
Gay Star News
Tatler
Sports Award of the Year – supported by Barclays
Claire Harvey
Carl Hester
Lee Pearson CBE
Outdoor Lads
Rugby Football League
Writer of the Year – Supported by Coutts
Jackie Kay (Reality, Reality)
Jeanette Winterson (Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal?)
Madeline Miller (The Song of Achilles)
Patrick Gale (A Perfectly Good Man)
V G Lee (Always You, Edina)
The seventh annual Stonewall Awards ceremony takes place on Thursday 1 November at the V&A in London. Tickets are £155 plus VAT. To book your ticket visit www.stonewall.org.uk/awards or call 020 7593 1875.
