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The '''Stonewall Awards''' is an annual event by [[Stonewall Equality Limited]] from 2006 to 2015 to celebrate people who have had a positive or negative impact on the lives of British lesbian, gay and bisexual people.  The event was first held in 2006 at the [[Royal Academy]] and from 2007 were held at the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].
The '''Stonewall Awards''' is an annual event by [[Stonewall Equality Limited]] from 2006 to 2015 to celebrate people who have had a positive or negative impact on the lives of British lesbian, gay and bisexual people.  The event was first held in 2006 at the [[Royal Academy]] and from 2007 were held at the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].
The awards were given in a number of categories, typically:
*Publication of the Year
*Politician of the Year
*Stonewall Sports Award
*[[Stonewall Writer of the Year Award|Writer of the Year]]
*[[Stonewall Bigot of the Year Award|Bigot of the Year]]
*Journalist of the Year
*Entertainer of the Year
*Stonewall Community Group of the Year
*Broadcaster of the Year
*Hero of the Year


[[Ruth Hunt]], CEO of Stonewall, announced that the tenth awards ceremony in 2015 would be the last one, explaining that the awards are no longer needed in the modern landscape.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/10/15/stonewall-ceo-explains-why-the-stonewall-awards-are-closing-down/. [[Nick Duffy]], "Stonewall CEO explains why the Stonewall Awards are closing down". ''[[Pink News]]'', 15 october 2015. Accessed: 2015-12-07. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dbKZXv79)</ref>
[[Ruth Hunt]], CEO of Stonewall, announced that the tenth awards ceremony in 2015 would be the last one, explaining that the awards are no longer needed in the modern landscape.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/10/15/stonewall-ceo-explains-why-the-stonewall-awards-are-closing-down/. [[Nick Duffy]], "Stonewall CEO explains why the Stonewall Awards are closing down". ''[[Pink News]]'', 15 october 2015. Accessed: 2015-12-07. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dbKZXv79)</ref>


==2006==
For lists of winners by year, see:
 
*[[Stonewall Awards 2006]]
The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/11/07/stonewall-awards-boost-homophobia-battle/ Marc Shoffman,
*[[Stonewall Awards 2007]]
"Stonewall Awards boost homophobia battle", ''[[Pink News]]'' 7 November 2006</ref>
*[[Stonewall Awards 2008]]
 
*[[Stonewall Awards 2009]]
See [[Stonewall Awards 2006]]
*[[Stonewall Awards 2010]]
 
*[[Stonewall Awards 2011]]
==2007==
*[[Stonewall Awards 2012]]
 
*[[Stonewall Awards 2013]]
See [[Stonewall Awards 2007]]
*[[Stonewall Awards 2014]]
 
*[[Stonewall Awards 2015]]
==2008==
 
See [[Stonewall Awards 2008]]
 
==2009==
 
See [[Stonewall Awards 2009]]
 
==2010==
 
<ref>http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/4807.asp "Corrie, John Partridge, The Times, Martina Navratilova – Stonewall Award Winners"</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award !! Winner(s)
|-
| Publication of the Year || ''The Times''
|-
| Politician of the Year || [[John Bercow]]
|-
| Stonewall Sports Award || [[Martina Navratilova]]
|-
| Writer of the Year || Jointly [[Stella Duffy]] and [[Rupert Smith]]
|-
| Bigot of the Year || [[Chris Grayling]]
|-
| Journalist of the Year || [[Patrick Strudwick]]
|-
| Entertainer of the Year || [[John Partridge]]
|-
| Stonewall Community Group of the Year || [[MindOut]]
|-
| Broadcaster of the Year || ''[[Coronation Street]]''
|-
| Hero of the Year || [[Gareth Thomas]]
|}
 
==2011==
 
Held on the 3rd November 2011.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/11/04/melanie-phillips-voted-stonewalls-bigot-of-the-year/ Stephen Gray, "Melanie Phillips voted Stonewall’s ‘Bigot of the Year’". ''[[Pink News]]'', 4 November 2011</ref><ref>http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/6558.asp "Alan Hollinghurst, Vanessa Feltz, BBC3 and Anton Hysen – 2011 Stonewall Award Winners"</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award !! Winner(s)
|-
| Publication of the Year || ''The Guardian Weekend''
|-
| Politician of the Year || [[Chris Bryant]]
|-
| Stonewall Sports Award || [[Anton Hysen]]
|-
| Writer of the Year || [[Alan Hollinghurst]]
|-
| Bigot of the Year || [[Melanie Phillips]]
|-
| Journalist of the Year || Jointly [[Vanessa Feltz]] and [[Matthew Todd]]
|-
| Entertainer of the Year || [[Jane Hazlegrove]] in ''Casualty''
|-
| Stonewall Community Group of the Year || [[UK Black Pride]]
|-
| Broadcaster of the Year || "The World's Worst Place to be Gay?" [[Scott Mills]]/BBC Three
|-
| Hero of the Year || [[Roger Crouch]]
|}
 
==2012==
 
The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,<ref>http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp "Stonewall Awards 2012"
| publisher = Stonewall</ref> with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal [[Keith O'Brien]] drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20175530 "Storm over Stonewall's Cardinal Keith O'Brien 'bigot' award". ''BBC News'', 2 November 2012</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/02/catholic-stonewall-bigot-keith-obrien Severin Carrell, "Catholic leaders furious at Stonewall's 'bigot' award for Cardinal Keith O'Brien", ''The Guardian'',  2 November 2012</ref> of which he was head. Criticism of the bigot award from the winner of the Politician of the Year award, Ruth Davidson, lead to her being "booed off-stage".<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/11/02/scottish-tory-leader-booed-at-stonewall-awards/ Scott Roberts, "Scottish Tory Leader booed at Stonewall Awards". ''[[Pink News]]'', 2 November 2012.</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award !! Winner(s)
|-
| Publication of the Year || ''[[Gay Star News]]''
|-
| Politician of the Year || [[Ruth Davidson]]
|-
| Stonewall Sports Award || [[Rugby Football League]]
|-
| Writer of the Year || [[Jeanette Winterson]]
|-
| Bigot of the Year || [[Keith O'Brien]]
|-
| Journalist of the Year || [[Hugo Rifkind]] and [[Owen Jones]]
|-
| Entertainer of the Year || [[Sue Perkins]]
|-
| Stonewall Community Group of the Year || [[East London Out Project]]
|-
| Broadcast of the Year || ''Britain's Got Talent''
|-
| Hero of the Year || [[Giles Fraser]]
|}
 
==2013==
<ref>http://www.buzzfeed.com/danmartin/pat-robertson-named-bigot-of-the-year-at-stonewall-awards#4gaufbk</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award !! Winner(s)
|-
| Publication of the Year || ''Metro''
|-
| Politician of the Year || [[Baroness Stowell of Beeston]]
|-
| Stonewall Sports Award || [[Cardiff Lions]]
|-
| Writer of the Year || [[Damian Barr]]
|-
| Bigot of the Year || [[Pat Robertson]]
|-
| Entertainer of the Year || [[Antony Cotton]]
|-
| Journalist of the Year || [[Grace Dent]]
|-
| Broadcast of the Year || CBBC's ''[[Marrying Mum And Dad]]''
|-
| Hero of the Year || [[Lord Alli]] and the Russia LGBT Network (joint award)
|-
| Advert Of The Year || ''Mamas And Papas''
|-
| Stonewall Community Group of the Year || [[Quaker Lesbian and Gay Fellowship]]
|-
|}
 
==2014==
 
<ref>http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp Archived by teh Web Archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20141224055257/http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award !! Winner(s)
|-
| Publication of the Year || ''i''
|-
| Politician of the Year || [[Lord Cashman]] and [[Lynne Featherstone]] MP
|-
| Stonewall Sports Award || [[Pride House]]
|-
| Writer of the Year || [[Sarah Waters]]
|-
| Entertainer of the Year || [[Alicya Eyo]] (''Emmerdale'')
|-
| Journalist of the Year || [[Liz MacKean]]
|-
| Broadcast of the Year || ''[[Pride (film)]]''
|-
| Hero of the Year || [[Pepe Julian Onziema]]
|-
| Advert Of The Year || [[London Pride]] and Barclays ([[#FreedomTo]])
|-
| Stonewall Community Group of the Year || OLGA ([[Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Association]])
|-
|}
==2015==
 
The tenth and final Stonewall Awards Ceremony was held on 5 November 2015, hosted by [[Sir Ian McKellen]].<ref>https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/news/15933/stonewall-awards-celebrate-decade-lgbt-achievements/. Daniel Megarry, "Stonewall Awards celebrate a decade of LGBT achievements". ''[[GT]]'', 6 November 2015. Accessed: 2015-12-07. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dbK4WEym)</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award !! Winner(s)
|-
| Publication of the Decade || ''The Guardian''
|-
| Politician of the Decade || [[Lord Alli]]
|-
| Sport person of the Decade || [[Nigel Owens]]
|-
| Writer of the Decade || [[Sarah Waters]]
|-
| Entertainer of the Decade || [[Dan Gillespie Sells]]
|-
| Journalist of the Decade || [[Liz MacKean]] for ''[[Hunted]]''
|-
| Broadcast of the Decade || ''Hollyoaks''
|-
| Stonewall Community Group of the Year || OLGA ([[Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans Association]])
|-
| Trans Media Award || The cast of ''[[Boy Meets Girl]]'' including [[Rebecca Root]]
|}


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Latest revision as of 13:10, 10 July 2026

The Stonewall Awards is an annual event by Stonewall Equality Limited from 2006 to 2015 to celebrate people who have had a positive or negative impact on the lives of British lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The event was first held in 2006 at the Royal Academy and from 2007 were held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The awards were given in a number of categories, typically:

  • Publication of the Year
  • Politician of the Year
  • Stonewall Sports Award
  • Writer of the Year
  • Bigot of the Year
  • Journalist of the Year
  • Entertainer of the Year
  • Stonewall Community Group of the Year
  • Broadcaster of the Year
  • Hero of the Year

Ruth Hunt, CEO of Stonewall, announced that the tenth awards ceremony in 2015 would be the last one, explaining that the awards are no longer needed in the modern landscape.[1]

For lists of winners by year, see:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/10/15/stonewall-ceo-explains-why-the-stonewall-awards-are-closing-down/. Nick Duffy, "Stonewall CEO explains why the Stonewall Awards are closing down". Pink News, 15 october 2015. Accessed: 2015-12-07. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dbKZXv79)
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