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Revision as of 18:37, 7 December 2015
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.
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]
2006
The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy.[2]
2007
2008
Stonewall nominated Julie Bindel for the 2008 Journalist of the Year award. This nomination was controversial due to her view on transsexualism and lead to a protest taking place outside of the awards venue.[3] [4][5]
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Publication of the Year | Time Out |
| Politician of the Year | Waheed Alli |
| Stonewall Sports Award | Stonewall Lions FC |
| Writer of the Year | Stella Duffy |
| Bigot of the Year | Iris Robinson |
| Community Group of the Year | UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group |
| Journalist of the Year | Miriam Stoppard |
| Broadcaster of the Year | Sandi Toksvig |
| Hero of the Year | Gene Robinson |
2009
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Publication of the Year | G3 |
| Politician of the Year | Ben Bradshaw |
| Stonewall Sports Award | Michael Hill |
| Writer of the Year | Sarah Waters |
| Bigot of the Year | Jointly Jan Moir and Father John Owen |
| Journalist of the Year | Jointly Johann Hari and Joan Bakewell |
| Entertainer of the Year | Boyzone |
| Broadcaster of the Year | Samira Ahmed |
| Hero of the Year | Rev Scott Rennie |
2010
| 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.[8][9]
| 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,[10] with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal Keith O'Brien drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,[11][12] 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".[13]
| 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
| 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
| 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.[16]
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/11/07/stonewall-awards-boost-homophobia-battle/ Marc Shoffman, "Stonewall Awards boost homophobia battle", Pink News 7 November 2006
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-9523.html Tony Grew, "Celebs split over trans protest at Stonewall Awards" Pink News, 7 November 2008
- ↑ http://www.lesbilicious.co.uk/campaigns-politics/150-people-protest-at-%E2%80%98transphobic%E2%80%99-stonewall-awards/ "150 people protest at 'transphobic' Stonewall Awards". Lesbilicious, 7 November 2008
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/2435.asp "Iris Robinson MP voted Bigot of the Year". Retrieved 20 December 2008. Archived by Web Archive at http://web.archive.org/web/20081220012823/http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/2435.asp
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/3584.asp "2009 Stonewall Award winners include Boyzone, Sarah Waters and Joan Bakewell"
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/4807.asp "Corrie, John Partridge, The Times, Martina Navratilova – Stonewall Award Winners"
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/6558.asp "Alan Hollinghurst, Vanessa Feltz, BBC3 and Anton Hysen – 2011 Stonewall Award Winners"
- ↑ http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/2595.asp "Stonewall Awards 2012" | publisher = Stonewall
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/danmartin/pat-robertson-named-bigot-of-the-year-at-stonewall-awards#4gaufbk
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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)
