Stonewall Awards
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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.
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
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
- 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.[4]
- 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.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)
