THE British LGBT Awards 2023 have revealed their star-studded shortlist, from Joe Lycett to Sir Rod Stewart.
The red-carpet extravaganza in June will celebrate LGBT+ activists, allies, and celebrities who have worked to advance rights in the past 12 months.
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The British LGBT Awards – the largest LGBT+ event in Britain – also sees Sue Perkins, Alex Scott and RuPaul nominated for various awards.
Among the gongs up for grabs are LGBT+ Celebrity, Sports Personality, Music Artist and Inspirational Leader.
TV presenter Alison Hammond, Harry Potter actress Emma Watson and singer Harry Styles are among the nominees for the Celebrity Ally Award.
They are joined by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage, Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart and Wednesday star Jenna Ortega.
While Sir Rod, pop singer P!nk and Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley are also up for the gong.
Elsewhere, England stars and Euro 2022 winners Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Jill Scott are in the running for Swinton Insurance Sports Personality of the Year.
They go up against their teammate Demi Stokes, pundit Alex Scott, swimmer Michael Gunning and cyclist Emily Bridges.
This year’s awards will also nod to global music stars, including Anne-Marie and Lizzo, who will battle for Paramount’s Music Artist of the Year.
They will be joined by Becky Hill, Beabadoobee, Cat Burns, Jessie Ware, Mika, Makeskin, Yungblud and Rina Sawayama.
While Pose’s Billy Porter, The Crown star Emma Corrin and actor Luke Evans will go head-to-head in the coveted Sky UK LGBT+ Celebrity of the Year accolade.
Joel Lycett is honoured in the gong nominees as one of the “top media moments” of the past 12 months.
The comedian made a £10,000 donation to LGBT+ charities following David Beckham’s £10million deal with Qatar.
The Media Moment prize nominees also include Jack Rooke’s Big Boys on Channel 4 and Alex Scott’s One Love armband tribute in Qatar.
While Ncuti Gatwah and Yasmin Finney on Doctor Who and Johannes Radebe and John Whaite on Strictly Come Dancing have also been honoured.
The long list of nominees is rounded off by a number of TV legends for Broadcaster, Host or Journalist of the Year.
Among them are presenting stars Graham Norton and Paul O’Grady, as well as Gok Wan, RuPaul, Sue Perkins and comedian Rosie Jones.
Founder of the British LGBT Awards, Sarah Garrett, said of the nominees: “The nominees, which include an exciting mix of famous LGBT+ faces, allies and organisations have all demonstrated a commitment to advancing LGBT+ rights.
“The awards on 23 June will be a huge celebration of our culture and we’re so proud to continue championing the LGBT+ voice.”
The public are invited to cast their votes for the 2023 ceremony at britishlgbtawards.com
Full 2023 British LGBT Awards shortlist
THE British LGBT Awards 2023 is set to return on June 23. The public have been invited to vote from the list of following nominees:
METRO – BROADCASTER, JOURNALIST, OR HOST
Gina Yashere
Gok Wan
Graham Norton
Nick Grimshaw
Paul O’Grady
Rosie Jones
RuPaul Charles
Sharan Dhaliwal
Shon Faye
Sue Perkins
SWINTON – SPORTS PERSONALITY
Alex Scott
Beth Mead
Demi Stokes
Ellia Green
Emily Bridges
Jake Daniels
Jill Scott
Lauren Rowles
Leah Williamson
Michael Gunning
LGBT+ CELEBRITY
Billy Porter
Emma Corrin
Emma D’Arcy
Golda Rosheuvel
Kit Connor
Layton Williams
Luke Evans
Rebel Wilson
Sara Ramirez
Yasmin Finney
PARAMOUNT – MUSIC ARTIST
Anne-Marie
Becky Hill
Beabadoobee
Cat Burns
Jessie Ware
Lizzo
Måneskin
Mika
Rina Sawayama
Yungblud
CELEBRITY ALLY
Alison Hammond
Emma Watson
Harry Styles
Jenna Ortega
Katherine Ryan
Michelle Visage
P!nk
Patrick Stewart
Simone Ashley
Sir Rod Stewart
MEDIA MOMENT
Alex Scott’s One Love Armband at Qatar 2022
Cheddar Gorgeous’ Pink Triangle Tribute
Gentleman Jack’s Final Series
Jack Rooke’s Big Boys on Channel 4
Joe Lycett’s £10,000 Donation
Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico Get Married
Ncuti Gatwah and Yasmin Finney on Doctor Who
Netflix’s Heartstopper
The LGBT+ Webseries, Stupid Wife
WNBA’s Brittney Griner
MACQUARIE – INSPIRATIONAL LEADER
Arlene McDermott
Charlotte Phillips
Chloe Davies
Christian Tooley
Darren Kerrison
Julian Gomez
Louise Dowley
Mariana Ceccotti
Michael Duffell
Pedro Pina
TESCO – FUTURE LEADER
Adam Jarvis
Adam Triggs
Deon Fang
Jacqui Rhule-Dagher
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Laura Wells
Lee Burrows
Leo Connolly
Mel Pollman
Sham Majevadia
Willow Newton
ONLINE INFLUENCER
Adam B
Alok Vaid-Menon
Amber Gill
Chella Man
Cody Daigle-Orians [acedadadvice]
Divina De Campo
Dylan Mulvaney
Julie and Camilla
Matt Bernstein
Mark Ferris
JOHNSON & JOHNSON – CHARITY OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
Exist Loudly
Galop
Imaan
KeshetUK
Mermaids
Positive East
Queer Britain
Rainbow Railroad
Spectra
Umbrella Cymru
Jefferies – DIVERSITY HERO
Ari Humarang
Harry Walton
Jaipal Sachdev
Jason Summer
Kabir Alam
Katie Birchall
Kirsty Laith
Lilly Connors
Luiz Peixoto
Ross McKeller
HSBC UK – BUSINESS ALLY
Caroline Waddington
Des Johnson
Gillian Bowen
Jane Cubbin
Jeff Dodds
Joelle Ivett
Liz Crutchley
Manuela
Phil Adcock
Rishi Jain
LEGAL & GENERAL – NETWORK GROUP OR ERG
glamazon UK, Amazon
Connect Out, Arup
WBA Pride Alliance UK, Boots
Proud FT, FT
Open&Out, Johnson & Johnson
JET&Proud, Just Eat Takeaway.com
Out@In, LinkedIn
PRIDE Network, Macfarlanes
Proud, Nationwide
WPP Unite, WPP
BP – INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER OR COMPANY
BT
Legal & General
Metro Bank
Morningstar
Natwest
Paramount
Pinsent Masons
PwC
Sky
UBS
JUST EAT TAKEAWAY – OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LGBT+ LIFE
Aida H Dee
Aisha Shaibu-Lenoir
Dr Mark McBride-Wright
Fox Fisher
Freddy McConnell
Josh Rivers
Kei Bennett
Khakan Qureshi BEM
Nancy Kelley
Olly Pike
CYNERGY BANK – LGBT+ TRAILBLAZER
Alessandro Storer
Christopher Kenna
Colette Comerford
Ellis Cook
George Constantinou
Hayley Creighton
Kushal Khandhar
Scarlet-Marie Morgan
Sionice-Louise Philips
Skye Morden
NETWORK RAIL – BRAND OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN
The AA, “No Stopping the Real You”
Absolut, “Born to Mix / The Absolut Choir”
Bombas, “Bombas Pride”
Boots, “#JoyForAll”
Gymshark, “Pride in Progress”
Hilton Hotel, “To New Memories”
J&B, “She, a J&B Tale”
Metro – Masthead to Updated to Pride Logo to protest Qatar World Cup
The Gym Group, “Gym Face”
Virgin Atlantic, “Be Yourself: Updated Gender Identity Policy”
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