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The Stonewall Awards was an annual event held by the British charity Stonewall to recognise people who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. The event was first held in 2006 at the Royal Academy of Arts and from 2007 was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It was held for the final time, with '...of the Decade' categories, in 2015.[1]
The inaugural event was held at the Royal Academy of Arts.[2][3]
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Publication of the Year | PinkNews |
| Politician of the Year | Baroness Ashton |
| Writer of the Year | Sarah Waters |
| Employer of the Year | Staffordshire Police |
| Bully of the Year | Chris Moyles |
| Journalist of the Year | Jonathan Oliver |
| Broadcast of the Year | Sugar Rush |
| Stonewall & Barclays Community Group of the Year | The Albert Kennedy Trust |
| Entertainer of the Year | John Barrowman |
| Hero of the Year | Sheri Dobrowski |
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Publication of the Year | The Guardian |
| Politician of the Year | Alan Johnson |
| Writer of the Year | Val McDermid |
| Sports Personality of the Year | Nigel Owens |
| Bigot of the Year | Anthony Priddis |
| Journalist of the Year | Philip Hensher |
| Broadcast of the Year | Hollyoaks |
| Stonewall & Barclays Community Group of the Year | London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard |
| Entertainer of the Year | Dan Gillespie Sells |
| Hero of the Year | Antony Grey |
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.[4][5][6]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Held on 3 November 2011.[9][10]
| 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 |
The 2012 awards were held on 1 November,[11][12] with the award of "Bigot of the Year" to Cardinal Keith O'Brien drawing protest from the Catholic Church in Scotland,[13][14] 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".[15]
| 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 |
| 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 & Gay Fellowship |
| 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 |
| 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 and Trans Association) |
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Publication of the Decade | The Guardian |
| Politician of the Decade | Waheed Alli |
| Sports Person or Team of the Decade | Nigel Owens |
| Writer of the Decade | Sarah Waters |
| Entertainer of the Decade | Dan Gillespie Sells |
| Journalist of the Decade | Liz MacKean |
| Broadcast of the Decade | Hollyoaks |
| Trans Media Award | Boy Meets Girl |
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