Julian Clary to host Stonewall Awards 2014

Julian Clary will host this year’s Stonewall Awards, it has been announced.

The gay comic will host the ceremony – an annual event held by the LGB rights charity to celebrate members of the community who have had a positive impact on the lives of British lesbian, gay and bisexual people – in London next month (November 6).

This year’s notable nominations include Olympic diver Tom Daley and Hollywood actress Ellen Page, who are both up for Hero of the Year.

Meanwhile, Orange is the New Black and Pride have been nominated for Broadcast of the Year, Attitude contributor Matt Cain has been nominated for Writer of the Year, and attitude.co.uk is in the running for Publication of the Year.

Last year’s Stonewall award-winner’s included Sue Perkins, who was named Entertainer of the Year, and the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Keith O’Brien, who was labelled Bigot of the Year.

Meanwhile, Attitude’s Editor-at-Large, Paris Lees, was recently announced as the first ever trans judge for The Stonewall Awards – find out more here.

Check out the full nominations for this year’s awards below:

Hero of the Year:
Vicky Beeching
Tom Daley
Pepe Julian Onziema
Ellen Page
Tim Sigsworth

Publication of the Year:

attitude.co.uk
Biscuit
Buzzfeed
i
Property Week

Politician of the Year:
Lord Cashman
Lynne Featherstone MP
Lord Fowler
Kerry McCarthy MP
Alex Neil MSP

Writer of the Year:
Neil Bartlett, The Disappearance Boy
Matthew Cain, Shot Through the Heart
Armistead Maupin, The Days of Anna Madrigal
Veronica Roth, Divergent series
Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests

Entertainer of the Year:
Alicya Eyo
Debbie Harry
Kieron Richardson
Sandi Toksvig
Russell Tovey

Sports Award of the Year:
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Pride House
Michael Sam
Casey Stoney
Stonewall FC

Journalist of the Year:
Ade Adepitan
Jane Hill
Liz MacKean
Partick McAleenan
Paul Thorn

Broadcast of the Year:
EastEnders
Pride
Rev
My Mat Fat Diary
Orange is the New Black

Advert of the Year:
London LGBT+ Community Pride/Barclays – #FreedomTo campaign
Cornetto – Love Stories
Moss Bros
Spotify – Can’t Find the Words?
Southbank Centre – Festival of Love

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