Only in their sixth year, the UK's Stonewall Awards have become the world's powerhouse queer prizes, and, amazingly, they do not honor movies but they do name a best book. Along with nominees for politics, sports, entertainment, broadcasting, journalism, hero, and bigot, the shortlisted writers are:
Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home
Eleanor Catton, The Rehearsal
Alan Hollinghurst, The Stranger's Child
Phillip Hensher, King of the Badgers
Ali Smith, There But For The
Supercute, shirtless, clinically deaf, straight, outspoken pro-gay rugby star Ben Cohen is hard to top but wouldn't it be best if the sports award went to the Gay Outdoor Club? Full list of all nominees after the jump. Winners will be announced in a posh ceremony at the V&A on November 3.
• Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
• Harry Derbridge (The Only Way is Essex, ITV2)
• Jane Hazlegrove (Casualty, BBC1)
• Jessie J
• Matt Smith (Christopher and His Kind, BBC2)
Broadcast of the Year
• Torchwood (BBC1)
• Lip Service (BBC3)
• The Night Watch (BBC2)
• Jamie’s Dream School (C4)
• The World’s Worst Place to be Gay (BBC3)
Publication of the Year
• People Management
• Nursing Standard
• Derby Telegraph
• www.SoSoGay.org
• Guardian Weekend
Journalist of the Year
• Matthew Cain (C4 News)
• Vanessa Feltz (Radio 2, Daily Express, BBC London)
• Grizelda (Private Eye, The Spectator)
• Matthew Todd (Attitude)
• Phil Reay-Smith (Daybreak, ITV1)
Writer of the Year
• Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home
• Eleanor Catton, The Rehearsal
• Alan Hollinghurst, The Stranger’s Child
• Phillip Hensher, King of the Badgers
• Ali Smith, There but for the
Politician of the Year
• Chris Bryant MP
• Nigel Evans MP
• Ruth Davidson MSP
• Helen Mary Jones
• Jeremy Browne MP
Sportsperson of the Year
• Steven Davies
• Anton Hysen
• Lawn Tennis Association
• The Gay Outdoor Club
• Ben Cohen
Sing Me Home is just this side of fluff. Good if it is palpable to a non glbt audience.
Posted by: karen in kalifornia | September 25, 2011 at 08:54 AM