The Great British Bake Off‘s Sandi Toksvig, John Bishop and Orange is the New Black cast member Laverne Cox are among the major winners from the British LGBT Awards 2018.
The annual ceremony was held on Friday night (May 11), with Toksvig being the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for her many contributions to the LGBTQ+ community throughout here career.
Other major winners included Richard Branson as the year’s top Global Influencer, John Bishop as the Celebrity Ally of the Year and Laverne Cox in the LGBT+ Celebrity category.
Below, Digital Spy presents a full list of winners from the British LGBT Awards 2018:
Celebrity Straight Ally
Anna Friel
Annie Lennox
Ariana Grande
David Beckham
Dawn French
Harry Styles
James Corden
John Bishop – WINNER
Nick Jonas
Victoria Derbyshire
LGBT+ Celebrity
Cara Delevingne
Colton Haynes
Demi Lovato
Laverne Cox – WINNER
Matt Lucas
Paul O’Grady
Rylan Clark
Sarah Paulson
Sean Hayes
Susan Calman
Broadcaster/Journalist
Craig Revel-Horwood
Edward Enninful
Graham Norton
James Ingham
Janet Mock
Kate McKinnon
Mark Foster
Sandi Toksvig
Stephen Fry
Sue Perkins – WINNER
Music Artist
Dua Lipa
Frank Ocean
Hayley Kiyoko
Jess Gylnne – WINNER
Kehlani
P!nk
Pvris
Rita Ora
Tegan & Sara
Troye Sivan
Online Influencer
Connor Franta – WINNER
Hannah Hart
Munroe Bergdorf
Natasha Negovanlis
Orion Carloto
Dr. Ranj Singh
Riyadh Khalaf
Stevie Boebi
Tommy Dorfman
Tyler Oakley
Media Moment
Australia says ‘yes’
Bill Potts joins Doctor Who
Cyrus comes out on Andi Mack
In a Heartbeat animated short film
Justin Trudeau Apologises to the LGBT+ Community – WINNER
Laverne Cox on Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Front Cover
Moonlight wins an Oscar
Olly Alexander & the BBC: Growing up Gay
Star Trek Discovery features a Same-sex Couple
Will & Grace makes comeback
Best Destination
Copenhagen, Denmark
Berlin, Germany
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gothenburg, Sweden
Madrid, Spain
Palm Springs, USA
Reykjavik, Iceland
Taipei, Taiwan
Tel Aviv, Israel – WINNER
Tokyo, Japan
Charity or Community Initiative
Allout
Born This Way Foundation
Diversity Role Models
Gendered Intelligence
London Gaymers
Manchester Pride
Outdoor Lads
Outright International
Pride in London – WINNER
Switchboard
Brand or Marketing Campaign
Amazon
Converse
M&Ms
Mccain
Playboy – WINNER (TIE)
Qantas
Skittles
Smirnoff
Starbucks
YouTube – WINNER (TIE)
Corporate Straight Ally
Anna Cross, Barclays
Emma Carey, MSB
Jo Coughlan, MUFG
Laura Hinton, PwC
Mark Barnett, Mastercard
Peter Madden, Arcadis – WINNER
Peter Markey, TSB
Simon Burton, House of Lords
Susan Allen, Santander
Warwick Matthews, Rolls-Royce
Diversity Champion
Andrew Porter, Diageo
Carl Clarke, Vodafone
Claire Skinner, Mercer
David Levine, Disney
Joanna Walker, Virgin Money – WINNER
Laura Hodgson, Norton Rose Fulbright
Paresh Ravat, BNP Paribas
Sandy Darcy, Thames Water
Steven Cox, Fujitsu
Theresa Farrenson, Aon
LGBT+ Inspirational Leader
Antonia Belcher, MHBC Create
Ed Fairhurst, Shell
Emiro Mendoza, Carat
Emma Goodford, Knight Frank
Geoff Godwin, AiG
Jonathan Mcclelland, M&G Investments
Kelly Canterford, Jll
Luca Sale, Amazon
Narind Singh, Clifford Chance
Pips Bunce, Credit Suisse – WINNER
LGBT+ Corporate Rising Star
Ben Cawley, Standard Chartered Bank
Chris Howard, Epam & Capgemini
Dunni Alao, Ministry of Defence
Emily Sendall, Deloitte
John Dickinson, Tesco
Jonathan Andrews, Reed Smith – WINNER
Julia Atwater, Atos
Leng Montgomery, Sainsbury’s
Melanie Jackson, National Grid
Ryan Bleach, Nomura
LGBT+ Network Group
Allianz Insurance, Allianz
Asda Pride, Asda
Breathe, Kpmg – WINNER
Glow, Dentons
Houseproud, Genesis Housing
Interenergy
Mpride, Metro Bank
[email protected], Linkedin
Parliout, Parliament
Spectrum, GSK
Employer or Company
Army
Channel 4
Deloitte
EY
HSBC UK
Mi5 – WINNER
Pinsent Masons
Travelodge
Viacom
Visa
Outstanding Contribution to LGBT+ Life
Alice Wallace – Opening Doors London
Ethan Spibey – Freedom to Donate
John O’doherty – Rainbow Project NI
Lewis Oakley – Bisexual Activist
Linda Riley – Diva Magazine
Paris Lees – Transgender Activist, Journalist
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah – UK Black Pride
Ruth Hunt – Stonewall
Steve Taylor – LGBTI Activist, Pride Leader
Susie Green – Mermaids – WINNER
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