Best album
1.
Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
2. Funhouse, Pink
3. Spirit, Leona Lewis
4. This is Alphabeat, Alphabeat
5. Hard Candy, Madonna
Best single
1.
So What, Pink
2. I Kissed a Girl, Katy Perry
3. The Promise, Girls Aloud
4. Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis
5. Womanizer, Britney Spears
Music performer or singer of the year
1.
Pink
2. Leona Lewis
3. Kylie Minogue
4. Duffy
5. Madonna
Best TV show
1.
Doctor Who
"Hooray! Well as ever the gay readership is the wisest and best – and
most handsome – of all viewers and I’d like to thank everyone for the
votes sincerely, it’s really appreciated. Thank you." - Russell T
Davies, executive producer and head writer.
2. X Factor
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Heroes
5. EastEnders
Best radio show
1.
Scott Mills, Radio 1
"It’s a big honour to be crowned number one show – I’ve still got the
piece of paper on my wall at work that says I was number two last year
– so as you can imagine I’m very pleased! Thanks very much to all the
readers of the Pink Paper who voted!" - Scott Mills.
2. Chris Moyles, Radio 1
3. Gaydar radio
4. Jonathan Ross, Radio 2
5. Today, Radio 4
Theatrical show of the year
1.
Hairspray
"Everyone at Hairspray is over the moon to win this award. For a show
which we hope spreads happiness, optimism and the message that it’s ok
to be whoever you want to be, it’s particularly special that it comes
from Pink Paper readers....so a big-haired, big-hearted thank you to
everyone who voted!" - Tim Leist, head of PR and events, Stage
Entertainment UK.
2. Mamma Mia!
3. Wicked
4. Avenue Q
5. Cabaret
Best book
1.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling
2. Look Who it Is! My Story, Alan Carr
3. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
4. At My Mother’s Knee and Other Low Joints, Paul O’Grady
5. Michael Tolliver Lives, Armistead Maupin
Actor of the year
1.
Heath Ledger
2. David Tennant
3. John Barrowman
4. Daniel Craig
5. Zac Efron
Actress of the year
1.
Judi Dench
2. Julie Walters
3. Catherine Tate
4. Angelina Jolie
5. Meryl Streep
Best bar or pub
(across Britain)
1.
G-A-Y Bar, London
"I would like to say thank you very much to all Pink Paper Readers for
voting for us and supporting us since our refurb at G-A-Y Bar and our
move to Heaven. Without their support there is no G-A-Y. My only
disappointment is that I didn’t win Hunk of the Year but there is
always next year." - Jeremy Joseph.
2. Ku Bar, London
3. Queer, Manchester
4. Taurus, Manchester
5. The Pipers Arms, Swindon
Best club
(across Britain)
1.
G-A-Y/Heaven, London
2. Essential, Manchester
3. Revenge, Brighton
4. Flamingos, Blackpool
5. Nightingales, Birmingham
Best bar or pub (Scotland)
1.
Polo Lounge, Glasgow
2. The Regent, Edinburgh
3. The Street, Edinburgh
4. Habana, Edinburgh
5. Delmonica’s, Glasgow
Best club
(Scotland)
1.
Polo Lounge, Glasgow
2. GHQ, Edinburgh
3. CC Blooms, Edinburgh
4. Bennets, Glasgow
5. Foundation, Aberdeen
Best bar or pub
(North West)
1.
Queer, Manchester
2. Via Fossa, Manchester
3. Taurus, Manchester
4. Velvet, Manchester
5. The Lisbon, Liverpool
Best club
(North West)
1.
Essential, Manchester
2. Cruz 101, Manchester
3. Poptastic, Manchster
4. Flamingo’s, Blackpool
5. Legends, Blackpool
Best bar or pub
(North East)
1.
Queen’s Court, Leeds
"The management of Queens Court would like to thank everyone that has
voted us the number one bar in the North East this year. There are some
exciting things happening in 2009." - Simon Almey, deputy general
manager.
2. Switch, Newcastle
3. The Oak, Middlesborough
4. Dempseys, Sheffield
5. Affinity, Sheffield
Best club
(North East)
1.
Mission, Leeds
2. Powerhouse, Newcastle
3. Saturgay, Middlesborough
4. Dempseys, Sheffield
5. Fuel, Sheffield
Best bar or pub
(Wales)
1.
Kings Cross, Cardiff
2. Pulse, Cardiff
3. Golden Cross, Cardiff
4. X-IT, Newport
5. Champers, Swansea
Best club
(Wales)
1.
Pulse, Cardiff
2. Club X, Cardiff
3. Exit, Cardiff
4. Come to Daddy, Cardiff
5. Hush, Swansea
Best bar or pub
(Midlands and the East)
1.
The Village, Birmingham
2. The Loft Lounge, Birmingham
3. Rainbows, Coventry
4. Duke of York, Derby
5. Niche, Nottingham
Best club
(Midlands and the East)
1.
Nightingales, Birmingham
2. DV8, Birmingham
3. NG1, Nottingham
4. The Loft Lounge, Birmingham
5. Curzon, Derby
Best bar or pub
(South West)
1.
Flamingos, Bristol
2. The Pineapple, Bristol
3. The Pipers Arms, Swindon
4. The Lounge, Bristol
5. The Griffin, Bristol
Best club
(South West)
1.
Flamingos, Bristol
2. Queen Shilling, Bristol
3. The Pink Rooms, Swindon
4. Vaults, Exeter
5. Come to Daddy, Bristol
Best bar or pub
(London and the South)
1.
Ku Bar, London
2. The Black Cap, London
3. The Duke of Wellington, London
4. Retro Bar, London
5. Molly Moggs, London
Best club
(London and the South)
1.
G-A-Y/Heaven, London
2. XXL, London
3. Popstarz, London
4. Duckie, London
5. Ghetto, London
Best bar or pub
(South Coast)
1.
Legends, Brighton
"A big thank you to Pink Paper readers for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you in 2009."
2. The Queens Arms, Brighton
3. Charles Street, Brighton
4. Bulldog, Brighton
5. R-Bar, Brighton
Best club
(South Coast)
1.
Revenge, Brighton
2. Legends, Brighton
3. Wild Fruit, Brighton
4. Charles Street, Brighton
5. The Edge, Southampton
Top black or minority ethnic night
1.
Homiesexual, Manchester
2. Work @ Heaven, London
3. Bootylicious, London
4. Black Angel, Manchester
5. Club Kali, London
Best cabaret act
1.
Dame Edna Experience
2. Drag With No Name
3. Topping and Butch
4. Lola Lasagne
5. Sandra
Best women’s venue
1.
Candy Bar, London
2. Vanilla, Manchester
3. Coyotes, Manchester
4. Girl on Top @ Revenge, Brighton
5. The Fox, Birmingham
Best restaurant or café
1.
Balans, London
"This is wonderful news and really appreciated by all the team at
Balans in Soho. Thank you for your custom and support and we look
forward to seeing you in 2009." - Charles Cotton, Balans head office.
2. Velvet, Manchester
3. First Out, London
4. Taurus, Manchester
5. The Loft Lounge, Birmingham
World’s sexiest woman
1.
Angelina Jolie
2. Cheryl Cole
3. Kylie
4. Pink
5. Victoria Beckham
Hero of the year
1.
Barack Obama
2. Brian Paddick
3. Peter Tatchell
4. Madonna
5. Gordon Brown
Villain of the year
1.
George Bush
2. Sarah Palin
3. Gordon Brown
4. Boris Johnson
5. David Cameron
Best festival, Pride or event
1.
Manchester Pride
"This is a great Christmas present for everyone that was involved in
Manchester Pride 2008. It’s also a great ending to our 18th birthday
year!" - Jackie Crozier, festival manager of Manchester Pride.
2. Brighton Pride
3. London Pride
4. Soho Pride
5. BiCon
Gay sports event of the year
1.
Pride Games, Machester
2. London Pride Run
3. The Bingham Cup
4. IGLFA World Championship (Gay World Cup)
5. RVT/GMFA Sports Day
Best gay social group
1.
Fitlads.net, online
"We’re gobsmacked to be awarded this and company of the year and are
delighted that six years of hard work has paid off. Many thanks to the
many Pink Paper readers and Fitlads members who voted for us! We’re
delighted!" - Joseph Hill, director.
2. IceBreakers, Manchester
3. Gay Youth R Out (GYRO), Liverpool
4. Trans Wirral, Wirral
5. Northern Wave, Manchester
Best gay sport group
1.
OutdoorLads.com, online
2. Kings Cross Steelers, London
3. Northern Wave, Manchester
4. Frontrunners, London
5. Yorkshire Terriers FC, Yorkshire
Best university lgb group
1.
Manchester University
2. Brighton University
3. Liverpool John Moores University
4. Leeds University
5. Sheffield University
Best youth group
1.
Queer Youth Network, national
"As you can imagine the Queer Youth Network is absolutely thrilled to
have been voted Best Youth Group by Pink Paper readers. Thank you!" -
David Henry, director, Queer Youth Network.
2. OutreachYouth.org.uk, online
3. Gay Youth R Out (GYRO), Liverpool
4. Trans Youth @ Trans Wirral, Wirral
5. Outzone @ Pace, London
Best black/minority ethnic group/organisation
1.
Black North West @ LGF, Manchester
2. Big Up at GMFA, London
3. The Naz Project, London
4. ABC Bradford, Bradford
5. Nacro One Voice, National
Best older LGBT group
1.
Out in the City, Manchester
2. Age Concern Camden Older Gay Men’s Group, London
3. Silver Rainbow, Croydon
4. 50+ Group, The Metro Centre, London
5. Older Lesbian Network, London
Best dating website
1.
Gaydar.co.uk
"A big thank you to everybody who voted Gaydar! It’s a great end to
2008 and the perfect start to the new year. A whole new Gaydar
experience to enjoy is just around the corner and we hope our millions
of men will continue to support us." - Gaydar spokesperson, Simon
Johnson.
2. Fitlads.net
3. Gaydargirls.com
4. Manhunt.net
5. Guardian Soulmates
Best holiday or travel firm
1.
Virgin Holidays
2. Thomas Cook
3. Thomson
4. Mantrav
5. Amro Worldwide
Best airline
1.
British Airways
"We are tickled pink to have won this award and would like to thank
everyone who voted for us. The fact that it is chosen by the readers,
our customers, makes it even more special."
2. Virgin
3. EasyJet
4. Monarch
5. Lufthansa
Best rail company
1.
Virgin Trains
2. National Express
3. Eurostar
4. Southern
5. First Capital Connect
Top British destination
1.
London
2. Manchester
3. Brighton
4. Cornwall
5. Edinburgh
Top overseas destination
1.
New York
2. Gran Canaria
3. Barcelona
4. Sydney
5. Ibiza
Top brand
1.
Apple
2. Topman/Topshop
3. Abercrombie & Fitch
4. G-Star
5. Henleys
Best food retailer
1.
Marks and Spencer
"We are delighted to have been voted best food retailer again by the
Pink Paper. We take great pride in the quality of our food, and are
thrilled to know your readers have taken the time to vote for M&S
and make us their number one for the second year in a row." - Fiona
Moore, head of food development, M&S.
2. Tesco
3. Asda
4. Waitrose
5. Sainsbury’s
Best gay shop
1.
Clone Zone, national
2. Prowler, national
3. Sh!, London and Manchester
4. Gay’s The Word, London
5. ROB, London
Best high-street shop
1.
John Lewis
2. Topman/Topshop
3. Primark
4. H&M
5. M&S
Best on-line shop
1.
Amazon.co.uk
"A huge thanks to each and every Pink Paper reader who voted for
Amazon.co.uk. We are delighted that you enjoy shopping with us and will
be working hard to provide an even better service for you in 2009." -
Ben Howes, PR manager.
2. eBay.co.uk
3. Play.com
4. ASOS.com
5. HMV.com
Car of the year
1.
Audi TT
"We are genuinely delighted that such a discerning and style-savvy
audience has chosen to single out the TT for this award – it has won
plenty in its time, but this must surely be one of the most resounding
endorsements of its design and its capabilities. A very big thank you
to all the Pink Paper’s TT fans." - Robin Davies, Audi UK press and
public relations.
2. Mini Cooper
3. Ford Focus
4. Smart
5. Peugeot 206
Fashion label of the year
1.
Diesel
2. Abercrombie & Fitch
3. Dolce & Gabbana
4. Vivienne Westwood
5. Henleys
Employer of the year
1.
NHS
2. Virgin
3. Manchester City Council
4. Tesco
5. QSoft
Best bank or financial institution
1.
Co-operative
2. HSBC
3. Lloyds TSB
4. Halifax – Bank of Scotland
5. Barclays
Company of the year
1.
Fitlads.net
2. Co-operative Bank
3. Virgin
4. M&S
5. Tesco
Best housing developer or association
1.
Barratt Homes
2. Wirral Partnership Homes
3. Notting Hill Housing Trust
4. Nacro
5. Guinness Northernies
Best legal firm
1.
Pinsent Masons, national
"We’re delighted to have been voted best legal firm by the readers of
the Pink Paper. We give priority to our work on diversity – both on LGB
issues and also on other diversity strands. One of the firm’s core
values is respect and co-operation, which sets the tone for our
diversity agenda. We are pleased that the priority we give to diversity
is seen externally as well as within the firm." - Jonathan Bond,
director of HR and learning.
2. O’Neill Patient, Cheshire
3. Cobbetts, Manchester
4. Pannone, Manchester
5. Glaisyers, Manchester
Best gay organisation or charity
1.
Terrence Higgins Trust
2. Lesbian and Gay Foundation
3. Stonewall
4. GMFA
5. Sussex Beacon
Best general organisation
or charity
1.
Cancer Research UK
2. Amnesty International
3. NSPCC
4. Oxfam
5. Nacro
Best health information provider
1.
Terrence Higgins Trust
2. NHS
3. Lesbian and Gay Foundation
4. GMFA
5. George House Trust
Best university, college or school
1.
Manchester University
2. Brighton University
3. Cambridge University
4. Leeds University
5. Hull University
Best council or local authority
1.
Manchester City Council
2. Brighton and Hove City Council
3. Camden Borough Council
4. Lambeth Borough Council
5. Salford City Council
Best police force
1.
Metropolitan Police, London
2. Greater Manchester Police
3. Merseyside Police
4. Sussex Police
5. Humberside Police
Best ambulance service
1.
St John’s Ambulance
"We’re delighted to win this award. Our volunteers work tirelessly to
care for their communities and it’s fantastic this effort has been
recognised by Pink Paper readers." - Seamus Kelly, deputy chief
commissioner operations at St John Ambulance.
2. North West Ambulance Service
3. London Ambulance Service
4. South East Coast Ambulance Service
5. West Midlands Ambulance Service
Best fire and rescue service
1.
London Fire Brigade
"This is fantastic news from the Pink Paper and I am so proud for the
London Fire Brigade to have been voted as the best fire and rescue
service in the UK. We know that the more diverse our organisation is,
the better we’ll serve Londoners and I hope that coming first in this
survey will show the gay, lesbian or bisexual community that the fire
and rescue service is an excellent career choice for everyone." -
London fire commissioner, Ron Dobson.
2. Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
3. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
4. West Midlands Fire Service
5. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
World’s sexiest man
1.
Daniel Craig
2. David Beckham
3. Zac Efron
4. Brad Pitt
5. George Clooney
Best film
1.
Mamma Mia!
2. Batman: The Dark Knight
3. Sex and the City
4. Bond: Quantum of Solace
5. High School Musical 3