PinkPaper.com is pleased to announce that voting has closed for this year’s Readers’ Awards and the winners can now be revealed.
Thousands of votes have been cast across fifty-five comprehensive categories over the duration of the past month, with substantially more votes submitted than in 2009, despite the Pink Paper no longer being published in print.
The annual awards are the largest gay awards in the UK and aim to establish the very best and worst of the last year.
The winners included Lady Gaga who took three awards for Best Single, Best Album and Music Performer of the Year, with Apple winning Company of the Year and Top Brand, plus David Tennant and Julie Walters voted as Best Actor and Actress respectively. Contrastingly, the Pope was named as Villain of the Year, with Jan Moir running a close second place.
Please find a complete list below, with the five top results for each category ranked in descending order.
Editor in Chief, Tris Reid-Smith says: "Our readers have voted in record numbers making this year the most competitive ever and maintaining our position as the biggest, best and most democratic awards in gay Britain.
"To get all that support our winners are clearly pretty special and, remember, all the runners up have already come through a first round of voting so they are among the best too.
"Big congratulations to everyone and a big thank you for voting."
Best Bar or Pub
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Ku Bar, London
Taurus Bar, Manchester
Legends, Manchester
WOW, Cardiff
4 Play, Cardiff
Best Club
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G-A-Y, London
XXL, London
Revenge, Brighton
Pulse, Cardiff
Pink Rooms, Swindon
Best Black or Minority Ethnic Night
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Queer Nation, London
Homiesexual, Manchester
Bootylicious, London
Black Angel, Manchester
Club Kali, London
Best Cabaret Act
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Drag With No Name
Lola Lasagne
Kandi Kane Baxter
Sandra
Peggy Wessex
Best Women’s Venue
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Vanilla, Manchester
Candy Bar, London
First Out, London
Coyotes, Manchester
The Fox, Birmingham
Best Restaurant or Cafe
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Velvet, Manchester
Balans, London
First Out, London
Taurus, Manchester
Pulse, Cardiff
Best Gay Social Group
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London Gay Men’s Chorus
Ice Breakers, Manchester
Outdoor Lads
Village Drinks
The Pink Singers
Best Gay Sports Group
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Village Spartans, Manchester
Stonewall Football Club, London
Kings Cross Steelers, London
Brighton Lesbian and Gay Sports Society
Front Runners, London
Best University LGBT Society
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Brighton University
Manchester University
Cardiff University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Liverpool John Moores University
Best Youth Group
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Queer Youth Network, National
Metro Youth, London
Allsorts Youth Projects, Brighton
GYRO, Liverpool
Urban Youth, Tower Hamlets, London
Best Black or Ethnic Minority Group
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Black History Month
Outburst UK
Big Up
Naz Project London
Rukus
Best Older LGBT Group
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Out In The City, Manchester
Age Concern, Opening Doors Central London
Metro 50+, London
Silver Rainbow Lunch Club, Croydon
Armistead Centre, Liverpool
Best Dating Website
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Gaydar.co.uk
Fitlads.net
Gaydargirls.com
Manhunt.net
Recon.com
Best Album
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Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Lungs, Florence + The Machine
Music, Music, Music, John Barrowman
Funhouse, Pink
Three Words, Cheryl Cole
Best Single
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Bad Romance, Lady Gaga
Poker Face, Lady Gaga
What About us?, John Barrowman
Bad Boys, Alexandra Burke
Fight for this Love, Cheryl Cole
Music Performer or Singer of the Year
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Lady Gaga
John Barrowman
Pink
Beyonce
Cheryl Cole
Band of the Year
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Black Eyed Peas
Take That
Florence + The Machine
JLS
Kings of Leon
Best Film
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Milk
Avatar
Star Trek
Sherlock Holmes
New Moon, the Twilight Saga
Best TV Show
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Glee
Doctor Who
Torchwood
Desperate Housewives
Eastenders
Best Radio Show
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Gaydar Radio
Scott Mills
Terry Wogan
Elaine Paige
Chris Moyles
Theatrical Show of the Year
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert
La Cage Aux Folles
Wicked
Hairspray
Sister Act
Actor of the Year
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David Tennant
Sir Ian McKellen
John Barrowman
Sean Penn
Gareth David Lloyd
Actress of the Year
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Julie Walters
Dame Judi Dench
Meryl Streep
Sandra Bullock
Angelina Jolie
Best Book
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling
I am What I am, John Barrowman
Twilight, Stephanie Myer
The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
Breaking Dawn, Stephanie Myer
Hero of the Year
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Barack Obama
Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood)
Gareth Thomas
Peter Tatchell
Gordon Brown
Villain of the Year
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The Pope
Jan Moir
Gordon Brown
David Cameron
Iris Robinson
World’s Sexiest Man
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John Barrowman
David Beckham
Zac Efron
Brad Pitt
Brent Everett
World’s Sexiest Woman
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Cheryl Cole
Beyonce
Pink
Angelina Jolie
Megan Fox
Best Festival or Pride Event
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Manchester Pride
Brighton Pride
London Pride
Same Sex Hand Holding Saturdays
Cardiff Mardi Gras
Gay Sports Event of the Year
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Pride Games, Manchester
Gay Games
London Pride Run
GMFA/ RVT Sports Day
OutGames Denmark
Best Holiday or Travel Firm
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Virgin
Thomas Cook
Thompson Holidays
Mantrav
Amro
Best Airline
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Virgin Airways
British Airways
Emirates
East Jet
Ryan Air
Best Rail Company
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Virgin
Southern Rail
Southwest Rail
East Coast
First Capital Connect
Top British Destination
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London
Manchester
Brighton
Cardiff
Blackpool
Top Overseas Destination
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New York
San Francisco
Gran Canaria
Sitges
Ibiza
Best Gay Organisation or Charity
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Terrence Higgins Trust
Stonewall
A Day in Hand
GMFA
UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group
Best General Organisation or Charity
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Cancer Research UK
Amnesty International
Age Concern
Oxfam
Urban Youth
Best Health Information Provider
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Terrence Higgins Trust
NHS
Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF)
GMFA
The Eddystone Trust
Best University, College or School
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Cardiff University
Salford University
Leeds University
Liverpool John Moore’s University
Liverpool University
Best Council or Local Authority
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Manchester City Council
Brighton and Hove
Cardiff
Camden
Lambeth
Best Police Force
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Greater Manchester Police
London Metropolitan Police
Sussex Police
Merseyside Police
Hampshire Police
Best Fire and Rescue Service
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Greater Manchester Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
Kent Fire Brigade
Best Ambulance Service
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St. John’s Ambulance
North West Ambulance Service
London Ambulance Service
South East Coast Ambulance Service
West Midlands Ambulance
Top Brand
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Apple
Diesel
Topman/Topshop
Super Dry
All Saints
Best Food Retailer
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Waitrose
M&S
Tescos
Sainsbury’s
Asda
Best Gay Shop
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Clone Zone
Prowler
Gay’s The Word
Expectations
DV8
Best High Street Shop
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John Lewis
Primark
H&M
River Island
Topman/ Topshop
Best Online Shop
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Amazon.co.uk
eBay.co.uk
Play.com
asos.com
Prowler.co.uk
Car of the Year
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Mini Cooper
Audi TT
BMW
Fiat 500
Ford Fiesta
Fashion Label of the Year
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Diesel
Vivienne Westwood
Super Dry
Gucci
All Saints
Employer of the Year
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NHS
Virgin
BBC
IBM
QSoft
Best Bank or Financial Institution
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Co-operative
NatWest
HSBC
Lloyds TSB
Barclays
Company of the Year
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Apple
Google
Virgin
Tesco
Qsoft Consulting Ltd
Best Housing Developer or Association
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Stonewall Housing Association
Barratt Homes
Devon/Cornwall Housing Association
Optima - Birmingham
Sandwell
Best Legal Firm
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Walker Smith & Way, Chester
White & Chase
Wesley Gryk
Pinsent Masons
Olswang