Joe Lycett has been shortlisted for a major award after his headline-hitting cash-shredding stunt last year, following the controversy surrounding David Beckham’s mega-money deal with Qatar.
The comedian joins names including Sue Perkins, Sir Rod Stewart, RuPaul, Harry Styles and Harry Potter actress Emma Watson in the nominations for this year’s British LGBT Awards.
The award show, set to take place in June, celebrates the leading LGBT+ activists, allies and showbiz names who have worked to promote LGBT+ rights over the past year.
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And thanks to Joe’s stunt – which saw him threaten to shred £10,000 unless Becks ended his partnership with Qatar – he’s been nominated for Media Moment of the Year.
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After David failed to respond to Joe’s threat, the funny-man posted a video of himself shredding the cash, but he soon admitted the money was fake and he’d donated the sum to Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign and Sport Allies.
Other moments nominated include Netflix series Heartstopper, Channel 4’s Big Boys and Alex Scott’s One Love Armband at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The category was one last year by John Whaite and Johannes Radebe’s same-sex pairing on Strictly Come Dancing.
Anne-Marie and Lizzo will battle it out for Music Artist of the Year alongside the likes of Yunglbud and Rina Sawayama.
Meanwhile, Billy Porter, Emma Corrin and Luke Evans are some of the names nominated for the coveted LGBT+ Celebrity of the Year gong.
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British LGBT Awards founder Sarah Garrett, MBE, said: “It is more important than ever that we shine a light on those who have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the LGBT+ community, during what has been another very challenging 12 months for the community.
“The nominees, which include an exciting mix of famous LGBT+ faces, allies and organisations have all demonstrated a commitment to advancing LGBT+ rights.
“The awards on 23 June will be a huge celebration of our culture and we’re so proud to continue championing the LGBT+ voice.”
The public are invited to cast their votes at britishlgbtawards.com
Full shortlist – British LGBT Awards 2023
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METRO – BROADCASTER, JOURNALIST, OR HOST
Gina Yashere
Gok Wan
Graham Norton
Nick Grimshaw
Paul O’Grady
Rosie Jones
RuPaul Charles
Sharan Dhaliwal
Shon Faye
Sue Perkins
SWINTON – SPORTS PERSONALITY
Alex Scott
Beth Mead
Demi Stokes
Ellia Green
Emily Bridges
Jake Daniels
Jill Scott
Lauren Rowles
Leah Williamson
Michael Gunning
LGBT+ CELEBRITY
Billy Porter
Emma Corrin
Emma D’Arcy
Golda Rosheuvel
Kit Connor
Layton Williams
Luke Evans
Rebel Wilson
Sara Ramirez
Yasmin Finney
PARAMOUNT – MUSIC ARTIST
Anne-Marie
Becky Hill
Beabadoobee
Cat Burns
Jessie Ware
Lizzo
Måneskin
Mika
Rina Sawayama
Yungblud
CELEBRITY ALLY
Alison Hammond
Emma Watson
Harry Styles
Jenna Ortega
Katherine Ryan
Michelle Visage
P!nk
Patrick Stewart
Simone Ashley
Sir Rod Stewart
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MEDIA MOMENT
Alex Scott’s One Love Armband at Qatar 2022
Cheddar Gorgeous’ Pink Triangle Tribute
Gentleman Jack’s Final Series
Jack Rooke’s Big Boys on Channel 4
Joe Lycett’s £10,000 Donation
Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico Get Married
Ncuti Gatwah and Yasmin Finney on Doctor Who
Netflix’s Heartstopper
The LGBT+ Webseries, Stupid Wife
WNBA’s Brittney Griner
MACQUARIE – INSPIRATIONAL LEADER
Arlene McDermott
Charlotte Phillips
Chloe Davies
Christian Tooley
Darren Kerrison
Julian Gomez
Louise Dowley
Mariana Ceccotti
Michael Duffell
Pedro Pina
TESCO – FUTURE LEADER
Adam Jarvis
Adam Triggs
Deon Fang
Jacqui Rhule-Dagher
Laura Wells
Lee Burrows
Leo Connolly
Mel Pollman
Sham Majevadia
Willow Newton
ONLINE INFLUENCER
Adam B
Alok Vaid-Menon
Amber Gill
Chella Man
Cody Daigle-Orians [acedadadvice]
Divina De Campo
Dylan Mulvaney
Julie and Camilla
Matt Bernstein
Mark Ferris
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON – CHARITY OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
Exist Loudly
Galop
Imaan
KeshetUK
Mermaids
Positive East
Queer Britain
Rainbow Railroad
Spectra
Umbrella Cymru
Jefferies – DIVERSITY HERO
Ari Humarang
Harry Walton
Jaipal Sachdev
Jason Summer
Kabir Alam
Katie Birchall
Kirsty Laith
Lilly Connors
Luiz Peixoto
Ross McKeller
HSBC UK – BUSINESS ALLY
Caroline Waddington
Des Johnson
Gillian Bowen
Jane Cubbin
Jeff Dodds
Joelle Ivett
Liz Crutchley
Manuela
Phil Adcock
Rishi Jain
LEGAL & GENERAL – NETWORK GROUP OR ERG
glamazon UK, Amazon
Connect Out, Arup
WBA Pride Alliance UK, Boots
Proud FT, FT
Open&Out, Johnson & Johnson
JET&Proud, Just Eat Takeaway.com
Out@In, LinkedIn
PRIDE Network, Macfarlanes
Proud, Nationwide
WPP Unite, WPP
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BP – INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER OR COMPANY
BT
Legal & General
Metro Bank
Morningstar
Natwest
Paramount
Pinsent Masons
PwC
Sky
UBS
JUST EAT TAKEAWAY – OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LGBT+ LIFE
Aida H Dee
Aisha Shaibu-Lenoir
Dr Mark McBride-Wright
Fox Fisher
Freddy McConnell
Josh Rivers
Kei Bennett
Khakan Qureshi BEM
Nancy Kelley
Olly Pike
CYNERGY BANK – LGBT+ TRAILBLAZER
Alessandro Storer
Christopher Kenna
Colette Comerford
Ellis Cook
George Constantinou
Hayley Creighton
Kushal Khandhar
Scarlet-Marie Morgan
Sionice-Louise Philips
Skye Morden
NETWORK RAIL – BRAND OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN
The AA, “No Stopping the Real You”
Absolut, “Born to Mix / The Absolut Choir”
Bombas, “Bombas Pride”
Boots, “#JoyForAll”
Gymshark, “Pride in Progress”
Hilton Hotel, “To New Memories”
J&B, “She, a J&B Tale”
Metro – Masthead to Updated to Pride Logo to protest Qatar World Cup
The Gym Group, “Gym Face”
Virgin Atlantic, “Be Yourself: Updated Gender Identity Policy”
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