The Gaydio Awards are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours LGBTQ+ contributions in the United Kingdom. The awards are presented by radio station Gaydio and first took place as the Gaydio Pride Awards in 2023, held at the Manchester Deansgate Hotel. Hosted annually since, it celebrates LGBTQ+ life across the UK. The ceremonies award various categories, as well as having a "big 4", which are decided by a panel. The "big 4" consist of Gaydio Icon, Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Entertainment Contribution and Music Artist of the Year. The Gaydio Awards also host various performers at each ceremony and have included Raye, Becky Hill, Louisa Johnson, XO, Katy B, Tulisa and Bailey J Mills.
2023 The inaugural Gaydio Awards were held on 10 February 2023. The Music Artist of the Year accolade was given to Cat Burns, who said it was "super important" for her to be visible as a queer artist. The Lifetime Contribution award was given to Peter Tatchell, a human rights campaigner who was arrested in Qatar for promoting the dangers for LGBTQ+ people throughout the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Manchester Pride, Pride in London, Birmingham Pride and Brighton and Hove Pride were also given a collective accolade for Major Pride of the Year for condemning the World Cup being held in Qatar.
Performers Danny Beard Raye Sigala
Winners and nominees + Major Pride of the Year Grassroots Pride of the Year Manchester Pride, Pride in London, Birmingham Pride and Brighton and Hove Pride Trans Pride Brighton UK Black Pride Chesterfield Pride Salford Pride Prestwich Pride Volunteer of the Year Employee Pride Network of the Year Joel Mordi Michele Raph Charlie Watts Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Trust LGBTQ+ Staff Network Proud@Shell UK Proud at Deloitte Bruntwood's LGBTQIA++ Network Co-Op Respect JET & Proud LGBTQ+ Club or Sports Team of the Year Venue or Event of the Year Trans Radio UK Football Club Manchester Village Spartans Leicester Diamonds Baseball Club Outdoor Lads Gay Outdoor Club Filthy Gorgeous, The Brewers, Manchester The House of Bridget, Bury Swagga, Manchester Arch, Clapham The Werkroom, Stoke-on-Trent Planet Bar, Edinburgh Charity of the Year LGBTQ+ Champion George House Trust Spencer Trust Fighting with Pride Janusz Domagala Aida H Dee Carley Owen Music Artist of the Year Lifetime Contribution Cat Burns Peter Tatchell
2024 The 2024 Gaydio Awards were held on 16 February 2024. The ceremony introduced various new categories, including Outstanding Entertainment Contribution, which was awarded to actor Layton Williams. Lady Phyll, the co-founder and chief executive of UK Black Pride, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement accolade, while Becky Hill won the Music Artist of the Year award. Speaking on her win, Hill said: "Ever since coming out as queer, I have tried to put queerness at the core of everything I do; touring with some incredible drag acts whilst putting the trans and drag community at the forefront of my live shows. Support like this really means the world".
Performers Caity Baser Jazzy Ginger Johnson Tia Kofi Talia Mar
Winners and nominees + Pride Organisation of the Year Grassroots Pride of the Year Bristol Pride Leicester Pride Warwickshire Pride Trans Pride Hastings Chippenham Pride Arran Pride Volunteer of the Year Pride Network of the Year Alice-Louise Wallace Daniel Browne Phil Gale LGBT+ Network NHS Blood and Transplant Compass Network Co-Op Respect Pride@B&Q NSPCC PINCC LGBTQ+ Club or Sports Team of the Year Venue or Event of the Year Transmanian Devils Cardiff Lions Keighley Cougars Vanilla The Future is Queer Your Dad Sells Avon Charity of the Year LGBTQ+ Enterprise Award Opening Doors Just Like Us Stonewall Housing Pop n Olly West London Queer Project Somewhere: For Us Lunch Positive Influencer of the Year LGBTQ+ Young Business Person of the Year Lucky Roy Singh Dee Whitnell Eva Echo Emily Waldron Anna Furnivall Kimberly Malone Crossley Music Artist of the Year Hilton LGBTQ+ Champion Becky Hill Richard Flinn Outstanding Entertainment Contribution Lifetime Achievement Layton Williams Lady Phyll
2025 The 2025 Gaydio Awards were held on 14 March 2025. It paid homage to drag performer The Vivienne, who died earlier that year. It also saw the introduction of the Gaydio Icon accolade, which honoured screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies. American singer Chappell Roan won Music Artist of the Year, while Lisa Power MBE, known for her LGBTQ+ rights campaigning, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award.
Performers Katy B DearALICE La Voix Tulisa
Winners and nominees + Pride Organisation of the Year Pride Network of the Year Manchester Pride Leeds Pride Rotherham Pride Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust LGBTQ+ Network Co-Op Respect/Prism Network Octopus Energy Pride Network Volunteer of the Year Charity of the Year Rob Wilson Mathew Dyson Matthew Fuller AKT Rainbow Migration OUTPatients Sports Team of the Year Enterprise Award London Titans Newcastle Frontrunners Bristol Swifts The Weekending Hummingbird Heels Lesflicks Venue of the Year Event of the Year New York New York, Manchester The Scene, Lincoln Rainbow & Dove, Leicester UK Black Pride T4T Mighty Hoopla Influencer of the Year Outstanding Entertainment Contribution Logan Brown Ali Bromley Darren Pritchard Simon Jones Music Artist of the Year Lifetime Achievement Chappell Roan Lisa Power Gaydio Icon Russell T Davies
2026 The 2026 Gaydio Awards were held on 20 March 2026. It introduced various new categories, including Queer Arts & Culture, LGBTQ+ Podcast of the Year and the Queer Media accolade. Singer Jade was announced as their Music Artist of the Year, while ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street was honoured with Outstanding Entertainment Contribution for their domestic abuse storyline between boyfriends Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) and Theo Silverton (James Cartwright). DJ Paulette was awarded the Lifetime Achievement accolade, with television personality Ella Morgan billed the Gaydio Icon of 2026.
Performers Yshee Black Dave Cooper Louisa Johnson Meek Bailey J Mills Helen Scott XO
Winners and nominees + Pride Organisation of the Year Pride Network of the Year Great Yarmouth and Waveney Pride Happy Valley Pride Trans Pride Brighton BT Pride Network Intermedia UK PINCC – NSPCC Tesco Pride Network Universal Pride Network Worldpay Pride Network Volunteer of the Year Charity of the Year Daniel Browne Andrew Waite Shell Buckle Not a Phase Sahir Proud2bParents Sports Club of the Year Enterprise Award Village Manchester FC Ishigaki Jujitsu London Royals Hockey Club Bootyque Grounded MCR Queerify Venue of the Year Event of the Year Corset Club, Glasgow Eagle, Manchester Scene, Lincoln Out & Wild Festival Cardiff Lions Drag Rugby Sparkle Influencer of the Year Queer Arts & Culture Alexis & Liam Blake Ali Najjar & Adam Imber Johnathan Zemlik Bimini Queer Britain Museum Queer East BFI Flare LGBTQ+ Podcast of the Year Queer Media The Pieces with Bimini The Gossip Gays Proudly Said We'll Go Down In History Koupepia Dear Viv Music Artist of the Year Outstanding Entertainment Contribution Jade Coronation Streets LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Storyline Lifetime Achievement Gaydio Icon DJ Paulette Ella Morgan
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