THE Crown's Emma Corrin, Olly Alexander and Pose's Billy Porter lead the way as the star-studded British LGBT Awards shortlist is revealed.

The actress, who plays Princess Diana in Netflix's royal drama, Years and Years singer Olly and US star Billy feature in the Celebrity of the Year category.

Lady Gaga and James Bond star Ben Whishaw will also be in contention at the annual ceremony which will take place in London on Friday 24 June.

The Awards, in association with headline sponsors Macquarie and Tesco, celebrate leading LGBT+ activists, allies and celebrity figures who have worked to advance the rights of LGBT+ people during the past 12 months. 

Other famous faces nominated for the coveted Celebrity Ally Award include Doctor Who actress Jodie Whittaker, Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, Harry Potter icon Daniel Radcliffe, Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

Dua Lipa, non-binary singer-songwriter Sam Smith, British rapper Lady Leshurr and pop group Steps will battle it out for the MTV-sponsored Music Artist of the Year gong. 

BBC’s poignant documentary Freddie Mercury: The Final Act has been shortlisted for the Media Moment prize.

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The acclaimed programme, starring Brian May and Roger Taylor tells the extraordinary story of Freddie Mercury’s life and how – after his death from Aids – Queen staged one of the biggest concerts in history to celebrate his life and challenge the prejudices around HIV. 

The first Strictly Come Dancing same-sex male partnership featuring Johannes Radebe and John Waite and Victoria Scone making history on Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK by becoming the first assigned female at birth (AFAB) queen to star on the show are also nominated in the same category.

In the Sports Personality of the Year category, Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley is up against British sporting legend Colin Jackson.

Sarah Garrett, MBE, British LGBT Awards founder, said: “These awards 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 24 June will be a huge celebration of our culture.”

The public are invited to cast their votes at britishlgbtawards.com

Full 2022 British LGBT Awards shortlist:

CELEBRITY

Ben Whishaw 

Billy Porter 

Bimini Bon Boulash 

Emma Corrin 

Indya Moore 

Lady Gaga 

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez 

Olly Alexander 

Russell Tovey 

T'Nia Miller 

MTV – MUSIC ARTIST

Arlo Parks 

Dodie Clark 

Dua Lipa 

Kehlani 

Lady Leshurr 

Lil Nas X 

Lucy Spraggan 

Sam Smith 

Steps 

Will Young 

CELEBRITY ALLY

Alicia Keys 

Dan Reynolds 

Daniel Radcliffe 

Davina McCall 

Ellie Goulding 

Jade Thirlwall 

Jamie Lee Curtis 

Jodie Whittaker 

Jürgen Klopp 

Lewis Hamilton

BROADCASTER, JOURNALIST, OR HOST

Alan Carr 

Ben Hunte 

Dean McCullough 

Edward Enninful 

Jason Okundaye 

Joe Lycett 

Owain Wyn Evans 

Rav Bansal 

Rylan Clark 

Shivani Dave 

MEDIA MOMENT

'Born This Way' 10-Year Anniversary

Joshua Cavllo Becomes The First Openly Gay Active Top Tier Male Footballer

Tokyo 2020 Olympics 'Team LGBT'

John & Johannes On Strictly Come Dancing

RuPaul's Drag Race UK Features Assigned Female At Birth Queen, Victoria Scone

Lil Nas X's Single 'Call Me By Your Name (Montero)'

Sex Education's Non-Binary Representation

Eternal's Openly Gay Superhero, Phastos

BBC'S Freddie Mercury: The Final Act Documentary

The Progress Pride F1 Helmet Livery

SWINTON INSURANCE – SPORTS PERSONALITY

Alana Smith 

Beth Mead 

Caster Semenya 

Colin Jackson 

Demi Stokes 

Emma Wiggs 

Josh Cavallo 

Laurel Hubbard 

Megan Rapinoe 

Tom Daley 

ONLINE INFLUENCER

Kyle De'Volle 

Calle Y Poché 

Jamie Raines 

Sebb Argo & Dion Yorkie 

Mawaan Rizwan 

Yasmin Benoit 

Rudy Jean  

DJ Krystal Lake 

James Barr & Dan Hudson 

Charlie Allan 

TESCO – BRAND OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Harry's  'Never Been Prouder' Shave With Pride Campaign

LEGO’s Everyone Is Awesome Set

Levi's All Pronouns All Love Campaign

Liverpool FC Red Together 

Network Rail 'Do I Offend You'

Norwegian Postal Service's 'When Harry Met Santa’ Advert

Royal Navy's 'Wherever You Are’ Advert

Sky's Pride Month 2021 Collection 

The Rainbow Lottery 

Zipcar's Have Pride In Your Ride Campaign

JOHNSON & JOHNSON – CHARITY OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

akt 

Black Trans Foundation 

Chester Pride 

Gaysians 

Gendered Intelligence 

Hidayah LGBT+ 

LGBT Foundation 

Out and Proud African LGBTI (OPAL) 

Stonewall 

Trans in the City 

JUST EAT TAKEAWAY – OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LGBT+ LIFE

Abbey Kiwanuka 

Avi Kay 

Dettie Gould 

Dr Alexander Rhys 

Ethan Spibey 

Jon Holmes 

Juno Dawson 

Lex Shu Chan 

Oscar Davies 

Philip Anderson

MACQUARIE – INSPIRATIONAL LEADER

Peter Lewin, Levi’s

Mark Timms, HSBC UK

Oliver Gross, KPMG 

Matt Scarff, ITV 

Sarah Rench, Avanade 

Ben Jackson, Wickes 

Rishi Madlani, NatWest

Emily Hamilton, RS Components 

Leo Nicholas, Nest Corporation 

Damien Shieber, Santander

HSBC UK – BUSINESS ALLY

Allison Whittington, Zurich Municipal 

Vicky Rowland, Sage

Tim Riecken, National Grid

Rishi Jain, Liverpool FC 

Donna Kelly, CGI 

Laura Yeates, Clifford Chance

Dayna Donaldson, Disney

Anna Radford, Johnson & Johnson 

Max Taylor, Vodafone

Sophie Whiteman, Allianz

LGIM – DIVERSITY HERO

Adam Wilson, Virgin Media O2

Belton Flournoy, Protoviti

Chloe Bolland, UBS 

Ed Rogers, Ford

Jerry Daykin, GSK 

Jonathan Pascoe, VIACOMCBS 

Kevin Humphreys, Jacobs 

Luke Ives, ARUP 

Pauric Havlin, TCS 

Tolu Osinubi, Deloitte 

FUTURE LEADER

Bruna Gil, Linkedin 

Fabio Peyer, Morningstar

Jake Hallas, Rolls-Royce

Kim Warren, Credera

Luke Kolbohm, BDP 

Magda Markowska, Nielsen IQ 

Oliver Rieche, Reed Smith

Patzy Drozdz, Shell

Sophie Kershaw, PWC

Sophy Merrick, Credit Suisse

NETWORK RAIL – NETWORK GROUP (ERG)

STEP, AIG

BP Pride, BP 

4Pride, Channel 4

Proud FT, Financial Times

Hearst Pride UK, Hearst

Legal and Generals LGBTQ+ Allies Network, LGIM

Pride At Mace, Mace 

PINCC Group, NSPCC

Proud @ Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury's

LGBT+@Sky, Sky UK

INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER OR COMPANY

Barclays 

Google 

Just Eat Takeaway.com 

Macquarie

Metro Bank

OVO 

Publicis Groupe

Tesco Stores Ltd 

Thames Water

Unilever

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