Rylan Clark-Neal, RuPaul and Gillian Anderson are all among the nominees for this year’s British LGBT Awards, it has been announced. 

The shortlist for the annual awards ceremony, which celebrates the achievements of the LGBT+ community, was revealed on Monday night, and includes figures from across the entertainment industry. 

Rylan and Gillian will battle it out against the likes of John Barrowman, Gok Wan, Ruby Rose and Cara Delevingne in the LGBT+ Celebrity Of The Year category at the ceremony on 17 May. 

Meanwhile, Ru, who is bringing Drag Race to the UK later this year, goes up against Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness and Paul O’Grady, Stephen Fry and 1Xtra DJ A.Dot in the Broadcaster Or Journalist Of The Year category. 

Straight allies will also be honoured on the night, with nominees including Little Mix, Susanna Reid, Dua Lipa and Michael B Jordan.

Among the notable events up for the Media Moment award include Drag Race finalist Courtney Act winning Celebrity Big Brother and Coronation Street’s Kate and Rana storyline. 

There will also be prizes handed out to LGBT+ people from other walks of life, while Google, Vodafone, Boohoo and LinkedIn among some of the major organisations vying for recognition for their inclusion work in the corporate categories.

The public are invited to cast their votes for the winners now at www.britishlgbtawards.com.

Check out the full list of nominees below… 

LGBT+ Celebrity 

Amandla Stenberg

Cara Delevingne

Cynthia Nixon

Ezra Miller

Gillian Anderson

Gok Wan

John Barrowman

Lena Waithe

Ruby Rose

Rylan Clark-Neal

Broadcaster Or Journalist 

Amplify Dot (A.Dot)

Anna Richardson

Edward Enninful

Jonathan Van Ness

Liv Little

Paris Lees

Paul O’Grady

Phillip Picardi

RuPaul

Stephen Fry

Sports Personality 

Adam Rippon

Gareth Thomas

Gus Kenworthy

Keegan Hirst

Mark Foster

Mel Reid

Nicola Adams

Parinya Charoenphol

Tadd Fujikawa

Zack Leader

Music Artist 

Billie Eilish

Demi Lovato

Halsey

Hayley Kiyoko

Jaden Smith

Janelle Monáe

Kesha

Rita Ora

Troye Sivan

Vincint

Media Moment 

ITV’s Coronation Street’s Rana and Kate storyline

Courtney Act wins Channel 4’s CBB and hosts The Bi Life

Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams

Netflix’s Nanette by Hannah Gadsby

ITV’s Butterfly release

20th Century Fox’s Love, Simon 

Netflix’s Queer Eye Season 2

The CW’s Supergirl features trans actor playing first ever trans superhero

Freeform’s The Bold Type Kat and Adena storyline

The Miseducation of Cameron Post starring Chloë Grace Moretz 

Celebrity Ally 

Benedict Cumberbatch

Dua Lipa

Ellie Goulding

Jameela Jamil

Jodie Comer

Little Mix

Michael B. Jordan

Naomi Campbell

Susanna Reid

Timothée Chalamet 

Online Influencer 

Calle y Poché

Chella Man

Jazz Jennings

Karin & Skyler

Keiynan Lonsdale 

Melanie Murphy

Munroe Bergdorf

Pabllo Vittar

Teddy Edwardes

Travis Alabanza

Charity Or Community Initiative 

Ditch The Label

Elop

Gaysians

Gendered Intelligence

GLAAD

HRC Foundation

LGBT Youth Scotland

Love Equality NI

MindOut

Naz and Matt Foundation

Outstanding Contribution To LGBT+ Life

Baroness Elizabeth Barker

Claire Harvey MBE

Dinesh Bhugra CBE

Joanie Evans

Khakan Qureshi

Marc Thompson

Peter Tatchell

Reeta Loi

Tim Sigsworth MBE

Tuvia Borok

Brand or Marketing Campaign – 

ABSOLUT Vodka

Amazon Alexa

Boohoo: Pride Collection

Calvin Klein: Wear Yours With Pride

H&M Pride Collection

Levi’s: Be Proud. Be Bold. Be Yourself.

Maltesers

River Island: #LabelsAreForClothes

Spotify: Pride Stories

Volvo: Drive with Pride

LGBT+ Inspirational Leader 

Cressida Dick CBE, Metropolitan Police

Emma Woollcott, Mishcon De Reya

Geffrye Parsons, Macquarie Group

Geoff Godwin, AIG

Joshua Graff, LinkedIn

Mark Armario, Barclays

Martin Parkes, BlackRock

Ollie Saunders, JLL

Pedro Pina, Google

Richard Hodgson, Linklaters

Corporate Ally 

Cathy Travers, Mott MacDonald

Helen Milford, Argos

Jim Herbert, AON

Michael Marks, LGIM

Peter Harrison, Schroders

Dr Rebecca Emerson, Oliver Wyman

Simon Hodgkinson, BP

Stephanie Smith, Allianz Insurance

Steve Hails, Thames Tideway Tunnel

Tim Craddock, Network Rail

Diversity Hero 

Amanda McKay, Balfour Beatty

Ben Foat, Post Office

David Pearson, KPMG

Denise Hart, PWC

Erik Tomlin, Viacom International Media Networks

Maureen Wanjiku, Amazon

Neha-Jasmin (Jas), GSK

Rob Hudson, St. Modwen

Simone Joachim, Rolls-Royce 

Tom Kohler, Deloitte

LGBT+ FUTURE LEADER 

Bhavik Pancholi, TSB 

Brian Kennedy, Dentons

Jemma Kameen, Sainsbury’s

Karen Flynn-Macfarlane, RBS 

Lieutenant Commander Gordon Jones, Royal Navy

Mandy Rayment, Dentsu Aegis Network

Marion Bentata, State Street

Nadine Rae, TSSA

Oliver Holmes, Accenture

Tim Evans, Gowling WLG

LGBT+ NETWORK GROUP OR ERG 

4Pride, Channel 4

Gayglers UK Chapter (LGBTQ+ Employee Engagement Group), Google

HSBC Pride Network, HSBC

Kaleidoscope, Arcadis

Microsoft Gleam ERG, Microsoft

Moody’s LGBTA ERG, Moody’s

Open&Out UK, Johnson & Johnson’s LGBT+ and Ally Network

Open Pride UK, Omnicom Group

PlayStation LGBT+ Group, Sony PlayStation

Spectrum, Barclays

Inclusive Company or Employer 

AIG UK

Capco

Credit Suisse

Heathrow Airport

Lloyds Banking Group

Metro Bank

Northern Trust

Santander

The Walt Disney Company

Vodafone Group