The British LGBT Awards with Founding Partner NatWest is designed to showcase individuals and organisations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the LGBT+ community. We believe that those who go the extra mile to ensure equality, opportunity and fair treatment for all regardless of sexuality or gender, deserve to be recognised. The six Corporate categories and the ‘Brand’ category demonstrate that inclusive organisations make better businesses, attracting diverse talent, and in turn, achieve a better bottom line.

KEY FACTS

• This is the very first virtual British LGBT Awards ceremony!
• The British LGBT Awards 2020 represents 200,000 LGBT+ voters
• In 2019 the Awards had the largest media reach of any LGBT+ awards event in the United Kingdom and outside of the USA
• In the weeks leading up to 2019’s ceremony, the britishlgbtawards.com website had 72,000+ hits
• #BritishLGBTAwards trended on social media during the night of the event with 39 million potential impressions
• Last year’s winners included Stephen Fry, Ellie Goulding, Hayley Kiyoko, Nicola Adams OBE, Little Mix and Cynthia Nixon. Previous winners include: HRH Prince William, Sir Ian McKellen, Tom Daley, Sue Perkins, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Daniel Radcliffe, Jess Glynne Dustin Lance Black, Caitlyn Jenner, Clare Balding, Rylan Clark-Neal, Kylie Minogue and Adam Lambert
• Organisations and brands that won accolades last year included Sainsbury’s, Channel 4, Vodafone and Macquarie
• The British LGBT Awards was founded by Sarah Garrett MBE in 2015 and is independent, and not affiliated with any other awards, nationally or internationally

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES  

4:00PM ON 25.11.2020 THE BUILD UP PARTY, ACCESSIBLE ON THE BRITISH LGBT AWARDS APP

4:30PM ON 25.11.2020 EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE VIEW OF THE BRITISH LGBT AWARDS 2020 FOR OUR GUESTS. ACCESSIBLE BY PRIVATE LINK ONLY. PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP THE SECRETS!

5:45PM ON 25.11.2020 THE AFTER PARTY AND WINNER INTERVIEWS, ACCESSIBLE ON THE BRITISH LGBT AWARDS APP

7:00PM ON 27.11.2020 THE PUBLIC LIVESTREAM OF THE BRITISH LGBT AWARDS 2020 CEREMONY. ALL PRESS EMBARGOED UNTIL 9PM GMT ON THIS DATE.

02.12.2020 GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENT RELEASED WITH A LIST OF THE WINNERS AND TOP 10s. BE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR COPY!

A full list of shortlisted nominees can be found at britishlgbtawards.com

The app can be downloaded from the app store. Just search “British LGBT Awards”.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter.com/britlgbtawards

Instagram.com/britishlgbtawards

Facebook.com/britishlgbtawardsThe hashtag for the evening is #britishlgbtawards

We will retweet pictures of you dressed up for the evening!

Please feel free to use any assets we post on social media.

EDITORIAL INFORMATION

When mentioning the Awards in press releases or editorial, please include the full name:

‘The British LGBT Awards with Founding Partner NatWest’

Please send us links to any internal coverage, as we can post them on our social media channels.

The full panel of judges across the business and brand categories are:

BUSINESS

Karen Flynn-MacFarlane, Colleague Experience Lead at RBS;

Pips Bunce, Director at Credit Suisse;

Sarah Churchman OBE, People Director / Chief Inclusion, Community & Wellbeing Officer at PwC;

Barry Davies, Head Of Supply Chain at Tesco Ireland and Chair Of Out At Tesco;

Babak Erfani MBE, Senior Sponsor, Signalling & Digital Railway at Network Rail;

Jemma Kameen, Store Manager & Chair Of Proud at Sainsbury’s;

Amir Kabel, Director Of Diversity & Inclusion at Burberry;
Geffrye Parsons, Managing Director, Commodities & Global Markets at Macquarie;

Pedro Pina, Vice President at Google;

Emma Scott, IT Stream Lead, LGBT+ Network Chair at Nestle UK&I.

BRAND

Philip Bourchier O’Ferrall, President & CEO at Outernet Global;

Erik Tomlin, Senior Coordinator, Music and Media Licensing at MTV;

Oliver Julian, Senior Producer at ITV;

Imogen Watson​, Reporter at The Drum

Kevin Leonce, Deputy Director of Communications at Pride in London.

OUR SPONSORS

When referring to certain Awards categories, please refer to their full name, including the sponsor, as follows:

Avanti – Online Influencer

Deutsche Bank – Celebrity Ally

GMB – Broadcaster or Journalist

HSBC UK – Corporate Ally

Johnson & Johnson Charity or Community Initiative

Just Eat – Outstanding Contribution to LGBT+ Life

Metro – Media Moment

MI5 – Inclusive Employer or Company

MTV – Music Artist

NatWest – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Nestlé – Diversity Hero

Network Group or ERG

Network Rail – Brand or Marketing Campaign

PwC – Inspirational Leader

Swinton Insurance – Global Impact

Swinton Insurance – Sports Personality

Tesco – Future Leader

For any images or logos, please email admin@britishlgbtawards.com

For more information on press opportunities, please email Laura Lavelle, laura@thisgeneration.uk