London Awards for Art and Performance

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The London Awards for Art and Performance is awarded in 11 different art categories, by the London Festival Fringe.

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It is awarded each year, at a central London venue, and is presented to artists and performers who have made an outstanding contribution to their art form.

Awards

YearCategoryWinner
2009Comedy Jo Selby [1]
2009Photography Daniel Lane [2]
2009Film [3]
2009Short FictionThrough a Glass Darkly, Alex Burger [4]
2009Music Kit Richardson [5]
2010Theatre Writing Benedict Fogarty, Drawing the Curtains [6]
2010Short Fiction Jennifer Thorp [7]
2010Poetry Carrie Etter [8]
2010Photography Daisy Meadows [9]
2010Music New Cut Gang [10]
2010Jazz Instrumentalist John Turville [11]
2010Jazz Vocalist Norma Winstone, Cleveland Watkiss [12]
2010Film3 Lives, Team Alma [13]
2010Dance BalletBoyz
2010Comedy Don Biswas [14]
2010Best PlayA Christmas Carol [15]
2010Art Andrew Hladky [16]
2011Poetry Michael Longley [17]
2011Photography Nadav Kander
2011Music Wild Beasts
2011Jazz Julian Siegel
2011FilmSubmarine, Richard Ayoade
2011DanceBalletboyz
2011Comedy Zoe Lyons
2011Book Stuart Evers "Ten Stories About Smoking"
2011Best Play Precious Little Talent
2011Art Douglas Gordon [18]

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