Grime artist Stormzy was among the winners at the Southbank’s Sky Arts Awards.
Taking place at a ceremony in London yesterday (5 June), the awards are now in their twentieth year and presented to recognise ‘the very best of British culture and achievement’.
Stormzy, a UK grime artist seen as spearheading a revival in the scene, was named as winner of the Times Breakthrough Award winner.
Other songwriters and composers to be honoured on the evening included Liverpool composer Mark Simpson for his work The Immortal.
Mercury Prize winning Benjamin Clementine was also named as the winner of the Pop Award.
We recently profiled UK grime with a feature exploring the key players and emerging artists in the scene. Read the full feature. Look out for a forthcoming interview with Mark Simpson about his recent opera, Pleasure.
The full list of winners is below:
Classical music
Mark Simpson, The Immortal
Film
45 Years
Comedy
Catastrophe, Channel 4
Dance
1984, Northern Ballet
Literature
The Year of the Runaways, Sunjeev Sahota
Opera
Force of Destiny, English National Opera
Pop
Benjamin Clementine, At Least For Now
Theatre
Hangmen, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
TV drama
Doctor Foster, BBC One
Visual art
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Verses After Dusk, Serpentine Gallery
The Times Breakthrough Award
Stormzy
Outstanding Achievement Award
Eddie Izzard
Taking place at a ceremony in London yesterday (5 June), the awards are now in their twentieth year and presented to recognise ‘the very best of British culture and achievement’.
Stormzy, a UK grime artist seen as spearheading a revival in the scene, was named as winner of the Times Breakthrough Award winner.
Other songwriters and composers to be honoured on the evening included Liverpool composer Mark Simpson for his work The Immortal.
Mercury Prize winning Benjamin Clementine was also named as the winner of the Pop Award.
We recently profiled UK grime with a feature exploring the key players and emerging artists in the scene. Read the full feature. Look out for a forthcoming interview with Mark Simpson about his recent opera, Pleasure.
The full list of winners is below:
Classical music
Mark Simpson, The Immortal
Film
45 Years
Comedy
Catastrophe, Channel 4
Dance
1984, Northern Ballet
Literature
The Year of the Runaways, Sunjeev Sahota
Opera
Force of Destiny, English National Opera
Pop
Benjamin Clementine, At Least For Now
Theatre
Hangmen, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
TV drama
Doctor Foster, BBC One
Visual art
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Verses After Dusk, Serpentine Gallery
The Times Breakthrough Award
Stormzy
Outstanding Achievement Award
Eddie Izzard
