The 2017 Shortlist
EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
- Castlefield Gallery – Inside Out
- Highly Commended: HOME – Rachel Maclean: Wot u 🙂 about?
- Winner: Museum of Science and Industry – Wonder Materials: Graphene and Beyond
- Peoples History Museum – Ideas Worth Fighting For
- The Lowry – Syzygy
- Women in Print
GALLERY OF THE YEAR
- Highly Commended: Castlefield Gallery
- Winner: The Lowry
MUSEUM OF THE YEAR
- Winner: Lion Salt Works Museum
- People’s History Museum
SMALL THEATRE OF THE YEAR (1-200 CAPACITY)
- 53two
- Winner: Hope Mill Theatre
LARGE THEATRE OF THE YEAR (200+CAPACITY)
- Contact Theatre
- Opera House Manchester
- Palace Theatre Manchester
- The Dukes
- The Lowry
- Winner: The Royal Exchange Theatre
FRINGE PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
- 53two – When Both Sides Surrender
- Cats Pyjamas Productions Ltd – Love Me Do
- Winner: Hope Mill Theatre – Parade
- JB Shorts – Bi-annual Festival of Short Plays by TV Writers
- Peggy Productions & Oldham Libraries – Boomtown Gals
- People Zoo Productions – The Trial
- Producing Participatory Public Art – LIFE BOAT
- PurpleCoat Productions – The Merchant of Venice
- The Horsfall at 42nd Street – HIDDEN
THEATRE PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
- 53two – When Both Sides Surrender
- HOME – Ghosts
- Hope Mill Theatre – Hair
- Winner: The Dukes – The Hobbit
- Theatre in the Quarter presents THE LOST BOY
CINEMA OF THE YEAR
- ODEON Printworks
- Winner: The Dukes
MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
- Harrogate International Festivals
- illumiNaughty – the leading light in indoor festival of music art and performance
- Mouth of the Tyne Festival
- Winner: The Met presents Ramsbottom Festival 2016
- The Rossendale 60's Festival 2017 – The True Spirit of the 60's
ARTS FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
- Buy Art Fair
- Winner: Harrogate International Festivals
- illumiNaughty – the leading light in indoor festival of music art and performance
- Just So Festival produced by Wild Rumpus
- Manchester Science Festival produced by the Museum of Science and Industry
- Mouth of the Tyne Festival
- Queer Contact Festival produced by Contact
- Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival
- Tmesis Theatre Company – International Festival of Physical Theatre
- Walk the Plank, Manchester Day 2016 – Eureka!
COMEDY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
- Winner: Dulcet Sounds Event Management
- Frog and Bucket Comedy Club
- Gag Reflex
SMALL MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR (1-500 CAPACITY)
- Low Four - An Old Granada Studios Space for Music
- Winner: The Met Bury
LARGE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR (500+ CAPACITY)
- Winner: Royal Northern College of Music
- Victoria Warehouse
NORTHERN PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
- Carcanet Press
- Winner: Comma Press
- The Modernist Society
RESTAURANT / DINING VENUE OF THE YEAR
- Gusto Restaurant and Bar Manchester
- INDIQUE – Unique Indian Cuisine
- Winner: Manchester House
- Mowgli Street Food
- The Metropolitan West Didsbury
- Yard and Coop – The Home of Buttermilk Fried Chicken
BAR/PUB OF THE YEAR
- The Metropolitan West Didsbury
- Winner: The Pen and Pencil
STREET FOOD BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
- INDIQUE – Unique Indian Cuisine
- Winner: Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
- Highly Commended: The Hip Hop Chip Shop
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (1-50 EMPLOYEES)
- AKA North
- illumiNaughty – the leading light in indoor festival of music art and performance
- KMS Media
- Maynineteen Ltd
- Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
- Pennine Cycles
- SKV Communications
- Weber Shandwick Manchester
- Winner: Wild Rumpus
LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (50+ EMPLOYEES)
- Winner: N Brown Group PLC
- TransPennine Express
LGBT BUSINESS AWARD
- Winner: Contact
- Manchester Pride
VENUE OF THE YEAR
- 53two
- HOME
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Winner: The Lowry
- The Met Bury
- The Printworks
- Victoria Warehouse
NORTHERN SOUL OF THE YEAR
The Team – Hull UK City of Culture 2017
2017 Timeline
31 JANUARY
Awards Launch
5 MAY
Deadline for all Entries
24 MAY
Judging Session
25 MAY
Shortlist Announced
29 JUNE
Awards Ceremony