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