Winners have been announced for the annual South Bank Sky Arts Awards, which celebrate their 26th anniversary in 2022.
The winners were announced at a ceremony today, 10 July, at The Savoy Hotel in London, celebrating achievement in all areas of the arts.
The awards will air on Sky Arts on Wednesday 13 July at 10pm. Nominations were announced on 30 June.
South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2022 – Winners
VISUAL ART (SPONSORED BY LEXUS)
Rachel Whiteread: Internal Objects, Gagosian
Winner: Michael Armitage: Paradise Edict, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Hurvin Anderson: Reverb, Thomas Dane Gallery
THEATRE
The Walk: The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company and Good Chance Theatre
Winner: Best of Enemies: A Young Vic and Headlong co-production (Book tickets)
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
DANCE
Winner: The Dante Project – Wayne McGregor: The Royal Ballet
Then Or Now: Ballet Black
Starstruck: Scottish Ballet
LITERATURE
Winner: Love Marriage: Monica Ali
Burntcoat: Sarah Hall
Open Water: Caleb Azumah Nelson
POP
Winner: Little Simz: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Sam Fender: Seventeen Going Under
Self Esteem: Prioritise Pleasure
OPERA
Theatre of Sound, Bluebeard’s Castle
Birmingham Opera Company, Wagner’s RhineGold
Winner: Opera North, Rigoletto
COMEDY
Starstruck, Series 1, BBC One
Winner: We Are Lady Parts, Channel 4
Alma’s Not Normal, BBC Two
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Winner: Huw Watkin’s Symphony No.2: The Hallé
Dani Howard – Trombone Concerto: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Up for Grabs, Mark-Anthony Turnage: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican
TV DRAMA
Winner: It’s A Sin: Red Production Company for Channel 4 and HBO Max in Association with All3Media International
Time: BBC Studios for BBC One
This Is Going To Hurt: Sister / Terrible Productions for BBC One
FILM
After Love
Boiling Point
Winner: Passing
THE TIMES BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
Winner: Comedy – Liz Kingsman
TV Drama – Gabrielle Creevy
Literature – Catriona Ward
Opera – Nardus Williams
Classical – Dani Howard
Visual Art – Rachel Jones
Dance – Emily Suzuki
Theatre – Samuel Creasey
Film – Emilia Jones
Pop – Wet Leg
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
An outstanding achievement award was given to Tamara Rojo, for her 10 highly regarded, transformational years as artistic director of English National Ballet.
