Seventh Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards Name Winners in 17 Categories: More Than 500 Entries Narrowed to 55 Finalists as McGovern Takes the Judges Inspiration Award
Liverpool, United Kingdom. The winners of the 2026 Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards were revealed on the night of November 9 at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, across 17 categories. According to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, this was the seventh annual edition and the first held at the Everyman Theatre.
More than 500 entries from artists, creatives, volunteers and community groups were whittled down to 55 finalists by an independent judging panel. The ceremony was hosted by TV presenter and Olympic hockey gold medallist Sam Quek MBE.
PopVox Choir won the People's Choice Award, which drew a record 4,500 public votes across the city region.
Writer Jimmy McGovern was honoured with the Judges Inspiration Award for outstanding creative contribution to the industry. His dramas include Time, Hillsborough and Cracker. Accepting the award, he said he rarely attends big awards ceremonies, but that this one is local and celebrates communities, so it was important to be there.
Other winners included Abdullrhman Hassona as Artist or Creative of the Year, Liverpool Philharmonic as Arts Organisation of the Year, ArtsGroupie CIC as Creative or Media Organisation of the Year, Open Eye Gallery in the Community Cohesion category, and Andrew Salim for the Environmental Award.
Four new categories were introduced this year. The Excellence in Film and TV award was won by the Liverpool City Region Production Fund delivered by the Liverpool Film Office, with special recognition to Lee Sandales. The new Live Event of the Year award went to A Celebration of Zoe's Place at the M and S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram congratulated this year's winners and finalists for their contribution to the city region. The awards form part of the Mayor's Percent for Culture initiative.
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