2011 Award Categories and Winners
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Film
Danny Boyle
Filmmaker and producer, best known for his work on films including Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Trainspotting.
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Television
Lord Michael Grade
Broadcast executive and BBC chairman from 2004 to 2006. Executive chairman of ITV from 2007 to 2009.
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Music
Lucian Grainge CBE
Chairman and later CEO of Universal Music Group International. Responsible for signing Amy Winehouse, Razorlight, Snow Patrol and Keane.
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Fashion
Alexander Shulman OBE
Editor of the British edition of Vogue and one of the country's most quoted voices on fashion trends.
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Arts
Charles Saatchi
Co-founder of Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi, owner of the Saatchi Gallery, and sponsor of the Young British Artists, including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.
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Design
Zaha Hadid CBE
Iraqi architect known for her built works Vitra Fire Station, Rosenthal Centre for Contemporary Art, BMW Central Building, Phaeno Science Centre, and MAXXI: Italian National Museum of XXI Arts.
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Innovation, Enterprise and Industry
Nick Robertson (ASOS)
CEO of ASOS.COM. Presented with an honorary degree from De Montfort University in Leicester for his contribution to business and fashion.
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Science and Technology
Prof. Brian Cox OBE
Particle physicist, Royal Society University Research Fellow and professor at the University of Manchester. Working on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Switzerland.
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Digital Media
Sage
Global enterprise software company headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne. The world's third largest supplier of enterprise resource planning software, with 6.1 million customers worldwide.
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Media
Cilla Snowball CBE
Group Chairman and Chief Executive of AMV BBDO, a UKbased advertising and communications group.
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Special Recognition
JK Rowling OBE
Author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series that have won multiple awards and sold more than 400 million copies.
