The shortlist for the British LGBT Awards 2023 has been announced. Amongst the big names are music icon Sir Rod Stewart and comedian Joe Lycett. The aim of the awards is to shine a spotlight on role models and those organisations who are working tirelessly to better the needs of LGBT+ people. The first official British LGBT Awards event launched in 2015. Joe Lycett has received an award for his headline hitting stunt last summer. Lycett ‘shredded’ £10,000 of his own cash after calling on former footballer David Beckham to pull out of a multi million pound deal with Qatar during the 2022 World Cup - a country in which homosexuality is illegal. Lycett is nominated for the media moment of the year award. The shredded money was confirmed to be fake by the comedian and a real amount was donated to charity. Also on the list is Sir Rod Stewart. The singer also spoke out about Qatar’s laws on homosexuality, writing in a national newspaper that it "would have been good" to play his song The Killing of Georgie, about the murder of a gay man in the 1970s, at the opening ceremony as a protest. Announcing the awards, British LGBT Awards founder Sarah Garrett said: "It is more important than ever that we shine a light on those who have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the LGBT+ community, during what has been another very challenging 12 months for the community. "The nominees, which include an exciting mix of famous LGBT+ faces, allies and organisations, have all demonstrated a commitment to advancing LGBT+ rights." The full list of nominees for the British LGBT Awards 2023 is below. You can cast your vote by visiting the British LGBT Awards website.