Pride Of Manchester Awards
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The Pride Of Manchester Awards competition is voted for annually every January in Manchester
, England
and was devised by the Pride Of Manchester group of entertainment websites. It celebrates the best in the city from the previous 12 months.
The competition began in 2008, with the majority of awards being decided by members' votes. The only awards not decided by the voting processing, Best Restaurant, Best Hotel, and Best Serviced Apartments were decided by the results of reviews submitted throughout the previous year by the website's readership.
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Album by a Manchester Artist - Puressence
- Don't Forget To Remember
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Movie with a Manchester Connection - Control
Pride Of Manchester Award for Members' Favourite Restaurant - Choice Bar & Restaurant
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Best Restaurant in Manchester - Chaophraya
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Bar in Manchester - Odd
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Pub in Manchester - The Old Nag's Head
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Cocktail in Manchester - Cloud 23 - Ena Sharples
ManchesterTheatres.com Award for Best Theatre Production in Manchester - Monkey: Journey To The West
Manchester Comedy Guide Award for Best Comedy Show in Manchester - The Producers (musical)
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Hotel in Manchester - Arora International Manchester
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Serviced Apartments in Manchester - Blue Rainbow Serviced Apartments Whitworth Street
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Album by a Manchester Artist - Elbow
- Seldom Seen Kid
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Movie with a Manchester Connection - Joy Division
Pride Of Manchester Award for Members' Favourite Restaurant - Chaophraya
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Best Restaurant in Manchester - Michael Caines at Abode
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Most Family Friendly Restaurant in Manchester - The Olive Press
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Bar in Manchester - Lammars
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Pub in Manchester - The Britons Protection
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Cocktail in Manchester - Cloud 23 - Ena Sparkles
ManchesterTheatres.com Award for Best Theatre Production in Manchester - Afrika Afrika
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Venue in Manchester - The Lowry Lyric Theatre
Manchester Comedy Guide Award for Best Comedy Show in Manchester - Jimmy Carr
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Hotel in Manchester - City Inn Manchester
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Serviced Apartments in Manchester - Key Of A Flat - Mill View Apartment
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Album by a Manchester Artist - Take That
- The Greatest Day (The Circus Live)
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Movie with a Manchester Connection - Slumdog Millionaire
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Book - Manchester: Looking For The Light Through The Pouring Rain by Kevin Cummins
Pride Of Manchester 'Tom Buckley' Special Recognition Award - Looking for Eric
Pride Of Manchester Award for Members' Favourite Restaurant - Chaophraya
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Best Restaurant in Manchester - Michael Caines
at Abode
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Most Family Friendly Restaurant in Manchester - The Olive Press
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Bar in Manchester - Lammars
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Pub in Manchester - The Briton's Protection
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Cocktail in Manchester - Cloud 23 - Ena Sparkles
ManchesterTheatres.com Award for Best Theatre Production in Manchester - We Will Rock You
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Venue in Manchester - The Lowry Lyric Theatre
Manchester Comedy Guide Award for Best Comedy Show in Manchester - Michael McIntyre
's Comedy Roadshow
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Hotel in Manchester - Velvet Hotel Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and was devised by the Pride Of Manchester group of entertainment websites. It celebrates the best in the city from the previous 12 months.
The competition began in 2008, with the majority of awards being decided by members' votes. The only awards not decided by the voting processing, Best Restaurant, Best Hotel, and Best Serviced Apartments were decided by the results of reviews submitted throughout the previous year by the website's readership.
2007-08 Winners
Pride Of Manchester Awards for Mancunian of the Year - Tony WilsonTony Wilson
Anthony Howard Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson , was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC....
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Album by a Manchester Artist - Puressence
Puressence
Puressence are a British rock band from Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England, formed in May 1992.-Band membership:The band currently consists of:*James Mudriczki: Vocals*Lowell Killen: Guitar*Kevin Matthews: Bass guitar...
- Don't Forget To Remember
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Movie with a Manchester Connection - Control
Pride Of Manchester Award for Members' Favourite Restaurant - Choice Bar & Restaurant
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Best Restaurant in Manchester - Chaophraya
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Bar in Manchester - Odd
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Pub in Manchester - The Old Nag's Head
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Cocktail in Manchester - Cloud 23 - Ena Sharples
Ena Sharples
Ena Sharples is one of the original characters from the British soap opera Coronation Street, and was played by Violet Carson.-Development:...
ManchesterTheatres.com Award for Best Theatre Production in Manchester - Monkey: Journey To The West
Monkey: Journey to the West
Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en. It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-zheng with the British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett.-Development:In 2004,...
Manchester Comedy Guide Award for Best Comedy Show in Manchester - The Producers (musical)
The Producers (musical)
The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich...
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Hotel in Manchester - Arora International Manchester
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Serviced Apartments in Manchester - Blue Rainbow Serviced Apartments Whitworth Street
2008-09 Winners
Pride Of Manchester Awards for Mancunian of the Year - Tom BuckleyPride Of Manchester Award for Best Album by a Manchester Artist - Elbow
Elbow (band)
Elbow are an English rock band. They have played together since 1990 and recorded five studio albums, the most recent of which is Build a Rocket Boys!, released in March 2011...
- Seldom Seen Kid
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Movie with a Manchester Connection - Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
Pride Of Manchester Award for Members' Favourite Restaurant - Chaophraya
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Best Restaurant in Manchester - Michael Caines at Abode
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Most Family Friendly Restaurant in Manchester - The Olive Press
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Bar in Manchester - Lammars
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Pub in Manchester - The Britons Protection
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Cocktail in Manchester - Cloud 23 - Ena Sparkles
ManchesterTheatres.com Award for Best Theatre Production in Manchester - Afrika Afrika
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Venue in Manchester - The Lowry Lyric Theatre
Manchester Comedy Guide Award for Best Comedy Show in Manchester - Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr is an English-Irish comedian and humourist. He is known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television....
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Hotel in Manchester - City Inn Manchester
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Serviced Apartments in Manchester - Key Of A Flat - Mill View Apartment
2009-10 Winners
Pride Of Manchester Awards for Mancunian of the Year - Carl TilsonPride Of Manchester Award for Best Album by a Manchester Artist - Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
- The Greatest Day (The Circus Live)
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Movie with a Manchester Connection - Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British epic romantic drama adventure film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup...
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Book - Manchester: Looking For The Light Through The Pouring Rain by Kevin Cummins
Kevin Cummins
Kevin Cummins may refer to:* Kevin Cummins , retired Irish hurler from County Cork* Kevin Cummins , British photographer...
Pride Of Manchester 'Tom Buckley' Special Recognition Award - Looking for Eric
Looking for Eric
Looking for Eric is a 2009 French/Belgium/British film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring for its fans. It was written by screen writer Paul Laverty and directed by English director Ken Loach...
Pride Of Manchester Award for Members' Favourite Restaurant - Chaophraya
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Best Restaurant in Manchester - Michael Caines
Michael Caines
Michael Andrew Caines, MBE is an English chef, born in Exeter, Devon.He is currently head chef of Gidleigh Park in Devon, the Royal Clarence in Exeter, and developing the Abode hotels concept with Andrew Brownsword.-Biography:...
at Abode
Restaurants Of Manchester Award for Most Family Friendly Restaurant in Manchester - The Olive Press
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Bar in Manchester - Lammars
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Pub in Manchester - The Briton's Protection
ManchesterBars.com Award for Best Cocktail in Manchester - Cloud 23 - Ena Sparkles
ManchesterTheatres.com Award for Best Theatre Production in Manchester - We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You
"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century...
Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Venue in Manchester - The Lowry Lyric Theatre
Manchester Comedy Guide Award for Best Comedy Show in Manchester - Michael McIntyre
Michael McIntyre
Michael Hazen James McIntyre is an English stand-up comedian. He is well known for appearing at many British stand-up comedy events and for several roles on television stand-up programmes such as Live at the Apollo and his own show, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow...
's Comedy Roadshow
Hotels Of Manchester Award for Best Hotel in Manchester - Velvet Hotel Manchester