[Mrluvaluva]

Adele may have scooped more than 50 gongs including eight Grammys and three Brits for her break-up album 21, but she lost out to veteran singer Kate Bush at the South Bank Sky Arts awards.

50 Words For Snow won the Pop Award at the central London ceremony, seeing off strong competition from 21 and PJ Harvey's Let England Shake.

Sir Tom Jones presented the prize which was for Bush's first set of completely new songs since 2005 when she released Aerial.

In what was a very strong year for original theatre and following a triumphant night at the Olivier Awards, Tim Minchin continued his winning streak taking the Best Theatre Award for his RSC hit Matilda.

At the Dorchester Hotel, on Park Lane, Minchin told Sky News he has been shocked by the success of the musical.

He said: "I guess if I can ever step back I can't believe it, but I've been with it for three years and it's slowly become what it is. It's not like you wake up one day with a hit musical, but all the accolades are an incredible bonus."

Matilda managed to fend off two other very popular shows in the National Theatre's One Man Two Guvnors - which is now playing to rave reviews on Broadway - and Constellations at the Royal Court.

Lynne Ramsay's compelling adaptation of the harrowing novel We Need To Talk About Kevin beat Senna and Attack The Block to scoop the Best Film gong, which was designed and signed by Turner prize winning sculptor Anish Kapoor.

The South Bank Sky Arts Awards ceremony, hosted as ever by Melvyn Bragg, will be broadcast on Sky Arts HD this evening at 9pm.

Bragg reiterated how the competitiveness of the awards is testimony to the high standards in the UK across the arts.

He said: "I don't think anyone envied our judges for their impossible decision this year.

"With such a strong and vibrant array of winners, from Kate Bush to Matilda, to the ENO, this is a wonderful opportunity to praise the incredible wealth of artistic brilliance we have in this country."

Grayson Perry triumphed in the hotly contested Visual Arts category, which was presented by Tracey Emin.

Fighting off competition from David Hockney and David Chipperfield, the artist carried off the trophy for his exhibition The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman at the British Museum.

The award-winning author Michael Frayn was honoured with Outstanding Achievement, in association with The Dorchester, for a career that has kept him at the top of his field for more than 40 years.


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[bbfan1991]

About time someone else won an award despite her recent success!

[Marc]

-waits for Dean to come in and just explode jizz everywhere-

[arista]

Can a Mod Move this to TV Secion.


Its on Tonight
on SkyArts1HD and SkyArts1 9PM

Via Virgin and Sky.

[Kizzy]

I like adela but I kate bush!

[Mrluvaluva]

I still have not heard the album yet.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

I still have not heard the album yet.

why did you not post this on TV section?
I asked a mod to move it.

But I got a no.

So I had to make a thread there

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by arista

why did you not post this on TV section?
I asked a mod to move it.

But I got a no.

So I had to make a thread there

Because it's not just about TV is it? The original post mentions that the awards ceremony is on the TV tonight and I have subsequently highlighted it.

[Mrluvaluva]

Just listened to the album and I really like it. "Snowflake" is such a beautiful song.

[Shaun]

ADELE WHO?