Presentation Ceremony in the Axis Restaurant, One Aldwych Hotel, Covent Garden, June 20, 7 pm

The London Awards for Art and Performance are the country's most expansive awards and recognises the best in British art and entertainment across 11 categories. Nominations are based on recent and highly rated reviews of the artist or performer's work, and a recognition of their talent and skill in their art form.

As current and excellent practitioners of their art, the nominees themselves are the best people to judge each category. Nominees are asked to pick their top artists to arrive at the shortlist and award winner who will receive the trophy. The winner will be announced at the Presentation Ceremony.

Shortlist (in development as votes are coming in, alphabetical order):

Results of public voting (please note, online voting can be unreliable so this is for interest only and will not be used in the judging). Please take a moment to vote below, only one vote per award please.

Long list in competition (click on title for more) - nominations: 17

London Comedy Award Nomination Chris Ramsey: 'A barnstorming finale upends Ramsey's hitherto conventional moan about Twitter, Christmas letters, etc, and confirms one's sense – which accumulates throughout the show – that this young comic has not only precocious technical skills, but something interesting to say.'

Greg Tallent · Views 152 · Mar 03 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Nick Helm: 'I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.'

Alice Stride · Views 169 · Feb 28 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Adam Riches: 'If it sounds terrifying, it is, but it's also extremely funny. The key to Riches' charm is that he never humiliates his stooges more than he humiliates himself. His characters are ludicrous paragons of machismo ... In the end, it's always the audience members who are the heroes.'

Venetia Twigg · Views 194 · Feb 22 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Terry Alderton: 'The Southend comic's trademark tic is to turn upstage and discuss his show's progress with the voices inside his head. Have I alienated the crowd? Should I not have said that? It's a neat device, which provides meta-theatrical laughs, as well as colouring Alderton's hyperactive, shape-shifting standup with a shade of emotional and mental collapse... Alderton at his best is unstable and deliciously unexpected.'

Venetia Twigg · Views 226 · Feb 10 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Mark Thomas: ‘[on his show Walking the Wall, that is, walking the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier] .. it’s the story of 300,000 settlers; a 750km wall; six arrests, one stoning; too much hummus and a simple question, Can you ever get away from it all with a good walk?’

Alice Stride · Views 242 · Jan 18 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Alun Cochrane: '.. a man who radiates a mournful greyness from every atom of his being, but this funereal attitude somehow serves as the springboard for some wonderfully strong observational comedy.'

Venetia Twigg · Views 219 · Jan 16 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Tim Key: 'You may not be surprised to hear that he took part in the Cambridge footlights. You may be more surprised to hear that he did so by blagging a fake PhD at said University, having received his higher education in fact, at Sheffield. So, he’s got cojones. His current show Masterslut, involves an onstage bubble bath, interjections of film, poetic verses written on the back of porno cards, and a recipe for a good raspberry tart.'

Venetia Twigg · Views 260 · Jan 16 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Micky Flanagan: ’If it carries on like this,’says cockney comic Micky Flanagan of his newfound success, ‘I'm seriously considering signing off’... his is an unpretentious, cheerfully direct working-class voice that taps into a high-yield seam of blokeish, impish humour.'

Venetia Twigg · Views 296 · Jan 02 ·

London Comedy Award nomination Tim Vine: ‘I saw a toucan in my garden today. It's quite rare to see a toucan in your garden. Then I got a bit closer and realised it was a magpie eating a banana.’

Venetia Twigg · Views 291 · Dec 19 ·

London Comedy Award nomination Russell Kane: '.. whirlwind routines of a neurotic pitch, perfect for the 'Family Guy' generation (‘Self-heckle. Postmodern. Relax’ could end up his catchphrase).'

Venetia Twigg · Views 381 · Dec 15 ·

London Comedy Award nomination Tommy Tiernan: ‘..offers a masterclass in wringing maximum drama from his material... simulating the Big Bang with a bubble-gun.’

Venetia Twigg · Views 301 · Dec 10 ·

London Comedy Award nomination Stewart Lee: 'This is Lee at his most self-referential and meta-textual..'

Venetia Twigg · Views 341 · Dec 05 ·

London Comedy Award nomination Jason Manford: 'If Santa ever pops his boots, Jason Manford is the man for the job; he spreads joy like Madonna spreads her weirdly muscular legs.'

Alice Stride · Views 321 · Nov 30 ·

London Comedy Award nomination Sarah Millican: '..arrives on stage to some rather dramatic, X-Factor-esque music. This is incongruous, given her style, which is friendly, inquisitive, conspiratorial and not showbizzy in the least.'

Venetia Twigg · Views 376 · Nov 14 ·

London Comedy Award nomination Omid Djalili: “Suicide bombing – it’s a cultural thing for us, a bit like jury service”

Venetia Twigg · Views 343 · Nov 09 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Ross Noble: 'There’s a fine art to being funny without being offensive, and Ross Noble is one of the few who can tread the line with the self-assurance of a tightrope walker.'

Angela Lord · Views 425 · Oct 29 ·

London Comedy Award Nomination Totally Tom: 'Unpredictable to the last, these Toms showcase true comedic talent. Each twist leaves the audience squirming with laughter, and after witnessing a very homo-erotic King’s Speech it is refreshing to note that nothing is out of bounds. With 5 and 4 stars from the Telegraph, Arts Desk, the Herald and countless other publications, it’s unanimous; Tom x Tom is a genuine laugh-making compound.'

Views 463 · Oct 18 ·