The Finals take place at the NIGHT OF THE SENSES in London on Saturday 2nd September at The Renaissance Rooms, Vauxhall, London SW8. The stage-show features fashion shows, performance art, readings and striptease. The work of all the finalists is exhibited, and the winners presented with golden flying penis trophies, hand carved for us in Bali. But there has been quite a journey by then..

We have fourteen categories. From the people nominated by the public in Spring, our judges draw up three finalists in each category, and then select the winners.

ARTIST

Alice Hawkins
London-based photographer whose subjects include some of the world's sexiest and intriguing people
Jemima Stehli and Lewis Amar
Artists who use their bodies as material and subject matter for photographs and videos
Jan Willemsen
Dutch artist who produces amusing Bosch-like miniature paintings and larger watercolours
CAMPAIGNER

Belinda Brooks Gordon
Lecturer at Birkbeck College London who is challenging the Home Office Prostitution Criminal Law Reform
European Conference On Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration Brussels
Triumphant gathering which resulted a Declaration of the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe being presented to, and endorsed by the European Parliament
Backlash Campaign
led by Demolition Red defending the right to possess and download extreme pornography, including images of BDSM, and challenging the current proposed ban
EVENT / CLUB

Candy Bar
London's first lesbian bar to get a full striptease license. Their great strip shows are unlike other strip bars, by actually paying the dancers a wage
Olympia Moments
Underground private club run by strippers for an appreciative and respectful clientele, with themed floor shows and private dancing
Starkers
Vibrant naked disco run monthly in London, currently famous for its friendly atmosphere, wild sex. Jamie, the owner, perseveres cheerfully despite endless struggles with the authorities
FASHION

CERAMIC CORSETS
Corsets made out of ceramics by the US-based artist and designer Nicole Moan and distributed in Britain by Nina Budden
HotHeels/Pleaser Shoes USA
Friendly service for the gay and trans community, selling reasonably priced high heeled shoes
Oh La La!
Sexy dancewear by Michelle and Fred Roland (London)
FILM

Nomades
Jean Daniel Cadinot (France) Beautifully shot, very hot gay porn featuring gorgeous men enjoying intimate and athletic sex in enticing locations and seductive lighting with safer sex throughout
Secret Things (Choses Secrètes) (France)
Stunning French erotic film which is full of surprises, featuring Coralie Revel and Sabrina Seyvecou, Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Trial Run (USA)
Libido's latest film, which is both amusing and sexy, featuring unusual actors and actresses of all shapes and sizes. Shot by Marianna Beck and her partner Jack Hafferkamp
ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN

Crochet My Crotch
Website of bespoke crocheted female pudenda
Anna Hanson
Swedish based artist and designer whose bedroom and kitchen hand towels are embroidered with pornographic images
Sylvie Jones
Prolific, saucy erotic surrealist illustrator who works with watercolours
INNOVATION

Beppy Comfort Wet Tampons
Lubricated sponge tampons shaped for easy removal, designed for discretion, Very popular with sex workers
DrThom
Reasonably priced and easy-to-use mail order service for testing and treating sexually transmitted infections, with phone support
Fettered Pleasures
Very professional and welcoming high quality pansexual fetish & SM toy shop, now with its own dungeon
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Araki
Japanese fetish photographer who had a retrospective exhibition at the Barbican Gallery in 2005
Irena Ionesco
73-year old French erotic photographer whose work has never before been exhibited in the UK
Sunset Strip
Soho's oldest and much loved strip bar that welcomes a wide range of clients including groups from Deaf-Blind UK
PERFORMANCE ARTIST

Christine Moon
Her Sexual Orientation Exchange is a graphic comedy act involving members of the audience and a bucket
Ella
High energy Matrix act with great skills and sexy pole dancing.
Gwendoline Lamour
The original British burlesque diva, straight out of a Fragonard painting!
Lily Dumont
Pretty, 40's style cutie who performs a charming feather fan dance to the Ugly Ducking song
The Tease Maids
Amateur troupe trained by Jo King, who strip as flight attendants. All different shapes and sizes: a girl for everyone! Sexy, charming and never too serious
Red Sarah
Beautifully timed act which includes fire twirling from her nipples
PHOTOGRAPHER

Tears of Envy
High gloss baroque fetish visions by a London-based female photographer
Vittoria Perzan
Italian photographer who produced a book of stills taken on porn shoots
Jamie Robertson
London painter who has now produced a book of photographs, I Love You, focusing on his relationship with Tomoko and the sense of estrangement which arose from living separately in London, Tokyo and Osaka.
PUBLICATION

Agent Provocateur's Secrets and Confessions
Well written and incredibly pretty, beautifully bound books
Grafuck
Unique anthology of erotic art created by a diverse group of international artists
Spread
Dynamic magazine for and by sex workers with fascinating interviews, useful information and articles on topics as diverse as art and clothing
SEX WORKER - FEMALE

Alice
Elegant Australian fun-loving independent escort who works in central London.
Anonymous
Pru
Independent London escort.
SEX WORKER - MALE

Chris-Student
Paul Stag
Mark
STRIPTEASE ARTIST FEMALE

Chiqui
Prowling Cat Power! Great on the pole, sexy, amusing and skilled. A very naughty pussy!
Dani
Lovely sexy, fantasy princess
Kayman
Dynamic and beautiful pole dancer and accomplished fire performer
STRIPTEASE ARTIST MALE

Alexander
Seasoned stripper from Bristol who does the rounds of the audience very friendly and has a nice energy
Mr Bear Beauty
Bears are chunky, hairy, beardy gay men
WEBSITE

BENT: A Journal of Cripgay Voices.
Edited with style and humour by Bob Guter in San Francisco
Electroman
Pioneering Australian website marketing electrical sex toys using conductive foam
Gingerbeer
Gingerbeer provides up-to-date information on women-only events, lesbian clubs, dyke bars, queer shops and gay restaurants in London
WRITER

Angela Campion
Her books Scandalous and A Darker Shade of Blue (Brown Skin Books) are historical sex thrillers based around famous black heroes and heroines
Regina Lynn
The Sex-Tech expert whose book SexRev 2.0 is a guide to sex in the Internet age, and whose column on the Wired website is both fun and reliable
Hallie Rubenhold
Her book The Covent Garden Ladies :Pimp General Jack and the Extraordinary Story of Harris's List is a fascinating non-judgmental account of 18th century pimping and whoring
OUTSIDERS AWARD

Alison Lapper MBE
The disabled artist whose pregnant form sits atop the Fourth Plinth Trafalgar Square. She speaks eloquently on disability rights and won the International Woman of the Year Award in 2005