The Sky Arts Awards will return to London's Roundhouse on Tuesday 13 October, with two artists joining forces for the first time to host the ceremony. Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry and BRIT and Mercury Prize-nominated musician Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem) will bring their distinctive voices to the stage as they lead a night celebrating the outstanding artists, performers and storytellers shaping culture across the UK and Ireland.

Now in its third year, the Sky Arts Awards celebrate outstanding achievement across the full breadth of the arts. Remaining the only awards of their kind to honour the entire creative spectrum, the ceremony recognises excellence across classical music, comedy, dance, film, literature, opera, poetry, popular music, television, theatre and visual arts.

Sir Grayson Perry said: "As someone who has worked as an artist, a broadcaster, a writer and a performer I love the Sky Arts Awards because it honours the arts in all its glorious forms"

Rebecca Lucy Taylor said: "I'm thrilled to be hosting the Sky Arts Awards 2026 with Grayson Perry! As the ancient forms of how to make sense of why we are alive at all are increasingly only available to the privileged due to chronic underfunding, I think it’s gonna be cool that someone who went to a comp in Rotherham is running the show."

Phil Edgar-Jones OBE, Executive Director, Unscripted Originals at Sky, said: “I couldn’t be prouder of the role the Sky Arts Awards plays in celebrating the exceptional creative talent across UK and Ireland. For many young artists, writers, musicians, painters and dancers, building a career from their passion can feel increasingly out of reach. These awards shine a spotlight on the trailblazers driving our cultural industries forward and help inspire and open doors for the next generation.”

Last year’s Sky Arts Awards winners included Bob Geldof, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award, Conclave in Film, Lola Young for This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway in Popular Music and the acclaimed drama Adolescence, which won the Television award.

The Sky Arts Awards are commissioned by Phil Edgar-Jones OBE, Executive Director, Unscripted Originals at Sky for Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Chief Advertising and Content Officer Sky, CEO Sky Studios. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Leanne Cosby, and the Project Manager is Vanessa Woodard.

The awards are produced by DRUM Studios, part of Omnicom Media. Executive Producers are Danny Carvalho and Andy Holland.