The Inheritance, Lenny Henry and Jessie Buckley win South Bank Sky Arts awards

The winners of the South Bank Sky Arts Awards have been announced, with Lily Allen, Danny Boyle and Lenny Henry among recipients.

Hosted by Melvyn Bragg, this year's awards recognised winners in categories including dance, theatre, pop, dance, opera, literature, comedy, visual art, film, classical music and TV drama. Lenny Henry was given the Outstanding Achievement Award, while Jessie Buckley was given The Times Breakthrough Award.

The Inheritance won in the theatre category, while the ENO's Porgy and Bess was recognised in the opera category. Choreographer William Forsythe won in the dance category for Playlist (Track 1,2).

Lily Allen won in the pop category for her album No Shame and TV series Derry Girls won in the comedy category.

On receiving the award for Outstanding Achievement, Henry said "I'm ecstatic to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. This ceremony is particularly special, as the awards celebrate the incredible spectrum of arts that the UK has to offer. I'm very proud indeed to be honoured in this way."

Bragg said: "Once again the Arts defy the gravity of the current situation in the UK and deliver a magnificence of talent that is truly world-class."

Full List of Winners

THEATRE
The Inheritance
Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre

POP
Lily Allen, No Shame

DANCE
Playlist (Track 1,2)
By William Forsythe
English National Ballet

OPERA
Porgy and Bess
English National Opera

LITERATURE
Diana Evans: Ordinary People

COMEDY
Derry Girls
Hat Trick Productions / Channel 4

VISUAL ART
Danny Boyle, Pages of the Sea
14-18 NOW

FILM
The Favourite

TV DRAMA
A Very English Scandal
Blueprint Pictures/BBC One

CLASSICAL MUSIC
Debussy Festival
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

THE TIMES BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
Jessie Buckley

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sir Lenny Henry