Other winners at the September 3 event in London include Stormzy, who lands Solo Artist of the Year trophy for a second year, and Nicole Kidman, who takes home Actress of the Year gong.
- September 4, 2019
AceShowbiz - "Rocketman" co-stars Richard Madden and Taron Egerton were among the big winners at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards in London on Tuesday night (September 03).
"Game of Thrones" star Madden, 33, was presented with the Most Stylish Man of the Year prize by singer Rita Ora, while Egerton landed the Actor of the Year honour from Sir Elton John's longtime songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin.
Egerton portrayed the rocker in "Rocketman".
Rapper Stormzy was also a winner at the Tate Modern gallery, picking up the Solo Artist of the Year trophy for a second year.
Andrew Scott was awarded the prize for Standout Performance of the Year by his "Fleabag" creator and co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, while the Actress of the Year gong was handed to Nicole Kidman by Elle Fanning.
Other winners included The 1975 (Band of the Year); Sir Ian McKellen (Legend of the Year); Kylie Minogue (Icon of the Year); revered crime author James Ellroy (Writer of the Year); Chinese activist Ai Weiwei (Artist of the Year), and David Beckham, who collected the Editor's Special Award from GQ's Dylan Jones.
Punk icon Iggy Pop was also recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
See the full list of winners and presenters at the 2019 GQ Men of the Year Awards below:
- Hugo Boss Most Stylish Man, presented by Rita Ora : Richard Madden
- Beats by Dr. Dre Band, presented by Charli XCX : The 1975
- Inspiration, presented by Gabby Logan : The England Women's Football Team
- Lifetime Achievement, presented by Debbie Harry : Iggy Pop
- Designer, presented by Naomi Campbell : Kim Jones
- Actor, presented by Bernie Taupin : Taron Egerton
- Vero Breakthrough Music Act, presented by Sam Smith : Dave
- Live Act, presented by Winnie Harlow : George Ezra
- Maddox Gallery Artist, presented by Russell Tovey : Ai Weiwei
- Writer, presented by Sir Patrick Stewart : James Ellroy
- Icon, presented by Sir Tom Jones : Kylie Minogue
- Sportsmen, presented by Greg James : The England One-Day Cricket Team
- Actress, presented by Elle Fanning : Nicole Kidman
- Hugo Boss Standout Performance, presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge : Andrew Scott
- Politician of the Year, presented by Susanna Reid : Rory Stewart
- Game Changer, presented by Caitlin Moran : Greta Thunberg
- Haig Club Solo Artist, presented by Adwoa Aboah : Stormzy
- Legend, presented by Stephen Fry : Ian McKellen
- Editor's Special, presented by Dylan Jones : David Beckham
