The Publican Awards: And the winners are...

More than 1,800 people saw the pub trade's finest recognised at The Publican Awards in Central London.

Comedians Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins were the hosts at the Grosvenor House event, known as the Oscars of the pub world, as 19 awards were handed out to the cream of the UK's licensees and pub companies.

Among the winners were Christopher Lewis of the Swan, Stafford, who was named BII Licensee of the Year, Shepherd Neame, awarded Regional Brewer of the Year and Fuller's, which won Pub Company of the Year, Tenanted/Leased (200+ outlets) and Managed (100+ outlets).

See all the winners on The Publican Awards photo gallery​

The full winners:

Newcomer of the Year

Sponsored by Admiral Taverns​

Duncan and Leigh Taylor, The Bluebell, Henley in Arden, Warwickshire

Pub Design of the Year

Sponsored by Budweiser Budvar UK​

The Old Contemptibles, Birmingham

Marketing Pub of the Year

Sponsored by VK Mojito​

The Highwayman, Burrow, Lancashire

Customer Service Pub of the Year

Sponsored by Mitchells & Butlers​

The Whitmore Arms, Orsett, Essex Music Pub of the Year

Sponsored by The Performing Right Society​

The Horn, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Business Person of the Year

Sponsored by Booker ​

Rupert Beak, The London Bar Company

Bar Person of the Year

Sponsored by Fairy​

Hilli Rishworth, the Fox Bar, Birmingham

Community Pub of the Year

Sponsored by Crown Awnings​

The Three Compasses, Hornsey, North LondonPub Food Pub of the Year

Sponsored by Brakes​

Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire

Freehouse of the Year

Sponsored by Christie + Co​

The Durham Ox, Craye, York, North Yorkshire

Proud of Pubs Award

Sponsored by Diageo​

Carol Cadwallader, The Spring Inn, Rochdale, Lancashire

Multiple Operator of the Year (2-19 outlets)

Sponsored by Bulmers Original​

Botanic Inns, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Retail Concept of the Year

Sponsored by Zonal Retail Data Systems​

Revolution, Inventive Leisure

Pub Company of the Year Managed (20-99 outlets)

Sponsored by Walkers ​

Wadworth, Devizes, Wiltshire

Pub Company of the Year Managed (100+ outlets)

Sponsored by United Biscuits​

Fuller, Smith & Turner, London

Pub Company of the Year Tenanted / Leased (20-199 outlets)Sponsored by Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics​

Everards Brewery, Leicestershire

Pub Company of the Year Tenanted / Leased (200+ outlets)

Sponsored by Kopparberg, Cider of Sweden​

Fuller, Smith & Turner, London

Regional Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Buzztime​

Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent

BII Licensee of the Year

Sponsored by Matthew Clark​

Christopher Lewis FBII, the Swan, Stafford