Editing Turner Prize (section)

===2001===
[[File:Photograph of Jacqueline Crofton by Charles Thomson.jpg|thumb|upright|Jacqueline Crofton threw eggs in protest at winner [[Martin Creed]]'s entry.]]
Controversy was caused by winner [[Martin Creed]]'s installation ''[[Work No. 227: The lights going on and off]]'' consisting of an empty room whose lighting periodically came on and went off. Artist Jacqueline Crofton threw eggs at the walls of the room containing Creed's work as a protest.<ref name=turnerprotests>Youngs, Ian (2002)[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2382373.stm "The art of Turner protests", BBC] www.bbc.co.uk, 31 October 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2007</ref> At the prize ceremony, [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] gave him the prize and said, "At a time when political correctness is valued over honesty I would also like to say "Right on, motherfuckers!".<ref>Gibbons, Fiachra (2001), [https://www.theguardian.com/turnerprize2001/story/0,7369,616274,00.html "Judges switched on as Turner Prize goes to the Creed of nothingness"], ''The Guardian'', 10 December 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2007.</ref> This was on live TV before the 9&nbsp;pm [[Watershed (television)|watershed]] and an attempt to [[Bleep censor|"bleep" it out]] was too late. Channel 4 were subsequently given an official rebuke by the Independent Television Commission.<ref>Innes, John (2002)[https://web.archive.org/web/20050317003227/http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=878&id=162982002 "Madonna rebuked for Turner Prize outburst"], ''The Scotsman'', 11 February 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2007.</ref>

Other nominees included photographer [[Richard Billingham]], video/installation artist (and now film director) [[Isaac Julien]] and installation artist [[Mike Nelson (artist)|Mike Nelson]].