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It's been an incredible year for the arts, and The South Bank Show Awards will honour top talent at the Dorchester Hotel in London, on Tuesday, January 29.

As you'd expect from this iconic show, the nominees and winners are varied - previous recipients include Ricky Gervais and Amy Winehouse.

As always, The Times Breakthrough Award will be giving new talent an extra boost - Billie Piper, Razorlight and Simon Amstell are some of the past nominees.

You can choose The Times/The South Bank Show Breakthrough Award winner in a unique collaboration between this newspaper and Britain’s leading TV arts programme.

Make your choice today for the most exciting new face from the shortlist of nominees below, compiled by Times critics. Each day in times2, a critic explains his or her choice.

You can register your vote now for the Breakthrough Award nominee of your choice below.

THE TIMES BREAKTHROUGH NOMINEES 2008

Tom Hardy (TV Drama)

Lucy Crowe (Opera)

Jennifer Pike (Classical)

Tessa Farmer (Visual Art)

James Forbat (Dance)

Richard Milward (Literature)

Sharon Horgan (Comedy)

Stephen Wight (Theatre)

Bishi (Pop)

Sam Riley (Film)

Click here to enter. One vote per person. Voting ends at midnight on Wednesday January 16

The winner of The South Bank Show Awards / The Times Breakthrough Award will be announced at the South Bank Show Awards on Tuesday 29 January 2008. The South Bank Awards are broadcast on itv1 on Sunday February 3, 2008 after the evening news