Famous mystery artist, Banksy has been nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award thanks to his Dismaland theme park in Somerset.

The attraction, dubbed one of the 'most miserable experiences', was held at the derelict Tropicana site on Weston-Super-Mare's seafront.

It pulled in thousands of visitors from across the globe and caused a national media frenzy when it opened last summer.

The South Bank Sky Arts Awards honour "the very best of British culture and achievement."

Banksy has been shortlisted for the the visual art category, competiting against Cornelia Parker for Magna Carta (An Embroidery) at The British Library and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Verses After Dusk at the Serpentine Gallery.

Other awards nominees include electronica band Years and Years and the BBC Two adaptation of Wolf Hall.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony which is hosted by Lord Melvyn Bragg, at London's Savoy Hotel on June 5.

Here's what happened when we went along to Dismaland during the summer...

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