Turner Prize 2013 won by Laure Prouvost with video of tea party French artist Laure Prouvost scooped the award with her video installation The video piece called Wantee is displayed in a room set up like a tea party The award ceremony was held in Londonderry, Northern Ireland Young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan presented the £25k award to Prouvost French artist Laure Prouvost has been named winner of this year's Turner Prize for a video of a tea party. The £25,000 award was presented by Irish actress Saoirse Ronan at a ceremony in Londonderry, Northern Ireland last night. Miss Prouvost's video, "Wantee," was inspired by late German artist Kurt Schwitters, whose girlfriend was nicknamed Wantee as she repeatedly asked "want tea?" The video installation called 'Wantee' by Laure Prouvost was described by judges as being both outstanding and moving French-born artist Laure Prouvost won the Turner Prize for her video installation, pictured on display at a former Army base in Ebrington Square in Londonderry, Northern Ireland A museum staff member watches Prouvost's video called 'Wantee' in a room set up like a tea party Miss Prouvost, 35, told the audience: "Thank you for adopting me, for having a French one, I feel adopted by the UK." Other artists to be shortlisted for this year's prize included David Shrigley for his larger than life naked urinating male mannequin. Show-goers were encouraged to take part by drawing the model and their efforts are displayed around the gallery. Shrigley, whose cartoons have appeared in The Guardian Weekend magazine, is best known for his stuffed Jack Russell. Standing on its hind legs, the dog holds a placard in its paws that declares: "I'M DEAD." Laure Prouvost, centre, celebrates with her partner Nick Aikens, centre right, after winning the Turner Prize The 35-year-old filmmaker and installation artist won with a tea party-themed video installation Irish actress Saoirse Ronan pictured right with Laure Prouvost after announcing her as the winner of this year's Turner Prize Irish actress Saoirse Ronan presents Laure Prouvost with the Turner Prize for her video installation Other nominees included Ghanaian Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, who was the first black woman to be nominated, and German artist Tino Sehgal. Established in 1984, the Turner Prize is awarded to a contemporary artist under 50, living, working or born in Britain, who is judged to have put on the best exhibition of the last 12 months. Previous winners of the prestigious prize include Tracey Emin, who won in 1999 for My Bed, which featured stained sheets surrounded by cigarette butts and condoms, and Damien Hirst in 1995 for works including a cow and calf cut in half and preserved in formaldehyde. Visitors sketch David Shrigley's 'Life Model' which was short-listed for the Turner Prize Easels stand in an exhibition space for members of the public to draw David Shrigley's 'Life Model' in Londonderry, Northern Ireland The exhibition for the Turner Prize, which has travelled outside England for the first time, will be staged in Ebrington barracks, a former military site, in Londonderry until January 5. Lois Rowe, programme director of fine art at Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London, said that Miss Prouvost "was an exemplary artist for students to follow." She added: "There is a real generosity and openness in the narratives she creates and her use of language and approach to situating objects is incredibly imaginative." Lynette Yiadom-Boakye was short-listed for the award for this painting called 'Midnight, Cadiz' The Turner Prize nominees: From left to right are Laure Prouvost, David Shrigley and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye The 29th Turner Prize was held in Ebrington Square in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the first time the award has left England