Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award.
The award was voted for by the Algeria international's fellow professionals.
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, 20, was named PFA Young Player of the Year
Manchester City forward Izzy Christiansen won the Women's Player of the Year award.
Sunderland striker Beth Mead, 20, was named Women's Young Player of the Year.
Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, the most decorated player in the English game, won the PFA Merit Award.
Ryan Giggs, PFA Player of the Year in 2009 and two-time Young Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993, said: "When you win each award you look down the trophy and you see the players who have won it before and you realise what a great accolade it is.
"This is the same. I've been here on the nights when people have won it and it's legends of the game.
"I'm fortunate to win it and I'll enjoy it."
Riyad Mahrez was handed the prize at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on Sunday April 24,2016, hours after scoring in his side's4-0 win over Swansea City as leaders Leicester moved to within five points of the title.
"Without my team-mates I wouldn't get this award," Mahrez, who joined Leicester from French Second-Tier Side Le Hayre in January 2014, said.
"And for my manager and the staff - without them I wouldn't receive this award and I wouldn't score. It's the team spirit, and I want to dedicate it to them.
"It's extra special because if the players vote for me it's because they've seen I've been great this year so I'm happy."
| Premier League season in numbers for the PFA Player of the Year nominees: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Assists | Minutes played | |
| Riyad Mahrez | 17 | 11 | 2795 |
| Harry Kane | 24 | 1 | 3008 |
| Jamie Vardy | 22 | 6 | 2959 |
| Dimitri Payet | 9 | 9 | 2311 |
| Mesut Ozil | 6 | 18 | 2869 |
| N'Golo Kante | 1 | 4 | 2750 |
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