The Annual Awards are the biggest BSME event of the year, celebrating a year of editorial excellence across digital and print publications.
This year, all the winners received a Marks & Spencer hamper.
The event, which was filmed during lockdown and powered by software from Evessio, was hosted by BSME Chair Maria Pieri and Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo. There were also special guest appearances from Alan Titchmarsh, Bryony Gordon, Charley Boorman, Ellie Goldstein, Jeremy Leslie, Jessica Morgan, John Simpson, Julia Bradbury, Kate Garraway, Phillipa Found, Piers Morgan, Sabrina Ghayour, and Steve McCurry. BSME Committee members Andrea Thompson, Dan Green and incoming BSME Chair Hattie Brett also presented a category each.
There were 32 categories including two new awards; ‘Editor of the Year – Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Director,’ to celebrate those who oversee more than one publication, and the ‘Special Recognition 2020 Award, ‘reflecting the hardship of 2020 and the brands that went above and beyond for their readers.
Maria Pieri, BSME Chair 2020 and National Geographic Traveller (UK) Editorial Director, said: “It’s been incredible to oversee such an outstanding body of work from the whole industry sector – what an achievement despite these challenging times. I am humbled by the talent, tenaciousness and creativity of our industry. Congratulations to all the winners, highly commended and everyone who partook in the Awards!”
See the recording of the event here.
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Gideon Spanier, Campaign
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – BRANDED CONTENT
Julia Martin, Boots Health and Beauty
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CULTURE
Dan Crowe, PORT Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – CURRENT AFFAIRS AND POLITICS
Jason Cowley, New Statesman
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL
Anna Conrad, GQ.co.uk
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRITY
Shem Law and Thomas Loxley, Radio Times
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – FOOD AND DRINK
Helen Graves, Pit Magazine
Highly Commended: Glen Mutel, National Geographic Traveller Food
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – GARDENS AND COUNTRY
Lucy Hall, BBC Gardeners’ World
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – HOMES AND INTERIORS
Loma-Ann Marks, Reclaim
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT
Marcus Fairs, Dezeen
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – MEN’S & WOMEN’S BI-WEEKLY/LESS FREQUENT
Joint winners:
Kate Reardon, Times Luxx
Farrah Storr, Elle
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MEN’S & WOMEN’S WEEKLY/MORE FREQUENT
Hattie Brett, Grazia
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MOTORING
Ben Miller, CAR
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE
Marianne Jones, The Telegraph Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Greg Williams, Wired
Highly Commended: Amanda Ruggeri, BBC Future
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST
Marcus Fairs, Dezeen
Highly Commended: Harry Rose, Which?
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – SPORT, FITNESS AND HEALTH
Claire Sanderson, Women’s Health
Highly Commended: Alex Mead, Rugby Journal
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL
Jamie Kaffash, Pulse
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TRAVEL
Rory Boland, Which? Travel
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - YOUTH
Jamie Clifton, VICE UK
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – CONSUMER
Andrew Diprose, Wired
Highly Commended: Chris Lupton, Empire
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - B2B
Simon Esterson, Eye
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – BRANDED CONTENT
Kerry Wakefield, Waitrose and Partners Food
Highly Commended: Geraldine Lynch, Boots Health and Beauty
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR – B2B
Ben Heubl, E&T
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Simon Kuper, Financial Times
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
Serlina Boyd, Cocoa Publishing
COVER OF THE YEAR – B2B
Jennifer Van Schoor, Nursing Times
COVER OF THE YEAR – CONSUMER
Erica Weathers, New Statesman
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Tim Pollard, Parkers.co.uk, CAR, Motorcycle News, Today’s Golfer
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD 2020
Immediate Media, Youth and Children’s Editors, Your Mind Matters.
EDITOR’S EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Edward Enninful, OBE, British Vogue
MARK BOXER AWARD
Lorraine Candy
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