There are 33 categories in the awards. Shortlists for the team awards and the Newspaper of the Year award will be announced later.
The Press Awards which will culminate with a glittering gala dinner at the Lancaster London Hotel, Lancaster Gate, on Tuesday 20 March, 2012, are organised on behalf of the industry by the Society of Editors. Proceeds will help to fund the Society of Editors’ campaigning for press freedom and the Journalists’ Charity.
Chairman of the judges Bob Satchwell (pictured), executive director of the Society of Editors said: “While 2011 may not go down in history as the newspaper industry’s finest year its readers are still served by the world’s most vibrant and diverse national press. Despite unprecedented attention and negative comment the papers and their journalists produced many terrific stories that informed and entertained.
“Panels of independent judges and those nominated by their newspapers have pored over more than 650 entries to produce the shortlists. They have had the privilege of seeing and reading a mountain of brilliant journalism.”
The Lancaster London Hotel will provide the backdrop for one of the most prestigious events in the industry's calendar with more than 400 editors, writers and columnists coming together to salute the quality, and success of national newspaper journalism.
The Shortlists
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
George Arbuthnott, The Mail on Sunday
Simon Boyle, Daily Mirror
Laurie Penny, The Independent
Laura Pitel, The Times
Ruth Sherlock, The Daily Telegraph
BUSINESS & FINANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Alex Brummer, Daily Mail
John Gapper, Financial Times
Andrew Hill, Financial Times
James Quinn, The Sunday Telegraph
Harry Wilson & Philip Aldrick, The Daily Telegraph
POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Matthew D’Ancona, The Sunday Telegraph
Isabel Oakeshott, The Sunday Times
Peter Oborne, The Daily Telegraph
Rachel Sylvester, The Times
Simon Walters, The Mail on Sunday
FOREIGN REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Ian Birrell, Freelance
Martin Chulov, The Guardian
Andrew Gilligan, The Daily/Sunday Telegraph
Hala Jaber, The Sunday Times
Roula Khalaf, Financial Times
SHOWBIZ REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Nicola Methven, Daily Mirror
Sara Nathan, Daily Mail
Colin Robertson, The Sun
Gordon Smart, The Sun
Ben Todd, Daily Mail
SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
David Conn, The Guardian
Martin Samuel, Daily Mail
Mark Souster, The Times
David Walsh, The Sunday Times
Martyn Ziegler, Press Association
SPECIALIST REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian
Robert Hardman, Daily Mail
Jeremy Laurance, The Independent
Sarah O’Connor, Financial Times
Jay Rayner, The Observer
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET
John Arlidge, The Sunday Times Magazine
John Henley, The Guardian
Jon Ronson, The Guardian
David James Smith, The Sunday Times Magazine
Amy Turner, The Sunday Times Magazine
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR – POPULAR
Paul Bracchi, Daily Mail
Martin Fricker, Daily Mirror
Oliver Harvey, The Sun
David Jones, Daily Mail
Ross Wynne-Jones, Daily Mirror
INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET
Lynn Barber, The Sunday Times Magazine
Robert Chalmers, The Independent on Sunday
Camilla Long, The Sunday Times Magazine
Deborah Ross, The Independent
Rachel Sylvester & Alice Thomson, The Times
INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR – POPULAR
Jane Fryer, Daily Mail
Louise Gannon, The Mail on Sunday
Angela Levin, The Mail on Sunday
Beth Neil, Fabulous
Melissa Thompson, Daily Mirror
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET
Daniel Finkelstein, The Times
Liz Jones, Mail on Sunday
Caitlin Moran, The Times
Peter Oborne, The Daily Telegraph
Melanie Reid, The Times
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - POPULAR
Craig Brown, Daily Mail
Sue Carroll, Daily Mirror
Richard Godwin, Evening Standard
Ephraim Hardcastle, Daily Mail
Melanie Phillips, Daily Mail
CRITIC OF THE YEAR
Craig Brown, The Mail on Sunday
AA Gill, The Sunday Times
Henry Hitchings, London Evening Standard
Caitlin Moran, The Times
Brian Sewell, London Evening Standard
Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
DIARIST OF THE YEAR
Atticus, The Sunday Times
Matthew Bell, The Independent on Sunday
Richard Kay, Daily Mail
Londoner’s Diary, London Evening Standard
Robert Shrimsley, Financial Times
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Chris Harris, The Times
Jack Hill, The Times
Dan Kitwood, Getty Images
Pete Nicholls, The Times
Oli Scarff, Getty Images
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Shaun Boterill, Getty Images
Mike Egerton, Press Association
John Giles, Press Association
Andy Hooper, Daily Mail
Richard Pelham, The Sun
CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR
Steve Bell, The Guardian
Peter Brookes, The Times
Matt Pritchett, The Daily Telegraph
Chris Riddell, The Observer
Gerald Scarfe, The Sunday Times
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Daily Mail, Stephen Lawrence
Financial Times, Care Homes
London Evening Standard, Literacy
The Sunday Telegraph, Forests
The Times, Adoption
SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
Culture, The Sunday Times
Fabulous, The Sun
FT Weekend Magazine, Financial Times
Observer Food Monthly, The Observer
Royal Wedding Special, The Daily Telegraph
The Times Magazine, The Times
WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Financial Times
Mail Online
The Sunday Times
The Telegraph
Times iPad
BEST OF HUMOUR AWARD
Peter Brookes, The Times
Craig Brown, Daily Mail
Jeremy Clarkson, The Sunday Times
Victoria Coren, The Observer
Hugo Rifkind, The Times
NEWS REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Sharon Churcher, The Mail on Sunday
David Collins, Daily Mirror
Nick Davies, The Guardian
Paul Lewis, The Guardian
Rupert Neate, The Guardian
Andrew Norfolk, The Times
CUDLIPP AWARD
Daily Mirror: Real Britain series
Daily Mail: Humbling of a Bank Giant
Daily Mirror: Bombardier campaign
London Evening Standard: Get London Reading campaign
Daily Mail: Stephen Lawrence murder campaign
The Sun: Get Britain Learning series
