The winners of the 2020 BSME Awards will be unveiled at an online event in February. This year, there are two new categories: the 2020 Special Recognition Award, which has been introduced specially to reward the efforts of a brand that has gone above and beyond for its audience during this challenging year and the Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Director of the Year.
The shortlists:
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BUSINESS & FINANCE
- Chloe McCulloch - Building - Assemble Media Group
- Gideon Spanier - Campaign - Haymarket
- Jack Courtez - RN - Newtrade Media
- Jenny Ross - Which? Money - Which? Ltd
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
- Julia Martin - Boots Health & Beauty - Bookmark
- Ellie Hughes - Holland & Barrett,Healthy - The River Group
- Kate Cornish - Pets at Home,My VIP (Pets at Home) - John Brown Media
- John L. Walters - Pulp - Eye Magazine Ltd
- Debbie Codd - Waitrose & Partners Drinks - Eye to Eye Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CULTURE (INC. ARTS, BOOKS & MUSIC)
- Rebecca Laurence - BBC Culture - BBC Global News Ltd
- Dan Crowe - PORT Magazine - PORT Publishing Ltd
- Benjamin Secher - Review - Telegraph Media Group
- Mike Williams - Sight & Sound - BFI (British Film Institute)
- Joseph Mackertich - Time Out London - Time Out
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CURRENT AFFAIRS & POLITICS
- Jason Cowley - New Statesman - NS Media Group
- Tom Clark - Prospect Magazine - Prospect Publishing Ltd
- Paul McNamee - The Big Issue - The Big Issue
- Fraser Nelson - The Spectator - The Spectator
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL
- Marcus Fairs - Dezeen - Dezeen Limited
- Bianca London - Glamour UK - Condé Nast Britain
- Anna Conrad - GQ.co.uk - Condé Nast Britain
- Josephine Price - National Geographic Traveller (UK) - APL Media
- Felicity Thistlethwaite - Stylist.co.uk - The Stylist Group
- Vijay Pattni - topgear.com - BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITY
- Thomas Whitaker - HELLO! - HELLO! Limited
- Shem Law and Tom Loxley - Radio Times - Immediate Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - FOOD & DRINK
- Claire Lavelle - Asda Magazine - Hearst UK
- Nicky Rampley-Clarke - Co-op Food - The River Group
- Karen Barnes - delicious. Magazine - Eye to Eye Media
- Laura Jackson - loveFOOD.com - Loveincorporated
- Glen Mutel - National Geographic Traveller Food - APL Media
- Helen Graves - Pit Magazine - Pit Magazine
- Nina Pullman - Wicked Leeks - Riverford Organic Farmers
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - GARDENS & COUNTRY
- Lucy Hall - BBC Gardeners' World - Immediate Media
- Liz Potter - Garden Answers - Bauer Media
- Lucy Bellamy - Gardens Illustrated - Immediate Media (Bristol)
- Rachel Hawkins - Landscape - Bauer Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - HOMES & INTERIORS
- Caroline Rowland - 91 Magazine - 91 Magazine
- Natalie Davies - LovePROPERTY.com - Love Inc
- Loma-Ann Marks - Reclaim - Tailor Made Publishing
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT
- Marcus Fairs - Dezeen - Dezeen Limited
- John L. Walters - Eye - Eye Magazine Ltd
- Vivien Jones - Kookie - Missprint Media Ltd
- Alexander Mead - Rugby Journal - eric
- Louise Robinson - Saga Magazine - Saga Publishing
- Sara Ward - Slimming World Magazine - Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd
- Michelle Johnson - Tempus - Vantage Media Limited
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MEN’S & WOMEN’S BI-WEEKLY/ MONTHLY/LESS FREQUENT
- Farrah Storr - ELLE - Hearst UK
- Gaby Huddart - Good Housekeeping - Hearst UK
- Dylan Jones - GQ - Condé Nast Britain
- Richard Dennen - Tatler - Condé Nast Britain
- Kate Reardon - Times Luxx - News UK
- Edward Enninful - Vogue - Condé Nast Britain
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MEN’S & WOMEN’S WEEKLY/ MORE FREQUENT
- Siobhan Wykes - best - Hearst UK
- Hattie Brett - Grazia - Bauer Media
- Claire Cohen - Telegraph Women - Telegraph Media Group
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MOTORING
- Ben Miller - CAR - Bauer Media
- Gareth Evans - Motorcycle News - Bauer Media
- Danny Hopkins - Practical Classics - Bauer Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE
- Sinead McIntyre - Fabulous Magazine - News UK
- Alice Fishburn - Financial Times - The Financial Times Ltd
- Jo Ellison - How To Spend It - The Financial Times Ltd
- Caroline Barrett - Stella Magazine - Telegraph Media Group
- Krissi Murison - The Sunday Times Magazine - The Sunday Times
- Marianne Jones - The Telegraph Magazine - Telegraph Media Group
- Nicola Jeal - The Times Magazine - News UK
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
- Amanda Ruggeri - BBC Future - BBC Global News Ltd
- Chris Bramley - BBC Sky at Night Magazine - Immediate Media (Bristol)
- Kate Bevan - Which? Computing - Which? Ltd
- Greg Williams - Wired - Condé Nast Britain
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPECIALIST
- Gillian Loughran - Autism Eye - Hillbury Publishing
- Louise Zecevic - Balance Magazine - The River Group
- Marcus Fairs - Dezeen - Dezeen Limited
- Richard Clare - MEGA - Immediate Media
- Sara Ward - Slimming World Magazine - Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd
- Harry Rose - Which? magazine - Which? Ltd
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPORT, FITNESS & HEALTH
- Alexander Mead - Rugby Journal - eric
- Andy Dixon - Runner's World - Hearst UK
- Sara Ward - Slimming World Magazine - Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd
- Simon Hughes - The Cricketer - The Cricketer
- Claire Sanderson - Women's Health - Hearst UK
- Esther Newman - Women's Running - Anthem Publishing
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TRADE & PROFESSIONAL
- Beth Kennedy - C+D - Informa
- Dickon Ross - E&T - Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Steve Ford - Nursing Times - EMAP Publishing Ltd
- Liz Hamson - Property Week - EMAP Publishing Ltd
- Jaimie Kaffash - Pulse - Cogora
- Sarah Richardson - Research Professional News - Research Research Ltd
- Adam Leyland - The Grocer - William Reed Business Media
- Sophie Griffiths - TTG - TTG Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TRAVEL
- Jonny Ensall - easyJet Traveller - Ink Global
- Laura Jackson - loveEXPLORING.com - Loveincorporated
- Pat Riddell - National Geographic Traveller (UK) - APL Media
- Lyn Hughes - Wanderlust - Wanderlust Travel Media
- Rory Boland - Which? Travel - Which? Ltd
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - YOUTH
- Peter Hart - BBC Top of the Pops - Immediate Media
- Vivien Jones - Kookie - Missprint Media Ltd
- Jamie Clifton - VICE UK - VICE UK
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - B2B
- Alison Fisher - Drapers - EMAP Publishing Ltd
- John Rooney - E&T - Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Nigel Peters - EG - RBI
- Simon Esterson - Eye - Eye Magazine Ltd
- Sonny Dhamu - Inside Housing - Ocean Media Group Limited
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
- Gary Cochran - 1843 Magazine - The Economist Group
- Andy Franklin - BBC TopGear,topgear.com - BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
- Tom Meredith - ELLE - Hearst UK
- Chris Lupton - Empire - Bauer Media
- Rasha Kahil - How To Spend It - The Financial Times Ltd
- Matt Willey - PORT Magazine - PORT Publishing Ltd
- Simon Campbell - Rugby Journal - eric
- Dan Biddulph - The Sunday Times Magazine - The Sunday Times
- Andrew Diprose - Wired - Condé Nast Britain
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
- Geraldine Lynch - Boots Health & Beauty - Bookmark
- Simon Esterson - Pulp - Eye Magazine Ltd
- Martin Tullett - Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Haymarket
- Naomi Lowe - Waitrose & Partners Drinks - Eye to Eye Media
- Kerry Wakefield - Waitrose & Partners Food - John Brown Media
- Tan Parmar - Waitrose & Partners Health - John Brown Media
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - B2B
- Gideon Spanier - Campaign - Haymarket
- Hilary Lamb - E&T - Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Ben Heubl - E&T - Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Mark Ritson - Marketing Week - Centaur Media
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
- Monty Don - BBC Gardeners' World - Immediate Media
- Piers Morgan - Event - Mail on Sunday
- Simon Kuper - Financial Times - The Financial Times Ltd
- Polly Vernon - Grazia - Bauer Media
- Stephen Bush - New Statesman - NS Media Group
- Billie Bhatia - Stylist - The Stylist Group
- Claire Cohen - Telegraph Women - Telegraph Media Group
- Caitlin Moran - The Times Magazine - News UK
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
- Serlina Boyd - Cocoa Publishing - Cocoa Publishing
- Vicky Chandler - Delish UK - Hearst UK
- Martha Henriques - Future Planet - BBC Global News Ltd
- Lisa Smosarski, Felicity Thistlethwaite, Meriam Ahari and Chloe Gray - Stylist.co.uk - The Stylist Group
- Unity Blott - Tyla - LADBible Group
- Chris Dillon - Vape Retailer - Newtrade Media
COVER OF THE YEAR - B2B
- Matt Ford - CA - The River Group
- John Rooney - E&T - Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Jennifer Van Schoor - Nursing Times - EMAP Publishing Ltd
- Liz Hamson, Lee Tiplady & Simon Creasey - Property Week - EMAP Publishing Ltd
- Simon Esterson and Holly Catford - Pulp - Eye Magazine Ltd
- Jaimie Kaffash & James Depree - Pulse – Cogora
COVER OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
- Geraldine Lynch - Boots Health & Beauty - Bookmark
- Claire Hodgson & Stuart Selner - Cosmopolitan - Hearst UK
- Erica Weathers - New Statesman - NS Media Group
- Holly Catford and Robert Billington - Pit Magazine - Pit Magazine
- Alexander Mead & Simon Campbell - Rugby Journal - eric
- Jess Hibbert - Saga Magazine - Saga Publishing
- Lisa Smosarski, Alix Walker, Tom Gormer - Stylist - The Stylist Group
- Kerry Wakefield - Waitrose & Partners Food - John Brown Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
- Christine Hayes - BBC Good Food,olive - Immediate Media
- Gaby Huddart - Good Housekeeping,Red,Prima - Hearst UK
- Rosie Nixon - HELLO!,HELLO! Fashion - HELLO! Limited
- Sasha Slater - Luxury,Ultratravel,ST - Telegraph Media Group
- Tim Pollard - Parkers.co.uk,CAR,Motorcycle News,Today's Golfer - Bauer Media
- Lisa Smosarski - Stylist - The Stylist Group
- Caroline McGinn - Time Out Media - Time Out
- Charlie Turner - Top Gear,topgear.com,BBC TopGear - BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
2020 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
- Lucy Hall - BBC Gardeners' World - Immediate Media
- BBC Good Food - BBC Good Food - Immediate Media
- Dezeen - Dezeen - Dezeen Limited
- Nursing Times - Nursing Times - EMAP Publishing Ltd
- Liz Hamson & Property Week editorial team - Property Week - EMAP Publishing Ltd
- Paul McNamee - The Big Issue - The Big Issue
- Time Out - Time Out Group - Time Out
- Edward Enninful - Vogue - Condé Nast Britain
- Rory Boland and Which? Travel team - Which? Travel - Which? Ltd
- Immediate Media Youth & Children’s Editors - Your Mind Matters - Immediate Media
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