Guests were entertained by Sarah Williams White and Mercury prize contender Eska; Dickon Ross, Editor of E&T and 2015 Chair of the BSME presented the awards with TV star and comedian Alexander Armstrong, and The London Gay Men’s Chorus sang as the winners walked to the stage.
The winners of the 2015 BSME Awards were:
EDITORS OF THE YEAR:
BUSINESS BRAND - MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT
Nigel Praities, Pulse, Cogora
BUSINESS BRAND – WEEKLY/FORTNIGHTLY/MORE FREQUENT
Adam Leyland, The Grocer, William Reed Business Media
BRANDED CONTENT - BUSINESS
Lee Hibbert, Professional Engineering, Caspian Media
BRANDED CONTENT - CONSUMER
Simon Kurs, easyJet Traveller, Ink
ENTERTAINMENT BRAND
Lucie Cave, Heat, Bauer Media Group
Highly Commended: Ben Preston, Radio Times, Immediate Media
LIFESTYLE BRAND
Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK
SPECIAL INTEREST BRAND
Rob Attar, BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media
MEN'S BRAND
Matthew Todd, Attitude, Attitude Media
WOMEN'S BRAND - MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT
Lucy Yeomans, Porter, Net-A-Porter Group
WOMEN'S BRAND - WEEKLY/FORTNIGHTLY/ MORE FREQUENT
Lisa Smosarski, Stylist, ShortList Media Ltd
YOUTH & CHILDREN'S BRAND
Frank Tennyson, Toxic, Egmont Publishing
NEWSPAPER OR CURRENT AFFAIRS BRAND
Melissa Denes, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Media Group
DIGITAL EDITORS OF THE YEAR:
DIGITAL EDITOR – BUSINESS
Anna Winston, Dezeen, Dezeen
DIGITAL EDITOR - CONSUMER
Simon Collis, Cycling Weekly, Time Inc. UK
DIGITAL EDITOR - BRANDED CONTENT
Dan Jude, Virgin Media Presents, Redwood
Highly Commended: Jan Masters, Harrods Magazine App, Harrods
THE FIONA MACPHERSON NEW EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Joint Winners
Charlotte Moore, InStyle, Time Inc. UK
Claire Warren, Work., Haymarket Network
ART DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR:
ART DIRECTOR – BUSINESS
Simon Esterson, Pulp, Eye Magazine Limited
Highly Commended: Martin Tullett, Work., Haymarket Network
ART DIRECTOR - CONSUMER MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT
Jennifer McNally, My VIP (Pets at Home), John Brown Media
ART DIRECTOR - CONSUMER WEEKLY/FORTNIGHTLYMORE FREQUENT
Matt Curtis, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK
Highly Commended: Shazia Chaudhry, The New Review, Independent Print Ltd
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
Kevin Sutcliffe, VICE News, Vice Media
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Immediate Media Youth & Children's Portfolio, Immediate Media - Hands Up! Let's Stop Bullying For All
INNOVATION / BRAND-BUILDING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Gillian De Bono, How To Spend It, The Financial Times Ltd - How To Give It
COLUMNISTS OF THE YEAR:
COLUMNIST - SPECIAL INTEREST & BUSINESS BRAND
Rich Newton, Business Life (British Airways), Cedar Communications
COLUMNIST - CONSUMER & GENERAL INTEREST BRAND
Caitlin Moran, The Times Magazine, News UK
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Mark Griffiths, Country Life, Time Inc. UK- Shakespeare: His True Likeness Revealed At Last
MARK BOXER AWARD
Tony Chambers, Wallpaper*, Time Inc. UK
EDITORS’ EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Sue Matthias, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd
The winners of the two new COVER OF THE YEAR categories were voted on by guests attending the Awards Dinner. The winners are:
COVER OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Melissa Denes & Maggie Murphy, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Media Group
COVER OF THE YEAR - BUSINESS
Robert Jeffery & Chris Barker, People Management, Haymarket Network
