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The BSME Awards 2020 – shortlists announced

The BSME announced, on 18 December, the shortlist for their 2020 awards.

The BSME Awards 2020 – shortlists announced

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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