LONDON, March 16, 2021 - Clive Mason, Jonathan Liew, Sky Sports and The Telegraph were the big winners on a very different night at the 2020 British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by The National Lottery and Canon.
Mason, from Getty Images, won the Ed Lacey Trophy for SJA Sports Photographer of the Year, sponsored by Canon, and also took the Sports Picture of the Year and Specialist Sports Portfolio awards.
The Guardian’s Liew, 2018 Sports Columnist, was named Sports Writer of the Year and receives the John Bromley Trophy.
ITV’s Steve Scott was awarded Broadcast Journalist of the Year and showed his versatility by also taking the Sports News Reporter accolade in the writing section.
The SJA Sports Newspaper of the Year title went to The Daily Telegraph for a second year in succession. The Sports Network of the Year award was won by Sky Sports.
Peter Drury of Premier League Productions was named Sports Commentator of 2020 while the coveted Sports Presenter category was won by Laura Woods of talkSPORT.
The Sports Pundit award – which went to former cricketer Michael Holding – was chosen by SJA members from the judges’ shortlist.
Traditionally there would have been more than 600 guests at a gala dinner in central London, hosted by Jim Rosenthal. Jim was still very much at the centre of our virtual awards night, which saw the crème-de-la-crème in sports photography, broadcast and writing recognised.
2020 SJA BRITISH SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS WINNERS
SJA Sports Writer of the Year (The John Bromley Trophy)
Jonathan Liew – The Guardian
SJA Sports Photographer of the Year (Ed Lacey Trophy), sponsored by 
Clive Mason – Getty Images
SJA Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Steve Scott (ITV)
SJA Sports Network of the Year
Sky Sports
SJA Sports Newspaper of the Year
The Telegraph
WRITING AWARDS
Digital Publisher
Winner: CNN Sport
Silver: The Telegraph
Bronze: The Athletic UK
Cricket Journalist
Winner: Nick Hoult – The Telegraph
Silver: Mike Atherton – The Times
Bronze: Ali Martin – The Guardian
Football Journalist
Winner: Sam Wallace – The Telegraph
Silver: Daniel Taylor – The Athletic UK
Bronze: Henry Winter – The Times
Rugby Journalist
Winner: Nik Simon – The Mail on Sunday
Silver: Daniel Schofield The Telegraph
Bronze: Stephen Jones – The Sunday Times
Special Sports Edition
Winner: George Floyd 100 Days On: How Sport Has Fought For Change – Sky Sports
Silver: Women’s Sport Monthly – The Telegraph
Bronze: Shutdown – The Telegraph
Specialist Correspondent
Winner: Matt Christie – Boxing News
Silver: Jonathan McEvoy – The Daily Mail
Bronze: Nick Hope – BBC Sport
Sports Feature Writer
Winner: Andy Bull – The Guardian and The Observer
Silver: Daniel Taylor – The Athletic UK
Bronze: Riath Al-Samarrai – The Daily Mail
Sports Scoop
Winner: Project big picture – Sam Wallace – The Telegraph
Silver: Rugby’s dementia crisis – Andy Bull & Michael Aylwin – The Guardian
Bronze: Stars allege abuse at heart of British Gymnastics – Steve Scott – ITV News
Sports Columnist
Winner: Matt Dickinson – The Times
Silver: Mike Atherton – The Times
Bronze: David Walsh – The Sunday Times
Sports News Reporter
Winner: Steve Scott – ITV News
Silver: David Conn – The Guardian
Bronze: Jeremy Wilson – The Telegraph
Young Sports Journalist (Ian Wooldridge Award)
Winner: Katie Whyatt – The Athletic UK
Silver: Tom Kershaw – The Independent
Bronze: Chloe Merrell – GiveMeSport Women
Regional Journalist
Winner: Jon Colman – News & Star / The Cumberland News
Silver: Neil Allen – Portsmouth News
Bronze: Steven Chicken – Huddersfield Examiner and Yorkshire Live
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Football Portfolio
Winner: Michael Regan – Getty Images
Silver: Alex Livesey – Getty Images
Bronze: Matt McNulty – Manchester City FC
Specialist Sports Portfolio
Winner: Clive Mason – Getty Images
Silver: Clive Brunskill – Getty Images
Bronze: David Davies – PA Media
Canon Sports Portfolio
Winner: Michael Steele – Getty Images
Silver: Alex Livesey – Getty Images
Bronze: Julian Finney – Getty Images
Sports Picture
Winner: Clive Mason – Getty Images
Silver: Bradley Ormesher – The Times
Bronze: Michael Steele – Getty Images
Away from the Action
Winner: Tom Jenkins – The Guardian
Silver: Marc Aspland – The Times
Bronze: Edward Whitaker – Racing Post
Young Sports Photographer
Winner: Harry Murphy – Sportsfile
Silver: Molly Darlington – Reuters/Action Images
Bronze: Chloe Knott – Danehouse Photography
BROADCAST AWARDS
Sports Network
Winner: Sky Sports
Silver: talkSPORT
Bronze: BT Sport
Broadcast Journalist
Winner: Steve Scott – ITV News
Silver: Sally Nugent – BBC Breakfast / BBC Sport
Bronze: Sonja McLaughlan – BBC Sport
Sports Commentator
Winner: Peter Drury – Premier League Productions
Silver: John Hunt – BBC Radio 5 Live
Bronze: Nick Mullins – ITV Sport
Sports Presenter
Winner: Laura Woods – talkSPORT
Silver: Isa Guha – Whisper
Silver: Mark Chapman – BBC Radio 5 Live
Sports Pundit
Winner: Michael Holding – Sky Sports
Silver: Micah Richards – BBC Radio 5 Live
Bronze: Ebony Rainford-Brent – BBC Radio 5 Live
Audio / Radio Documentary
Winner: Klopp’s journey: Black Forest hills to Anfield thrills – BBC Sports News
Silver: The Everything is Black and White Podcast – Chronicle Live / Reach PLC
Bronze: Coming In From The Cold – talkSPORT / Unedited Stories
Audio / Radio Live
Winner: England’s Cricket Tour of the Rainbow Nation – talkSPORT
Silver: 5 Live Sport – End of Championship Season – BBC Radio 5 Live
Bronze: Wilder v Fury II – talkSPORT
Audio / Radio Show
Winner: That Peter Crouch Podcast – BBC Radio 5 Live
Silver: White & Jordan – talkSPORT
Bronze: GameDay Exclusive – talkSPORT
Television / Digital Documentary
Winner: Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me – Wonder TV
Silver: Greavsie – BT Sport
Bronze: Rob Burrow: My Year with MND – BBC Sport and BBC Breakfast
Television / Digital Live Event Coverage
Winner: England v West Indies: Black Lives Matter – Sky Sports
Silver: Royal Ascot – ITV Sport
Bronze: Live Premier League Football Returns – Sunset+Vine
Television / Digital Show
Winner: The NFL Show – Whisper
Silver: Ski Sunday – BBC Sport
Bronze: The Ashes: Live Watch-along – Sky Sports
Bronze: C4 Formula One Highlights: Russian Grand Prix – Whisper
One to watch – On Air
Winner: Jaydee Dyer – Sky Sports
Silver: Billy Monger – Whisper
Bronze: Austin Halewood – BBC Sports News
One to watch – Off Air
Winner: Danyal Khan – Sky Sports
Silver: George Cottam – BBC Radio 5 Live
Bronze: Ed Higgs – Sky Sports
Source: www.sportsjournalists.co.uk
