Eighth edition of annual event celebrating global industry excellence received nearly 2,000 submissions from around the world; strong British representation on category longlists; awards ceremony will be held in Lausanne in April…
The UK has representation on 10 of the 11 category longlists for the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2025.
In total, 87 entries submitted by UK sports writers, broadcasters and photographers have been put through to the next phase of the process for the eighth edition of the awards, which celebrates excellence in the industry from across the globe.
Last year, The Athletic’s Adam Leventhal won the Writing Best Colour Piece category, while CNN’s Issy Ronald was among six more British entries to reach the final stage of the competition.
Other previous UK winners at the AIPS Sport Media Awards include photographer Sam Barnes, CNN writer Jack Bantock, Kate Rowan (Telegraph), Dina Asher-Smith (Telegraph column) and Suzy Wrack (The Guardian).
This time, the free-to-enter awards received nearly 2,000 submissions representing 130 nationalities. They are potentially lucrative as well as prestigious, with prizes of US $5,000 (1st), $3,000 (2nd) and $2,000 (3rd) on offer for those who finish in the main category podium places.
The longlists will now be whittled down to shortlists, and then top 10s.
From there, the top three entrants in each category will be invited to attend the awards ceremony, which will be part of the annual AIPS Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland, in April.
Here are the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2025 categories in which UK entrants were longlisted, with their names (those marked with an asterisk have two entries longlisted). Follow the links in the category titles to see entry details in full…
- Carys Wall, Jac Philimore – Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team – Bespoken Media
- Adam Leventhal – The story of the Guinea stadium disaster – a special episode of The Athletic FC podcast – The Athletic
- James Montague – Ghost Cities FC – BBC World Service
Sam Barnes, Andrew Boyers, Clive Brunskill, Mickael Chavet, Andy Couldridge, Adrian Dennis, Julian Finney, Clive Mason, Patrick McCann, Hannah McKay, Kieran McManus, Jonathan Moscrop, Lee Smith, Shi Tang, Edward Whitaker
Sam Barnes, Andrew Boyers, Clive Brunskill, Mickael Chavet, Andy Couldridge, Adrian Dennis, Mike Egerton, Julian Finney, Richard Heathcote, Matthew Lewis, Ian MacNicol *, Clive Mason, Hannah McKay, Jonathan Moscrop, Phil Noble, Carl Recine *, Micah Ricketts, Oli Scarff, Lee Smith
- Alex Aljoe – Trent Alexander-Arnold talks leaving Liverpool, life in Madrid & Anfield return – Amazon Prime Video Sport
- Steve Bower – The BIG Interview: Micky van de Ven – IMG/Premier League
- Rob Harris – The life of silent hero Diogo Jota – Sky News
- Theo Lee Ray – Beacon of Hope: The Grenfell Athletic Story – TNT Sports / Warner Bros. Discovery
- Joe Wilson – Special Olympics – The World in Turin – BBC News / BBC iPlayer / BBC Breakfast
- Nick Hope – From screaming sibling to boxing brilliance – the Ruby White story – SportsAid
- Stuart Pollitt – Unstoppable Determination – Restless Films
Riath Al-Samarrai, Julia Andersen *, Ervin Ang, Jamie Barton, Natalie Berry, Oliver Brown, Jason Burt, Alex Bysouth *, Gareth Davies, James Ducker, Piers Edwards, Jo Gunston, William Imbo, Sophie Lawson, Adam Leventhal, Mark Lomas, Sid Lowe*, Andy McGrath, Ben Morse, Steven Price, George Ramsay, Hannah Ryan, Emma Smith, Tom Williams, Suzanne Wrack
Riath Al-Samarrai, Oliver Brown, Denis Devlin, Jon Holmes, Steve Menary, Emma Smith, Suzanne Wrack
Anthony Hanc, Annabel Lee-Ellis, Will Palmer
Ervin Ang, Jamie Barton, Christopher Coleman
Congratulations to all the above and good luck for the next stage!
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