Eighth edition of annual event celebrating global industry excellence received nearly 2,000 submissions from around the world; longlists whittled down to shortlists, with plenty of British entries still in contention; awards ceremony will be held in Lausanne in April…
The UK has representation on eight of the 11 category shortlists for the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2025.
Initially, 87 entries submitted by UK sports writers, broadcasters and photographers were longlisted for the eighth edition of the awards, which celebrates excellence in the industry from across the globe.
Those longlists have now been reduced to shortlists, with 31 entries going through to the next stage.
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 shortlists will next be reduced to 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 shortlisted, with their names and other info. 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
- Andrew Boyers, Game Changers – Action Images / Reuters
- Andy Couldridge, Andy Couldridge Sports Folio – Reuters
- Adrian Dennis, Light work- AO Tennis – AFP
- Julian Finney, Sport Portfolio – Getty Images
- Patrick McCann, Thoroughbreds – Racing Post
- Jonathan Moscrop, 90Minutes – Getty Images/Sportimage UK
- Lee Smith, Saddle up – Action Images/Reuters
- Mickael Chavet, 0.02sec – Zuma Press
- Mike Egerton, PSG Celebration – PA Media
- Ian Macnicol, Weiyi Yuan – Getty Images
- Phil Noble, Salah selfie – Reuters
- Carl Recine, Mo’s Selfie – Getty Images
- Oli Scarff, Kinder Downfall – AFP
- 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
- Natalie Berry, In the Shadow of the Mountain – The Fence
- Oliver Brown, I sat in the front row for Gazza’s show and saw a fragile soul laid bare – The Daily Telegraph
- Adam Leventhal, Guinea stadium disaster special report: ‘This door here, it’s the door to hell’ – The Athletic
- Sid Lowe, Santi Cazorla and Real Oviedo pull off the most romantic of returns to La Liga – The Guardian / ESPN
- Andy McGrath, The Fully Circle – Alvento
- Hannah Ryan, Is this English soccer club the next Wrexham story? – CNN
- Tom Williams, Inside Nabil Bentaleb’s incredible comeback after cardiac arrest: ‘It’s not about how you fall, but – The Athletic
- Anthony Hanc, To Infinity and Beyond – Anthony Hanc
- Will Palmer, Ripped with Glory – Will Palmer Photography / www.will-palmer.co.uk
Congratulations to all the above and good luck for the next stage!
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