The 2010 British Society Magazine of Editors Awards took place last night at the London Hilton, Park Lane and were presented by comedian Al Murray, and the Chair of the BSME, Juliet Warkentin, Content Director, WGSN. The Champagne Reception was sponsored by Mercedes Benz UK and the afterparty was sponsored by Absolute 80s. Winners announced are:
EDITORS OF THE YEAR
Sport, Leisure & Health
Alison Hamlett, Triathlete’s World – NatMag-Rodale
Youth Magazines
Annabel Brog, Sugar – Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Entertainment & Celebrity Magazines
Mark Dinning, Empire – Bauer Media
Highly Commended: Ben Preston, Radio Times – BBC Magazines
Business & Professional Magazines (non-weekly)
Winner: Catherine Slessor, The Architectural Review - Emap
Business & Professional Magazines (weekly)
Winner: Jane King, Farmers Weekly – Reed Business Information
Special Interest & Hobbies Magazines
Winner: Deborah Joseph, Brides – The Condé Nast Publications
Highly Commended: David Rowan, Wired – The Condé Nast Publications
Newspaper Magazines & Current Affairs Magazines
Winner: Merope Mills, Guardian Weekend – Guardian Media Group
Highly Commended: Michele Lavery, The Telegraph – Telegraph Media Group
Men's Magazines
Winner: Morgan Rees, Men’s Health – NatMag-Rodale
Women's Magazines (weekly or fortnightly)
Winner: Jane Bruton, Grazia – Bauer Media (pictured here)
Women's Magazines (monthly or less frequent)
Winner: Lorraine Candy, Elle – Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Customer Magazines (consumer readership)
Winner: Tom Stainer, BEER – Think Publishing
Highly Commended: Scott Manson - Ace Tennis – Seven Squared
Customer Magazines (business readership)
Winner: Kenny MacIver, I - Redwood
Lifestyle Magazines
Winner: Tim de Lisle, Intelligent Life – The Economist Group
CONSUMER MAGAZINE WEBSITE EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: David Moynihan, NME.COM – IPC Media
BUSINESS MAGAZINE WEBSITE EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lisa Glancy, cnplus.co.uk - Emap
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lisa Smosarski, Stylist – ShortList Media
THE FIONA MACPHERSON NEW BUSINESS EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Peter Guest, This is Africa – The Financial Times
Highly Commended: Richard Hoey, Pulse – UBM Medica
THE FIONA MACPHERSON NEW CONSUMER EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Krissi Murison, NME – IPC Media
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – BUSINESS
Winner: Finnie Finn, I - Redwood
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – CONSUMER (WEEKLY OR FORTNIGHTLY)
Winner: Joe Frost, NME - IPC Media
Highly Commended: Mark Hayman, Fabulous – News International
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – CONSUMER (MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT)
Winner: Marissa Bourke, Elle, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
INNOVATION/BRAND-BUILDING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Tony Chambers, Wallpaper* for their Handmade issue – IPC Media
Highly Commended: Lisa Smosarski, Stylist for Stylist Network – ShortList Media
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Stuart Macdonald, Inside Housing for their Safe As Houses campaign – Ocean Media
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THE MARK BOXER AWARD
Mike Soutar – ShortList Media
2010 BSME EDITORS’ EDITOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
John Micklethwait, The Economist – The Economist Group