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BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Multi-sports
United Kingdom
BBC awards are UK based awards and are presented by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) annually in December. Formed in 1954 by Paul Fox, It initially consisted of just one award, but several new awards have been introduced since then. The winner of the main award is presented with a silver-plated four-turret lens camera, and the other winners are awarded the smaller imitations of this trophy.
The three national regions of BBC organise individual sports personality awards, and 12 local English Regions of BBC hold their own award ceremonies which take place before the national ceremony. All regional winners are included in the nominees of the BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award.
"BBC Sports Personality of the year" is the main award of BBC and is presented to the best sportsperson of the United Kingdom who has achieved the most that year concerning sporting performances. Public voting selects the winner from a pre-decided shortlist. The first award was presented as part of the magazine Sportsview in which approx. 14500 votes were cast, and Christopher Chataway was declared the winner.
This is an award presented by BBC to a non-British sportsperson who is considered to have made a most valuable contribution to a sport in that year. It was first introduced in 1960 and is renamed in 2018 as “BBC World Sport Star of the Year”. The winner is decided by public voting from a list of shortlisted players chosen by a panel.
BBC bestows this award to a UK based team in an individual sport that is recognised to have made the most outstanding performance in that calendar year. The award was first presented in 1960, and the winner is decided by an expert panel constituted by the BBC.
This award is presented to the most successful coach (any one of the managers, coaches, trainers and performance directors) of any British sports team who has made the most substantial contribution to the sport that year based on his/her players' performance. The award was first introduced in 1999, and the winner is decided by an expert panel of over 30 sports journalists.
This award is named after BBC sports presenter "Helen Rollason," who died at the age of 43 after suffering from cancer. This honour is presented to the sportsperson who has made a notable achievement fighting from the adversity that year. The winner of this award is selected by senior management of BBC Sport. It was first presented in 1999 to a horse trainer Jenny Pitman.
BBC presents this accolade to a sportsperson who has made a significant impact on the world of sports during their lifetime irrespective of their nationality. The award was first presented in 1996, and the winner is determined by senior management of BBC Sport. However, when Alex Ferguson won this honour in 2001, BBC declared that award as a “new accolade” to be offered annually.
BBC presents this award to a young sportsperson of UK aged 17 or under who has made an outstanding achievement in that calendar year based on his/her sporting performance. If he/she is not a citizen of UK, then he/she must be a resident of UK, should have played a significant amount of sport in the UK and their main achievements should be achieved in the UK (not with their national team). The first award was presented in 1999, and an expert panel decides its winner.
This is an honour presented for the most substantial yet unrecognised voluntary efforts made by a sportsperson aged 16 and above for the welfare of a sport or an individual or community. Public nominate the sportspersons and then one winner is picked from each of the three national regions (BBC Scotland, BBC Wales & BBC Northern Ireland) and 12 BBC English Regions. Finally, then, a judging panel decides the winner for the award. The first recipient of the award was Nobby Woodcock in 2003.
It is the most prestigious sports award in Wales which was first awarded in 1954, presented by BBC Cymru Wales and the winner is decided by public voting.
Updated On : 25 Nov, 2020
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