The BSME Awards was held by the British Society of Magazine Editors in the Ballroom at Rosewood London.
The BSME says its annual awards ceremony is the highlight of its calendar, designed to celebrate editorial excellence and innovation across digital and print publications in the UK. Winners included features and lifestyle director for The Times and The Sunday Times and editor of The Times Magazine, Nicola Jeal, who was named Editors' Editor of the Year, while the Mark Boxer lifetime achievement award went to Edward Enninful OBE, editor-in-chief of Vogue.
The 2023 BSME Awards winners were as follows:
WINNERS
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CULTURE
Mike Williams, Sight & Sound
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - FOOD & DRINK
Glen Mutel, National Geographic Traveller Food
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CURRENT AFFAIRS & POLITICS
Fraser Nelson, The Spectator
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – MOTORING
Keith Adams, Parkers.co.uk
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPORT, HEALTH & FITNESS
Sara Ward, Slimming World
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – YOUTH
Mark Parry, BBC Match of the Day
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - B2B
Jamie Carpenter, ENDS Report
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
Rob Hearn, Modus
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - HOMES, GARDENS & COUNTRY
Tom Howard, The Garden
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENTS (NEW)
Maggie Murphy, Guardian Saturday Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPECIALIST
Daniel Bennett, BBC Science Focus
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT (NEW)
Sam Bowles, Pitch - Stories of Modern Sport
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MEN’S & WOMEN’S
Louise Robinson, Saga Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TRAVEL
Divia Thani, Conde Nast Traveller UK
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
Jessie Lear, Ocadolife
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT
Dan Jolin, Senet
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE
Matt Vella, FT Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TV, ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITY
Nick de Semlyen, Empire
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - B2B
Chris Barker, Campaign
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - B2B
Mark Ritson, Marketing Week
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Chris Lupton, Empire
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Polly Vernon, Grazia
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL (NEW)
Dennis Lye, GLAMOUR UK
THE DEI LEADERSHIP AWARD (NEW)
Divia Thani, Conde Nast Traveller UK
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Edward Enninful OBE, Vogue
NEW EDITOR AWARD (NEW)
Alix Walker, Stylist
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
Adam Shepherd, PodPod
COVER OF THE YEAR - B2B
Chris Barker, Campaign 'The global creativity issue'
COVER OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL
Dennis Lye, GLAMOUR UK 'Trans pregnant and proud'
COVER OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Lisa Markwell, The Telegraph Magazine 'Octopus farms'
EDITORS’ EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Nicola Jeal, The Times Magazine
MARK BOXER
Edward Enninful OBE
HIGHLY COMMENDED
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – CULTURE
Dan Crowe, PORT Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPORT, HEALTH & FITNESS
Sophie-Marie Odum, Motability Lifestyle Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT
Tom Ravenscroft, Dezeen
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR – CONSUMER
Hunter Davies, Saga Magazine
NEW EDITOR AWARD (NEW)
Roxy Bourdillon, DIVA magazine
For further information on the winners, click here.
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