Awards Event of the Year
Dezeen, Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards is the world’s most popular and accessible architecture, interiors and design awards programme.
Dods Events and Cabinet Office, The Civil Service Awards
The Civil Service Awards is the ‘Oscars’ of the Civil Service calendar. It is the largest annual programme designed to recognise and celebrate the wealth of inspirational individuals and innovative project teams across the UK Civil Service.
emap Publishing, Nursing Times Awards 2024
This unique awards programme showcases civil servants that go above and beyond their day job to help spread best practice, shared learning and leadership. ”
Launched in 1990, the Nursing Times Awards have become a symbol of excellence for the nursing community and are often dubbed the “Oscars of nursing”. Held annually at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel, the ceremony attracts around 1,300 guests and celebrates approximately 700 award entries each year. It unites nursing professionals to recognise outstanding talent and attributes, such as innovation, patient-centred care and inclusivity, across 25 categories, including social care and public health. Last year’s awards saw record-breaking participation with 760 submissions and an impressive turnout of 1,300 attendees. Additionally, the event embraced a vibrant 90s and 00s music theme, engaging finalists in the lead up to the event with walk-up song choices and an album cover competition. The ceremony came alive with a DJ, mesmerising LED dancers, and a vibrant dance floor adorned with balloons. Guests enjoyed a Pop Idol karaoke room and indulged in nostalgic foods like smiley face snacks, all embracing the 90s and 00s theme. This energetic atmosphere contributed to an exceptional NPS score of 71, highlighting attendee satisfaction. Overall, the 2024 Nursing Times Awards not only highlighted the achievements of nursing professionals but also delivered a fun and memorable experience for all attendees.
Haymarket Media Group, Media Week Awards
The Media Week Awards have solidified their position as the premier event in UK commercial media, recognising creativity, innovation and strong partnerships across the industry. Despite the ongoing changes and challenges in the media landscape, these awards have proven to be resilient and significant, both within the industry and for its parent brand, Campaign. The sustained growth in both engagement and revenue underscores the awards’ relevance and the commitment of the media community to celebrate its successes. These awards have not only kept pace with the industry’s dynamic shifts but have also elevated the standards by which excellence is measured.
NHBC, NHBC Pride in the Job Awards
The NHBC Pride in the Job Awards are the most highly regarded and keenly contested awards in the house building industry. Winning at any level across the competition cycle – even being shortlisted – is a prestigious career benchmark, achieved by only the most exceptional site managers.
Featuring a roadshow of eleven Regional Awards events, plus the prestigious annual Supreme Awards event in London, the atmosphere this awards cycle generates is one of intense competition culminating in an almost tangible on-the-night electricity.
Each Regional Awards event spans five hours, from welcome reception and pre-dinner drinks, to sit-down meal, shortlist countdown and winners parade, and entertainment from a house band and leading comedian.
The awards cycle culminates in the Supreme Awards Event, hosted at one of central London’s luxury hotels and in the company of an internationally renowned comedian. Here, the names of just five individuals – whittled down from over 9000 original entrants – are announced as being the recipients of the ultimate prize in their category. There is no higher accolade in house building.
The Salon Awards
The Salon Awards is the UK’s premier awards program dedicated to recognising excellence in the hair industry. Designed for both salons and individual professionals, it provides a platform for competitors to showcase their expertise at a local level, judged only against their peers in their area. Our mission is to celebrate talent, elevate professional profiles, offer valuable marketing opportunities, and ultimately drive industry standards while enhancing real-life client experiences.
Judged by experts within the industry, the Salon Awards has been a launchpad for many rising stars—helping them expand their businesses, transition into education, or build careers in fashion, TV, and celebrity hairstyling. Following a rigorous entry and judging process, the winners are honoured at high-energy, in-person award celebrations held over three geographically split event nights, ensuring industry talent is recognised and celebrated on a national scale.
The Assembly Events, True Crime Awards
The True Crime Awards have established themselves as the premier recognition platform for excellence in true crime storytelling across various media, including documentaries, books, podcasts, and journalism. By maintaining a rigorous judging process with industry experts and integrating public voting, the awards ensure credibility and audience engagement.
From a commercial standpoint, the event has successfully secured high-profile sponsorships, optimised ticket sales, and created valuable networking opportunities, driving revenue growth and industry influence. A strong commitment to ethical storytelling further differentiates the awards, recognising content that balances compelling narratives with sensitivity and responsibility.
Despite challenges such as ethical considerations, balancing commercial interests, and ensuring audience engagement, the True Crime Awards have overcome them through strict guidelines, transparent judging, and innovative digital engagement strategies. The event’s immersive experience, media partnerships, and strategic marketing efforts have expanded its reach and influence, solidifying its position as the leading true crime recognition platform.
Looking ahead, the awards are set to grow further by expanding into international markets, developing exclusive digital content, and fostering year-round engagement through podcasts and panel discussions. Through strategic execution and innovation, the True Crime Awards continue to exceed expectations, ensuring their long-term success and industry leadership.
whynow Media, Independent Podcast Awards
The Independent Podcast Awards do exactly what they say on the tin. Launched in 2023, they reward those indie creators that don’t have big brands to fund them, or famous faces to get their listeners in.
We work hard to make sure that our awards are a laidback but fun affair, and as accessible as possible. This means keeping entry fees and ticket prices low.
We believe that things shouldn’t end for our winners when they’ve received their trophies. We encourage our sponsors to offer support to the winners, whether that’s and audit of their podcast, free hosting for a year, membership to industry bodies or digital billboards in Leicester Square to promote their shows.
Standout moments in 2024 were a 10 year-old winning for Best Children’s Podcast who received a standing ovation as he went to the stage to collect his award. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
And the winner of Best Sports Podcast ripped his t-shirt off in the style of the great wrestling heroes – the crowd were on their feet whooping and cheering!
Keeping the awards easy to access and enter, keeps our audience engaged and that equates to a great event.
