The outstanding quality of the Mail’s journalism has been recognised once again with a staggering array of 35 nominations at The Press Awards – the newspaper industry’s Oscars.
The papers’ writers secured nominations across a broad range of prestigious categories. In some, they were utterly dominant.
In the highly sought-after Tabloid Columnist category, a jaw-dropping five out of the six nominees came from Mail titles. In the Tabloid Feature Writer’s category, it was all six – so the winner is guaranteed to be a Mail writer.
The papers’ peerless Sarah Vine – now hosting the brilliant new talk show The Reaction, alongside Andrew Pierce – led the way again by making the Tabloid Columnist shortlist. If she wins, it will be for an unprecedented fourth time in five years. She was joined by a glittering line-up of fellow Mail stars, including Jan Moir, Andrew Neil, Jenni Murray and The Mail on Sunday’s Dan Hodges.
The papers’ peerless Sarah Vine – now hosting the brilliant new talk show The Reaction, alongside Andrew Pierce – led the way again by making the Tabloid Columnist shortlist
Richard Pendlebury and Ian Birrell’s courageous reporting from the front line in Ukraine earned them both nods in the Tabloid Feature Writer of the Year category. They were joined in the all-Mail shortlist by fellow writers Barbara Davies, Antonia Hoyle, Sally Williams and Liz Hull, whose outstanding reports filled the paper on the day of the verdicts in the Lucy Letby baby murder trial.
That day’s paper is also a contender for Tabloid Front Page of the Year – alongside The Mail on Sunday’s chilling front page on the day of the Hamas terrorist attacks.
Liz Hull’s work was further recognised in the News Podcast of the Year category. Alongside co-host Caroline Cheetham, their trailblazing Trial of Lucy Letby series was the first to follow a live jury trial, and has had a staggering 19million downloads to date.
A stellar year for the Mail’s unstoppable Katie Hind bagged her a spot on the shortlist for Showbiz Writer of the Year
A stellar year for the Mail’s unstoppable Katie Hind bagged her a spot on the shortlist for Showbiz Writer of the Year. In the face of consistent threats of legal action, it was Hind – the winner last year – who broke the bombshell news that Phillip Schofield had been having an inappropriate relationship with a much younger colleague and then lied about it. The devastating exclusive is also in the running for Scoop of the Year – alongside the Scottish Mail on Sunday’s jaw-dropping exclusive about the SNP’s £100,000 motorhome controversy.
The brilliance of the Mail’s news coverage was recognised across a broad range of categories. Stephen Wright’s brave investigation into murderous Albanian drug barons put him in the running for Specialist Journalist of the Year, while The Mail on Sunday’s Abul Taher made the prestigious News Reporter shortlist for outstanding work on the Hamas attacks and extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Jenni Murray has been shortlisted in the Tabloid Columnist shortlist
Mail on Sunday Political Editor Glen Owen’s remarkable volley of scoops earned him a nod for Political Journalist of the Year, along with the Scottish Mail on Sunday’s Georgia Edkins.
Mail writers dominated the Tabloid Interviewer shortlist. Daily Mail Deputy Chief Reporter Inderdeep Bains led the way in revealing sexual harassment on Britain’s nuclear submarines, while Weekend Magazine’s Cole Moreton and The Mail on Sunday’s Ian Gallagher were also picked.
Daily Mail reporter Liz Hull (L) and Caroline Cheetham (R) have been nominated for the Trial of Lucy Letby series
Sabrina Miller’s award-winning undercover investigation into eco-extremists, which saved the Grand National, earned her a place on the shortlist for Young Journalist of the Year, with the Mail’s multiple award-winner Isaan Khan also on the list.
Judges recognised the strength of the Mail’s sports coverage, too. Chief Sports Writer Oliver Holt was one of three Mail writers to make the cut for Sports Journalist of the Year, alongside It’s All Kicking Off podcast presenter and Football Editor Ian Ladyman and Senior Rugby Writer Nik Simon. Photographer Andy Hooper is again in the running for Sports Photographer of the Year.
More than 60 years on from his first published cartoon, The Mail on Sunday’s legendary Mac – Stan McMurtry – was shortlisted for Cartoonist of the Year, as was the Daily Mail’s brilliant pocket cartoonist Jonathan Pugh.
There were more nominations for The Mail on Sunday, too. Ethan Ennals is in the running for Health Journalist of the Year, and Deborah Ross’s brilliantly informative TV column has earned her a nod in the Critic category. ’s Oliver Price was also shortlisted for Data Journalist of the Year.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on April 18.
With a staggering count of nominations across features, news, sport and now digital, the judges have confirmed what you already know – that the Mail titles are not just Britain’s biggest selling ones – they’re also the best.