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All nominations for the awards are open to the public. The more diverse the nominations the better. We always re-evaluate our categories and our judge mix which this year is here: commentawards.com/category-j… if you would like to nominate a judge in 2018 please DM @CommentAwards
The last award, ten years of @commentawards went to - no irony intended - The Public. And of course it is displayed in the loo of founder @juliahobsbawm #signofthetimes
Announcing Brexit Commentator of the Year (winner @Dannythefink of @thetimes) @philippesands, remarked that this is unlikely to be the only time such a category exists as Brexit looks like having a long run...
Incredibly @georgemonbiot won his first ever major journalism award from @CommentAwards on Friday and remarked it was a pity it was for writing about his own health and not the health of the planet. He picked up his prize from epidemiologist Dr Precious Lunga.
Commentator of the Year @CommentAwards 2918 is @MarinaHyde who wrote yesterday “incoming Brexit secretaries reckon they can demand a dressing room rider...I want a deal with all the bad bits taken out. Also I don’t do stairs”.
The @CommentAwards Comment Pages of the Year 2018 are @thesundaytimes. @nfergus on Brexit today a case in point on exceptional writing. Are they what you read? Which comment Pages get your vote overall - for breadth and depth of views and for quality of writing? Which don’t?
@CommentAwards Founder @juliahobsbawm opened yesterday’s ceremony: “Editorial Intelligence stands behind the right of all comment which is expressed and published lawfully to be judged in these awards. These are our red lines..”
Thank you @PHamzahee, we loved having you with us today
@CommentAwards ceremony this morning, seeing off the controversy of journalists doing their version of #noplatforming and celebrating diverse voices in the world of editorial comment. #eiCA18
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Lovely to see @ShanqMarie @eiClub’s inspiring #KhadijaSaye Scholar presenting the Culture, Diary and Social Commentator of the Year Award to @greenmiranda at @CommentAwards CommentAwards. I am sure she will be a nominee herself one day soon.#eiCA18
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Tony Parsons wins Popular Columnist Of The Year - before breakfast. gq-magazine.co.uk/article/co…
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.@FT took home prizes in three categories at the 2018 UK Comment Awards in London this week. Congrats @sarahoconnor_, @greenmiranda and @TimHarford. on.ft.com/2QOjSWb
Congratulations from all of us - well deserved in a tight field
I had a great time today collecting this hunk of glass from the legend that is Rosie Millard at @CommentAwards and basking gently all day. Hope you all have a great weekend tweeps.
Thanks indeed #windingdown
Well done to all the @CommentAwards winners today and success by @juliahobsbawm and team in keeping calm and carrying on #eiCA18
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Thanks v much! Sorry I couldn't be there to hear @TimHarford's acceptance speech - I gather it was a blinder
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Here is the full winners’ list! commentawards.com/docs/comme…
Many highlights but hats off to @thesundaytimes for winning Comment Pages of the Year and @SarahbaxterSTM collecting as both Deputy Editor and columnist, plus she also picked up @indiaknight award for Comment Piece of the Year. #winner
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Congratulations to @ipaperviews columnist @stephenkb on winning Political Commentator of the Year @CommentAwards. Read him here on why the Brexit deal on offer will look much like this one, regardless of who is in Downing Street
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Very good to see a new name on the roll call for Comment Pages of the Year and well deserved
Thrilled to pick up the award for Comment Pages of the Year on behalf of our team of columnists @thesundaytimes - Dominic Lawson, @nfergus, @camillalong @adamboultonSKY, Rod Liddle and er, me.... @CommentAwards