The World of Fine Wine is pleased to announce the global winners of the World’s Best Wine Lists Awards

Award Categories 2024

Arts & Entertainment

➤ For the journalist who has done the most to probe and investigate the worlds of showbiz, the arts and entertainment [read more].

Business, Finance & Economics Journalism

➤ For the journalist who has done the most to probe and investigate the world of business [read more].

Comment Journalism

➤This category recognises the best comment journalist of the year. The judges are looking for the most incisive comment which has brought new ideas and thinking to bear when discussing a matter of public interest [read more].

Energy & Environment Journalism

➤ For the journalist, or team, who have done the most to scrutinise and report on these important and interconnected subjects. Work can be purely about energy, purely about the environment, or about both [read more].

Foreign Affairs Journalism

➤ For the journalist working for a UK audience, whose reports from overseas have done the most to serve the public interest. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Innovation of the Year

➤ This category is for the best journalism innovation of the year. The judges are looking for a project which brings new information to light on a matter of public interest either directly or indirectly by creating a new stream of revenue [read more].

Investigation of the Year

➤ This award is for the most incisive and revelatory public interest investigation of the year. The judges will be looking for work which is compelling, and which brings significant new information to light on a matter of public interest. You cannot enter the same work in the Campaign and Investigation categories [read more].

Local Journalism

➤ This category is for the best journalism at a local and regional level. It is open to local newspapers, websites and broadcast outlets. Those working for news outlets aimed at a national audience cannot enter this category. Journalists can enter this category as individuals or teams. They may want to highlight one particular project, investigation, campaign or a linked series of news stories [read more].

New Journalist of the Year

➤ This award is for a relative newcomer to the industry (who may have worked in other jobs before) and has been a journalist for fewer than 36 months. The judges will be looking for work which is compelling, and which brings significant new information to light on a matter of public interest [read more].

Photojournalism

➤ For the photographer whose work has done the most to serve the public interest [read more].

Politics Journalism

➤ This category is for the best politics journalism published in any format aimed at a mainly UK audience. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Journalism

➤ This new category aims to highlight the best journalism from journalist working on the social affairs beat and encompasses the lively issues of diversity and inclusion. The judges are looking for work which shines a light on diversity issues and inequality as well as the broader social affairs beat, and which has a positive impact [read more].

Sports Journalism

➤ This is for the sports journalist who has done the most to investigate the world of sport and serve the public interest. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Public Service Journalism

➤ This special award takes its lead from the Pulitzer Prize and aims to recognise the outstanding act of public service journalism of the last year.

Entries cannot be submitted for this category; the winner will be chosen by the judges from across all submitted entries [see past winners].

Campaign of the Year

➤ For the series of articles, broadcasts or digital project which has done the most to make a difference in society and serve the public interest. You cannot enter the same work in the Campaign and Investigation categories [read more].

Crime & Legal Affairs Journalism

➤ This category is for the best journalism covering crime, courts and the law. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Features Journalism

➤ This award is for the best features journalist of the year. It rewards excellent journalism on a matter of public interest which could be descriptive or of a human-interest nature and shows evidence of fine writing. This category is not intended for investigations or comment [read more].

Health & Life Sciences Journalism

➤ This category is for journalists who cover health and life sciences industries.

The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Interviewer of the Year

➤ For the journalist who has done the most to bring new information to light through interviews. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Journalist of the Year

➤ This award is for the journalist who, more than any other, deserves recognition for their outstanding individual performance over the year. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

The Marie Colvin Award

This category was launched in memory of the late Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin who was killed reporting on the plight of people in the besieged Syrian city of Homs in 2012. It is free to enter and anyone can make a nomination.

The judges are looking for an outstanding, up and coming journalist of Marie’s calibre. Please submit a supporting statement and up to five examples of work which can be either from the last year or over a longer time period.

They may want to highlight one particular project, investigation, campaign or a linked series of news stories [read more].

News Provider of the Year

➤ For the news organisation which has done the most to provide journalism that is both interesting to the public and in the public interest. This category is open to newspapers, magazines, websites and broadcast outlets. News channels, news agencies and particular broadcast journalism strands are all eligible. The award will recognise a news provider that has excelled in terms of serving the public interest and bringing new information to light [read more].

Scoop of the Year

➤ This is the prize for the best story of the year (news providers can enter only one story for this award). The judges are looking for work which had an impact, brought new information to light and served the public interest [read more].

Specialist Journalism

➤ This category is aimed at specialist and trade publications. Specialist journalists working in other media can enter if they are not covered by one of the other categories [read more].

Technology Journalism

➤ For the journalist who has done the most over the course of the year to investigate the world of technology. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Online Video Journalism

➤ This category is for the best video journalism produced for online. Any news organisation or online Creator can enter, but it aims to recognise content which is produced specifically for an online audience (rather than work intended for broadcast on a TV channel or for theatrical release).

The judges will be looking for work which tells a great story well, which has impact and which serves the public interest. For longer videos (20 minutes or more) those entering should share one example. For shorter snippets you can enter up to three examples to support an entry [enter now].

Georgina Henry Award

 Women in Journalism is proud to support the brightest new ideas with an annual £4,000 prize, in memory of the Guardian’s late deputy editor, Georgina Henry, also a former Women in Journalism chair. This prize is used to support an initiative presented by the applicant. Applicants can be any age, working in either print or multimedia. [read more]