Young Scot Awards

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Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards
Awarded forExcellence in community work or personal achievements
CountryScotland
First awarded2006;17 years ago (2006)
Website youngscotawards.com

The Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards or Young Scot Awards is an annual award ceremony hosted by Young Scot and Sunday Mail to honour young people in Scotland for considerable achievements and positive contributions to charity or their community.

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The first ceremony was held in 2006, and was hosted by Andrea McLean. [1] Between 2015 and 2017, the awards were hosted by Edith Bowman. [2] [3] In 2018, the event was hosted by Iain Stirling at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow. No event was held in 2019 and the 2020 event was hosted by Gemma Cairney online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Capital FM Scotland DJ Katy J will host the 2023 event at Platform in Glasgow.

Annual ceremony

The ceremony is annually attended by celebrities and prominent politicians, who will present awards or perform. Guests at past ceremonies have included Nicola Sturgeon [4] , Alesha Dixon, [5] [6] Olly Murs, Shayne Ward, [7] Jack McConnell, Elaine C. Smith, [8] Ashley and Pudsey, [9] Conor Maynard, [3] Stevie McCrorie, Ross Murdoch, the cast from River City and Nicholas McDonald. [10]

Awards categories

Notable winners and finalists

Past Young Scot Awards winners include Amy Macdonald, Karen Gillan, [12] [13] Andy Murray, [14] Paolo Nutini, Martin Compston, [8] Nina Nesbitt, Lewis MacDougall, [15] Paul Brannigan, [16] Laura Muir, Iona Fyfe and Jordan Daly.

Events and venues

YearPresenter(s)Host cityVenue
2006 Andrea McLean Glasgow Old Fruitmarket
2007Unknown
2008
2009 Jenni Falconer
2010Unknown Hilton Hotel Glasgow
2011 Olly Murs
2012 Sean Betty
2013 Alesha Dixon SEC Armadillo
2014Romeo
2015 Edith Bowman Edinburgh Usher Hall
2016 Edinburgh International Conference Centre
2017 Glasgow SEC Armadillo
2018 Iain Stirling
2019No event held
2020 Gemma Cairney Online
2021Jean Johansson
2022 Gemma Cairney Edinburgh Edinburgh International Conference Centre
2023Katy J Glasgow Platform Glasgow

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