The Scottish Daily Newspaper Society has announced the winners of this year’s Scottish Press Awards.

The winners of the 19 categories were revealed at a ceremony and dinner in Glasgow, with The Herald being named Newspaper of the Year.

A special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Hugh McIlvanney, who was also this year’s guest speaker.

Gethin Chamberlain, of The Scotsman, was awarded the prize for Journalist of the Year, and Donald Fraser of the Highland News was named Weekly Newspaper Journalist of the Year.

Judging panel chairman Charles Wilson said: “This year’s event recognises 25 years of promoting best practice within the industry.

“The standard as always is extremely high – it’s been a fantastic evening and a great opportunity to reward talent, excellence and professionalism in Scottish journalism.”

The Awards were set up by the Scottish Daily Newspaper Society to encourage and promote standards of journalism and recognise professional talent and skills. They are open to journalists and photographers working for newspapers and magazines published in Scotland and Scottish based journalists and photographers writing exclusively on Scottish affairs for non-Scottish publications.

The full list of winners and runners-up is:

SDNS Scottish Newspaper of the Year
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The Herald

Journalist of the Year
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Gethin Chamberlain, The Scotsman

Sports Photographer of the Year

Winner: Ian Rutherford, The Scotsman
Runner Up: Kenny Ramsay, The Scottish Sun

News Photographer of the Year

Winner: Tony Nicoletti, Daily Record
Runner Up: Ian Rutherford, The Scotsman

Arts/Entertainment Writer of the Year
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Winner: Catherine Deveney, Spectrum, Scotland on Sunday
Runner up: John Dingwall, Daily Record

Cartoonist of the Year
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Winner: Steven Camley, The Herald
Runner Up: Dave Gaskill, Sunday Mail

Political Journalist of the Year
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Winner: Jason Allardyce, Scotland on Sunday
Runner Up: Douglas Fraser, Sunday Herald

Weekly Newspaper Journalist of the Year
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Winner: Donald Fraser, Highland News
Runner Up: Brian Marjoribanks, Falkirk Herald

Gaelic Journalist of the Year
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Winner: Angus Peter Campbell, The Scotsman
Runner Up: Murdo MacLeod, Scotland on Sunday

Columnist of the Year

Winner: Alison Rowat, The Herald
Runner Up: Elisabeth Mahoney, The Herald

Young Journalist of the Year
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Winner: Edd McCracken, Sunday Herald
Runner Up: Jenifer Johnston, Sunday Herald

Financial/Business Writer of the Year

Winner: Ian McConnell, The Herald
Runner Up: Terry Murden, Freelance/The Herald/Scotland on Sunday

Feature Writer of the Year
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Winner Catherine Deveney, Spectrum, Scotland on Sunday
Runner Up: Michael Tierney, The Herald

Front Page of the Year

Winner: Ian Stewart, Edinburgh Evening News
Title: Have you Seen This Man
Runner Up: Charles McGhee, Evening Times,
Title: Our Public Servants

Journalist Team of the Year
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Winner: Charles Gall, Daily Record
Title: Arlene Fraser, Trial Ends
Runner Up: Gillian Bowditch, The Scotsman
Title: Scotland’s Timebomb

Sports Journalist of the Year

Winner: Bryan Cooney, Sunday Herald Sport
Runner Up: David Ferguson, The Scotsman

Campaign of the Year

Winner: Marion Scott, Sunday Mail
Title: The De La Salle Campaign
Runner Up: Helen Macrae, Highland News
Title: Heartbeat Appeal

Scoop of the Year – sponsored by SDNS

Winner: Crime Team, Sunday Mail
Title: Unmasked
Runner Up: Andy Beaven, Scottish Daily Mail
Title: Scandal of Cocaine use at Holyrood

Reporter of the Year

Winner: Gethin Chamberlin, The Scotsman
Runner Up: Patricia Kane, Scottish Daily Mail

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