A weekly newspaper is set to go up against regional daily and national competition for a prestigious industry award.

The Hereford Times has been nominated, along with the Manchester Evening News, for the Fujifilm Grand Prix at the forthcoming newsawards.

The awards, formerly known as The Newspaper Awards, celebrate excellence in both print production and digital innovation.

Also shortlisted for the Grand Prix are Johnston Press daily the i, the Financial Times, London Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Times.

Elsewhere, the Cambridge Independent will defend its Weekly Newspaper of the Year crown after being nominated along with the Hampstead & Highgate Express, Isle of Man Examiner, Lynn News, New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times and Stratford-upon-Avon Herald.

In the Regional Daily Newspaper of the Year category, the East Anglian Daily Times, Carlisle News & Star, Dundee Courier, Irish News, Yorkshire Post and Aberdeen daily the Press & Journal are shortlisted.

Other regional nominees at the awards include Trinity Mirror’s Belfast Live and In Your Area in the News Website of the Year category, along with Wolverhampton’s Express & Star, while Newcastle’s Chronicle Live brand and the Warrington Guardian are shortlisted for the Outstanding Use of Social Media prize.

Gary Cullum, director of newsawards, said: “Despite the challenges facing our industry, our judges have been presented with another fantastic array of entries from all over the world.

“They’ve seen exceptional print, innovative digital products and some wonderful commercial initiatives, which has resulted in an exciting list of 2018 finalists.”

All the winners will be announced at a black tie gala dinner on 18 April at the Royal Lancaster London.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

The Fujifilm Grand Prix – The Total Package
FT
Hereford Times
i
Manchester Evening News
The Bureau Local
The Sun

National Newspaper of the Year
Financial Times
i
London Evening Standard
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The Times

Regional Daily Newspaper of the Year
East Anglian Daily Times
News & Star (West Cumbria)
The Courier
The Irish News
The Press and Journal
The Yorkshire Post

Young Achiever of the Year
Luke Campbell, senior production executive – Telegraph Media Group
Jason Johnson, production support teamleader – Sheffield Web, Johnston Press
Emma Mann, media sales consultant for Print Innovation – Isle of Man Newspapers
James Moore, print technician – Interpress N.I.
Ben Peet, business excellence lead, Newsprinters, Knowsley
Harry Ward, apprentice electro mechanical engineer – Harmsworth Quays Printing

Regional Newspaper Printer of the Year
Archant Print (East Anglian Daily Times, MCN, Eastern Daily Press)
Discovery Print (The Courier, The Press and Journal)
Iliffe Print Cambridge (Homes, China Daily, Nouvelles D’Europe)
Interpress NI (Ulster Herald, The Impartial Reporter, The Irish News)
Mortons Print (Cage & Aviary Birds, Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, Teesdale Mercury)
Sheffield Web (Rotherham Advertiser, The Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Reporter)
Webprint (The Southern Star, The Clare Champion)

National Newspaper Printer of the Year
St Clements Press (Financial Times, FT Weekend)
Trinity Mirror Printing Watford (Daily Mirror, The Guardian)
Harmsworth Printing (Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday)
Portsmouth Web (Daily Mail, Metro)

National Supplement/Magazine of the Year – Non-weekly
How To Spend It (Financial Times)
Luxury (The Daily Telegraph)
Luxx (The Times)
ST (Telegraph Media Group)
Ultravel (The Daily Telegraph)

National Supplement/Magazine of the Year – Weekly
ES (London Evening Standard)
Feast (The Guardian)
Review (The Guardian)
Stella (The Sunday Telegraph)
The Observer Magazine
You Magazine (The Mail on Sunday)

Sunday Newspaper of the Year
Sunday Sun (Newcastle)
The Mail on Sunday
The Observer
The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Times
The Sun on Sunday

Regional Supplement/Magazine of the Year
Bury & West Suffolk Magazine (BBP Magazines)
Cornwall Today (Devon and Cornwall Media)
Swansea Life (Media Wales)
Uptown (Newsquest)
Velvet Magazine (Iliffe Media)
Yorkshire Living (Newsquest)
Yorkshire Living Harrogate Edition (Newsquest)

Niche Market Newspaper of the Year
Cage & Aviary Birds
China Daily
Fishing News
Hackney Citizen
Photography News
The New European
TLS

International Printed Innovation of the Year
Trinity Mirror Data Unit
The Telegraph (India) – Eight-page super panoramic advertisement
Aftonbladet (Sweden) – Five Plus supplement
iweekend – launch of weekend newspaper
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) – Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly premium magazine
Sachsische Zeitung (Germany) – EiSZeit multimedia project

Weekly Newspaper of the Year
Cambridge Independent
Ham & High
Isle of Man Examiner
Lynn News
New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times
Stratford-upon-Avon Herald

International Newspaper of the Year
China Daily
Financial Times
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Germany)
Kleine Zeitung (Germany)
Leeuwarder Courant (Holland)
The Guardian Weekly

News Website of the Year
Belfast Live
Express & Star
FT
Independent
iNews
The Guardian
The Times
Trinity Mirror – In your Area

News App of the Year
China Daily
Racing Post
The Independent Daily Edition
The Guardian Virtual Reality Studio
The Telegraph
The Times & The Sunday Times

International Digital Innovation of the Year
Aftonbladet (Sweden) – What’s on the Plate
Correio (Brazil) – WhatsApp
OtherWorld – Next generation news
Press Association – Digital transformation
Reuters Connect – A single destination for all your content needs
The Guardian – New business model
Trinity Mirror In your Area – Redefining local news and information

Outstanding use of Social Media
Chronicle Live
FT
Mirror Online
The Independent
The Telegraph
Warrington Guardian

Best Use of Advertising Technology
AppNexus – Prebid Video
MNA Media – Pulse
Newsquest Solutions – Audience Solutions
Papermule – PADN (Publishers Advertising Data Network)
Rubicon Project
Teads – Outstream Video Advertising

Commercial Advertising Initiative of the Year
Newsquest Solutions – Reach Edge
The Sunday Times/Skoda – The Alternative Rich List
The Sunday Times/Samsung Galaxy – gatefold
The Telegraph/Samsung Knox – Cyber security campaign
Trinity Mirror/Cadbury Roses – A Month of More Thank Yous
Trinity Mirror/Prostate Cancer UK – Game Over for Prostate Cancer
Trinity Mirror/UKTV – Commercial Content Partnership

Brand Partnership of the Year
Cornwall Live/Carrs Volkswagen – Cool Dogs
The Mail & Metro/MediaCom/TUI – Discover the “Un-Scene”
The Sunday Times & The Sun/Movember – Giving Movember its Mojo Back
The Telegraph/IBM – What Makes Great?
The Telegraph/Specsavers – Rugby Ref Challenge
The Telegraph /Visit the USA – USA campaign
The Times/The Sunday Times/Kia – The Power to Surprise
Trinity Mirror/Prostate Cancer UK– Game Over for Prostate Cancer