| Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 16th | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Presented by | Glenfiddich |
| First awarded | 1998 |
The Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards are annual awards given to notable Scottish people. It is sponsored by the Scotch whisky company Glenfiddich, in association with The Scotsman newspaper. Nine awards are given out for art, business, environment, food, music, screen, sport, writing, and "Top Scot". A consulting panel nominates four people in each category, with the winner decided by public vote. The "Top Scot" category is an open award, with the public able to nominate anyone. The awards were established in 1998.
2014
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Matthew McVarish | Actor on Me Too! and River City | |
| Art | John Byrne | Playwright and artist | Kate Gray Katie Paterson Rachel Maclean |
| Business | Gavin Dutch | Founder of Kotikan, a mobile app development company | |
| Environment | Jennie Martin | Founder of Wild things!, an environmental education charity | |
| Food | Jonathan MacDonald | Chef and owner of Glasgow restaurant "Ox and Finch" | |
| Music | Paolo Nutini | Singer/songwriter | Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire Twin Atlantic Young Fathers |
| Screen | James McAvoy | Actor, appeared in Filth | |
| Sport | Scottish Commonwealth Games Medallists | Joint award for all of the medal winners | |
| Writing | Sally Magnusson | Author, journalist and broadcaster, wrote a memoir about her mother's battle with dementia. | AL Kennedy Louise Welsh and Jude Barber, the Empire Cafe Rona Munro |
2013
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Andy Murray | Tennis player, winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon | |
| Art | Ross Sinclair | Ilana Halperin David Shrigley Richard Wright | |
| Business | Lewis Family | Mhor business of hotels, restaurants and cafes | Joe Frankel Bill Nixon Gareth Williams |
| Environment | Gordon Buchanan | Wildlife cameraman, filmed The Polar Bear Family & Me | Sandy Boyd Emma Cooper Gordon & Lorna Milton |
| Food | Tony Singh | Edinburgh chef, presented The Incredible Spice Men on BBC2 | Ian Baird & Tommy Dale Dale Mailley & Edward Murray Michael Smith |
| Music | Donald Runnicles | Chief Conductor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Django Django Calvin Harris Mogwai |
| Screen | Kate Dickie | Actress, appeared in Filth and For Those in Peril | Peter Mullan Claire Mundell Paul Wright |
| Sport | Andy Murray | Tennis player, winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon | Eilidh Child Ryan Mania Scottish Women's Curling Team |
| Writing | William McIlvanney | William Dalrymple J.K. Rowling (under pen name Robert Galbraith) David Greig |
2012
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Michael Forbes | Farmer at Balmedie, refused to sell his land for Donald Trump's golf course | |
| Art | Robert McDowell | Owner of Edinburgh arts venue Summerhall | John Bellany Katrina Brown Callum Innes |
| Business | Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne | Cookery writer and founder of gluten-free food company Genius Foods | Bill Dobbie Ali Smeaton, Fraser Smeaton, Gregor Lawson Jamie Smith |
| Environment | Alan Watson Featherstone | Founder of conservation charity Trees for Life | Polly Higgins Ian Maxwell Chris Townsend |
| Food | Gustavo Pardo | Founder of Edinburgh coffee shop Artisan Roast | Claire Macdonald Mhairi Taylor Peter Jackson, Dirk Douglas, Patricia Stephen |
| Music | Julie Fowlis | Gaelic singer, featured in the soundtrack of Brave | Nicola Benedetti Johnny Lynch Emeli Sandé |
| Screen | Kelly Macdonald | Actress, provided the voice for Merida in Brave | Ewen Bremner Chris Fujiwara Paul Laverty |
| Sport | Scottish Olympic and Paralympic Gold Medallists: Tim Baillie (canoeing), Scott Brash (equestrian), Neil Fachie (cycling), Katherine Grainger (rowing), Sir Chris Hoy (cycling), Craig MacLean (cycling), Andy Murray (tennis), David Smith (rowing), Heather Stanning (rowing) |
Instead of drawing up a shortlist of four nominees for voting, the award was given to all of the Scottish Olympic and Paralympic gold medal winners | |
| Writing | Ewan Morrison | Author | Janice Galloway Kirsty Gunn Ali Smith |
2011
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Dr Gordon Rintoul | Director of National Museums Scotland | |
| Art | David Mach | Precious Light exhibition of collages and sculptures | |
| Business | Simon Howie | Chairman of Simon Howie Foods | |
| Environment | Dr Alan Bowman | Researching the varroa mite, which affects bees | |
| Food | Norman MacDonald | Proprietor of Café One in Inverness | |
| Music | David Paul Jones | Composer | |
| Screen | Karen Gillan | Actress, played Amy Pond in Doctor Who | |
| Sport | Neil Fachie | Paralympic cyclist | Don Lennox |
| Writing | Alan Bissett | Author |
2010
The consulting panel comprised John McLellan, editor at The Scotsman and other correspondents, Sally Gordon of Glenfiddich, Peter Irvine and Stuart Nisbet from Unique Events, Fiona Bradley of the Fruitmarket Gallery, Celia Stevenson, and David Sole.
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | |||
| Art | |||
| Business | John March | CEO of BigDNA Ltd | |
| Environment | |||
| Food | Mac Mackie and family, Victor and Carina Contini Roy Brett, Iain Burnett | ||
| Music | |||
| Screen | |||
| Sport | Mark Beaumont | Chris Paterson, Alastair Kellock | |
| Writing | Andrew O'Hagan |
2009
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Susan Boyle | ||
| Art | Nicky & Robert Wilson | Jupiter Artland | |
| Business | Richard Dixon | Vets Now | |
| Environment | Mike Robinson | Stop Climate Chaos Scotland | |
| Food | Pete Gottgens | Ardeonaig | |
| Music | John McCusker | ||
| Screen | Peter Capaldi | ||
| Sport | Ronald Ross | Shinty | |
| Writing | Ian Rankin |
2008
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Chris Hoy | ||
| Art | Gareth Hoskins | ||
| Business | Fraser Doherty | ||
| Environment | Tanya Ewing | Ewgeco inventor | |
| Food | John Sinclair | ||
| Music | Peter Gregson (cellist) | ||
| Screen | James McAvoy | ||
| Sport | Mark Beaumont | ||
| Writing | Mark Millar |
2007
Kirsty Wark hosted the event held on Friday 30 November 2007
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Mick Jackson | ||
| Art | David Shrigley | ||
| Business | Mick Jackson | ||
| Environment | Paul Ramsay | ||
| Food | Salar Smokehouse | ||
| Music | Edywn Collins | ||
| Screen | David Tennant | ||
| Sport | Alex Marshall | ||
| Writing | Christopher Brookmyre |
2006
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Walter Smith | ||
| Art | Claire Barclay | ||
| Business | Mary Dickson | ||
| Food | The Really Garlicky Company | ||
| Music | Paolo Nutini | ||
| Screen | Gordon Ramsay | ||
| Sport | British Wheelchair Curling Team | ||
| Theatre | David MacLennan | ||
| Writing | Alan Spence |
2005
Lorraine Kelly hosted the event.
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Ian Rankin | ||
| Art | Jim Lambie | ||
| Broadcast | Stuart Cosgrove | ||
| Business | Graeme Cox | ||
| Food | Andrew Fairlie | ||
| Music | Nicola Benedetti | ||
| Screen | Leslie Hills | ||
| Sport | Andrew Murray | ||
| Writing | Rory Stewart |
2004
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Shirley Robertson | ||
| Art | Fiona Bradley | ||
| Broadcast | Still Game | ||
| Business | Angus McSween | ||
| Food | Allan Donald | ||
| Music | Roddy MacLeod | ||
| Screen | Brian Cox | ||
| Sport | Colin Montgomery | ||
| Writing | Louise Welsh |
2003
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Sharleen Spiteri | ||
| Art | Elizabeth Blackadder | ||
| Business | Sir Ian Wood | ||
| Food | Heart Buchanan | ||
| Music | Sharleen Spiteri | ||
| Screen | Ewan McGregor | ||
| Sport | Ronald Ross | ||
| Writing | McCall Smith |
2002
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Women's Olympic Curling Team | ||
| Ambassador | Sam Torrance | ||
| Art | Jack Vettriano | ||
| Business | Susan Rice | ||
| Creative Talent | Colin MacIntyre | ||
| Food | Shirley Spear | ||
| Innovator | Professor Malcolm Atkinson | ||
| Sport | Chris Hoy |
2001
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | JK Rowling | ||
| Art | Kenny Hunter | ||
| Business | Ivor Tiefenbrun | ||
| Food | Craig Stevenson | ||
| Music | Travis | ||
| Screen | Gerard Butler | ||
| Sport | Alain Baxter | ||
| Writing | Ian Rankin |
2000
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Katherine Grainger | ||
| Art | Roderick Buchanan | ||
| Business | Chris Gorman | ||
| Food | Nick Nairn | ||
| Music | The Delgados | ||
| Screen | Ian Bannen | Awarded posthumously | |
| Sport | David Coulthard | ||
| Writing | Liz Lochhead |
1999
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Sharleen Spiteri | ||
| Art | Alison Watt | ||
| Books | Iain Banks | ||
| Business | Charan Gill | ||
| Film | Peter Mullan | ||
| Food | Carina Contini | ||
| Music | John McCusker | ||
| Sport | Alex Ferguson |
1998
| Category | Winner | Remarks | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scot | Kirsty Wark | ||
| Art | Will Maclean | ||
| Books | James Kelman | ||
| Business | Brian Souter | ||
| Film | Ewan McGregor | ||
| Food | Andrew Radford | ||
| Music | Martyn Bennett | ||
| Sport | Peter Nicol |
See also
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