JOURNALISM:
Journalist of the Year
Tazeen Ahmad
Tufayel Ahmed
Shekhar Bhatia
Nelufar Hedayat
Tanveer Mann
Kavita Puri
Best Investigation
Camber Sands Investigation
ITV Meridian
Halala: The Men Who Sell Divorce
BBC Asian Network and Victoria Derbyshire Programme
Islam’s Non-Believers
Deeyah Khan, Fuuse Films for ITV Exposure
Racist Britain: Channel 4 Dispatches
Producer: Bushra Siddiq; Director: Ben Ryder; Executive Producer: Lucie Kon; Reporter: Seyi Rhodes
The Sikhs of Smethwick
Billy Dosanjh for BBC Four
The Traffickers
Nelufar Hedayat for Lightbox
Regional Journalist of the Year
Anila Dhami – ITV Tyne Tees
Audrey Dias – BBC Midlands Today
Navtej Johal – BBC East Midlands
Rajiv Popat – ITV Central
Outstanding Young Journalist
Arandeep Singh Dhillon – Warrington Guardian
Shehab Khan – The Independent
Shehnaz Khan – Writer and Journalist
Monika Plaha – BBC Breakfast
Inzamam Rashid – BBC Radio Manchester
TV Report of the Year
Charity (Bhaarat Welfare Trust)
Sumeer Kalyani for BBC East Midlands Today
Disability Dating
By Anisa Kadri for BBC Asian Network and BBC World
Former Members of Banned Terror Group Meet at Far-Right Training Camp
By Rohit Kachroo, Producer: Becky Kelly for ITV News
India’s Partition 70 Years On: ‘I Killed A Man’
By Secunder Kermani for BBC
Male Honour Abuse
By Katie Razzall, Producer: Yasminara Khan for BBC Newsnight
Teesside: Can Locals and Asylum Seekers Get Along?
By Assed Baig for Channel Four
PRINT:
Publication of the Year
Asian Express
Asian Wealth Magazine
Eastern Eye
The Asian Today
ONLINE:
Best Website
AsianCultureVulture.com
BizAsiaLive.com
DESIblitz.com
Funoon.co.uk
Best Blog
British Bindi
Halal Girl About Town
Fashionicide
STYLMK
Taran Bassi
Best Video Channel
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October
RADIO:
Radio Station of the Year
BBC Asian Network
Sunrise Radio
Regional Radio Station of the Year
Asian Star Radio 101.6FM
Fever 107.3FM
Sabras Radio
Sunrise Yorkshire
Radio Presenter of the Year
Anushka Arora, Sunrise Radio
Bobby Friction, BBC Asian Network
Yasmeen Khan, Talk Radio and BBC Three Counties
Kavita Kukar, Sino Radio
Nihal, BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio 5 Live
Paul Shah, Sunrise Radio
Best Radio Show
The Breakfast Show with Raj and Sonia, Sunrise Radio
Drive Time with DJ Haashim, Asian Star Radio 101.6FM
Mawaan and Emily, BBC Asian Network
Panjabi Hit Squad, BBC Asian Network
Shivi Hotwani, Lyca Radio
The Guz Khan Show, BBC Asian Network
TV:
Best TV Programme/Show
Ackley Bridge
My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947
Muslims Like Us
The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Front Line
Three Girls
TV Channel of the Year
Brit Asia TV
Colors
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment Television Asia
Best TV Character
Asim Chaudhry as Chabuddy G in People Just do Nothing
Bhavna Limbachia as Rana Nazir in Coronation Street
Adil Ray as Sadiq Nawaz in Ackley Bridge
Indira Varma as DS Nina Suresh in Paranoid
EVENTS:
Best Stage Production
Anita and Me
Adapted by Tanika Gupta; Directed by Roxana Silbert; Based on the book by Meera Syal. The Touring Consortium Theatre Company and Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Combustion
Written and Co-Produced by Asif Khan (AIK productions); Co-Producer: Jonathan Kennedy (Tara Arts); Directed by: Nona Shepphard; Designed by Mila Sanders Featuring: Mitesh Soni; Nigel Hastings; Shireen Farkhoy; Rez Kempton; Beruce Khan
Miss Meena and the Masala Queens
Artistic Director Pravesh Kumar; Written by Harvey Virdi, Featuring: Ali Ariaie; Harvey Dhadda; Raj Ghatak. Rifco Arts and Watford Palace Theatre
Mother Tongues from Farther Lands
Written and Directed by: Sajeela Kershi; Produced by Dawinder Bansal. Featuring: Shobna Gulati, Shobu Kapoor, Shyama Pereira. (Ayesha Hazirika replaced Shyama at Southbank show); Set design by Shanaz Gulzaar. Commission from Southbank centre in partnership with Alchemy national partners: Black Country touring, cast Doncaster, and Oldham Coliseum Theatre. Working with regional South Asian women’s groups throughout its creation
Sukanya: An Opera by Ravi Shankar
Directed by Suba Das; Conducted by David Murphy. Featuring: Susanna Hurrell, Alok Kumar, Keel Watson, Michel de Souza, Njabulo Madlala. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Opera House and Curve Theatre
Best Live Event
BBC Asian Network Comedy
Magic Lantern Festival
Partition 70 Years On
MARKETING & PR:
Media Agency of the Year
Alliance Advertising and Marketing
Ethnic Reach
Media Hive
Oceanic Consulting
Sterling Media
Media Professional of the Year
Arika Murtza
Govind Shahi
Sunny Suri
Creative Media Award
All Zee No Fee Campaign
Finding Fatimah Movie Campaign
‘I Am Yezidi’ Exhibition Campaign
KA Media
RIA Money Transfer Campaign
SPECIAL AWARDS:
AMA Best Newcomer
Nisha Aaliya
Bhavin Bhatt
Anthony Sahota
Media Personality of the Year
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October.
The Sophiya Haque Services to British Television & Film Award
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October.
Outstanding Contribution to Media Award
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony on 25 October.
Winners and recipients of AMA special awards will be announced at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate on Wednesday 25 October.
Previous recipients of an Asian Media Award include Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Waris Hussein, Art Malik, Mehdi Hasan, Nina Wadia and Anita Anand.
The University of Salford are premier sponsors and partners to the event include ITV, MediaCom, M.E.N, Press Association Training & Primesight.
The official Charity Partners for 2017 are Sightsavers.
The event is also supported by Manchester Metropolitan University, Routes Into Languages, AMT Lawyers, Hilton Manchester Deansgate, Supreme Dream Events, Payal and Cleartwo.
