JOURNALISM:
Journalist of the Year
Inderdeep Bains – Deputy Chief Reporter, Daily Mail & Mail Online
Rohit Kachroo – Global Security Editor, ITN ITV News
Reha Kansara – Correspondent, BBC News
Shehab Khan – Political Correspondent, ITN ITV News
Sangita Lal – Reporter, ITN ITV News
Maryam Qaiser – Senior Journalist & Features Writer, The Mirror
Darshna Soni – Communities Editor, ITN Channel 4 News
Divya Talwar – Investigative Journalist, BBC
Best Investigation
Health Inequalities
Andrew Gregory for The Guardian
Manipur Atrocities Revealed
Location Producer: Sanjay Jha; Cameraman: Santosh Singh; Reporter: John Ray; Producer: Roohi Hasan for ITN ITV News
‘We Give Our Blood So They Live Comfortably’: Sri Lanka’s Tea Pickers Say They Go Hungry and Live In Squalor
Jeevan Ravindran for The Guardian
The Secret World of Trading Nudes
Reporter: Monika Plaha; Producers: Ashni Lakhani, Nalini Sivathasan & Johnny McDevitt; Exec Producers: Ravin Sampat & Tom Stone; Editor: Karen Wightman for BBC Panorama & BBC News
The Shamima Begum Story, Series 2 of I’m Not A Monster
Reporter: Josh Baker; Written by Josh Baker & Joe Kent; Produced by Josh Baker, Joe Kent & Sara Obeidat for The I’m Not A Monster Series on BBC Sounds
Sexual Harassment in the Royal Navy
Inderdeep Bains for Daily Mail & Mail Online
Snaptrap: Is Your Child Safe?
Reporter & Director: Charanpreet Khaira; Producer & Director: Andy Maguire; Editor: Karen Voisey; Cameras: Jon Rees, Martin McQuade & Chris Pain for BBC Wales
Regional Journalist of the Year
Lillie Almond – Broadcast Journalist, LBC News & Global
Kiran Sajan – Senior Reporter, Basingstoke Gazette & Andover Advertiser (Newsquest)
Sophia Seth – Reporter, Presenter & Producer, BBC South
Andrew Misra – Political Correspondent, ITV News Border & ITV News Granada
Raveena Ghattaura – Reporter, ITV News Anglia
Mahatir Pasha – Reporter, ITN ITV News London
Rajiv Popat – Reporter, ITV News Central
Outstanding Young Journalist
Um-E-Aymen Babar – Sports Journalist, Sky Sports
Saywah Mahmood – Data Journalist, Sky News
Amrit Singh Mann – Journalist, Sky News
Raheem Rashid – Journalist, ITV News Central
Haleema Saheed – Community Reporter, Telegraph and Argus
Megan Samrai – Production Journalist, ITV News Meridian
Fahad Tariq – Senior Reporter, Glasgow Live
Sports Journalist of the Year
Shekhar Bhatia – Correspondent, Daily Mail & Mail Online
Isaan Khan – Reporter, Daily Mail & Mail Online
Aaron Paul – Reporter, Commentator & Presenter, BBC Radio 5 Live Sport, BBC London Sport & ITV Football
Sanny Rudravajhala – Freelance Sports Journalist
Kal Sajad – Boxing Journalist, BBC Sport
Dev Trehan – Football Reporter & Journalist, Sky Sports
Report of the Year
Kegworth Hotel
Darshna Soni for ITN Channel 4 News
Qawwali: Music of the Soul
Raees Khan for BBC World Service
Sidhu Moose Wala: Mystery Surrounds Killing of Punjabi Rapper A Year on
Ashna Hurynag & Amrit Singh Mann for Sky News
The Emerging Muslim Manosphere
Rahil Sheikh; Produced by Nalini Sivathasan for BBC World Service
The Murder of Fawziyah Javed
Correspondent: Yasminara Khan; Producer: Jenny Parks; Camera: Ketih Morris for BBC Newsnight
Windrush Repatriations
Navtej Johal for BBC News
RADIO:
Radio Presenter of the Year
Raj Baddhan
Sangita Myska
Paul Shah
Sunny & Shay
Yasser
Best Radio Show
Gold Breakfast
Lyca Gold
Lyca Breakfast
Lyca Radio
Mango Masala
Pie Radio
The Drive Time Show with Sonia Dutta
Sunrise Radio
The Bhangra Showdown
Sunrise Radio
Radio Station of the Year
Asian FX
Awaaz FM
Lyca Radio
Sabras Radio
Sunrise Radio
TV:
Best TV Character
Arsher Ali as Elder Samson in Everyone Else Burns
Adam Hussain as Aadi Alahan in Coronation Street
Arian Nik as Abdulla Khan in Count Abdulla
Rebecca Sarker as Dr Manpreet Sharma in Emmerdale
Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati in Eastenders
Best Programme / Show
Expelled from Uganda
Reported by Reha Kansara; Produced & Directed by Alvaro Alvarez for BBC News Our World
Count Abdulla
Fudge Park Productions for ITVX
Humza: Forgiving the Unforgivable
Drummer Television for BBC One
Kaur
Pinder Productions & Flip The Script Network for ITVX & Britbox
The Hajj: A Journey Through Mecca
Reported & Written by Shehab Khan; Written & Produced by Mark Napier; Field Produced by Yilmaz Akinci; Filmed by Adeeb Farhat; Edited by Helen Williams for ITV & ITN ITV News
Bend it Like Bollywood
ClockWork Films for BBC Three
TV Channel of the Year
Colors UK
Geo TV
Hum Europe
Sony Entertainment Television
Utsav Plus
MARKETING & PR:
Creative Media Award
‘Changing Perceptions’ Campaign
Alzheimer’s Society
Plus Size Campaign: Bold & Beautiful
Anisha Vasani Creates for Amretto’s World & Nim Boutique
Kohinoor Basmati ‘Heritage’ Campaign
Fantasia Advertising for Kohinoor
Ramadan Lights UK
Aisha Desai
Media Agency of the Year
Curzon PR
Ethnic Reach
Fantasia Advertising
Oceanic Media
LIVE PRODUCTIONS:
Best Stage Production
Bombay Superstar
Phizzical Productions
Written & Directed by Sâmir Bhamra; Musical Direction by Hinal Pattani; New Songs by Robby Khela
Cinder’Aliyah
Abdullah Afzal for Penny Appeal
Written & Directed by Abdullah Afzal; Starring: Abdullah Afzal, Hussnain Lahori, Sajal Chaudhary, Lubna Saleh, Larhysa Saddul, Noor Hadid, Hassan Javed, Jaffer Hussain & Tehseen Jay; Costumes: Steph O’Hara; Make Up: Uzma Hussain; Stage Management: Mayfair
Orpheus
Opera North
Music by Claudio Monteverdi & Jasdeep Singh Degun; Musical Arrangements by Ashok Gupta; Original Italian Text by Alessandro Striggio; Translations by Ustad Dharambir Singh MBE & Shahbaz Hussain
Patel’s Millions
Madraj
Written & Produced by Ash Mukadam; Written & Directed by Steve Nijjar
The Empress
Royal Shakespeare Company
Written by Tanika Gupta & Directed by Pooja Ghai
The Father and the Assassin
National Theatre
By Anupama Chandrasekhar and Directed by Indhu Rubasingham
The P Word
A Bush Theatre Production
Written by Waleed Akhtar; Directed by: Anthony Simpson-Pike; Cast; Waleed Akhtar and Esh Alladi
Vitamin D
Sarah Allen Productions
By Saher Shah; Directed by Melina Namdar; Assistant Director: Natasha Samrai; Producer: Sarah Allen; Associate Producers: Amin Ali and Lydia Renee-Darling; Stage Manager: Francesca Osimani; Sound Design: Mark Fenton; Set Design: Maariyah Sharjil; Dramaturg: Kash Arshad; Starring: Saher Shah, Seema Bowri, Anisa Butt, Madiha Ansari, Noor Hadid & Gabriella Schmidt
Outstanding Stage Performance
Nisha Aâliya as Laila / Bhanumati in Bombay Superstar
Waleed Akhtar as Bilal in The P word
Irfan Damani as Patrick Star in The SpongeBob Musical
Blythe Jandoo as Louise in Gypsy
Nuwan Hugh Perera as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings A Musical Tale
Nikhil Parmar as Zayan in Invisible
Parle Patel as Jayesh Patel in Patel’s Millions
Best Live Event
London Eid Festival 2023
Open Iftar 2023
Request Line
The Offbeat Sari
Voice of Legends UK Tour 2023
PRINT & ONLINE:
Best Blog / Website
Ananya Ampersand
Binny’s Food & Travel
BizAsiaLive.com
Continent Hop
DESIblitz
Hyphen
Best Podcast
Brown Gal Can’t Swim
Summaya Mughal
Masala Podcast
Soul Sutras
Positive Solace with Attika Choudhary
Attika Choudhary
Two Chickpeas in a Podcast
Nikkita Beghi and Natasha Beghi
The Bainsainye Show
Amrit Singh Saini & Karman Singh Bains
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Best Video Channel
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony
Best Newcomer
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony
Diversity In Media Award
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony
The Sophiya Haque Services to British Television, Film & Theatre Award
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony
Media Personality of the Year
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony
Outstanding Contribution to Media Award
Winner to be announced at the AMA ceremony
This year’s Asian Media Awards return to the Hilton Manchester Deansgate on Friday October 27.
Previous recipients of an Asian Media Award include Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Waris Hussein, Art Malik, Mehdi Hasan, Nina Wadia, Anita Rani, Shobna Gulati, Faisal Islam, Adil Ray & Lisa Aziz.
The University of Salford are Premier Partners to the Asian Media Awards.
Partners to the awards include ITV, EssenceMediaCom, Reach PLC & Women In Journalism.
The awards are also supported by Manchester Metropolitan University, AMT Lawyers, DKR Accountants, 6Gi Internet, Hilton Manchester Deansgate, Fritz AV, Payal Events & Cleartwo.
