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 OtherNominees Top Scot Matthew McVarish Actor on Me Too! and River City Art John Byrne Playwright and artist Kate GrayKatie PatersonRachel 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 FireTwin AtlanticYoung 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. Jude Barber and Louise Welsh, The Empire Cafe A. L. KennedyRona Munro
2013 Category Winner Remarks OtherNominees Top Scot Andy Murray Tennis player, winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon Art Ross Sinclair Ilana HalperinDavid ShrigleyRichard Wright Business Lewis Family Mhor business of hotels, restaurants and cafes Joe FrankelBill NixonGareth Williams Environment Gordon Buchanan Wildlife cameraman, filmed The Polar Bear Family & Me Sandy BoydEmma CooperGordon & Lorna Milton Food Tony Singh Edinburgh chef, presented The Incredible Spice Men on BBC2 Ian Baird & Tommy DaleDale Mailley & Edward MurrayMichael Smith Music Donald Runnicles Chief Conductor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Django DjangoCalvin HarrisMogwai Screen Kate Dickie Actress, appeared in Filth and For Those in Peril Peter MullanClaire MundellPaul Wright Sport Andy Murray Tennis player, winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon Eilidh DoyleRyan ManiaScottish Women's Curling Team Writing William McIlvanney William DalrympleDavid Greig J. K. Rowling (under pen name Robert Galbraith)
2012 Category Winner Remarks OtherNomineesTop 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 BellanyKatrina BrownCallum Innes Business Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne Cookery writer and founder of gluten-free food company Genius Foods Bill DobbieAli Smeaton, Fraser Smeaton, Gregor LawsonJamie Smith Environment Alan Watson Featherstone Founder of conservation charity Trees for Life Polly HigginsIan MaxwellChris Townsend Food Gustavo Pardo Founder of Edinburgh coffee shop Artisan Roast Claire MacdonaldMhairi TaylorPeter Jackson, Dirk Douglas, Patricia Stephen Music Julie Fowlis Gaelic singer, featured in the soundtrack of Brave Nicola BenedettiJohnny LynchEmeli Sandé Screen Kelly Macdonald Actress, provided the voice for Merida in Brave Ewen BremnerChris FujiwaraPaul Laverty Sport Scottish Olympic and Paralympic Gold Medallists: Tim Baillie (canoeing), Scott Brash (equestrian), Neil Fachie (cycling), Katherine Grainger (rowing), 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 GallowayKirsty GunnAli Smith
2011 Category Winner Remarks OtherNomineesTop Scot 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 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 LennoxWriting 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 OtherNomineesTop Scot Art Business John MarchCEO of BigDNA Ltd Environment Food Mac Mackie and family, Victor and Carina ContiniRoy Brett, Iain BurnettMusic Screen Sport Mark Beaumont Chris Paterson, Alastair KellockCatriona Morrison, Leven Brown and Don LennoxWriting Andrew O'Hagan
2009
Category Winner Remarks OtherNomineesTop 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 OtherNomineesTop Scot Chris Hoy Art Gareth Hoskins Business Fraser Doherty Environment Tanya Ewing Ewgeco inventor Food John Sinclair Music Peter Gregson Screen James McAvoy Sport Mark Beaumont Writing Mark Millar
2007 Kirsty Wark hosted the event held on Friday 30 November 2007
Category Winner Remarks OtherNomineesTop 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 OtherNominees 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 OtherNominees 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 OtherNominees Top Scot Shirley Robertson Art Fiona Bradley Broadcast Still Game Business Angus McSween Food Allan Donald Music Roddy MacLeod Screen Brian Cox Sport Colin Montgomerie Writing Louise Welsh
2003 Category Winner Remarks OtherNominees Top Scot Sharleen Spiteri Art Elizabeth Blackadder Business Ian Wood Food Heart Buchanan Music Sharleen Spiteri Screen Ewan McGregor Sport Ronald Ross Writing McCall Smith
2002 Category Winner Remarks OtherNominees Top Scot Women's Olympic Curling Team Ambassador Sam Torrance Art Jack Vettriano Business Susan Rice Creative Talent Colin MacIntyre Food Shirley Spear Innovator Malcolm Atkinson Sport Chris Hoy
2001 Category Winner Remarks OtherNominees 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 OtherNominees 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 OtherNominees 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 OtherNominees 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 Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards
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