The Young Scot Awards is an annual award ceremony hosted by Young Scot to honour young people in Scotland for considerable achievements and positive contributions to charity or their community. Sunday Mail and Young Scot partnered to deliver the event until 2023.
The first ceremony was held in 2006, and was hosted by Andrea McLean. Between 2015 and 2017, the awards were hosted by Edith Bowman. In 2018, the event was hosted by Iain Stirling at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow. No event was held in 2019 and the 2020 event was hosted by Gemma Cairney online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Capital FM Scotland DJ Katy J hosted the 2023 event at Platform in Glasgow.
Annual ceremony The ceremony is annually attended by celebrities and prominent politicians, who will present awards or perform. Guests at past ceremonies have included Nicola Sturgeon, Alesha Dixon, Olly Murs, Shayne Ward, Jack McConnell, Elaine C. Smith, Ashley and Pudsey, Conor Maynard, Stevie McCrorie, Ross Murdoch, the cast from River City and Nicholas McDonald.
Awards categories
Notable winners and finalists Past Young Scot Awards winners include Amy Macdonald, Karen Gillan, Andy Murray, Paolo Nutini, Martin Compston, Nina Nesbitt, Lewis MacDougall, Paul Brannigan, Laura Muir, Iona Fyfe and Jordan Daly.
Events and venues +YearPresenter(s)Host cityVenue2006Andrea McLeanGlasgowOld Fruitmarket2007Unknown20082009Jenni Falconer2010UnknownHilton Hotel Glasgow2011Olly Murs2012Sean Betty2013Alesha DixonSEC Armadillo2014Romeo2015Edith BowmanEdinburghUsher Hall2016Edinburgh International Conference Centre2017GlasgowSEC Armadillo2018Iain Stirling2019No event held2020Gemma CairneyOnline2021Jean Johansson2022Gemma CairneyEdinburghEdinburgh International Conference Centre2023Katy JGlasgowPlatform Glasgow (formerly The Arches, Glasgow)2024No event held2025Katy JGlasgowPlatform Glasgow (formerly The Arches, Glasgow)
References
External links
Young Scot Official YouTube Channel