Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards
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.
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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 Catriona Morrison, Leven Brown and Don Lennox | |
| 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
2007
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
2005
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 |