England Lioness goalkeeper Mary Earps won the award in 2023
England Lioness goalkeeper Mary Earps won the award in 2023
The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year awards returns on Tuesday, with Keely Hodgkinson the frontrunner to take home the night's top trophy.
Hodgkinson, England star Jude Bellingham, darts wonderkid Luke Littler, triathlete Olympic champion Alex Yee, cricketer Joe Root and Para-cyclist Sarah Storey are all up for the evening's main award. Seven other awards will be handed out though.
A group led by the BBC's director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski decided the final shortlist for the Sports Personality of the Year and the World Sport Star awards. They also selected the winners of the the winner of Team and Coach of the Year categories.
The public will vote for the winner of the Sports Personality of the Year award during the show on Tuesday night. Here, Mirror Sport brings you everything you need to know ahead of the ceremony.
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How to watch
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year programme will take place at MediaCityUK in Salford on Tuesday, 17 December. The show will be broadcast live on BBC One from 19:00 GMT, as well as on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding will present the show. The main award - voted for by the public - will be presented just before 21:00. Mirror Sport will be bringing you live coverage throughout the night.
What are the categories?
Sports Personality of the Year
World Sport Star of the Year
Helen Rollason award
Young Sports Personality of the Year
Unsung Hero
Coach of the Year
Team of the Year
Lifetime Achievement award
Who are the nominees?
Keely Hodgkinson is the frontrunner to win the Sports Personality of the Year award ( Image: PA)
Sports Personality of the Year: footballer Jude Bellingham, runner Keely Hodgkinson, darts player Luke Littler, cricketer Joe Root, Para-cyclist Sarah Storey and triathlete Alex Yee.
Young Sports Personality of the Year: skateboarder Sky Brown, darts player Luke Littler and Para-swimmer William Ellard.
Lifetime Achievement (winner): Sir Mark Cavendish.
Unsung Hero: Moon Mughis (Scotland), Liam Mackay (Wales), Rachel Reid (Northern Ireland), Samra Said (London), Jean Paton (South), Ian Bennett (South West), Adam Kenyon (South East), George Sullivan (East), Stewart Nubley (East Midlands), Asha Rage (West Midlands), Bob Purcell (West), Paul McIntyre (North West), Keith Grainge (Yorkshire), Kristen Ingraham-Morgan (East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire), and Stephen Newton (North East & Cumbria).
World Sport Star: gymnast Simone Biles (USA), basketballer Caitlin Clark (USA), wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland), pole vaulter Armand Duplantis (Sweden), athlete Sifan Hassan (Netherlands), swimmer Leon Marchand (France).
Who decided the shortlist?
A panel of 12 sport industry experts are invited to decide the shortlist by the Director of BBC Sport Alex Kay-Jelski, following discussions with his senior team. The panel aims to represent a wide range of stakeholders from the world of sport, including former sportspeople, sports journalists from UK publications, and sports industry representatives.
BBC Sport state they aim for an even split of men and women, with expertise covering a wide range of sports, including Para-sport. Where possible, there are panel members from each UK nation: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Panel members change every year. There are always three representatives from BBC Sport. This year, the panel was: five-time Olympic cycling champion Dame Laura Kenny, ex-runner Iwan Thomas, Paralympian Ade Adepitan, former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, Ireland rugby veteran Rory Best, broadcaster Eilidh Barbour, sports journalists Laura Williamson (The Athletic), Eleanor Crooks (PA Media) and Stephanie Hilborne (CEO of Women in Sport). Representing the BBC were Kay-Jelski, head of sport content Philip Bernie and executive producer Gabby Cook.