Television Sport Awards 2001
RTS Television Sport Awards 2001
Monday 20 May
The London Hilton
Park Lane, London W1
Hosted by: Jim Rosenthal
Millbank Studios and The Daily Telegraph
RTS Television Sports Awards
Creative Sports Sequence
Winner: Beckham's Eye (Sports Personality of the Year), BBC Sport
Nominee: Around the Grounds in Seven Days, ITV Sport Channel
Nominee: A Week With England (On The Ball), ISN/Carlton for ITV Sport
Innovation
Winner: The Hawk-Eye System (Channel 4 Cricket), Sunset + Vine for Channel 4
Judges' Award
Winner: Roger Philcox
Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Harry Carpenter OBE
Winner: Reg Gutteridge OBE
Live Outside Broadcast Coverage
Winner: Wimbledon Championships: Men's Final: Rafter v Ivanisevic, BBC Sport
Nominee: FA Cup Final 2001: Arsenal v Liverpool, ISN/Carlton for ITV Sport
Nominee: The Derby 2001, BBC Sport
Regional Sports Documentary
Winner: Scott Gibbs: Out On His Own, BBC Sport Wales
Nominee: Hampshire Cricket 2001: The Shane Warne Season, Granada Sport for Meridian (Southampton)
Nominee: Metroland: Home Goal, Carlton for Carlton Region
Regional Sports Presenter or Commentator
Winner: Mark Bolton: Carlton Television
Nominee: Kevin Piper: Anglia Television
Nominee: Andy Steggall: Granada Sport for Meridian (Southampton)
Regional Sports Programme - Actuality
Winner: Y Clwb Rygbi, BBC Sport Wales
Nominee: Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final: Widnes v Oldham, Yorkshire Television
Nominee: Three Cups for the Kop, Granada Television
Regional Sports Programme - Entertainment
Winner: Offside, Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland
Nominee: Rugby League Raw, Yorkshire Television
Nominee: The Championship, BBC Northern Ireland
Sports Commentator
Winner: Jim McGrath: BBC Sport
Nominee: John Motson: BBC Sport
Nominee: Richie Benaud: Sunset + Vine for Channel 4
Sports Documentary
Winner: Black Britain: Fighting Back: The Michael Watson Story, BBC 2
Nominee: Muhammad Ali: Through The Eyes of the World, TWI for ITV
Nominee: Botham's Ashes, Sunset + Vine for Channel 4
Sports News Reporter
Winner: Gabriel Clarke: ISN/Carlton for ITV Sport
Nominee: Garry Richardson: BBC Sport
Nominee: Jon Desborough: Sky News
Sports Presenter
Winner: Sue Barker: BBC Sport
Nominee: Clare Balding: BBC Sport
Nominee: Mark Nicholas: Sunset + Vine for Channel 4
Sports Programme
Winner: Channel 4 Cricket, Sunset + Vine forChannel 4
Nominee: Wimbledon Championships: Men's Final: Rafter v Ivanisevic, BBC Sport
Nominee: UEFA Champions League, ISN/Carlton for ITV Sport
Sports Pundit
Winner: John McEnroe: BBC Sport
Nominee: Alan Hansen: BBC Sport
Nominee: Simon Hughes: Sunset + Vine for Channel 4
Sports Show or Series
Winner: The Morning Line, Highflyer for Channel 4 Racing
Nominee: They Think It's All Over, Talkback for BBC One
Nominee: Cricket Roadshow 2001, Sunset + Vine for Channel 4