Country United Kingdom Network BBC One
BBC One HD Other ceremonies 2010, 2012 | Winner Mark Cavendish Date 22 December 2011 | |
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Presented by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hosted by Sue Barker
Gary Lineker
Jake Humphrey Official website www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/16303729 Location MediaCityUK, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Hosts Sue Barker, Gary Lineker, Jake Humphrey | ||
The 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, presented on 22 December, was the 58th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main titular award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a 10-person shortlist. Other awards presented include team, coach, and young personality of the year.
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Award process
The shortlist of ten sportspeople, which was drawn up by "a range of sports experts from newspapers and magazines across the UK", was announced on 29 November 2011. The shortlist was widely criticised for its lack of any female competitors. On 14 December, the British Olympic Association said that they were considering a boycott of the award ceremony in protest. The BOA chief executive, Andy Hunt, said that he would have included swimmers Keri-Anne Payne and Rebecca Adlington, rower Katherine Grainger, and England women's cricket captain, Charlotte Edwards, in his top 10. The BBC said that it would review the nomination procedure for the 2012 awards.
The award ceremony was held on Thursday 22 December at the MediaCityUK in Salford, and was broadcast live on BBC One. The winner, decided by a public telephone vote during the ceremony, was Mark Cavendish.
Nominees
The nominees and their achievements in 2011 as described by the BBC and their share of the votes cast were as follows:
Other awards
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also announced: