Awards Ceremony 2008

Pictures from the Orwell Prize Awards Ceremony 2008, held at the Foreign Press Association on 24th April 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair of the Prize, Jean Seaton, and Judge, Sir John Tusa, before the ceremony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founder of the Prize, Sir Bernard Crick, talks with Jane Morgan, relative of George Orwell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clive Stafford Smith, author of the shortlisted Bad Men, holds a candle donated for auction to help secure rights for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lord Fowler, former Tory Cabinet Minister, chats to Martin Moore, director of the Media Standards Trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two trustworthy gentlemen: author and biographer D. J. Taylor and literary agent Bill Hamilton, both of the Orwell Trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Vallely from The Independent, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clive Stafford Smith in conversation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ffion Hague represents her husband, William, shortlisted for his biography of William Wilberforce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expert witnesses: Dione Venables, the authority on Orwell's childhood friend Jacintha Buddicom, and Sir Bernard Crick, biographer of Orwell and founder of the Prize.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talks and Walks: Donald Sassoon of Political Quarterly talks to Raja Shehadeh, author of Palestinian Walks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Loyn, BBC developing world correspondent, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the frame: Blake Morrison, author and Orwell Trustee, talks to cartoonist Martin Rowson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wizard of Oz: Clive James, shortlisted for the Journalism Prize 2008 and winner of a Special Prize for writing and broadcasting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Walks and Two Caravans: Raja Shehadeh and Marina Lewycka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Ball, Andrew Gamble and Dr Tony Wright MP, all of Political Quarterly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making political writing into an art: artist Andrew Vicari chats to Bernadette Benati of the Royal Academy of Engineers, while MST board member Sue Stapely studies the programme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Hamilton and Book Prize winner Raja Shehadeh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Francis Wheen, former Orwell Prize winner and judge, and Clive James.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann Tusa and Timothy Phillips, author of Beslan, longlisted for this year's Orwell Prize for Books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wit and wisdom: Raja Shehadeh and Francis Wheen, both winners of the Orwell Prize for Books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sir John Tusa with Sir David Bell, Chair of the Media Standards Trust board.

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