2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award | |
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Date | 20 December 2015 |
Location | Odyssey Arena, Belfast |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
Hosted by |
Gary Lineker Clare Balding Gabby Logan |
Winner | Andy Murray |
Official website | www |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network | |
Runtime | 140 minutes |
The 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 20 December 2015 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. Tennis player Andy Murray was announced as the winner. It was the 62nd presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a twelve-person shortlist; the winner was Andy Murray.
In addition to the sports personality of the year award, there were seven other awards: Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, Young Sports Personality of the Year, Helen Rollason Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and Unsung Hero.
There were calls to remove Tyson Fury from the nominees list, after comments he made were criticised as homophobic and sexist.
The nominees were revealed on 30 November 2015.
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also announced: