The Sun Military Awards
| The Sun Military Awards | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | The Sun |
| Location |
Hampton Court Palace (2008) Imperial War Museum (2009–12) National Maritime Museum (2013–14) Guildhall (2015–) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Hosted by |
Tess Daly (2008) Phillip Schofield (2009–14) Amanda Holden (2009–14) Tom Bradby (2015) Lorraine Kelly (2016) |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Official website | www |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network |
Sky1 (2008) ITV (2009–14) Forces TV (2015–) |
| Runtime | 90 minutes (inc. adverts) |
The Sun Military Awards (televised as A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards since 2009) is an annual awards ceremony which honours members of the British armed forces and civilians involved with the forces. The awards were created by The Prince of Wales. The awards are organised and sponsored by The Sun newspaper. The award trophies are designed and hand-made by British Silversmith and porcelain designer Kerry O'Connor.
During the televised ceremony, awards known as "Millies" are given out. The awards and their recipients are chosen by a select panel of ten judges, made up of national figures and military chiefs. Nominees of all but one of the categories are selected by the general public, with the remaining category winner chosen by the judges.
The first ceremony aired on Sky1 and was hosted by Tess Daly, but from 2009 until 2014, the awards were televised on ITV and are presented by Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden. They have not aired since 2014.
The 2008 award ceremony was presented by Tess Daly, taking place on 16 December at Hampton Court Palace and was aired on Sky1 before Christmas that year.
The 2009 award ceremony took place on 15 December 2009, and was broadcast on ITV on 21 December at 9pm. Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden were the presenters for the first time.
The judges included John Terry, Jeremy Clarkson, Kelly Holmes, Ross Kemp and four ex-Service chiefs.
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