Awards Nominations

The Maritime Foundation welcomes the part played by the public, with four annual awards open to public nomination

Entry for the 28th Annual Maritime Media Awards is now closed

The qualifying period for the 28th Annual Awards was the year to 31 December 2023, and includes an additional period from July to December 2022 following changes made to the awards.

The closing date for nominations was 31 January 2024.

Before submitting a nomination, please ensure you have viewed the relevant award criteria. Please provide as much specific information as possible. After you have submitted a nomination, you will receive confirmation and follow-up emails before the final nomination list is published.

The Nomination list will be published soon and nominations for the 29th Annual Maritime Media Awards will be opened shortly.

Celebrating maritime journalism, literature, digital innovation, and filmmaking

Presented since 1995, the Maritime Media Awards recognises the UK's best journalists, authors, filmmakers, digital creators and others whose work in the media has served to create a greater public understanding of maritime issues, and of the United Kingdom’s dependence upon the sea.

Terms and conditions

The Maritime Media Awards Committee has absolute discretion to refuse any nomination that does not in its opinion meet the eligibility criteria and reserves the right to reassign nominations to a category it believes is most suited to the information provided in the nomination.

The Judges’ decision is final and no communication will be entered into regarding any decisions made.

The winners of the 28th Annual Maritime Media Awards will be announced in October 2024, and photographs of the winners will be published on the Maritime Foundation website.