Sports Personality of the Year 2025 Shortlist: SPOTY date, presenters, watch, favourites - Luke Littler nominated again
One of the biggest awards in British sport will be presented later this month - and some of the nominees have now been revealed.
It’s that time of the year again - as the BBC celebrate 12 months of sporting excellence.
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award (or SPOTY) was first held in 1954 when around 14,500 voters decided to crown Christopher Chataway over fellowrunner Roger Bannister.
Since then the winners read like a roll call of British sporting greats, with the likes of Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Chris Hoy, Lewis Hamilton, Kelly Holmes and David Beckham all lifting the trophy.
Last year saw athlete Keely Hodgkinson take the main prize, while dart prodigy Luke Littler came runner-up and also claimed the Young SPOTY Award.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s event - with Littler in the runnning again.
When is Sports Personality of the Year 2025?
The ceremony will be held, and the winners announced, on Thursday, December 18, from 7-9pm.
Where is the ceremony being held?
The SPOTY ceremony has moved about in recent years, including being broadcast from Glasgow’s Hydro Arana in 2014. This year it is one again being held at MediaCity, Salford, which is the home of BBC Sport.
How can I watch SPOTY?
The ceremony will be broadcast live on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer.
Who are the presenters of SPOTY 2025?
For the second year in a row the Sports Personality of the Year Award will be presented by an all-female team comprising Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, and Alex Scott.
What awards will be presented at SPOTY 2025?
There are a total of seven awards, as follows.
- Sports Personality of the Year
- World Sport Star of the Year
- Helen Rollason award
- Young Sports Personality of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement award
Who decides the SPOTY winners?
A team of experts, including sport stars and journalists, decide all the shortlists and the winner of four of the awards - the Helen Rollason award, Young Sports Personality of the Year, Coach of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement award.
The audience will then vote for the winners of the three remaining awards - World Sport Star of the Year and Team of the Year before the event is held and the main Sports Personality of the Year award live on the night itself.
Who has been shortlisted for the SPOTY awards?
The shortlist for the main award has yet to be announced - watch this space - but the nominees for the the Young Sports Personality of the Year were recently revealed. They are:
- Darts player Luke Littler
- Footballer Michelle Agyemang
- Cricketer Davina Perrin
Who is favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025?
Rory McIlroy is hot favourite to win the main award with odds of 10/11, followed by Chloe Kelly (3/1), Lando Norris (4/1) and Luke Littler (12/1).
You can find out more about all those in contention here.
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