It was the British Press Awards on Monday night (or the Bitish Press Awards, if the title bar of their website is anything to go by), the annual back slapping affair for the whole newspaper industry - well, the whole newspaper industry bar Associated Newspapers (Daily Mail et al), Northern & Shell (Express and Star) and the Telegraph Group, all of whom were boycotting it because last year's event was such a shambles (though that was possibly more because of the shambolic behaviour of the journalists in attendance than because of anything done by the event's organisers).
Despite the fact so many major players weren't coming out to play, a good time seemed to be had by all, and especially these award winners...
Scoop of the Year: Stephen Moyes for Cocaine Kate Daily Mirror
Business and Finance Journalist of the Year: Hamish McRae The Independent
Show Business Writer of the Year: Victoria Newton The Sun
Columnist of the Year: Lucy Kellaway Financial Times
Supplement of the Year: Observer Food Monthly The Observer
Photographer of the Year: Edmond Terakopian Freelance
Interviewer of the Year: Rachel Cooke The Observer
Cartoonist of the Year: Gerald Scarfe The Sunday Times
Specialist Writer of the Year: Michael Smith The Sunday Times
Young Journalist of the Year: Lucy Bannerman The Herald
The Cudlipp Award: News of the World for 'What about the Victims'
Foreign Reporter of the Year: Hala Jaber The Sunday Times
Sports Photographer of the Year: Tom Jenkins The Guardian
Sports Journalist of the Year: Oliver Holt Daily Mirror
Critic of the Year: Jay Rayner The Observer
Team of the Year: Daily Mirror 7/7 team
Political Journalist of the Year: Francis Elliott Independent on Sunday
Feature Writer of the Year: Bryan Appleyard The Sunday Times
Reporter of the Year: Oliver Harvey The Sun
Front Page of the Year: Harry the Nazi The Sun
National Newspaper of the Year 2006: The Guardian