Awards
2008 Awards Ceremony & Photo Gallery
The Costa Book of the Year 2008 was announced at a glittering awards dinner
and ceremony held at the Intercontinental Hotel in central London.
Hundreds of guests including publishers, authors and celebrities,
enjoyed a champagne drinks reception before being seated for the awards
dinner.
The ceremony itself, hosted by writer and presenter Mariella
Frostrup, saw the presentation of cheques for £5,000 to each of the five
category award winning authors and £100 of book tokens to the Young Judges.
Chair of Judges, Matthew Parris, then announced the winner of the 2008
Costa Book of the Year before inviting guests to celebrate at an after-show
party.
Below you'll see photos taken at the 2008 Costa Book Awards featuring just
some of the people who made it such a huge success - including our five Award
winners, judges, and a few of our glamorous guests.
2008 final judging panel: Back (L-R): Andrea Catherwood, David Horovitch, Rosamund Pike, Alexander Armstrong, Michael Buerk. Front (L-R): Roger McGough, Victoria Hislop, Lisa Jewell, Matthew Parris, Pauline McLynn
2008 Costa Book Award Winners (clockwise from left): Diana Athill, Adam Foulds, Sebastian Barry, Sadie Jones, Michelle Magorian
2008 Young Judges (clockwise from left): Gwen Baines, Kambole Campbell, Sylvie Pope, Michelle Magorian
Final judge, actress Rosamund Pike
Newsreader and former judge, Katie Derham
Former final judging panel chairman Sir Tim Rice with his daughter, author Eva Rice
Final judge, broadcaster Michael Buerk
Broadcaster Esther Rantzen
Broadcaster and former judge, Alastair Stewart
Sir Tim Rice and Gail Porter
Final judge, comedian Alexander Armstrong
Andrew Neil and Emily Kate Owen
Former judges Penny Smith, Emily Maitlis and Mariella Frostrup
Former judges Clare Balding and Simon Mayo
Former judge, actress Imogen Stubbs with husband Sir Trevor Nunn
Former final judging panel chairman, Joanna Trollope
Former judge Polly Samson with husband Dave Gilmour CBE
Former final judging panel chairman Ian Hislop with wife Victoria, author and final judge
Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz
Television presenter Anneka Rice
Former judge, comedian and writer Helen Lederer
Sebastian Barry, winner of the 2008 Costa Book of the Year
Sebastian Barry with his winning book, The Secret Scripture