Simon Jenkins named commentariat of the year at Editorial Intelligence awards

Columnists Simon Jenkins, Christopher Hitchens, Quentin Letts and Daniel Finkelstein were among the winners at the Editorial Intelligence comment awards 2010 earlier today. Jenkins was named commentariat of the year for his columns for the Guardian and the London Evening Standard. Vanity Fair writer Hitchens won the magazine commentator award, while the Daily Mail's Letts won in the best political sketchwriter category and Finkelstein picked up the political commentator prize for his Times columns. The Guardian picked up four awards – for Jenkins, Comment is free (best blog site, jointly with the Observer), and Mark Lawson, who was named best cultural commentator. Including Finkelstein's award, the Times took home three prizes. The paper also won the best comment pages award, while Anatoly Kaletsky was named best financial commentator. The Independent and Evening Standard won two awards. The Independent's Johann Hari was named best environmental commentator, while editor-in-chief Simon Kelner won the chair's choice award. The comment awards 2010 – winners Best comment pages – Sponsored by the ei Digest The Times Commentariat of the year – Sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover Simon Jenkins, London Evening Standard and the Guardian Best blogger – Sponsored by Race Online 2012 Nick Robinson, BBC Best blog site – Sponsored by Talk About Autism Comment is free, the Guardian and the Observer Cultural commentator – Sponsored by Somerset House Trust Mark Lawson, the Guardian Best diary page – Sponsored by Atlantic Books Londoner's Diary, London Evening Standard Environment commentator – Sponsored by Green Thing (Dothegreenthing.com) Johann Hari, the Independent Financial commentator – Sponsored by Nationwide Anatole Kaletsky, the Times Foreign commentator – Sponsored by the British Council Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Magazine commentator (including trade media, weeklies and monthlies) - Sponsored by the APA Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair Media commentator – Sponsored by BT Jeff Jarvis, the Guardian Political commentator – Sponsored by Weber Shandwick Daniel Finkelstein, the Times Westminster villager (political sketch) – Sponsored by Policy Exchange Quentin Letts, Daily Mail Chair's choice – Chosen by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC alone, as chair of the judges Simon Kelner, the Independent • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".