Launched in 1827, the London Evening Standard reaches an audience that are influential as well as being affluent. From the corridors of Westminster to the heart of the business world, the Evening Standard talks to opinion formers, setting the agenda for the capital, providing insight, commententary and analysis on national, international and regional news.

The Evening Standard’s Editor leads a team of award-winning journalists widely regarded as the best editorial team within the newspaper marketplace.  Editors such as Royal Correspondent, Ross Lydall, and Political Editor Joe Murphy deliver every shade of opinion on all subjects for News, Business, Arts, Sport, Trends, Fashion, Health & Beauty, Travel, Food, Books, Films & Music, Theatre, and Motoring.  Top columnists, quality feature writers and the latest arts reviews also make the Standard essential reading for Londoners. The Evening Standard is the must read for Arts and Leisure in the Capital, sponsoring the Evening Standard Film Awards and London Evening Standard Drama Awards.

The Evening Standard Theatre awards, established in 1955, are Britain’s oldest and most prestigious drama awards, with actors including Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, John Gielgud, Alan Bates,  Diana Rigg, Vanessa Redgrave, Kathleen Turner, Flora Robson, Joan Plowright and Kevin Smith among those winning the coveted award for best actor and best actress. Playwrights awarded Best Play include Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Harold Pinter, Bertolt Brecht, Joe Orton, Simon Gray, Athol Fugard and John Osborne.

Launched in 1973, the Evening Standard British Film Awards are the only UK awards dedicated to British and Irish talent in film.

Don’t miss Olympic Editor, Matthew Beard’s regular Olympics Countdown coverage.  

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