Crime Thriller Awards

Crime Thriller Awards
ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards logo
Awarded forThe best in crime and thriller fiction
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byCrime Writers' Association (2009)
First awarded2008
WebsiteCrime Thriller Awards

The Crime Thriller Awards is a British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction. The inaugural event was held on 3 October 2008 at the Grosvenor Hotel, hosted by comedian and Jonathan Creek actor Alan Davies. It was televised on ITV3 on 6 October, produced by Cactus TV.[1] The ceremony was preceded by seven weeks of crime-thriller-related programming on ITV3.

In 2009, the awards were merged with the Daggers, the awards presented by the Crime Writers' Association. A second "crime thriller season" was broadcast over six weeks on ITV3 before the awards were presented on 21 October. The 2009 ceremony was sponsored by the high street optician chain Specsavers.[2]

The 2010 and 2011 awards ceremonies were presented by Marcus Brigstocke. Since 2012, Bradley Walsh has hosted the awards.

  1. ^ McMahon2009-09-10T07:00:00, Kate. "ITV signs three-year deal for Crime Thriller Awards". Broadcast.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Allen, Katie (1 September 2009). "CWA and Cactus launch crime season Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". The Bookseller.