SPOTY 2024 LIVE: Start time, nominees and updates with Keely Hodgkinson and Luke Littler favourites

The ceremony is getting underway on BBC One now. A reminder that the hosts tonight are BBC stalwarts Gabby Logan and Clare Balding, alongside ex-England and Arsenal footballer Alex Scott.

With just five minutes to go util the ceremony begins, here’s a reminder of how you can watch it.

It will be televised live on BBC One, with coverage starting at 7pm. Subscribers can also watch on BBC iPlayer, while there will also be coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.

Last year, Mary Earps became the 70th winner of the award, having performed brilliantly and captured the imagination of many around the nation during the Lionesses’ run to the World Cup final.

Earps was the third female winner in a row after wins for Beth Mead (2022) and Emma Raducanu, with Lewis Hamilton winning in 2020 (the second time the F1 legend picked up the award).

Other notable winners include Ben Stokes in 2019, Andy Murray (in 2013, 2014 and 2016), Chris Hoy (2008), Kelly Holmes (2004), Jonny Wilkinson (2003), David Beckham (2001), Lennox Lewis (1999), Paul Gascoigne (1990), Virginia Wade (1977), Bobby Moore (1966) and even Princess Anne – for eventing in 1971.

Storey won her 19th Paralympic gold medal in the women’s C5 cycling time trial, an astonishing 32 years after winning her first gold in Barcelona in 1992 as a 14-year-old swimmer.

In his debut season at the Bernabeu, Bellingham helped Real Madrid win the La Liga title and the Champions League, contributing a remarkable 23 goals across all competitions. He also scored twice on England’s route to the Euros final, including a brilliant bicycle kick against Slovakia. His success saw him finish third in the Ballon d’Or voting, the highest position by an Englishman since Frank Lampard came second in 2005. He was named as LaLiga Player of the Season and Champions League Young Player of the Season, as well as collecting the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award.  

The triathlete enjoyed a stunning 2024 in which he was crowned both Olympic and world champion. At the Paris Games he produced a magnificent sprint finish to overtake New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde in the closing stages of the run to win his first individual Olympic gold. He then went on to be part of the Great Britain team that won bronze in the mixed relay. Yee’s dominance extended to the World Triathlon Series with victories in Cagliari and Weihai helping him claim the first world title of his career after a succession of near misses in recent years.

Root made history in style as he surpassed Alastair Cook’s mark of 12,472 runs to become England’s leading scorer in Test cricket with a career best 262 against Pakistan. Also in that Test, he and Harry Brook set an England record partnership of 454, while earlier in the year Root broke Cook’s milestone for the most Test centuries by an England batter. He’s now fifth on the all-time list of Test run scorers and became the first Englishman to surpass 20,000 international runs across formats.

The year featured a number of highlights, kicking off with 16-year-old Luke Littler reaching the final of the World Darts Championship, and falling just short of an astonishing victory. The prodigy has since proved that was no fluke with a string of trophies and a rise to the top five of the world rankings, instigating a nationwide darts boom in the process.

In her short career to date the 22-year-old had already gathered world and Olympic silver medals in the 800m, but this time she arrived at a major championships with golden expectations after a stellar season. Hodgkinson did not disappoint, streaming away from her rivals on the blue Stade de France track and bursting with emotion as she crossed the line, realising her achievement. For British fans, it was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Games.

Voting will open for the main award during the ceremony itself, which starts at 7pm.

Fans can vote online or by telephone or by scanning a QR code which will be visible on screen for those watching. Scanning it will take you directly to the vote page.

In order to cast your vote online, you must sign in to a BBC account (or register if you don’t have one already).

Once the vote is open, you can either dial to vote for your favourite, or vote online. You can only vote once and must be in the UK to vote on the website.