2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award was announced as footballer Ryan Giggs. Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button was runner up, with world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis voted third. As part of the 2009 ceremony, awards were also to be presented for: 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award The 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, held on 13 December, was the 56th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Awarded annually by the BBC, the main titular award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year. The winner is selected by public vote from a 10-person shortlist.
2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award the remaining candidates. In 2012, following the success of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the SPOTY shortlist was expanded to 12 contenders. The nominees for the 2012 award, as described by the BBC, and their share of the votes cast were as follows: The winner was decided by a public vote on the night of the awards ceremony. Unlike past years the voting opened after every contender has shown a video of them achieving in their sport, not at the beginning of the show. In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were