BBC Sports Personality of the Year to jockey Lester Piggott in 1984 and 1994, disabled marathon runner Dennis Moore in 1981, comedian David Walliams in 2006, and comedian Eddie Izzard in 2009. Sebastian Coe picked up a Special Gold Award in 2005 for his work in helping Britain obtain the right to host the 2012 Olympics. Five awards have been presented once: Manager of the Year in 1969, a Special Team Award in 1986, Good Sport Awards in 1990, an International Team Award in 1983, and the Sports Personality of the Century Award in 1999. In 2003, to celebrate fifty years of Sports Personality of the
2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award the football World Cup semi final was played. The event was however not without controversy as a number of media outlets panned the decision not to include Ronnie O’Sullivan or Tyson Fury, Eurosport being particularly vocal. The nominees for the award were revealed during the ceremony. In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards will also be presented: On 3 December 2018 the nominees for the inaugural Greatest sporting moment of the year were announced. The winner was decided by public vote (online only) between the 3 December 2018 at 18.30 GMT and