Last night I attended the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards ceromony for 2013. Over 800 people packed out the Park Lane Hilton to celebrate and reward best practice in PR. Here are those all important winners from the evening: Corporate and Business Communications Campaign Ogilvy Public Relations/London – ‘The Gnome Experiment’ Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign KPMG and Living Wage Foundation – ‘Living Wage’ Public Sector Campaign West Dunbartonshire Council – ‘Do the Right Thing’ Best Broadcast Campaign GolinHarris & St John Ambulance – ‘St John Ambulance 'Helpless' campaign’ Financial and Investor Relations Campaign Direct Line Group – ‘The Direct Line Group IPO’ Low Budget Campaign Dynamo PR – ‘Dynamo Writes 3Doodler into the Kickstarter Record Books’ Internal Communications Campaign Glasgow Housing Association – ‘Think Yes’ Consumer Relations Campaign Royal Mail Group – ‘Gold Medal stamps and gold postboxes’ Best Sporting Campaign Channel 4/Pitch PR – ‘The London 2012 Paralympic Games on Channel 4’ Not-For-Profit Campaign Unity & Cancer Research UK – ‘R UV UGLY?’ Global Public Relations Campaign Ogilvy Public Relations/London – ‘The Gnome Experiment’ Public Affairs Campaign Guide Dogs – ‘Dog Attacks Campaign’ Issues or Crisis Management Action for Children – ‘Closing a service and getting it right’ Healthcare Campaign Unity & Cancer Research UK – ‘R UV UGLY?’ Automotive Campaign Tangerine PR – Essex Diamond RCZ Best Use of Media Relations MORE TH>N – MORE TH>N Pet Insurance Integrated Campaign Ogilvy Public Relations/London – The Gnome Experiment Best Technology Campaign The Red Consultancy – ‘From nowhere to everywhere in three months’ Best Use of Digital Microsoft & 3 Monkeys Communications – ‘Brandon Generator’ Best Use of Social Media Torfaen County Borough Council – ‘In the Depot’ Best External Publication Tods Murray – ‘Firm Profile’ Best Internal Publication Royal Mail – ‘Celebrating an Olympic achievement’ Best Event Edelman – ‘Experience Halo’ Best Use of Research, Planning, Measurement & Evaluation Channel 4/Pitch PR – ‘The London 2012 Paralympic Games on Channel 4’ Outstanding Young Communicator Gemma Griffiths, Managing Director, The Crowd &I Outstanding Freelance Practitioner Hilary Berg – ‘Using PR Excellence to Empower Communities’ Outstanding Small Consultancy Propel Technology Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team Transport for London – ‘Keeping London Moving’ Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy Blue Rubicon The People’s Choice Award Andy Green FCIPR, Founder, andygreencreativity.com Also awarded on the night: The CIPR and Institute of Directors PR Director of the Year Emma Gilpin-Jacobs MCIPR, Director of Communications, Financial Times