The nominees:

• Tim Shipman, for his recent series of undercover recordings.

• Tom Newton Dunn, Plebgate

• Chris Hope, for the Smeargate spoiler.

• Heather Brooke for MPs expenses

And the winner:

1/ Found this on my sideboard this morning. Souvenir from @GuidoFawkes #GF10 party. pic.twitter.com/EfpkVIexha

— Heather Brooke (@newsbrooke) October 22, 2014

I am somewhat relieved not to have won the Scoop of the Decade award (nominated with @ShippersUnbound) at the @GuidoFawkes awards #gf10

— Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) October 21, 2014

Guido couldn’t have blown it up any better himself…