This is Money named website of the year and Money Mail and Financial Mail writers pick up prizes at Santander Media Awards By This Is Money This is Money scooped two prizes at the prestigious Santander Financial Media Awards on Wednesday night. The site beat rivals from the Telegraph, FTMoney and The Times to pick up awards for the best consumer website and best use of social media. Writers from our sister newspaper sections Money Mail and Mail on Sunday's Financial Mail Personal Finance also picked up awards. Double winner: This is Money scooped two awards at the prestigious event - here is editor Simon Lambert picking up the gong for financial consumer website of the year This is Money was described at the ceremony, held in London's Skyloft, as a 'financial stalwart' that 'provides a greater level of interaction and a sharper focus on money stories crucial to its users than many of its competitors'. Judges praised the range of 'interactive tools, alerts and forums, and how they can be accessed via the full spectrum of social media'. Money Mail reporter Holly Black won financial consumer newcomer and the Mail on Sunday's Laura Shannon picked up an award for her contribution to personal finance education. Regular Financial Mail on Sunday contributor Toby Walne picked up an award for financial freelance journalist of the year, while Money Mail's Tony Hazell was runner up. Mail on Sunday personal finance editor Jeff Prestridge received an award for consumer article of the year for his exposé of copycat websites such as Taxreturngateway that charge for services that you can usually get for free. This is Money has continued to grow in popularity over the past year, recording a record readership of 4.89m global unique visitors in October, as certified by ABCe the industry measure of traffic to newspaper websites based on browser sessions. Monthly readership is up on average 22 per cent in 2014 so far This is Money, which aims to inform, entertain and empower its readers to make money and save money, has been one of Britain's top financial websites since its launch in 1999 and is owned by dmg media, the parent group of the Daily Mail. As well as news and features, you can also access free guides and calculators to help you manage your money better.