Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond nominated Scottish Politician of the Year But tonight Scotland's politicians take the night off from debating and will celebrate the achievements of the last 12 months. The Scottish Politician of the Year awards, organised by The Herald newspaper, will hand out awards to MSPs, MPs and campaigners for their work over the last year. Deputy First Minister and Glasgow Southside MSP Nicola Sturgeon could collect the top prize, Scottish Politician of the Year award, for the second year running but she'll have to fend off challenges from the First Minister Alex Salmond and the Parliament's Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick. Ms Sturgeon took home the accolade in 2012. This year's awards have also recognised the growing use of social media by politicians with the newly-created E-Politician of the Year award. In the running is Patrick Harvie MSP Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson And Labour MP Tom Harris The awards will be taking place at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh and, as well as recognising the achievements of those with MP or MSP after their name, the evening will also commend those who campaign for issues across the country. Last year's winner was the schoolgirl campaigner Martha Payne. This year, Tommy Whitelaw has been nominated in this category for his efforts to raise awareness about dementia and carers" needs. As you can see, he was pretty excited to be nominated. He's up against Anne Houston, chief executive of Children 1st and Shelter Scotland for their bedroom tax campaign. Here's the full list of the nominees.