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ATG Entertainment joins The Spotlight Prize 2025 as headline sponsor and we introduce this year’s esteemed panel of judges. We’re thrilled to announce that ATG Entertainment is joining The Spotlight Prize as our exclusive headline sponsor. ATG will be supporting the event that sees 19 drama school and university graduates from the UK and Ireland […]

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Check out our Spotlight Prize gallery of past winners and highly commended finalists listed by year. The first ever Spotlight Prize (or the Millington Award, as it was originally known) was held in 1954. The inaugural award was won by the late Jeremy Brett – best known for his iconic portrayal of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ in […]

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