The 2010 ceremony was held in Birmingham 's LG Arena with approximately 12,000 guests . The ceremony in 2011 was held at dock10 at MediaCityUK . The 2012 ceremony took place at ExCeL London , which had been one of the major venues for both the Olympics and Paralympics earlier that year . The 60th ceremony in 2013 was held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds . In 2014 , the ceremony was held in Scotland for the first time in its history , at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow , which had served as a host venue during the Commonwealth Games earlier in the year . In 2015 , the ceremony was held in Northern Ireland for the first time , at the SSE Arena in Belfast , on 20 December . The event returned to Birmingham and Liverpool in 2016 and 2017 respectively . The 2018 ceremony will take place in Birmingham , marking the city 's fifth time hosting the event ( 3rd time at the same venue ) . In 2018 the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award was renamed World Sport Star of the Year . Along with the change of name , votes could be cast from outside of the UK for the first time . In addition a new award was announced : Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year . For the main award , the nominees would not be announced until the show itself
60th ceremony in 2013
2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
BBC Sports Personality of the Year