The night is filled with glamorous celebrities and glittering gowns, but it is the extraordinary acts of ordinary people that really shine through.
And tonight millions of viewers will be able to celebrate those honoured at The Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards with TSB as it airs on ITV.
There’s going to laughter, tears and heartwarming surprises - along with poignant moments that make the awards, now in their 22nd year, so important.
So while it’s almost impossible to choose, here co-hosts Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo take you through their most memorable moments from what was a truly unforgettable night.
Carol Vorderman’s Picks
Elizabeth Soffe winning the Child of Courage Award
Elizabeth, eight, has raised more than £220,000 for Birmingham Hospital who saved her life after a cot fire as a baby left her with third-degree burns on 60% of her body.
Carol: “Our Child of Courage award-winner Elizabeth Soffe was lovely. When I told her that McLaren had invited her, and her mum and dad to the pit lane at Silverstone next year, her face was an absolute picture.
"One of the things I also asked her was ‘What’s your next challenge?’ And she said, ‘I just want to do dangerous things.’ She’s such a speed queen.”
The rapturous applause for Michelle Donnelly
The 52-year-old from London’s Hackney won TSB Community Hero Award for helping 100,000 people with her community food hub - while on Universal Credit herself.
Carol: “The reception for Michelle Donnelly was an outstanding moment. This woman spends her entire life in jeans lugging boxes of food around to four locations everyday, and her house is just like a storage warehouse.
"She’s on Universal Credit and she does all of this for nothing. When she came on stage she was the most glamorous person in the room, and I thought ‘Yeh, you go girl!’”
Idris Elba reading letter from King Charles
Carol: “It was great when Idris Elba read out on stage the letter from King Charles to Alex Anderson, who congratulated him on winning the Prince Trust Young Achiever Award for his volunteering, and his inspirational story of being one of the first people with Asperger Syndrome to join the Royal Airforce.
"The King wrote that Alex ‘truly was the pride of Britain.’ It was especially poignant because Idris himself had been helped by the Prince’s Trust to get into drama school when he was young.”
The Glorious Red Carpet
Carol: “The red carpet atmosphere was glorious this year because even though it was raining everyone was there with their Union Jack umbrellas waiting patiently for autographs.
"The Air Cadets always line the red carpet, and I’ve been an ambassador for them for eight years. One of our winners, Alex Anderson was a former air cadet so that was really special, and I am sure he said hello to many of them.”
The Lionesses and the little lion cubs
Carol: “I loved watching the Brent Girls Football team running through the crowd with all these blow-up footballs.
"It was a nice moment to celebrate the Lionesses, who were on stage to accept the Pride of Britain Special Award. I don’t play sport because my generation weren’t encouraged to do so, but the Lionesses have done so much for women, even if you take football out of it.
"Their success wasn’t just about women in sports, it’s about women in society and I really, really felt it. So to see the younger generation running on stage, I just loved that.”
Ashley Banjo’s Picks
Dancing with Jill Allen-King
The 82-year-old from Southend-on-Sea has spent decades campaigning on issues to improve lives of the visually impaired.
Ashley: “It was a lovely moment getting to dance the Cha-Cha on stage with blind activist Jill Allen King, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Jill is actually almost my neighbour.
"She lives near my dance studio. She told me on the night that I was a rubbish dancer and she wanted to teach me something - live on stage in front of the nation. It was really fun. Then afterwards I asked her how I did and she said, ‘I don’t know, I’m blind!’”
The surprise seaman
David Groves, 32, who won a Outstanding Bravery Award, for saving 27 men from a burning ship, but his wife thought he was still at sea.
Ashley: “So we had David Groves, who was one of the recipients of the Outstanding Bravery Awards. His wife was there to accept the award on his behalf because she thought he had been deployed back to his Royal Navy ship and was going to be away for six months.
“In actual fact, he’d come back to receive the award and surprise her. So I’m on stage asking her, ‘Do you know when he’ll be home?’ She said, ‘Probably not for a few months’ and David was standing right behind her. She was so shocked, it was very emotional.”
People of Ukraine
Ashley: “The people of Ukraine coming on stage to accept an award on behalf of their country was a powerful point in the night.
"When you think about the best moments, it is usually people who are happy with winning, but with that one it was more complicated because they are still refugees and they can’t go home. But seeing the love and support for them in the room was definitely a top moment.”
Dinner with the winners
Ashley: “For me a real highlight was being able to enjoy a dinner with all the winners the night before. It was just lovely to have that extra bit of time to get to know all the amazing winners and it was a really good atmosphere being in a room with such exceptional people.
"I said to everyone at the time, ‘When else would we all be put together in one room? It was such a pleasure’.”
Tobias Weller’s reaction to his surprise
The 11-year-old has autism and cerebral palsy won for doing physical challenges to raise funds for good causes.
Ashley: “Watching Tobias Weller being surprised by David Walliams at school when reading David’s book Gansta Granny was a really fantastc part of the event, as he was obviously really taken aback.
"Tobias, who won the Good Morning Britain Young Fundraiser award, is really driven and focused. He does so many great things and so much great fundraising but he is really humble. I do think he really loved that surprise.”
Watch the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards, tonight, ITV, 8pm
