Honour for Alex Crawford at the Women in Film and Television Awards

The Sky News journalist who sparked a furore over women on the front line after being the first broadcaster to enter Tripoli with Libyan rebels was honoured today.

Mother-of-four Alex Crawford, 49, was recognised for her "unrivalled reporting from the front lines of the most dangerous war zones", winning achievement of the year at the Women in Film and Television Awards at the Park Lane Hilton. She shared the accolade with CNN's Sara Sidner, who is based in Delhi, and Zeina Khodr, of al-Jazeera English.

Kate Kinninmont, chief executive of Women in Film and Television, said: "We still don't allow females to fight on the front line, yet these women managed to dodge the bullets and get to the heart of the story while the men were reporting from balconies back at their hotel."