We're off now, but here's a Facebook live with Gabby Logan, who revealed the shortlist on The One Show a short time ago.

Thanks for joining us tonight.

If you fancy a trip down memory lane, there's an iWonder guide looking at SPOTY's most memorable moments here.

It's worth a gander for this video of a horse in the studio.

Health and Safety wouldn't be too keen on that these days!

And full details of how you will be able to vote on the night can be found here.

No excuses!

Now you need to start thinking about who to vote for.

I can help you with that big decision. A little bit, anyway.

Head to our profiles page, where you will find details of the achievements of each of our contenders.

Don't love us and leave us now you've got what you wanted. Stick around for some Facebook live reaction with Gabby Logan. We'll stream that here from 19:30 GMT approx.

And here's a little reminder that, in addition to the main prize, there will also be seven other awards:

• Team of the Year
• Coach of the Year
• Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
• Young Sports Personality of the Year
• Helen Rollason Award for outsanding achievement in the face of adversity
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Get Inspired Unsung Hero

The shortlist was compiled by a 12-member panel:

• Representatives from BBC Sport: Barbara Slater (Director, BBC Sport), Philip Bernie (Head of TV Sport) and Carl Doran (Executive Editor, BBC Sports Personality of the Year)
• Former nominees of an award: Ryan Giggs, Victoria Pendleton and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
• Representative from BBC Radio 5 live: Amy Lawrence
• Pan-sports broadcaster: Ore Oduba
• Representatives from sports journalism: David James (Sunday Mirror/Sunday People), Adam Sills (Daily/Sunday Telegraph) and Alison Kervin (Mail on Sunday)
• Representative from UK sports industry: Liz Nicholl (Chief Executive, UK Sport)

A little reminder that the winner of the award will be crowned on 18 December. Here's your shortlist in picture form once more...

So there you have it.

Sixteen of sport's highest achievers in this wonderful year of competition.