2021 PSA Annual Awards
The 2021 San Miguel Corporation - Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards was an annual awarding ceremony honoring the top sports personalities who made tremendous contribution to Philippine sports in the year 2020 despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the postponement and cancellation of major sports events in the country within the first months of the community quarantine and the resumption of sporting tournaments under the bubble setup.
The awards night was held on March 27, 2021. For the first time in the history of the awards and in time of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's edition was staged via hybrid or virtual format, with most of the awardees, including those who reside and train overseas, hooked up online and the awards proper was conducted at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong. The PSA Awards were aired via delayed telecast on One Sports+ Channel, the following day.
William "Butch" Ramirez, Chairperson of the Philippine Sports Commission, served as the guest speaker of the awards night.
The organizer, Philippine Sportswriters Association, under its president Eriberto "Tito" S. Talao of Manila Bulletin is considered as the country's oldest media organization, with membership consisting of sportswriters, section editors and columnists from various sports websites, newspapers and tabloids in the Philippines.
Honor roll
Main awards
The following are the list of main awards of the event.Athlete of the Year
For her back-to-back championship triumphs in the NEC Karuizawa Championship and the Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament of LPGA of Japan Tour last year, Fil-Japanese professional golfer Yuka Saso was named as the Athlete of the Year of the PSA.This is the second time that Saso bagged the prestigious award, as she have won the same honors in the 2019 PSA Annual Awards, along with 2018 Asian Games gold medalists Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go of golf, Hidilyn Diaz of weightlifting and Margielyn Didal of skateboarding.
| Award | Winner | Sport | References |
| Athlete of the Year | Yuka Saso | Golf |
Other major awardees
Here are the other major awards to be conferred in the Awards Night.| Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco | Basketball | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Jose "Joey" Romasanta | Volleyball | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Renauld "Sonny" Barrios | Basketball | |
| National Sports Association of the Year | Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines | Boxing | |
| President's Award | Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino | Cycling | |
| Executive of the Year | Willie Marcial | Basketball | |
| Chooks-to-Go Fan Favorite "Manok ng Bayan" Award | Manny Pacquiao | Boxing | |
| Special Recognition | Soldier-Athletes/Frontliners | For their outstanding service and bravery to help the Filipinos in time of COVID-19 pandemic |
Major awardees
Sorted in alphabetical order.| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
| Johnriel Casimero | Professional Boxing | < |
| Alex Eala | Tennis | < |
| Pedro Taduran | Professional Boxing | < |
Posthumous Honors
The following recognitions, will be bestowed upon former national & collegiate athletes, officials and sports personalities who died in 2020. They will be honor with a short audio-video presentation and a one-minute moment of silence.| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | Date of death | References |
| Albert Almendralejo | Basketball/Football | August 7 | |
| Salvador "Buddy" Andrada | Tennis | April 8 | |
| Jomar Ang | Karting | April 8 | |
| Alyana Bautista | Football | July 23 | |
| Oscar "Dodong" Bascon | Basketball | July 22 | |
| Orlando Bauzon | Basketball | September 5 | |
| WIM Arianne Caoili | Chess | March 30 | |
| Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco | Basketball | June 16 | |
| Sudan Daniel | Basketball | December 26 | |
| Vangie de Jesus | Volleyball | November 21 | |
| Aric Del Rosario | Basketball | March 25 | |
| Rudy del Rosario | Football | November 20 | |
| Ronald Dulay | Volleyball | August 3 | |
| Laura Elorde | Boxing | May 3 | |
| Maui Huelar | Basketball | April 16 | |
| Celestina Beatrice Luna | Football | May 26 | |
| Nic Jorge | Basketball | June 13 | |
| Alexander Lim | Bowling | April 1 | |
| Alfonso "Boy" Marquez | Basketball | April 15 | |
| Teddyvic Melendres | Sportswriting | December 26 | |
| Junel Mendiola | Basketball | June 16 | |
| Rico Navarro | Basketball/Sportswriting | October 27 | |
| Oliver Ongtawco | Bowling | June 8 | |
| Gene Poliarco | Chess | April 5 | |
| Iñaki Vicente | Football | January 9 | |
| Josie Veguillas | Ice skating | November 2 | |
| Domingo "Coach Waray" Villanueva | Cycling | April 7 | |
| Randy Villanueva | Tennis | October 27 |