Hilton topped a shortlist that included Paul Merrill (Zoo), Christine Hayes (Olive), Tim Southwell (Golf Punk), Ceri Thomas (BBC Easy Gardening) and Gareth Ogden (Custom PC).
Hilton said: "The late nights, soul searching and alcohol dependency have all paid off. I feel like cutting the award up and handing pieces out to each member of my brilliant, dedicated team."
Nuts achieved a debut ABC of 290,337 for the January to June 2004 period.
Other notable winners were: Michael Jacovides (Carlos), Consumer Contract Magazine of the Year; Catherine Monk (Build It) and the magazine House Race for Innovation of the Year; and Woman's Own's Elsa McAlonan, who won the Brand Building Initiative of the Year for the 30th Anniversary Woman's Own Children of Courage Awards.
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