McCoy, who won the Grand National on Don't Push It in April, is the first jockey to win the honour.
McCoy modestly insisted he did not deserve to win the honour as much as two jockeys who missed out in the past - the Northern Irishman's boyhood hero Lester Piggott and Frankie Dettori.
"It was a big honour to win the award, there are a lot of players in the world and to come first was a great feeling, " he revealed.
To many, the Irish skipper has done it all after leading his country to that long-awaited Grand Slam last year, going on to win the top club honour in the game with Leinster's Heineken Cup triumph.
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The 26-year-old, who runs a small construction firm, described the win as a "fantastic honour".
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"I'm happy with a personal best but I wanted to win - I don't believe in laps of honour for being second, " he told BBC Sport.
He said: "to win the Young Sports Personality of the Year award was such an honour the first time but I was in Canada for that so actually being there to receive the award last year was great".
They have shared the last three Premier League titles, Chelsea clinching the 2005-2006 crown with a 3-0 win over Manchester United but then having to lead a guard of honour to the men from Old Trafford as they celebrated winning the championship last season at Stamford Bridge.
Morahan described her best actress win for Nora in Ibsen's A Doll's House as "an honour and a thrill".
"To win both the Webby and the People's Choice awards again this year is a huge honour for us, " said BBC News Interactive Editor Steve Herrmann.
The ecstatic home supporters roared their approval and demanded a lap of honour - and the players duly obliged, evoking memories of that famous 1999 semi-final win over Stade Francais in which Humphreys senior had played such an important part.
The prize came a day after Argo won the top honour at the Producers Guild Awards, the winner of whose best film prize often goes on to win best picture at the Oscars.
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