Yay, the Lizzies are here! I’ll be updating this from around 7pm this evening to note the winners and highly commended for the 15th Annual ACS IT Journalism Awards as they’re announced. As is often the case, many people have multiple nominations, so it will be a tight contest. Good luck everyone!
BEST DRESSED:
WINNER: Hayley Williams, Krishan Sharma
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Corrine Reichert, Rae Johnston, Seamus Byrne, Angus Kidman
BEST NEW JOURNALIST
WINNER: Larissa Bricis
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Elizabeth Barry, Hayley Williams
Finalists
Alex Choros
Amanda Yeo
Julian Rizzo-Smith
Kenneth Tsang
Luke Lancaster
Tegan Jones
BEST GAMING JOURNALIST
WINNER: Lucy O’Brien
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Mark Serrels, Richard Moss
Finalists
Alex Walker
Amanda Yeo
Chris Stead
David Milner
Hayley Williams
Jeremy Ray
Luke Reilly
Seamus Byrne
BEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS JOURNALIST
WINNER: Max Mason
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Petroc Wilton, Claire Reilly
Finalists
Allie Coyne
Campbell Simpson
Corinne Reichert
James Pinnell
Leon Spencer
Rohan Pearce
Ry Crozier
Supratim Adhikari
BEST SECURITY JOURNALIST
WINNER: Patrick Gray
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Darren Pauli, Claire Reilly
Finalists
Allie Coyne
Asha McLean
Chris Duckett
David Braue
Jeremy Kirk
Juha Saarinen
Yolanda Redrup
BEST TECHNICAL JOURNALIST
WINNER: Nick Ross
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Petroc Wilton, Kenneth Tsang
Finalists
Alex Choros
David Braue
Jeremy Kirk
Leigh Stark
Peter Zaluzny
Rae Johnston
Simon Sharwood
BEST TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY JOURNALIST
WINNER: David Swan
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Paul Smith
Finalists
Brendon Foye
David Braue
Hafizah Osman
Harry Tucker
Holly Morgan
Leon Spencer
Samira Sarraf
Simon Sharwood
Yolanda Redrup
BEST COLUMNIST
WINNER: Mark Serrels
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Claire Reilly, Chris Jager
Finalists
Adam Turner
Chris Griffith
Jessica Sier
Malcolm Adler
Mark Pesce
Matthew Sainsbury
Paul Smith
Peter Wells
BEST TECHNOLOGY ISSUES JOURNALIST
WINNER: Claire Reilly, Marc Fennell
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Finalists
Adam Turner
Angus Kidman
Ariel Bogle
Chris Griffith
Claire Connelly
James Riley
Matthew Sainsbury
Paul Smith
BEST BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY COVERAGE
WINNER: CRN
HIGHLY COMMENDED: iTnews, Australian Financial Review
Nomineees
ARN, Business Insider Australia, CIO Australia, Communications Day, , Lifehacker, PC World, The Australian, ZDNet
BEST BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST
WINNER: Paul Smith
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Brad Howarth, Ry Crozier
Finalists
Allie Coyne
Ariel Bogle
George Nott
Jennifer O’Brien
Paris Cowan
Paul Wallbank
Tess Bennett
BEST NEWS COVERAGE
WINNER: iTnews
HIGHLY COMMENDED: CNET
Nomineees
ARN, Australian Financial Review, Business Insider Australia, Communications Day, CRN, EFTM, finder.com.au, Gizmodo Australia, Kotaku Australia, Lifehacker, The Australian, Which-50 Media, ZDNet
BEST NEWS JOURNALIST
WINNER: Claire Reilly
HIGHLY COMMENDED: –
Finalists
Allie Coyne
Chris Pash
Corinne Reichert
David Swan
Max Mason
Paul Smith
Petroc Wilton
Rohan Pearce
Ry Crozier
BEST CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST
WINNER: Simon Sharwood
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Claire Reilly
Finalists
Alex Kidman
Angus Kidman
Campbell Simpson
Geoff Quattromani
Hayley Williams
Krishan Sharma
Luke Lancaster
Rae Johnston
Ros Page
Seamus Byrne
BEST CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY COVERAGE
WINNER: The Australian
HIGHLY COMMENDED: CNET, Download This Show (ABC RADIO)
Nomineees
Business Insider Australia, Channel 7, Djuro Sen, CHOICE, , EFTM, finder.com.au, Game Informer, Gizmodo Australia, Lifehacker, PC World/Good Gear Guide, Pickr, The Gadget Grill, WhistleOut Australia, Women Love Tech
BEST REVIEWER
WINNER: Alex Kidman
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Leigh Stark, Trevor Long
Finalists
Chris Griffith
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Nic Healey
Nick Broughall
Nick Ross
Simon Sharwood
Stephen Fenech
BEST GAMING COVERAGE
WINNER: IGN
HIGHLY COMMENDED: CNET
Nomineees
Rocket Chainsaw, CNET, FenixBazaar.com, finder.com.au, Game Informer, Good Game (ABC TV), Hyper Magazine, IGN, Kotaku Australia, Lifehacker, PC World & Good Gear Guide, Point & Clickbait, Press Start Australia, Stevivor, The Australian, Vooks, Digitally Downloaded
MEDIA RELATIONS AWARD
WINNER: Bec Waddy, Bethesda / Sony
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Everyone else!
Finalists
Angela Coombes, NEC
David Wolf, Closer Communications
Jenna Woods, Weber Shandwick
Matthew Wu, Media & Capital Partners
Rebecca Blasina, Closer Communications
BEST INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
WINNER: EFTM
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Progress Bar, Gloss
Nomineees
Ausdroid Media, Dominic Sharoo / NitroWare.net, Frederique Bros, Gloss, Progress Bar, Rocket Chainsaw, Stevivor, Tech Guide
BEST JOURNALIST: Claire Reilly
BEST TITLE: iTnews