Nominations for the 2012 Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Media Awards, which acknowledge excellence in sports journalism, broadcasting and photography, closed at midnight 24 September..

Organisations and individuals were encouraged to get entries lodged online at 2012 Media Awards to be in the running for Australia’s only awards dedicated to recognising excellence in sports media.

This year there are 14 award categories which recognise a variety of media from broadcast to print categories to recognising excellence within high profile media outlets to journalism within rural, regional and suburban areas. The categories are:

1. Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Sports Journalism
2. Best Reporting of an Issue in Sport
3. Best Coverage of Sport by an Organisation — Broadcast Media
4. Best Coverage of Sport by an Individual — Broadcast Media
5. Best Coverage of Sport by an Organisation — Print Media
6. Best Coverage of Sport by an Individual — Print Media
7. Best Profiling of an Athlete, Team or Coach — Broadcast Media
8. Best Profiling of an Athlete, Team or Coach — Print Media
9. Best Sports Journalism from Rural, Regional or Suburban Media
10. Best Sports Photography
11. Best Depiction of the Value of Sport to Australians in a Community Setting
12. Best Coverage of Women in Sport
13. Best Coverage of Sport for People with Disability
14. Best Contribution to Sport through Digital Media.

Award winners will be announced at the annual presentation gala dinner at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on Thursday 6 December.

This event brings together award finalists, sports media journalists, members of the ASC board and executive, national sporting organisation CEOs, and other representatives, to reward and celebrate the remarkable work created within the Australian sports media industry.