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2015

Presented 25 November 2015

Award

2015 Winner

Lifetime achievement award for contribution to sports journalism

Mike Coward

Best contribution to sport by an organisation through digital media

2015 Ashes Test series (cricket.com.au)

Best coverage of sport for people with disability

Amanda Shalala, Grandstand  — para-sport profiles (ABC)

Best coverage of women in sport

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup — SBS

Best depiction of the value of sport to Australians in a community setting

Dan Goldberg, Adam Kay and Anthony De Sylva — Pitch Battle (Mint Pictures and ABC)

Best sports photography

Brett Costello — Shark splash (Daily Telegraph)

Best sports journalism from rural, regional or suburban media

Matthew McInerney (APN Fraser Coast Chronicle)

Best analysis of the business of sport

Simon King — Charting a bold course (The Australian’s Deal Magazine)

Best coverage of a sporting event by a media organisation

The Age — The 2014 AFL grand final

Best profiling of an athlete, team or coach — print media

Robert Drane — The blame game (Inside Sport)

Best profiling of an athlete, team or coach — broadcast media

Brad Smith, Mike Hirchfield and Mick Neill — Dan Menzel: a long way home (Fox Footy)

Best coverage of sport by an individual — digital media

David Weiner (Fox Sports)

Best coverage of sport by an individual — print media

Will Swanton (The Australian)

Best coverage of sport by an individual — broadcast media

Gerard Whateley (ABC, Fox Footy)

Best reporting of an issue in sport

Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Sam Clark and Max Murch — Making a killing (Four Corners, ABC TV)