The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism . They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and is chosen from all category winners. In 2023, Not all awards were open to male journalists. The awards are under the administration of the Walkley Foundation for Journalism.
15-1980: Australian journalism award The Walkley Documentary Award is an Australian award presented annually since 2011 as part of the Walkley Awards . It recognises excellence in documentary production grounded in journalistic principles. List of award winners [ edit ] Order Year Recipient(s) Production Company Program / Title Broadcaster Reference 13 2023 Darren Dale , Belinda Mravicic, Jacob Hickey, Allan Clarke Blackfella Films The Dark Emu Story ABC Television 12 2022 Karl Malakunas Delikado Theatrical Release 11 2021 Wayne Blair , Nel Minchin , Ivan O'Mahoney In Films Firestarter:The Story of Bangarra Theatrical Release 10 2020 Sarah Ferguson , Nial Fulton , Tony Jones In Films Revelation ABC Television 9 2019 Stan Grant Good Thing Productions The Australian Dream Theatrical Release 8 2018 Evan Williams, Eve Lucas, Georgina Davis SBS Dateline Myanmar's Killing Fields SBS Television 7 2017 Martin Butler , Liz Jackson , Tania Nehme , Bentley Dean Four Corners A Sense of Self ABC Television 6 2016 Sarah Ferguson , Nial Fulton , Ivan O'Mahoney In Films Hitting Home ABC Television 5 2015 Michael Ware Penance Films Only The Dead Theatrical Release 4 2014 Dan Goldberg, Danny Ben-Moshe Mint Pictures, Identity Films and Productions Code of Silence SBS Television 3 2013 Martin Butler , Bentley Dean Contact Films First Footprints ABC Television 2 2012 Celeste Geer Rebel Films Then
30-478: Is eligible for an award. Entries are initially evaluated by a jury on newsworthiness, research, writing, production, incisiveness, impact, public benefit, ethics, originality, innovation and creative flair — or other relevant criteria in respect of graphics and electronic media. The jury shortlists three entrants to the Walkley Advisory Board, who select the best entrant in each category, as well as
45-519: Is the highest prize and is chosen from all category winners. In 2023, Not all awards were open to male journalists. The awards are under the administration of the Walkley Foundation for Journalism. The Nikon Photography Prizes are also awarded by the Walkley Foundation at the awards ceremony, on behalf of Nikon . The awards were instituted in five categories in 1956 by businessman Sir William Walkley , founder of Ampol . After his death,
60-770: The Pandora Archive since 2002. The finalists are formally announced in October each year and the awards are presented at a formal ceremony in late November or early December. As of 2020 , awards are given in the following categories: These are not Walkley Awards, but administered by the Walkley Foundation on behalf of Nikon. Walkley Foundation The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism . They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley
75-908: The 2013 Walkley Awards" . TV Blackbox . Retrieved 9 August 2021 . ^ "Darren Dale: Awards" . imdb . Retrieved 17 November 2021 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walkley_Documentary_Award&oldid=1258879193 " Categories : Australian journalism awards Walkley Award winners 2011 establishments in Australia Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Use dmy dates from November 2021 Use Australian English from November 2021 All Misplaced Pages articles written in Australian English Walkley Awards The Nikon Photography Prizes are also awarded by
90-584: The Australian equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize . The Gold Walkley is the major award, being chosen from all category winners. The awards have been archived by the Pandora Archive since 2002. The finalists are formally announced in October each year and the awards are presented at a formal ceremony in late November or early December. As of 2020 , awards are given in the following categories: These are not Walkley Awards, but administered by
105-728: The Gold Walkley Award" . The Walkley Foundation . 25 February 2022 . Retrieved 26 February 2022 . ^ "Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton and Tony Jones" . ^ "Landmark documentary The Australian Dream premieres on ABC in February" . About the ABC . Retrieved 1 August 2021 . ^ "Myanmar's Killing Fields" . ^ "A Sense of Self" . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 21 November 2016. ^ "ABC's Sarah Ferguson on Hitting Home: 'All domestic violence begins with control' " .
120-737: The Guardian . 23 November 2015 . Retrieved 1 August 2021 . ^ Lowry, Brian (24 March 2016). "TV Review: 'Only the Dead See the End of War' " . Variety . Retrieved 1 August 2021 . ^ Levi, Joshua (11 December 2014). "Bittersweet triumph for Walkley winners" . Australian Jewish News . Retrieved 9 August 2021 . ^ "Martin Butler and Bentley Dean to receive this year's Byron Kennedy Award" . Cinema Australia . 29 November 2017 . Retrieved 9 August 2021 . ^ Perry, Kevin (28 November 2013). "Winners of
135-457: The Walkley Advisory Board, who select the best entrant in each category, as well as the winner of the "Press Photographer of the Year", "Journalism Leadership Award" and the "Gold Walkley" awards. Finalists are chosen by an independent board of eminent journalists and photographers. The awards cover all media including print, television, radio, photographic and online media. They can be regarded as
150-740: The Walkley Awards were merged with the Nikon Press Photographer of the Year Awards. The 2015 ceremony was held on 3 December at Crown Casino in Melbourne and was broadcast through an online live stream as well as on A-PAC . In 2016, the event moved to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre . Excluding the non-fiction book award, only work published by Australian-based media organisations
165-556: The Walkley Foundation at the awards ceremony, on behalf of Nikon . The awards were instituted in five categories in 1956 by businessman Sir William Walkley , founder of Ampol . After his death, the awards were handled by the Australian Journalists' Association which, in 1992, was merged into the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance . In 2000, the alliance voted to establish the Walkley Foundation. In that same year,
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#1732802057451180-925: The Wind Changed ABC Television 1 2011 Darren Dale , Chloe Hooper , Tony Krawitz Blackfella Films The Tall Man Theatrical Release References [ edit ] ^ "The Walkley Documentary Award" . Walkley Foundation . Archived from the original on 15 August 2014 . Retrieved 17 November 2021 . ^ "About" . Blackfella Films . Retrieved 15 November 2021 . ^ "The Walkley Documentary Award" . Walkley Foundation . 21 October 2021 . Retrieved 17 November 2021 . ^ "68th Walkley Awards winners announced" . 23 November 2023. ^ Gorman, James (17 November 2022). "The 67th Walkley Awards winners announced" . The Walkley Foundation . Retrieved 24 November 2022 . ^ "Samantha Maiden wins
195-473: The awards were handled by the Australian Journalists' Association which, in 1992, was merged into the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance . In 2000, the alliance voted to establish the Walkley Foundation. In that same year, the Walkley Awards were merged with the Nikon Press Photographer of the Year Awards. The 2015 ceremony was held on 3 December at Crown Casino in Melbourne and was broadcast through an online live stream as well as on A-PAC . In 2016,
210-489: The event moved to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre . Excluding the non-fiction book award, only work published by Australian-based media organisations is eligible for an award. Entries are initially evaluated by a jury on newsworthiness, research, writing, production, incisiveness, impact, public benefit, ethics, originality, innovation and creative flair — or other relevant criteria in respect of graphics and electronic media. The jury shortlists three entrants to
225-489: The winner of the "Press Photographer of the Year", "Journalism Leadership Award" and the "Gold Walkley" awards. Finalists are chosen by an independent board of eminent journalists and photographers. The awards cover all media including print, television, radio, photographic and online media. They can be regarded as the Australian equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize . The Gold Walkley is the major award, being chosen from all category winners. The awards have been archived by
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