Kennedy Awards 2023: nominees

Nominees have been spoken in the Kennedy Awards for 2023, with TV nominations for ABC, SBS, Nine, Seven, NITV and SKY News.

Winners will be spoken Friday August 18.

TV and related categories:

All Media

Outstanding Consumer Affairs Reporting

· Adele Ferguson, Klaus Toft and Jimmy Hamilton – Worse Look – 60 Minutes, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

· Adele Ferguson, Amelia Ballinger and Naomi Shivaraman – Last Gasp – 60 Minutes, Nine

· Emily Baker, Amy Donaldson and Madeleine King – Do No Harm – Four Corners, ABC

Outstanding Court and Legal Affairs Reporting

· Hannah Sinclair – Baby Vinh – A Current Affair, Nine

· Nina Funnell, Lisa Muxworthy, Kerry Warren and Riah Matthews – Justice Shouldn’t Hurt – news.com.au

· Tom Steinfort, Nick McKenzie, Garry McNab, Dora Weekley and Renee Hudson – Ben Roberts-Smith: The Truth – 60 Minutes, Nine

The Les Kennedy Award for Outstanding Crime Reporting

· David Murray – Ric Blum Investigation – The Australian

· Richard Guilliatt, Lia Tsamoglou and Claire Harvey – Shadow of Doubt – The Australian

· Tara Brown and Naomi Shivaraman – PRESUMED EVIL & FALSELY ACCUSED – An incomplete investigation that destroyed a good cop’s life – 60 Minutes, Nine

Outstanding Finance Reporting

· Max Mason and Mark Di Stefano – Inside Kerry Stokes’ World of Influence -The Australian Financial Review

· Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros – PwC Tax Leaks Scandal – The Australian Financial Review

· Paul Farrell, Ali Russell, Meghna Bali and Nick Wiggins – Dirty Deeds: Inside Australia’s Biggest Tax Fraud – Four Corners, ABC

The Tom Krause Award for Outstanding Foreign Correspondent

· Eryk Bagshaw and Natalie Clancy – Kidnapped in Japan – 60 Minutes, Nine

· Stephanie March, Naomi Selvaratnam, Shaun Kingma and Nikki Stevens – Philippines: Saving the Children – Foreign Correspondent, ABC

· Tom Steinfort, Garry McNab and Sheree Gibson – China in the Pacific – 60 Minutes, Nine

Outstanding Investigative Reporting

· Adele Ferguson, Amelia Ballinger and Naomi Shivaraman – Last Gasp – 60 Minutes, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

· Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros – PwC Tax Leaks Scandal – The Australian Financial Review

· Tom Steinfort, Nick McKenzie, Garry McNab, Dora Weekley and Renee Hudson – Ben Roberts-Smith: The Truth – 60 Minutes, Nine

Outstanding Political Reporting

· Lucy Cormack, Tom Rabe, Alexandra Smith and Jordan Baker – Game Over for Lobbyist without “Catholic Gut” Comment – The Sydney Morning Herald

· Sarah Elks and Michael McKenna – Warren Entsch’s Fast-Tracked Island Jab for Billionaire Donor – The Australian

· Sean Nicholls, Stephanie March and Naomi Selvaratnam – The War Within – Four Corners, ABC

Outstanding Reporting on Human Rights, Social or Religious Affairs

· Grace Tobin, Patrick Begley, Mary Fallon and Meghna Bali – Locking Up Kids – Four Corners, ABC

· Matthew Davis and Peter O’Donoghue – Myanmar’s Forgotten War – Foreign Correspondent, ABC

· Nina Funnell, Lisa Muxworthy, Kerry Warren and Riah Matthews – Justice Shouldn’t Hurt – news.com.au

Outstanding Reporting on the Environment

· Carrie Fellner, Katrina McGowan, Mat Cornwell and Rhett Wyman – Paradise Poisoned – The Sydney Morning Herald

· Karla Grant, Michael Carey, Greg Wilesmith and Max Harach – Western Australia’s “Cultural Genocide” – Living Black, NITV

· Lucy Murray – Mining the Pacific Ocean – SBS

The Peter Frillingos Award for Outstanding Sport Reporting

· Hagar Cohen, Alex Mcdonald and Alice Mulheron – Paralympic Scandal: Gaming the Games – Four Corners, ABC

· Julian Linden – Sink or Swim – The Daily Telegraph

· Sandra Odorisio, John Varga, ACS, Ben Fogerty and Michael Usher – Thanks for the Memories (Mario Fenech) – Spotlight, Seven Network

Young Journalist of The Year (if yet to turn 27 by June 30)

· Brittany Chain – Daily Mail Australia

· Kamin Gock – ABC

· Rhiona-Jade Armont – SBS

Television / Video

The Gary Ticehurst Award for News Camera Coverage

· Henry Lynch – Philadelphia – The War on Tranq – 7NEWS

· James Cannon – Turkey Earthquake – Seven Network

· Scott Morelli – Balikatan – 60 Minutes, Nine

The Mike Willesee Award for Nightly Television Current Affairs Reporting

· Ally Langdon, Ashley Carter, Mal Tralaggan, Adam Harley, John Adderley and Stephen Ramplin – Esra’s Story – A Current Affair, Nine

· Anne Connolly and Hannah Meagher – Investigation into the Public Trustee System -7.30, ABC

· Tracy Grimshaw and Ashley Carter – Charlie Teo – A Current Affair, Nine

Outstanding Online Video

· Mark Morri, Josh Hanrahan, Clementine Cuneo, Ben English, Anna Caldwell and Zac McLean – The War: Young Blood – The Daily Telegraph

· Matthew Benns and Ankit Mishra – Courage Under Water – The Daily Telegraph

· Stefan Mitchell and Nicholas Gane – Ukraine: One Year of War – 7NEWS

The David Leckie AM Award for Television Current Affairs Reporting-Long Form

· Bridget Brennan, Suzanne Dredge, Brooke Fryer and Stephanie Zillman – How Many More? -Four Corners, ABC

· Grace Tobin, Naomi Selvaratnam, Mahmood Fazal, Patrick Begley and Annabel Hennessy – The Postcode Wars – Four Corners, ABC

· Nick McKenzie, Amelia Ballinger and Joel Tozer – Trafficked – 60 Minutes, Nine

The Harry Potter Award for Television News Reporting

· Ben Lewis, Colin Cosier, Kateryna Malofieieva – Ukraine: One Year On – SBS News

· Robert Ovadia – Hearts Bleed Blue – 7NEWS

· Sarah Greenhalgh, James Cannon and Bertan Ayduk – Turkey Earthquake -7NEWS

The Paul Lockyer Award for Regional Broadcast Reporting

· Steven Schubert – Regional health system lightweight country people – ABC NT

· Matt Cunningham – Matt Cunningham leads Australian reporting on the violence that has gripped the Northern Territory – Sky News NT

· Matt Garrick – Behind a Social Breakdown – ABC NT

Photo: ABC