The most prestigious award is the Lifetime Achievement Award that recognises exceptional service to sports journalism over an extended period of time. This award is determined by the Sport Australia Board.[1]
| Year | Journalists | Comments | | 2002 | Kate McClymont and Anne Davies (Sydney Morning Herald) | Bulldogs salary cap scandal |
| 2003 | Kyle Patterson (SBS) | Soccer's Crawford Reform Process. |
| 2004 | Michael Davis (The Australian) | His Fragile Brilliance (James Hird) |
| 2005 | Neil Jameson (Inside Sport) | ‘Professional Foul’ |
| 2006 | Nick McCallum (Fox Footy) | 'Blowing the whistle' |
| 2007 | Robert Drane and Ian Kennins (Inside Sport) | Goodbye Grassroots |
| 2008 | Gerard Ryle and Jacquelin Magnay (Sydney Morning Herald) | Firepower |
| 2009 | Mike Hurst (Daily Telegraph) | Caster Semenya |
| 2010 | Adrian Proszenko, Brad Walter, Greg Prichard and others (Fairfax Media) | Thunderstruck |
| 2011 | Greg Prichard and Chris Barrett (Sydney Morning Herald) | Want a Bet? |
| 2012 | Daniel Lane (Fairfax Media) | 'For 30 years, they had a monster in their midst' |
| 2013 | Andrew Holden (The Age) | Essendon FC drug scandal |
| 2014 | Michael Warner, Mark Robinson and Chip Le Grand (Herald Sun and The Australian) | Essendon drugs scandal |
| 2015 | Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Sam Clark and Max Murch (ABC Four Corners) | ‘Making a killing’ |
| 2016 | Nick Tabakoff (Daily Telegraph) | Gotcha: The Parramatta Eels Salary Cap Scandal |
| 2017 | Louise Milligan, Lisa McGregor and Trish Drum (ABC Four Corners) | ‘After the Game’, |
| 2018 | Leo Schlink (Herald Sun) | 'The big fix' |
| Year | Journalists | Coverage title | | 2005 | 1197 RPH Adelaide | South Australian National Football League (SANFL). |
| 2006 | SBS |
| 2007 | Nine Network | Amazing Adelaide |
| 2008 | SBS | Cycling |
| 2009 | Inside Sport |
| 2010 | Broadcast Media - Nine Network
Print Media - Sydney Morning Herald | State of Origin 2010
Sport coverage |
| 2011 | Broadcast Media - SBS
Print Media - (The Sunday Telegraph) | Cycling
Sport coverage |
| 2012 | Broadcast Media - Fox Sports
Print Media - The Sunday Age | 2011-12 KFC T20 Big Bash League
Winners, sinners, grinners |
| 2013 | Broadcast Media - Fox Sports
Digital Media - Toby Forage SBS | Rugby
2013 Tour de France |
| 2014 | Sporting Event - Network Ten
Digital Media - Fox Sports and News Corporation) | Big Bash Cricket
Network Sport — ‘Taking the world game to every Australian’ |
| 2015 | Sporting Event - The Age
Digital Media - cricket.com.au | 2014 AFL grand final
2015 Ashes test series |
| 2016 | Sporting Event - Network Ten
Digital Media - Seven Network | 2015-16 Big Bash League
Olympics on 7 |
| 2017 | Sporting Event - Fox Sports
Digital Media - Seven Network | Horn v Pacquiao – World Title’
‘Summer of 7Tennis 2017’ |
| 2018 | Sporting Event - Seven Network | 2018 Commonwealth Games |
| Year | Journalists | | 2006 | Robert Drane (Inside Sport) |
| 2007 | Michael Dodge (Herald Sun) |
| 2008 | Will Swanton (Fairfax Media) |
| 2009 | Gerard Whateley (ABC) |
| 2010 | Broadcast Media - Gerard Whateley (ABC)
Print Media - Mike Colman (The Courier-Mail) |
| 2011 | Broadcast Media - Michael Tomalaris (SBS)
Print Media -David Sygall (The Sun-Herald) |
| 2012 | Broadcast Media - Gerard Whateley (ABC) and (Fox Sports)
Print Media - Richard Hinds (Sydney Morning Herald) |
| 2013 | Television - Gerard Whateley (Fox Footy and ABC)
Print Media - Caroline Wilson (The Age)
Radio - Gerard Whateley (ABC |
| 2014 | Television - Gerard Whateley (ABC) and Fox Footy)
Radio - Gerard Whateley (Grandstand AFL)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian) |
| 2015 | Broascast Media - Gerard Whateley (ABC and Fox Footy)
Print media - Will Swanton (The Australian)
Digital Media - David Weiner (Fox Sports) |
| 2016 | Broadcast Media - Bruce McAvaney (Seven Network)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian)
Digital Media - Jack Kerr (freelancer) |
| 2017 | Broadcast Media - Kelli Underwood (Fox Sports and ABC)
Print Media - Konrad Marshall (Good Weekend Magazine) |
| 2018 | Broadcast Media - Lucy Zelic (Special Broadcasting Service)
Print Media - Andrew Webster (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Digital - Michael Chammas (NRL.com) |
| Year | Journalists | Story coverage | | 2005 | Angus Fontaine (Inside Cricket) | The Warrior Within’ (Justin Langer) |
| 2006 | Broadcast Media - Ben Cheshire (ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Peter Lalor (The Australian) | 'One Perfect Day' (Death of cyclist Amy Gillett)
'Mongrel Streak' |
| 2007 | Broadcast Media - Wendy Page and Ian Harley (ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Anthony Sharwood Alpha Magazine | 'Man of the Century' (Barry 'Nugget' Rees)
'Running for his life' |
| 2008 | Broadcast Media - (ABC Australian Story)
Print - Media - Caroline Wilson (The Age) | 'She's not there' (Sally Robbins)
'How football failed one of its own' |
| 2009 | Broadcast Media - Roger Carter (ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Jessica Halloran (Fairfax Media) | 'When We Were Racers' (Sir Jack Brabham)
'Jelena Dokic' |
| 2010 | Broadcast Media - John Taylor (ABC)
Print Media - Amanda Hooton (Good Weekend Magazine) | 'Boxing hopeful' (Dane Mulivai)
'Mark Webber – Mark 1’ |
| 2011 | Broadcast Media - Mary Gearin(ABC 7.30 Report)
Print Media - Robert Drane (Inside Sport) | 'Mick and David' (Mick Malthouse and David Buttifant)
'Bloodlines' (Adam Goodes) |
| 2012 | Broadcast Media - Denise Reardon (Fox Sports)
Print Media - Paul Connolly (The Global Mail) | Profiles: Julian Huxley
‘The fastest man you've never heard of’ (Josh Ross) |
| 2013 | Broadcast Media - Caitlin Shea and Roger Carter (ABC)
Print Media - Wayne Smith (The Australian) | Know Thy Enemy
That Sinking Feeling |
| 2014 | Broadcast Media -Ryan Smith, Denise Reardon, Frank Chidiac, Maria Cardomatis
and Lisa Shaunessy
(Fox Sports) and South Sydney Media)
Print Media - Jake Niall (The Age) | ‘Slammin’ Sam’ (Sam Burgess)
‘Inside the world of Liam Jurrah’ |
| 2015 | Broadcast Media - Brad Smith, Mike Hirchfield and Mick Neill (Fox Footy)
Print media - Robert Drane (Inside Sport) | ‘Dan Menzel – a long way home’
‘The blame game’ (Ahmed Saad) |
| 2016 | Broadcast Media - Winsome Denyer, Tim Wilson and Marc Smith(ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian) | 'True Grit – David Pocock'
'Jarryd Hayne' |
| 2017 | Broadcast Media - Adrian Brown (Whooshka Media)
Print Media - Grantlee Kieza (The Courier-Mail)
Digital Media - Nathan Ryan (Fox Sports), ‘ | ‘Outsiders’
‘Prized Fighter - Jeff Horn’
'Beyond the Game: Inside the NRL World' |
| 2018 | Broadcast Media - Andy Maher (1116 SEN)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian) | Jarrod Lyle interview
'Is this bloke a thug' (Robert Whittaker |
| Year | Journalists | Story Title | | 2010 | Dwayne Grant (Gold Coast Publications) | ‘Never Say Never’ |
| 2011 | Leanne West (Network Ten) | ‘David and Michelle’ |
| 2012 | Stathi Paxinos (Fairfax Media) | ‘London Paralympic Games’ |
| 2013 | Mike Dalton (Nine Network) | Special Olympics Junior Games |
| 2014 | Emma Greenwood (Gold Coast Bulletin) | ‘He who dares lives’ |
| 2015 | Amanda Shalala (ABC Radio Grandstand) | ‘Grandstand para-sport profiles’ |
| 2016 | Seven Network | 'Rio 2016 Paralympic Games' |
| 2017 | Jim Callinan (Sky News Australia) | ‘Oz Day 10K Wheelchair Road Race' |
| 2018 | Matt Carmichael (Seven Network) | 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2018 Commonwealth Games |
| Year | Journalists | Story title | | 2002 | Brett Kohlhagen (Border Mail) |
| 2003 | Gerard Walsh (Warwick Daily News) | Polocrosse World Cup Coverage |
| 2004 | Daniel DeNardi (The Liverpool Champion) | ‘No Place to Call Home’ |
| 2005 | Kim Sporton (Bayside Weekly) | Exploration of VFL football team, the Sandringham Zebras |
| 2006 | Luke Turgeon (Gold Coast Bulletin) | 'Body of work' |
| 2007 | Aaron Kearney ABC Radio | 'Bringing the World Game to Newcastle' |
| 2008 | Richard Schmeiszl Sentinel-Times Newspaper | 'Football Crisis' |
| 2009 | Samantha Derrick WIN News Wollongong | 'Never Too Old: Seniors in Sport' |
| 2010 | Andrew Piva (Cairns Post)
Tim Doutré (Star News Group) | ‘All about the game for life’
‘Are player payments killing the game?’ |
| 2011 | Allison Jess (ABC Goulburn Murray) | 'Coby’s Back' |
| 2012 | Newcastle Herald Sports Department | ‘Trouble in Tinkler Town’ |
| 2013 | Michael Warren (Mackay Telegraph) | Barba Inc |
| 2014 | Robert Dillon (Newcastle Herald) | ‘Bye, bye boganarie’ |
| 2015 | Matthew McInerney (APN Fraser Coast Chronicle) | ‘Body of work’ |
| 2016 | Robert Dillon (Newcastle Herald) | 'Dreams and Knightmares' |
| 2017 | Grant Edwards (Sunshine Coast Daily) | ‘Multisport Mecca’ |
| 2018 | Mackenzie Colahan (Central and North Burnett Times) | Decline of rugby league in outback Queensland' |
From 2009 to 2017 called Best Coverage of Women in Sport.
| Year | Journalists | Coverage title | | 2009 | Merryn Sherwood (Canberra Times) | 'Canberra United - Making a Difference for Women's Sport'
(Special commendation) |
| 2010 | Raelee Tuckerman (Bendigo Advertiser) |
| 2011 | Luke Waters (SBS) | ‘A Belt that Fits’ |
| 2012 | Canberra Times | ‘A capital season for women in Canberra’ |
| 2013 | Warren Partland (The Advertiser) | Raising Netball’s Status |
| 2014 | Matt Weiss, Denise Reardon and Kelli Underwood (Fox Sports) | ‘Breaking Ground’ |
| 2015 | SBS | The 2015 women’s FIFA World Cup |
| 2016 | Network Ten | 2015-16 Women’s Big Bash League |
| 2017 | Fox Footy | AFL Women’s coverage |
| 2018 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Outer Sanctum Podcast |
| Year | Photographer | Image Title | | 2002 | Bruce Long (The Courier-Mail) | ‘Grabba’ |
| 2003 | Kristi Miller (The Sunday Telegraph) | The Gus and Joey saga |
| 2004 | Ray Kennedy (The Age)
Vincent Long (Inside Sport) | Doubles’ photo of US doubles pair, Mike and Bob Bryan
'Park Life' |
| 2005 | Nicole Garmston (Herald Sun) | ‘Bird Strike’ |
| 2006 | Warren Clark (Inside Sport) | 'The Fight' |
| 2007 | Michael Dodge Herald Sun)
Alex Coppel Sunday Herald Sun | Dream Catchers
Tiwi Magpies |
| 2008 | Michael Dodge Herald Sun) | Football Life |
| 2009 | Quinn Rooney (Getty Images) | Water Relief |
| 2010 | Craig Golding (Getty Images) | 2010 World Masters Games |
| 2011 | Mark Dadswell (Getty Images) | PNG Cricket |
| 2012 | Scott Barbour Getty Images | Rugby League 2012 |
| 2013 | Rohan Thomson (Canberra Times) | Canberra Cavalry |
| 2014 | Cameron Spencer (Getty Images) | ‘Rain Dance’ |
| 2015 | Brett Costello (Daily Telegraph) | ‘Shark Splash’ |
| 2016 | Cameron Spencer (Getty Images) | Say Cheese |
| 2017 | Michael Dodge (Getty Images) | ‘Cyril Magic’ |
| 2018 | Ryan Pierse (Getty Images) | '‘Cop it on the Chin’ |
| Year | Journalists | Story Title | | 2002 | David Pearson and Brian Webb of 104.1FM, Darwin |
| 2003 | Nick McCallum (Nine Network Today Show) | 'Manangatang Horse story' |
| 2004 | Mark Howard (Seven Network) | 'Footy From the Hearts' |
| 2005 | Brad McEwan (Network Ten) | ‘Local Hero’ series |
| 2006 | Nick McCallum (Fox Footy Channel) | Footy Fanatics |
| 2007 | Travis Cranley (Inside Sport) | 'Disabling sports' |
| 2008 | Paul Kennedy | 'Drug Game' |
| 2009 | Travis Cranley (Inside Sport) | 'Kiddie Wars' |
| 2010 | Mary Gearin – (ABC 7.30 Report) | ‘Majak Daw’ |
| 2011 | Grantlee Kieza (The Courier-Mail) | ‘Million Dollar Noby’ |
| 2012 | Luke Waters (SBS) | ‘Race Game’ |
| 2013 | Will Swanton (The Australian) | 'Life saver' |
| 2014 | McGuire Media (Foxtel) | ‘The Recruit — Indigenous Carnival episode’ |
| 2015 | Dan Goldberg, Adam Kay and Anthony De Sylva (Mint Pictures and ABC) | ‘Pitch battle’ |
| 2016 | Tim Sheridan and Matt Weiss (Fox Footy) | 'From Little Things' |
| 2017 | Allyson Horn (ABC) | ‘Afghan AFL’ |
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1. ^1 {{cite web|title=ASC Media Awards 2017|url=https://www.ausport.gov.au/news/media_awards|website=Australian Sports Commission website|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
2. ^Rebecca Wilson honoured with ASC Lifetime Achievement Award for media3/11/2018.
3. ^1 {{cite web |title=Sport Australia honours Cometti with Lifetime Achievement |url=https://www.sportaus.gov.au/media_centre/news/sport_australia_honours_cometti_with_lifetime_achievement |website=Sport Australia website |accessdate=7 February 2019}}
4. ^1 {{cite journal|last1=Messenger|first1=Robert|title=Sports media innovator receives award, PM's praise.|journal=Canberra Times|date=26 September 2002}}
5. ^1 {{cite journal|title=Australian Sports Commission Media Awards 2003|journal=AAP Australian Sports News Wire, 03|date=3 December 2003}}
6. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=ASC Media Awards 2009-2012|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10758/20130928-0000/www.ausport.gov.au/about/events/past_events.html|website=Australian Sports Commission at Pandora Web Archive}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=2008 ASC Media Awards|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10758/20090421-1508/www.ausport.gov.au/about/events/asc_media_awards_2008/finalists.html|website=Australian Sports Commission at Pandora Web Archive|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|title=2014 ASC Media Awards|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10758/20150105-1249/www.ausport.gov.au/news/asc_news/story_614097_2014_asc_media_awards_winners_announced.html|website=Australian Sports Commission at Pandora Web Archive|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|title=2015 ASC Media Award Winners|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10758/20160705-1030/www.ausport.gov.au/news/asc_news/story_645861_asc_media_award_winners_announced.html|website=Australian Sports Commission at the Pandora Web Archive|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=2016 ASC Media Awards|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10758/20170803-1326/www.ausport.gov.au/news/asc_news/story_657191_rebecca_wilson_honoured_with_asc_lifetime_achievement_award_for_media.html|website=Australian Sports Commission at the Pandora Web Archive|accessdate=3 February 2018}}