Podium nominees announcement!
LAUSANNE, April 18, 2024 – The countdown has officially begun. In just a matter of days the winners of the sixth edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards will be crowned in Santa Susanna, Spain. The gala will take place at the Pavilion of Santa Susanna on April 29. As we look forward to what is expected to be another magical evening, AIPS is honoured to announce the Top 3 in each category.
After the submission window closed in November 2023, 1887 entries from 140 countries began the intense race for a place on the podium and were thoroughly screened across different judging stages. Now there are 33.
The members of the Jury will meet the day before the ceremony to determine the final positions of these nominees.
PRIZES Winners of each senior category will receive US$ 8,000 (1st prize), US$ 3,000 (2nd prize) and US$ 2,000 (3rd prize). The three Young Reporters categories (Photography, Writing and Broadcasting) will have one winner each and they will receive a scholarship to a major international sports event.
Also, special Awards, including A Life in Sports and Investigative Reporting, will be announced during the final ceremony.
Based on voting from the 12-member AIPS Sport Media Awards Jury, here are the top 3 in each category, listed in alphabetical order of surname:
AUDIO
Cristian Arcos (Chile), Colo Colo 73: 50 Years of an Unforgettable Team - Radio ADN
Greg Kelly (Canada), Flopsweat: Why We Choke When It Matters Most - CBC Radio
Shima Oliaee (USA), Pink Card - Shirazad Productions
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
Ryan Pierse (Australia), Teahupo'o - The End of the Road - Getty Images
Adam Pretty (Australia), World Swimming Championships 2023 - Getty Images
Roman Vondrouš (Czech Republic), Canoe Slalom World Cup - Czech News Agency
PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION
Sam Barnes (UK), Falling Femke - Sportsfile
Luca Bettini (Italy), Bloody mask - Sprint Cycling Agency
Erçin Ertürk (Turkey), Look and See - Anadolu Agency
VIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE
Anthony Audureau, Thomas Larabi (France), Until the last round -Trois Heures moins le Quart
Joseph Battaglia (USA), Bob Beamon: The Legacy Beyond The Leap - FloSports
William Moss (USA), Untitled: The Noah Lyles Project - NBC Sports
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
Phyllis Ellis (Canada), Category: Woman - Proximity Films
Alison Mayer (Brazil), The incredible Galicia street soccer cup - TV Globo
Louis Myles / Ahmed Twaij (UK), Mighty Penguins - Meadow Lark
VIDEO SHORT FEATURE
Al Bello (USA), The Savannah Bananas - Getty Images
Gustavo Rotstein (Brazil), Sister Isabela: A football act - TV Globo
Ben Unger (Germany), The first and last women's international match - WDR
WRITING BEST COLOUR PIECE
David Gardner (USA), Gunshots shattered her hoop dreams. Now she wants them back. - Washington Post
Christof Gertsch (Switzerland), The Merman - Das Magazin
Quentin Moynet (France), Les galériens du tennis / Welcome to the jungle - L'Equipe
WRITING BEST COLUMN
Cristian Grosso (Argentina), Messi, the hero without resentment - Diario La Nación
Pablo Juanarena (Spain), Text for a football match ticket - Marca
Orfeo Suárez (Spain), The Achilles heel is in the balls - El Mundo
YOUNG REPORTERS BROADCASTING
Stanimira Atanasova (Bulgaria), The other champions: "A letter to you" - bTV Media Group
Papa Mahmoud Gueye (Senegal), Football, the new Saudi soft power? - Taggat
Silvana Strieder (Austria), From the Front Line to the Arena: The Story of a World Champion - KURIER
YOUNG REPORTERS PHOTOGRAPHY
Akram Abdullah (Yemen), Passion & spirit in its finest form - Facebook
Vinicius Do Prado (Brazil), Two Sides of a Penalty - Agência DRAP
Márton Koncz (Hungary), Serve - Nemzeti Sport
YOUNG REPORTERS WRITING
Jack Bantock (UK), For nearly 50 years, only Black men caddied The Masters. One day, they all but vanished. - CNN
Jose Encarnacion (Puerto Rico), The other final stretch of the horses at the Camarero Hippodrome - Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Stefan Kosanović (Serbia), Sports psychologist Sasa Sredanovic falsely presents herself to the public - Fake News Tragač
WHAT NEXT The official top 10 rankings will be announced during the ceremony and the continental rankings per category will be published in early May.
Congratulations to all our participants and good luck to our podium nominees!