Nominations for the 2025 Motorsport Australia Media Awards are now being accepted across five media award categories.
Motorsport Australia will accept nominations in the following five categories, with award recipients announced at the National Awards Gala in Sydney on 22 February 2026:
Photographer of the Year
Photograph of the Year
Journalist of the Year
Videographer of the Year (new)
Best use of Digital Media
Motorsport Australia is pleased to introduce a new category to the suite of media awards, with the addition of the Videographer of the Year award which acknowledges the growing and exceptional quality of video work across Australia’s motorsport landscape.
The Motorsport Australia Media Awards are open to all media working in the motorsport industry, including but not limited to those accredited with Motorsport Australia.
It’s easy to apply or nominate someone via motorsport.org.au/awards.
The 2025 Motorsport Australia Media Awards nominations are now open, and close on Friday 12 December 2025.
Criteria for the 2025 Motorsport Australia Media Awards
Photographer of the Year
- Photographers may submit a minimum of three, to a maximum of five photos
- All photos must be from Motorsport Australia events in the 2025 calendar year
- Photographs submitted should demonstrate breadth of skill and capture moments in time that reflects the people and/or passion of motorsport in Australia
- Photos of crashes will not be considered as part of your submission
- Photographers must be based in Australia
- A brief written statement should accompany the submission detailing the grounds for nomination and any supporting information about the nominee and their involvement in motorsport media (250-word maximum)
Photograph of the Year
- Photographers may submit a maximum of two photos
- Photographs should capture a moment in time that reflects the people and/or passion of motorsport in Australia
- All photos must be from Motorsport Australia events in the 2025 calendar year
- Photos of crashes will not be considered
- A brief written statement should accompany the submission detailing the grounds for nomination and any supporting information about the nominee and their involvement in motorsport media (250-word maximum).
Journalist of the Year
- Journalists may submit a minimum of two, to a maximum of four published works
- Submission should include links or copies of content as published in the 2025 calendar year
- Journalists must be based in Australia
- A brief written statement should accompany the submission detailing the grounds for nomination and any supporting information about the nominee and their involvement in motorsport media (250-word maximum)
Videographer of the Year
- A new award category for 2025
- Videographers may submit a compilation of clips or showreel of up to 90 seconds duration
- All videos must be from Motorsport Australia events in the 2025 calendar year
- Submissions should include original works captured entirely by the entrant, and should demonstrate breadth of skill and capture moments in time that reflects the people and/or passion of motorsport in Australia
- Raw, ungraded, unedited vision will not be considered
- You do not require copyright clearance to submit your showreel, however you must have had prior eligibility to capture vision at an event, including on-track vision at Supercars, Formula 1, etc.
- Amateur fan or spectator vision will not be considered
- Videos of crashes will not be considered
- Videographers must be based in Australia
- A brief written statement should accompany the submission detailing the grounds for nomination and any supporting information about the nominee and their involvement in motorsport media (250-word maximum)
Best Use of Digital Media
- A category available to individuals or teams
- Submissions should demonstrate exemplary work in the digital media including, but not limited to:
- Video: short films, documentaries, webinar series, animations
- Audio: podcasts, audio story telling
- Graphics: digital illustrations, brand campaigns, infographics, 2D/3D art
- Interactive media: websites, apps, games or virtual experiences
- Social Media content: campaigns, influencer collaborations, personality content, digital storytelling
- Individual or team must be based in Australia
- A brief written statement should accompany the submission detailing the grounds for nomination and any supporting information about the nominee and their involvement in motorsport media (250-word maximum)
