The Melbourne Press Club has revealed the winners of the Quill Awards 2021 at a function in Melbourne on Friday night. The awards ceremony was hosted by Seven news and sport presenter Jacqui Felgate (above).
The Quill Awards are the annual celebration of Victorian journalism and the Awards include the Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year award.
Find previous winners and a full list of 2021 finalists here.
Quill Awards: 2021 winners
2021 Quill Awards winners’ list
Reporting on Disability Issues, sponsored by the Victorian Government
Luke Henriques-Gomes of Guardian Australia has won the 2021 Victorian Government Quill for Reporting on Disability Issues Quill.
Reporting on Multicultural Affairs, sponsored by the Victorian Government
Bang Xiao, Jarrod Fankhauser, Steven Viney of ABC News have won the 2021 Quill for Reporting on Multicultural Affairs, sponsored by the Victorian Government.
Coverage of Women in Sport, sponsored by VicHealth
Tom Cowie and Rachael Dexter of The Sunday Age has won the 2021 Quill for Coverage of Women in Sport, sponsored by VicHealth.
TV/Video News
Cameron Baud of 7NEWS has won the 2021 TV/Video News Quill.
TV/Video Feature
Adele Ferguson, Klaus Toft, Lauren Day of ABC Four Corners have won the 2021 TV/Video Feature Quill.
TV Camera Work (Shot of the Year)
Oli Bourguignon of 7NEWS Melbourne has won the 2021 Quill for TV Camera Work (Shot of the Year).
Quills winner Oli Bourguignon behind the camera
TV Camera Work (Creative)
Ryan Mason of Nine News has won the 2021 TV Camera Work (Creative) Quill.
Road Safety Reporting, sponsored by TAC
Lana Murphy of Nine News has won the 2021 Road Safety Reporting Quill, sponsored by the TAC.
Sports News
Michael Warner of the Herald Sun has won the 2021 Sports News Quill.
Sports Feature
Konrad Marshall of Good Weekend has won the 2021 Sports Feature Quill.
Regional and Rural Journalism
Dale Webster of The Regional has won the 2021 Regional and Rural Journalism Quill.
Sports Photograph
Alex Coppel of the Herald Sun has won the 2021 Sports Photograph Quill.
Radio News
Bridget Rollason of ABC Radio Melbourne has won the 2021 Quill for Radio News.
Radio Current Affairs
Charlotte King of ABC Radio has won the 2021 Radio Current Affairs Quill.
Excellence in Indigenous Affairs Reporting, sponsored by FVTOC
The Age’s Yoo-rrook: A time for truth team has won the 2021 Quill for Recognising Excellence in Indigenous Affairs Reporting, sponsored by Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations.
Podcasting
Genevieve Alison, Ashley Argoon, Andrea Thiis-Evensen, and Jon Burton of the Herald Sun have won the 2021 Podcasting Quill.
News Report in Writing
Melissa Cunningham of The Age has won the 2021 News Report in Writing Quill.
News Photograph
David Caird of the Herald Sun has won the 2021 News Photograph Quill.
David Caird’s photo taken at the funeral for Bert Newton
Keith Dunstan Quill for Commentary
Martin McKenzie-Murray of the The Monthly has won the 2021 Keith Dunstan Quill for Commentary.
Innovation in Journalism
Matilda Boseley of Guardian Australia has won the 2021 Innovation in Journalism Quill.
The Grant Hattam Quill for Investigative Journalism, sponsored by HWT
Nick McKenzie and Joel Tozer of The Age have won the 2021 Grant Hattam Quill for Investigative Journalism.
Feature Writing
James Button of The Age has won the 2021 Feature Writing Quill.
Feature Photograph
Justin McManus of The Age has won the 2021 Features Photograph Quill.
Excellence in Science, Medical & Health Reporting, Sponsored by University of Melbourne
Liam Mannix of The Age has won the inaugural 2021 Excellence in Science, Medical and Health Reporting, Sponsored by University of Melbourne.
Coverage of an Issue or Event
Shannon Deery, Matt Johnston, Kieran Rooney, and Mitch Clarke have won the 2021 Coverage of an Issue or Event Quill.
Cartoon
Jim Pavlidis of The Age has won the 2021 Cartoon Quill.
Breaking News Coverage
The 7NEWS Team has won the 2021 Breaking News Coverage Quill.
Business News/Feature
Sarah Danckert of The Age has won the 2021 Business News/Feature Quill.
Artwork
Richard Giliberto of The Age has won the 2021 Artwork Quill.
The Gold Quill
Michael Warner of the Herald Sun has won the 2021 Gold Quill.
Judges’ citation
In an exceptional field of category winners, Michael Warner’s genuine scoop set in train a series of events that rocked Australia’s biggest sporting club and its high profile president to the core. The revelation of the secret four-month-old Do Better Report also forced the AFL to reassess its efforts to combat racism in the sport. This story ticked every judging criteria; and its immediate and long term impact on the Victorian sporting and cultural landscape cannot be underestimated.
Michael Warner
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Caroline Wilson for her dedicated career of ground-breaking, agenda-setting sports reporting and commentary.
Quills Mike Sheahan and Caroline Wilson
Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year
Samantha Maiden, news.com.au, for coverage of abuse in Parliament House.
