IT Journalism Awards

The IT Journalism Awards, nicknamed the Lizzies, are Australian media awards for information technology-related topics.

History
Founded in 2003,  the event has been sponsored by a variety of commercial sponsors over the years, with naming rights changing to reflect the biggest one:


 * 2003–2008: Sun Microsystems; organised and hosted by MediaConnect
 * 2009–2010: Red Rock Consulting
 * 2011–2012: Microsoft; event coordinated by MediaConnect
 * 2015–2016: Mastercard
 * 2017–2018: Australian Computer Society (ACS)
 * 2019–2023: Samsung

Categories
The two top titles, for Best Journalist and Best Title, are popularly known as "Gold Lizzies". Gold and bronze statuettes of the frilled-neck lizard are awarded to winners, since local IT media nicknamed the awards "lizards". The Technology section was introduced in 2007.

, the awards are labelled the Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards, and include the following categories:
 * Coverage awards, including
 * Best News Coverage
 * Best Business Technology Coverage
 * Best Consumer Technology Coverage
 * Best Independent Coverage
 * Best Gaming Coverage
 * Best Video Program (new in 2023)
 * Best Audeo Program (new in 2023)
 * Beat awards, including:
 * John Costello Best Business Journalist
 * Paul Zucker Best Technology Industry Journalist
 * Helen Dancer Best Consumer Technology Journalist
 * Best Gaming Journalist
 * Best Telecommunications Journalist
 * Journalism awards, including:
 * Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist
 * Cass Warneminde Best News Journalist
 * Graeme Philipson Best Columnist
 * Best Security Journalist
 * Best Technology Issues Journalist
 * Best Technical Journalist
 * Best Gaming Reviewer (new in 2023)
 * Best Technology Reviewer (new in 2023)
 * Best Short Form Content (new in 2023)
 * Content & media relations awards, including:
 * Best Corporate Content
 * David Hellaby Best Media Relations