With judging wrapped up last week, finalists for this year's Australian Magazine Awards have been revealed - with the awards celebrating and recognising the most successful, innovative and impactful magazine brands and publishers in Australia.
The 2016 awards feature finalists across 17 categories, with extra additions and category revolutions delivered to reflect the magazine industry's changing face. Entries for the awards were judged by a panel of industry executives.
“In a cluttered media landscape, what every client wants is an engaged and loyal audience. During the judging of the AMAs, we saw some fantastic examples of how magazine publishers are delivering just that, by continuing to build strong relationships with audiences across a diverse portfolio of platforms," chairman of judges and GroupM CEO Mark Lollback tells AdNews.
“In a 24/7 world, it’s not just about a weekly or monthly print product anymore - and publishers have risen to the occasion. My fellow judges and I look forward to revealing the most innovative players in the magazine market at the AMA event next month.”
See below for the full list of finalists:
Magazine Brand of the Year
delicious, NewsLifeMedia
Girlfriend, Pacific Magazine
GQ Australia, NewsLifeMedia
Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
Vogue Australia, NewsLifeMedia
Fashion Magazine Brand of the Year
GQ Australia, NewsLifeMedia
Vogue Australia, NewsLifeMedia
Food Magazine Brand of the Year
COLES, Medium Rare Content Agency
delicious, NewsLifeMedia
Gourmet Traveller, Bauer Media
General Interest Magazine Brand of the Year
R.M. Williams OUTBACK magazine, R.M. Williams Publishing
Take 5 magazine, Bauer Media
Home & Garden Magazine Brand of the Year
Australian House & Garden, Bauer Media
Country Style, NewsLifeMedia
Home Beautiful, Pacific Magazine
Newspaper Inserted
Good Weekend, Fairfax Media
The Australian Financial Review Magazine, Fairfax Media
The Weekend Australian Magazine, News Corp Australia
Special Interest Magazine Brand of the Year
Australian Geographic, Bauer Media
Duck and Whale Magazine, Gas Publishing
Digital Magazine Brand of the Year
delicious, NewsLifeMedia
Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
Vogue Australia, NewsLifeMedia
Event of the Year
GQ Australia, NewsLifeMedia
TV Week, Bauer Media
Vogue Australia, NewsLifeMedia
Cover of the Year
donna hay, NewsLifeMedia
ELLE, Bauer Media
The Monthly, Schwartz Media
Vogue Australia, NewsLifeMedia
Custom Media Brand of the Year
COLES, Medium Rare Content Agency
QANTAS, Medium Rare Content Agency
Woolworths Fresh, NewsLifeMedia
Editor of the Year
Kerrie McCallum, delicious, NewsLifeMedia
Donna Hay, donna hay, NewsLifeMedia
Victoria Carey, Country Style, NewsLifeMedia
Paul Merrill, Take 5 magazine, Bauer Media
Brodee Myers-Cooke, Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
Sales Team of the Year
Fairfax Media, Brand & Audience, Prestige Team
QANTAS, Medium Rare Content Agency
Designer of the Year
Aimee Carruthers, frankie magazine, frankie press
Tim Beor, Good Weekend, Fairfax Media
Mia Daminato, Inside Out, NewsLifeMedia
Tony Rice, QANTAS, Medium Rare Content Agency
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Better Homes and Gardens, Doughnuts, a 'hole' new world of baking!, Pacific Magazines
marie claire, marie claire 20th birthday marketing campaign, Pacific Magazines
Vogue Australia, Vogue Golden Ticket to Taylor Swift, NewsLifeMedia
