The Mumbrella Publish Awards were held at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf on Thursday night, with content agency Medium Rare taking out awards in Magazine Cover of the Year, Designer of the Year, Business Publication of the Year and Customer Publication of the Year.
CarExpert also had a good year, taking out the Brand of the Year and Website of the Year awards.
Hosted by television and radio comedian, Craig Reucassel, over 20 awards were handed out to some of the best talent and innovators in the publishing industry.
Future of Women received considerable recognition taking out the awards for Best Podcast – Single Episode and Series.
Men’s lifestyle publication Man of Many was able to maintain its success from last year’s awards, winning Best Publisher-led Advertising Campaign. The publication’s editor, Nick Hall, also won Editor of the Year – Consumer/Custom.
See the full list of winners below:
Magazine Cover of the Year – Business
- WINNER: Australian Institute of Company Directors – Medium Rare
Magazine Cover of the Year – Consumer/Custom
- WINNER: InStyle Australia – True North Media
- HC: Peppermint – Peppermint Magazine
Designer of the Year
- WINNER: Tony Rice – Creative Director, Qantas Magazine – Medium Rare
- HC: Maya Brasnovic – Head of Design – Pedestrian Group: PEDESTRIAN.TV, Refinery29, Business Insider, VICE, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Kotaku Australia, Openair Cinemas
Best Use of Video
- WINNER: Bunkeren – The Local Project
Best Publisher-led Advertising Campaign
- WINNER: The Balvenie – Man of Many
Best Sustained Initiative for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
- WINNER: Are Media’s Change AREgenda: Unhoused – Are Media
- HC: Refinery29 Australia – Pedestrian Group
Best Podcast (Single Episode)
- WINNER: ‘Khadija’ – There’s No Place Like Home – Future Women
Best Podcast (Series)
- WINNER: There’s No Place Like Home – Future Women
Single Article of the Year
- WINNER: Fiona Harari and Christine Middap – Last Ditch – The Weekend Australian Magazine
- HC: Joshua Dowling – Exclusive: Tesla Australia sales in 2021 revealed state by state – Drive.com.au
Newsletter of the Year
- WINNER: Crikey – Private Media
Event or Virtual Event of the Year
- WINNER: Game Changer Challenge 2021 – NSW Department of Education
Special Edition of the Year
- WINNER: The Fertility Tales – Genea with Allbright and Pink Elephants
Launch/Relaunch of the Year
- WINNER: Unmade
Young Writer of the Year (30 or Under)
- WINNER: John Buckley – VICE Australia, Pedestrian Group
- HC: Nick Hall – Man of Many
Journalist of the Year
- WINNER: David Hardaker – Crikey, Private Media
- HC: Joshua Dowling – Drive.com.au
Columnist of the Year
- WINNER: Tim Burrowes – Unmade
Editor of the Year – Consumer/Custom
- WINNER: Nick Hall – Man of Many
Salesperson/Team of the Year
- WINNER: Mamamia Commercial Team – Mamamia
- HC: Pedestrian Group Commercial Team – Pedestrian Group
Publish Leader of the Year
- WINNER: Nick Shelton – Publisher & Director, Broadsheet Media
- HC: Alborz Fallah – Publisher, CarExpert.com.au
Brand of the Year
- WINNER: CarExpert.com.au
Branded Content Studio of the Year
- WINNER: frankie studio – frankie press
Website of the Year – Consumer/Custom
- WINNER: CarExpert.com.au
- HC: Man of Many
Association or Member Organisation Publication of the Year
- WINNER: Reveille – Mahlab for RSL NSW
Business Publication of the Year
- WINNER: Company Director – Medium Rare with Australian Institute of Company Directors
Custom Publication of the Year
- WINNER: Coles magazine – Medium Rare with Coles
Consumer Publication of the Year – Small/Large
- WINNER: GALAH – Galah Press Pty Ltd
Publishing Company of the Year – Small/Large
- WINNER: Broadsheet Media
- HC: PEDESTRIAN.TV, Refinery29 Australia, VICE Australia, Business Insider Australia, Gizmodo Australia, Lifehacker Australia, Kotaku Australia + Openair Cinemas – Pedestrian Group