HONOUR AWARDS CATEGORIES
All awards recognise the work of a person or organisation that has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community in NSW or has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community in NSW.
- Nominations are FREE.
- You can nominate yourself or the organisation you work for or a person or organisation you admire.
- Persons and organisations can be nominated in multiple categories.
- Nominators whose nominees are chosen as finalists will receive one (1) complimentary tickets to the Honour Awards event on Wednesday 18 September 2024 in Sydney.
- Please note: Should there be multiple nominators for a chosen finalist, only the first person to submit a nomination for that finalist will receive the one (1) complimentary ticket to the Honour Awards
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Nominations are now closed. Read about the Honour Awards 2024 finalists here.
Community Hero Award
Presented by ACON
This award recognises the work of a person who has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community OR who has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community in any capacity.
- Eligible Entity: Person
- Eligible Fields: Any
Community Organisation Award
Presented by Universal Hotels
This award recognises the work of a community/not for profit organisation which has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community OR has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community.
- Eligible Entity: Community/not for profit organisation
- Eligible Fields: Any
Young Achiever Award
Presented by people2people
This award recognises the work of a person aged 30 years and or under who has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community OR has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community.
- Eligible Entity: Person aged 30 years or under
- Eligible Fields: Any
Arts & Entertainment Award
Presented by Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
This award recognises the work of a person or organisation that has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community OR has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community in the creative industries, arts, popular culture and/or entertainment.
- Eligible Entity: Person or organisation
- Eligible Fields: Creative industries, arts, popular culture and/or entertainment.
Media Award
Presented by Out@NBCUniversal
This award recognises the work of a person that has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community OR has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community in media including print, broadcast, online and/or social media.
- Eligible Entity: Person
- Eligible Fields: Print, broadcast, online and/or social media
- This is a national award.
Health and Wellbeing Award
Presented by ACON
This award recognises the work of a person or organisation that has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community OR has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community in the fields of medicine, healthcare, spirituality, sport, education, research and/or advocacy.
- Eligible Entity: Person or organisation
- Eligible Fields: Medicine, healthcare, spirituality, sport, education, research and/or advocacy
HIV Hero Award
Presented by Positive Life NSW
This award recognises the work of a person or organisation that has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the community living with HIV OR has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the HIV sector or community in the areas of HIV prevention, support, advocacy, care, treatment and/or research.
- Eligible Entity: Person or organisation
- Eligible Fields: HIV prevention, support, advocacy, care, treatment and/or research
Business Award
Presented by Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association
This award recognises the work of a person or commercial/for profit organisation that has provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTQ community OR has provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTQ community in the fields of business, finance, retail, commerce and/or industry.
- Eligible Entity: Person or commercial/for profit organisation
- Eligible Fields: Business, finance, commerce and/or industry
Cayte Latta Visual Arts Memorial Award
Presented by Friends of Cayte
This award, with a cash prize of $1000, recognises outstanding achievement in the field of visual art that expresses, interprets or explores issues or themes affecting the LGBTQ community. The award is a national award and is open to all residents of Australia.
- Eligible Entity: Person
- Eligible Fields: Photography, painting, drawing, video, filmmaking, printmaking and graphic design.
Artists can submit entries of previous work or work specifically created for the Award. Any images should be uploaded at time of submission or a link should be provided under the Supporting Statement section of the online Nomination Form. A body of work can be submitted but artists should nominate one particular work that can be considered independently.