The Australian Web Industry Awards 2022
Hosted in Sydney
The Australian Web Awards champions technical excellence across all digital disciplines in the web industry.
We are excited to announce that our 2022 Australian Web Awards will be held Saturday 14 May in Sydney, following our Edge of The Web event Friday 13 May.
This year we’re hosting the awards gala event in Sydney’s CBD at the heritage listed Arthouse Hotel. This retro-chic venue dates back to 1836 when it served as The School of Arts – its name and history are synonymous with creativity and boundary pushing.
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Be awarded for your impactful and creative digital work
When you enter the Australian Web Awards, you’ll get more than just a pat on the back from your colleagues and clients. It’s your opportunity to truly celebrate all the hard work and dedication you put into delivering out of this world digital work.
Our esteemed awards judges are industry experts and practicing professionals, so they understand the nuances of what you do. The rigorous and detailed judging criteria ensure that only the best of the best walk away with one of our coveted trophies.
Our sponsors and partners
AWIA
AWIA is the leading organisation for the web industry in Australia. Members benefit from discounted entry into the Australian Web Awards, access to a directory of expert digital professionals and so much more.
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Redback Solutions
Founded in 1999, Redback is one of Newcastle’s longest-running digital agencies. We specialise in custom WordPress & Shopify web design and development, creative content and digital marketing services. From small-medium businesses, to large companies and institutions, government organisations and Ecommerce brands, our tight-knit team of 25 have experience producing results for a broad range of clients. Our mission is to be the most reliable, creative & effective digital team for our clients while enjoying the journey together.
Meet some of your award-winning industry leaders
For more than a decade AWIA has been celebrating the amazing work that happens in the Australian web industry. Take a scroll down memory lane to see some of last year’s winning entries.
A short history of the awards
The Australian Web Awards showcase outstanding work by Australian web designers and developers.
The Australian Web Awards archive is the place to go to see past finalists, award-winning entries and innovative digital projects.
Do you work in digital? You won’t want to miss the Edge of the Web. Held in conjunction with the Australian Web Awards, this one day conference is designed to profile amazing work, explore current trends and create opportunities to connect and expand your network.
Edge of the Web
Friday 13th May 2022
Time: A full day event from 9:30am to 5pm, followed by drinks
Location: Fishburners, Sydney. NSW
COVID backup plan: The event will be live streamed regardless, but if we can't travel, we'll host the entire event via Zoom and you can present from the comfort of your own home or office.
Theme: "Adapt:Grow"
We’re seeing digital teams continue to push the boundaries with what’s possible and modify existing technologies to solve the world’s most pressing issues. And, at the same time, digital is undergoing a massive growth spurt, asking the people who power it to dig deep and bring forth creativity on every level.
Speakers: TBC
Tickets to be released soon!
Here’s how it works
The Australian Web Awards moves through three phases every year, which are:
- Entries are invited for a period of time (typically one month) in February of the award year
- When entries close, judging commences, and will run for upwards of a month, during March
- And lastly, finalists are announced in April to coincide with the release of information for our annual Edge of the Web conference, held the day before the Awards Gala event.
Once you’ve submitted your entry, it needs to pass through two stages:
An initial check to make sure entries meet the awards guidelines, then a second stage of rigourous judging.