The IT Journalism Awards, nicknamed the Lizzies, are Australian media awards for
information technology-related topics.[1]
History
Founded in 2003,[2][3][4] the event has been sponsored by a variety of commercial sponsors over the years, with naming rights changing to reflect the biggest one:
The two top titles, for Best Journalist and Best Title, are popularly known as "Gold Lizzies".[13][14][15][16] 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.[6]
As of 2023[update], the awards are labelled the Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards,[3] and include the following categories:[17][11]