The winners were for each category were:
Roma Wood Community Award: Wayne Hawkins, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
DVD captioning: Warner Home Video
Most consistent use of captions: Javier Arriaga, The Sub Station
Best promotion of captioning: Ai-Media for Ai-Live
TV Captioning: TV Award is Fox Sports for Hyundai A-League
Best new captioning initiative: ABC iView for the iView iPad App and the Australian Communications Exchange for Smart Auslan and captions for the Melbourne Sports Museum
Best event captioning: The Captioning Studio for Go Theatrical
Best free to air TV captioning: the Seven Network for Seven News
Members’ Choice: ABC iView
Presented by comedian and Triple J presenter, Tom Ballard, the night was a gala event for the hard working people who contribute to captioned content across Australia.
Veteran captioner, Javier Arriaga was welcomed to the stage by overwhelming applause, reflecting just how respected he is within the industry.
“Javier is undoubtedly the best captioner in Australia, and I think it’s safe to say the best captioner in the world,” said Media Access Australia CEO, Alex Varley, on stage.
When accepting his award for captioning consistency, Arriaga called for the improvement of caption quality across media platforms.
The event was an excellent example of how inclusion can be achieved, with live captioning by CSI and an Auslan interpreter on stage throughout the night.
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