This category will recognise work that enriches public appreciation of arts and culture by offering fresh insight, elevating underrepresented voices, and presenting cultural stories with integrity, creativity, and depth.

This category celebrates projects that bridge traditional broadcasting and digital media – expanding storytelling possibilities and embracing new ways to connect with audiences.

This category will reward news teams and journalists who excel in delivering timely, trustworthy, and compelling coverage when it matters most.

This category celebrates documentaries that shine a light on the issues shaping life at home, and are thought‑provoking, truthful, and deeply connected to domestic realities.

This category honours work that deepens global awareness and contributes to informed public dialogue through courageous, accurate, and impactful international reporting.

This category will reward journalism that holds power to account and delivers compelling, fact‑driven storytelling that serves the public interest.

This category recognises outstanding factual programmes or series that employ the observational mode — capturing events, environments, and people with minimal intervention from the filmmaker.

This category celebrates programmes that help audiences make sense of the political and economic forces shaping their world through clear, accurate, and compelling video journalism.

This category celebrates work that informs, motivates, and empowers audiences by showcasing the people, ideas, and discoveries shaping a more sustainable and scientifically informed future.

This category celebrates audio work that brings arts and culture to life, and that is informative, creative, and deeply engaging for listeners.

This category celebrates audio work that informs, supports, and inspires, shining a light on the issues that shape people’s health, social lives, and overall wellbeing.

This category recognises outstanding achievement in creative, original, and innovative audio production.  

This category celebrates journalists who exemplify excellence in the audio medium and demonstrate dedication to the highest standards of factual storytelling.

This award is for audio news teams and journalists who excel in delivering trustworthy, timely, and compelling coverage when speed, clarity, and accuracy matter most.