Nominated awards

The Northern Territory (NT) Sports Awards are the premier event on the Territory sporting calendar, recognising the outstanding achievements of our athletes, coaches, sporting officials and volunteers.

To be eligible for nomination the performances and achievements attained must have occurred between 1 January and 31 December.

Nominations must meet the selection criteria outlined below and be submitted via the online portal: 2027 NT Sports Awards nomination portal.

Sportsperson of the Year

Awarded to an athlete who has achieved outstanding results in respect to their performances in recognised national or international competitions. Nominations are open to all athletes.

Get the Sportsperson of the Year selection criteria PDF (474.8 KB).

Para-athlete of the Year

Awarded to a para-athlete who has achieved outstanding results in performances, either at national or international level. Nominations are open to athletes of all ages, sports and classifications.

Get the Para-athlete of the Year selection criteria PDF (487.3 KB).

Junior Sportsperson of the Year

Awarded to a junior athlete who has achieved consistent high level outstanding results in respect to their performance in a recognised national or international competition.

Get the Junior Sportsperson of the Year selection criteria PDF (475.6 KB).

Masters Sportsperson of the Year

Awarded to a masters athlete who has achieved outstanding results in respect to their performance in recognised national or international competitions.

Get the Masters Sportsperson of the Year selection criteria PDF (474.9 KB).

Team of the Year

Awarded to a team that has achieved outstanding results in respect to their performance in a recognised national or international competition.

Get the Team of the Year selection criteria PDF (475.7 KB).

Eric Johnston Coach of the Year

Awarded to an individual who has achieved outstanding results coaching competitions.

Nominations are open to all accredited coaches, paid or unpaid.

Get the Eric Johnston Coach of the Year selection criteria PDF (538.2 KB).

Official of the Year

Awarded to an individual who has achieved outstanding results in officiating competitions in recognised national or international competitions.

Get the Official of the Year selection criteria PDF (537.8 KB).

Volunteer of the Year

Awarded to an individual who has displayed outstanding conduct as a volunteer in the support, administration, promotion and/or delivery of services.

Nominees must contribute to sport in an unpaid capacity. While unpaid coaches and volunteers are not excluded from this award, the nomination will not be assessed on these roles and must focus on their contributions beyond coaching and officiating.

Get the Volunteer of the Year selection criteria PDF (477.4 KB).

Local Performance of the Year

Awarded to an individual athlete or team who have achieved outstanding performance in local Territory-based competitions.

Get the Local Performance of the Year selection criteria PDF (474.8 KB).

Regional Performance of the Year

Awarded to an individual or team based in regional and remote areas of the NT who have achieved outstanding performances in local Territory-based competitions.

Get the Regional Performance of the Year selection criteria PDF (475.1 KB).

Karen Schneider Sports Medicine Australia Safer Sport Award

Presented to an individual who has contributed to creating a safer sporting environment for their team, players or sporting community.

The principle of this award is to identify action taken which has contributed to or enabled a club, sport, peak sporting body or sporting community to keep their sport safe.

Get the Karen Schneider Sports Medicine Australia Safer Sport Award selection criteria PDF (522.6 KB).