As expected, every single award last night was won by the Spinoff, to universal acclaim.

In a glittering ceremony at the Auckland hotel which used to be glamorously known as the Langham but was recently renamed Cordis so that it sounds more like a provincial motor inn, the cream of New Zealand media gathered last night to celebrate the achievements of the Spinoff website.

Five awards were handed out, with Peter Wells winning the best first-person essay category for his contributions to the Spinoff, Duncan Greive taking the business opinion writing award for the Spinoff, Charlotte Grimshaw grabbing the reviewer of the year prize for the Spinoff, Simon Wilson the feature writing (lifestyle and arts) award for the Spinoff and Toby Morris the best artwork and graphics trophy for the Spinoff.

There were no other awards.

Seeby Woodhouse, inventor of the internet and sponsor of the awards, emerged through a ball of fire to a wild ovation. He was held aloft by the people and they did sing His name and pronounce Him their God.

Jacinda Ardern stood around, pregnantly.

DIGITAL

BEST INNOVATION IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING: RNZ.CO.NZ/GREAT SOUTHERN TV AND ANIMATION RESEARCH, NZ WARS: THE STORIES OF RUAPEKAPEKA

BEST NEWS WEBSITE OR APP: NZHERALD.CO.NZ

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR (JOINT): NEWSROOM.CO.NZ AND STUFF

FEATURE WRITING

FEATURE WRITING – BEST FIRST-PERSON ESSAY OR FEATURE: PETER WELLS, THE SPINOFF

FEATURE WRITING – SPORT: DANA JOHANNSEN NZ HERALD

FEATURE WRITING – BUSINESS AND/OR PERSONAL FINANCE: REBECCA MACFIE, NEW ZEALAND LISTENER

FEATURE WRITING – BEST FEATURE WRITER – JUNIOR: MIRJAM GUESGEN, VETSCRIPT MAGAZINE

FEATURE WRITING (LONG-FORM)

FEATURE WRITING – ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE: SIMON WILSON, THE SPINOFF

FEATURE WRITING – HEALTH, EDUCATION AND/OR GENERAL: KIRSTY JOHNSTON, NZ HERALD

FEATURE WRITING – CRIME, JUSTICE AND / OR SOCIAL ISSUES: MIKE WHITE, NORTH & SOUTH

FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR: KATE EVANS, NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHIC AND NORTH & SOUTH

FEATURE WRITING (SHORT-FORM)

FEATURE WRITING – ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE: GREG BRUCE, NZ HERALD

FEATURE WRITING  – HEALTH, EDUCATION AND/OR GENERAL: GREG BRUCE, NZ HERALD

FEATURE WRITING – CRIME, JUSTICE AND / OR SOCIAL ISSUES: DONNA-LEE BIDDLE, WAIKATO TIMES

FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR: TESS MCCLURE, VICE

GENERAL

BEST HEADLINE OR HOOK: TAYLOR SINCOCK, NEWSHUB

BEST ARTWORK/GRAPHICS (INCLUDING INTERACTIVE/MOTION GRAPHICS): TOBY MORRIS, THE SPINOFF AND THE WIRELESS

CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR: SHARON MURDOCH, THE PRESS, SUNDAY STAR- TIMES AND THE DOMINION POST

REVIEWER OF THE YEAR: CHARLOTTE GRIMSHAW NEW ZEALAND LISTENER AND THE SPINOFF

BEST TRADE/SPECIALIST PUBLICATION AND/OR WEBSITE: NZ RETAIL AND THEREGISTER.CO.NZ

NIB HEALTH JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP – JUNIOR: SASHA BORISSENKO, NEWSROOM.CO.NZ

GENERAL NIB HEALTH JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP – SENIOR: BARBARA FOUNTAIN, NEW ZEALAND DOCTOR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD (JOINT): DONNA CHISHOLM NORTH & SOUTH, NZ LISTENER AND KATE EVANS, NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHIC AND NORTH & SOUTH

ENVIRONMENTAL / SUSTAINABILITY AWARD: ISOBEL EWING, NEWSHUB

BEST EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN OR PROJECT: NZHERALD.CO.NZ – BREAK THE SILENCE

EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: MURRAY KIRKNESS, EDITOR, NZ HERALD

WOLFSON FELLOWSHIP: MATT NIPPERT, NZ HERALD

MAGAZINES

BEST MAGAZINE DESIGN: METRO MAGAZINE

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR: NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHIC

NEWSPAPERS

BEST NEWSPAPER-INSERTED MAGAZINE: THE WEEKEND MIX

BEST NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE: HAWKE’S BAY TODAY

COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: MOUNTAIN SCENE

NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR (UP TO 30,000 CIRCULATION): WAIKATO TIMES

NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR (MORE THAN 30,000 CIRCULATION): THE PRESS

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: WEEKEND HERALD

VOYAGER NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: WEEKEND HERALD

OPINION WRITING

OPINION WRITING – GENERAL AND/OR SPORT: LEAH MCFALL SUNDAY MAGAZINE, SUNDAY STAR-TIMES

OPINION WRITING – HUMOUR/SATIRE: DAVE ARMSTRONG, THE DOMINION POST

OPINION WRITING – BUSINESS AND/OR PERSONAL FINANCE: DUNCAN GREIVE, THE SPINOFF

OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR: STEVE BRAUNIAS, NZ HERALD

PHOTOGRAPHY

BEST FEATURE/PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: KENT BLECHYNDEN, SCOOP.CO.NZ

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY – GENERAL: JOHN BORREN, BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY – PORTRAIT: CHRIS SKELTON, THE PRESS

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY – SPORT: ANDREW CORNAGA, WWW.PHOTOSPORT.NZ

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY – NEWS: JOSEPH JOHNSON, THE PRESS

BEST PHOTO – JUNIOR: KAVINDA HERATH, THE SOUTHLAND TIMES

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: IAIN MCGREGOR, STUFF

REPORTING

REPORTER – ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE: HIKURANGI JACKSON, MARAE

REPORTER – HEALTH, EDUCATION AND/OR GENERAL: TONY WALL, STUFF

REPORTER – CRIME, JUSTICE AND/OR SOCIAL ISSUES: JARED SAVAGE, NZ HERALD

REPORTER – MAORI AFFAIRS: ORIINI KAIPARA, MAORI TELEVISION

BEST (SINGLE) NEWS STORY: MELANIE REID, NEWSROOM.CO.NZ – POLITICIANS, POLICE, AND THE PAYOUT

BEST INVESTIGATION: OLIVIA CARVILLE, NZ HERALD – WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED

BEST TEAM INVESTIGATION: STUFF CIRCUIT – THE VALLEY, NEW ZEALAND’S WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

BEST COVERAGE OF A MAJOR NEWS EVENT: RNZ.CO.NZ – ELECTION 2017

BEST REPORTER – JUNIOR: NINA HINDMARSH, NELSON MAIL

STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: RUBY NYIKA, WAIKATO TIMES

COMMUNITY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: ROB DRENT, THE DEVONPORT FLAGSTAFF

REGIONAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: CARMEN HALL, BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: DANA JOHANNSEN, NZ HERALD

BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: MATT NIPPERT, NZ HERALD

POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: AUDREY YOUNG, NZ HERALD

REPORTER OF THE YEAR: MELANIE REID, NEWSROOM.CO.NZ

VIDEOGRAPHY

BEST NEWS VIDEO: GEORGE HEARD, THE PRESS

BEST FEATURE VIDEO: TASHA IMPEY, RE:, TVNZ

BEST TEAM VIDEO – NEWS: 1 NEWS NOW – EDGECUMBE’S POOR FLOOD DEFENCES

BEST TEAM VIDEO – FEATURE: NZ HERALD – UNDER THE BRIDGE

BEST VIDEOGRAPHER – JUNIOR: JADEN MCLEOD, NZ HERALD LOCAL FOCUS

VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (JOINT): ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, NZME/VERY NICE PRODUCTIONS AND MIKE SCOTT, NZ HERALD