The Sidney Prize is awarded monthly to journalists whose work demonstrates reportorial excellence and deep storytelling in service of the common good. Journalists from all countries are eligible, although they must publish in the United States and their work must be widely available to a U.S audience. The winner receives a $500 honorarium and a certificate. The Sidney Prize is named in memory of Sidney Hillman, former president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, a founder of Unite Here and a founder of the Workers United/SEIU union. The Hillman Foundation is a left-of-center organization with close ties to the labor movement. The foundation’s leadership includes the emeritus president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Bruce Raynor, as well as a board of directors that includes two members of the Teamsters and SEIU.
In 2024, a new prize will be established by the Project on Private Law at Harvard Law School. The prize, sponsored by the law firm of Roberts & Holland LLP, will be awarded annually to the best student paper on the topic of private law. The submission can be written either as part of a course or seminar or as an independent study project.
The Sidney Maritime Museum has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support a major project that will digitise the collection and make it accessible online. The digitisation will help to make the museum’s unique archives more widely available to people across the world, and enhance its appeal as an important resource for research and education.
The event, now in its fourth year, is one of the largest of its kind in the country and attracts entries from all over Australia. Winners will be announced at a special ceremony on the night of Friday, 22 June.
The Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award recognises an early career creative working in short film with a cash prize of $7,000. This award is open to NSW-based film creatives, directors and screenwriters with no more than five short film credits. In 2024, the award was won by Bridget Morrison, star of the movie Say. The Sydney UNESCO City of Film award is also supported by Event Cinemas.