Arts & Entertainment Writing: Greg Mercer, Waterloo Region Record
Beat Reporting: Joanna Frketich, Hamilton Spectator
Column/Opinion Writing: Rick Gibbons, Ottawa Sun
Enterprise Reporting: Grant LaFleche, St. Catharines Standard
Feature Photography (over 25,000): Dax Melmer, Windsor Star
Feature Photography (under 25,000): Jonathan Juha, Stratford Beacon Herald
Feature Writing (over 25,000): Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
Feature Writing (under 25,000): Jonathan Juha, Stratford Beacon Herald
General News Feature: Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
Special Project: Susan Clairmont and David Crosbie, Hamilton Spectator
Sports Photography (over 25,000): Dan Janisse, Windsor Star
Sports Photography (under 25,000): Mark Malone, Sarnia Observer
Sports Writing: Jeff Hicks, Waterloo Region Record
Spot News Photography (over 25,000): Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Spot News Photography (under 25,000): Brian Thompson, Brantford Expositor
Spot News Writing (under 25,000): Scott Dunn, Owen Sound Sun-Times
Spot News Writing (over 25,000): Hamilton Spectator team (Joanna Frketich, Scott Radley, Teri Pecoskie, Jeremy Kemeny, Scott Gardner)
Video Production: London Free Press team (Jennifer Bieman, Cheryl Chute, Robin Harvey, Patrick Maloney)
2018 Photojournalist of the Year: Dax Melmer, Windsor Star
2018 Journalist of the Year: Grant LaFleche, St. Catharines Standard
