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Who are the nominees?Of the nominees Lisa Carrington is the only one to have previously won the supreme award (2016), as she looks at winning sportswoman of the year for a third straight year. All the other woman in that category are first time nominees.Scott Dixon, who previously won sportsman of the year in 2008 and 2013, is looking to join Danyon Loader and Rob Waddell as a three-time winner in the category. Mahé Drysdale holds the record with five.Sophie Pascoe could win the Disabled Sportsperson of the Year for a sixth time, having been nominated every year since the category was introduced in 2011.Kiwi-born Irish coach Joe Schmidt has been named as a finalist for coach of the year, while not a single link to the All Blacks' 15-player code could be seen across the six categories.It's the first time since 2007 that neither an All Blacks player, coach, or the team as a whole has made the final shortlist.New Zealand Rugby's hopes for taking home an award lay on the shoulders of the men's and women's sevens