Australia's winter athletes and the Matildas were the big winners at the AIS Sport Performance Awards in Sydney on Tuesday night.

Superstar striker Sam Kerr was awarded ABC Sports Personality of the Year, an award voted on by the Australian public, while her Matildas team won Public Choice Team of the Year.

Sam Kerr and the Matildas were big winners on Tuesday night. Credit:AAP

Alen Stajcic was recognised by an AIS panel of experts as Coach of the Year.

With the Winter Olympics less than two months away, the Australian snow sports athletes enjoyed a boost with three awards.