2026 NYX Awards: Season 2

Description

The NYX Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work in marketing, design, advertising, and digital media. Honoring agencies, brands, and creative professionals, the award celebrates projects that demonstrate excellence in execution, audience engagement, and strategic impact.

The awards program is open to all creative and marketing professionals, individuals, agencies, companies, organizations, and institutions involved in advertising, marketing or communication practices, as well as media practitioners for internal or external audiences. To be eligible, an entry must have been produced after January 1, 2024. Entries may originate from any country.

Categories:
NYX Awards Categories are divided into 16 award programs: Advertising & Design, Website, Video, Audio & Podcasts, Mobile App, Social Media, Content Marketing, Strategic Campaign, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Campaign, Public Relations Campaign, and Special Categories, Experiential & Immersive Category, Independent Creator and Pro Bono categories.

Eligibility:
The awards program is open to all creative and marketing professionals, individuals, agencies, companies, organizations, and institutions involved in advertising, marketing or communication practices, as well as media practitioners for internal or external audiences. 

To be eligible, an entry must have been produced after January 1, 2024. Entries may originate from any country.

Submission Requirement:
➡ All entries must be submitted for judging exactly as published or implemented and may not be modified for the competition. The NYX Awards may request proof of initial production and/or publication date.
➡ The awards reserve the right to re-categorise incorrectly classified entries.
➡ Judges reserve the right to withhold an award in a category if submissions do not meet their expectations.

Entry Brief:
It is recommended that you keep your synopsis to approximately 350 words. We suggest you utilise this section of your entry to elaborate on the piece as well as the creativity and originality of your idea. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.

Image Submission:
The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).

2026 S2 Entry Deadline & Fees:
Early Bird Deadline: May 8 - Jun 3, 2026 ($130/Single & $195/Campaign)
Regular Deadline: Jun 4 - Jul 1, 2026 ($140/Single & $205/Campaign)
Final Deadline: Jul 2 - Aug 5, 2026 ($160/Single & $215/Campaign)
Final Extension Deadline: Aug 6 - Sep 9, 2026 ($180/Single & $225/Campaign)

Results Announcement: 30 Oct, 2026

Full Deadline & Fees - https://nyxawards.com/awards.php#theFees

Winning Level:
There are THREE (3) levels of achievement in the competition:
➡ NYX Grand (85-100 points)
➡ NYX Gold (70-84 points)
➡ NYX Silver (50-69 points)

While there are THREE levels of achievement, NYX Awards will select ten amazing agencies who participated and won the most categories in the NYX Awards based on criteria set by the International Awards Associate (IAA). 

These ten selected agencies will be able to achieve the coveted title of Top 10 Agencies of the Year.

Prizes:
➡ Dedicated Social Media Post
➡ Winner’s Interview
➡ Dedicated Winner’s Profile / Page
➡ Press Release Template
➡ Exclusive Physical & Digital Certificates
➡ Winner Badge
➡ Life-time marketing/promotional/advertising materials for use

Enter here: https://nyxawards.com/