2026 NYX Awards: Season 2

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-categorize 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 utilize 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