Judging & Awards Process

More than 1,000 professionals worldwide participate in Stevie® Awards judging each year.   Many judges are invited by Stevie Awards staff, while others apply to judge through our open application form.  Their applications are reviewed by Stevie Awards staff, and if accepted are assigned to a jury based on their industry, function, and experience.

Judging of entries is conducted during a window of anywhere from one week to two months, depending on the competition, by judging committees or juries focused on the main category groups.  Typically each committee has 10-20 members.  Judges’ average scores determine the Stevie Award winners.  Every category in which there is at least one nomination with a final average score of at least 7.25 out of a possible 10 will have a Gold Stevie Award winner.  Otherwise, the nomination with the highest average score in a category will win the Gold Stevie Award trophy in that category.  Every other nomination in the category with an average of at least 8.0 will win a Silver Stevie Award medal.  Other nominations with an average score of at least 7.25 will win Bronze Stevie Award medals.

During judging, each entry is reviewed and rated by no fewer than five (5) judges. All entries are viewed and rated at the judges' convenience over the Internet. Rating is done on a scale of 1-10.

All judges' comments on entries will be available in entrants' entry-submission accounts when Stevie Award winners are announced.

The veracity of claims made in winning entries may be audited.  Any entry found to contain false or misleading information will be disqualified.