Online Entry & Judging
Portal
Don't have an account? Choose an entry category below to begin. Logged in users may also click these to submit additional entries.
Returning Entrants: click here to access your past submissions or select a category from above to make an additional entry.
To access the Judges Portal, you will need to use the credentials sent to you by AAF National.
Due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19, the American Advertising Awards competition rules, categories and entry procedures for 2022-2023 have been modified to allow for the possibility of remote online judging.
In some categories, entrants are allowed and/or required to upload additional digital examples of an entry. This is intended to provide more appropriate content for the judges, should a virtual judging solution be necessary. For most categories, there has been no change from prior competition years.
Please carefully follow all online submission guidelines provided within the entry system, in order to ensure that your work is properly represented during all three tiers of the American Advertising Awards competition.
PROFESSIONAL & STUDENT ENTRY DEADLINE:
January 27, 2023
ENTRY FEES
Member: Single or Campaign $105
Volume Discount for members: Receive a $10 discount on entries over five
(Entries 1-5 @$105 each, entries 6+ $95 each)
Non-Member*: Single $130 & Campaign $155
*Join now and receive member pricing
NOTE: Entries under a corporate name are only eligible for member discount if a corporate member
Student: $28 single or campaign
ADDY Awards will be presented at the American Advertising Awards Gala on February 18, 2023
The Gala will be held at the Marriott Courtyard, South Padre Island.
Please carefully follow all online submission guidelines provided within the entry system in order to ensure that your work is properly represented during all three tiers of the American Advertising Awards competition.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS
The American Advertising Awards, home of the ADDY® Award, is one of the industry's largest creative competitions, attracting nearly 35,000 professional and student entries each year through competitions offered through local AAF clubs. The mission of the American Advertising Awards is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in advertising.
Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local Ad Club phase is the first of a three-tier national competition. Concurrently, all across the country, local entrants vie to win ADDY Awards - recognition as the very best in their markets. At the second tier, local ADDY winners compete against winners from other local clubs in one of 15 district competitions. District ADDY winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national stage of the American Advertising Awards. Entry into your local Ad Club competition is the first step toward winning a national ADDY.
Students
The AAF Student American Advertising Awards Competition, sponsored by the AAF and National Ad 2, is a unique national awards program designed especially for college students. Work entered at your local level can move up to the regional and national judging, just like the work entered by professionals across the country.
Applicants must be enrolled full- or part-time in an accredited U.S. educational institution. Student interns are eligible to enter.
Submit work developed specifically for this competition or from previous projects or student contests (work must be created while the entrant is a student not employed in the advertising industry). National winning entries may receive the following:
Finalist certificate—great for résumés and portfolios
Prestigious Student American Advertising Award for first-place winners
$1,000 cash prize for National Best of Show winner
If you need help finding your local competition or have any further questions, please send an email to Sara Yoskoski at syoskoski@aaf.org or call (202) 898-0089.
Copyright infringement and/or plagiarism (be it intentional or unintentional) will result in the disqualification and, if applicable, removal of awards from any entry deemed in violation. All entry fees will be forfeited.
