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.
Judging for the American Advertising Awards will be conducted online.
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.
Please carefully follow all online submission guidelines provided within the entry system, to ensure that your work is properly represented during all three tiers of the American Advertising Awards competition.
Welcome to the AAF Los Angeles
American Advertising Awards Entry Portal
Thank you for supporting the Los Angeles American Advertising Awards Competition! This competition helps us continue the important work we do to unify the Los Angeles advertising community throughout the year.
DON'T FORGET: We are excited to offer 8 local-only categories. Scroll down to the "Local-Only Categories" section to see the new categories you can enter.
Rules & Categories
2025-26 PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION || 2025-26 STUDENT COMPETITION
Entry Deadlines & Fees
ENTRY DEADLINES
Early Entry Deadline: December 31, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
*Late fees will be applied started January 1, 2026 at 12:00am Pacific Time, see fees below.
Final Entry Deadline: January 9, 2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
ENTRY FEES
Professional Competition
Early Entry: $170/AAF LA member | $200/AAF National member | $250/non-member
Late Entry: $170/AAF LA member | $250/AAF National member | $300/non-member
*AAF LA Members have no late fees!
Student Competition
All Entries: $40/member | $55/non-member
*Students have no late fees!
Local-Only Categories
We are excited to share for the first time in the Los Angeles competition there will be several local-only categories.
- L0: The Culture Award - Companies that display their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through creative work, advocacy, and company-wide initiatives.
- L1: The Foodie Award - The best restaurant and/or food advertising in LA.
- L2: The Elevated Award - The best of cannabis and/or hemp advertising in LA.
- L3: Her Award - The best of advertising for women-owned businesses in LA.
- L4: The Gaming & Technology Award - The best of advertising for gaming and/or technology companies in LA.
- L5: The Avant-Garde Award - The best of innovative advertising in LA, work that sets a new standard, challenges the norm, or amazes with a huge “WOW” factor.
- L6: The Creator Award - The best of working with a content creator/influencer to spread a brand message through public sharing, commenting and expressions of opinions and content. The advertising must be for an Los Angeles based business or the influencer must primarily reside in Los Angeles.
- L7: The Play LA Award - The best of fitness, athletics, and sport creative from LA-based brands and teams.
Please Note: Entries in these categories are not elgibile to be forwarded to the District or National competition. Entries can be in any media format. The advertising must be for a Los Angeles based business or created by a Los Angeles based agency.
Can I submit physical entries?
The Los Angeles American Advertising Awards has moved away from all in-person judging, and the collection of physical entries.
That being said, it will be even more important to upload great photos and videos, where allowed. For nearly all entries, you are now able to upload five files/images and a video.
For example, if you are submitted an annual report as your entry, you can submit photos of the interior and exterior of the piece as well as a video highlighting key pieces of the work for the judges to watch. Since these images and videos are replacing the physical entry, take the time to make sure they represent your entry in the best way possible!
