Academy Overview

Entries into the w3 Awards are reviewed by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), an assembly of 500+ industry leaders from acclaimed brands, institutions and agencies like Microsoft, McCANN, Netflix, Havas, New York University, The Walt Disney Company, Work & Co, the National Gallery of Art and more.

Judging Process

• At the start of the judging process, all Jurors are provided with the specific criteria for each category.
• All work is evaluated on its own merit, based on a standard of excellence as determined by the AIVA and, as such, a category may have several or no honorees at the end of the process.
• Entries are scored on a ten point scale by the Jurors.
• Gold honorees generally receive a score of 9 or above.
• Silver honorees generally receive a score of 7 to 8.9.
• Best in Show selections represent the highest mark of distinction and are also selected by the Academy based on scoring. The Jurors will award Best in Show honors to only the top 1% of all work entered.
• All decisions of the Jurors are final.

Notification

Judging for the w3 Awards will be completed in September and entrants will be notified by email and postal mail in early October as to the status of their entries. At that time, Best in Show, Gold, and Silver Honorees will be provided the opportunity to secure their statuettes & certificates.

To learn more about the AIVA, please visit aiva.org.