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 Be a 2026  

 Creative Circle  Winner  

If you want to be a 2026 Creative Circle winner, you need to register now and submit your entry by 30th Jan 2026.

2026 award entries are open now (opened 1st Dec) until the 30th Jan 2026.

 

Register your account now, submit your entry by 30th Jan.

Once registered, you can  prepare, save, manage and submit your entry through our online platform.

 

The Shortlist of winners is announced in June - everyone on the shortlist has won an award - don't miss your opportunity to be on that list!   

 

Awards are announced in July  at the live event.

 

You can download our full list of entry categories here or read on below:

Awards entry fee start from as little as £200 for a single category entry.

And, all Creative Circle Talent Categories are free to enter!

Don't miss your opportunity - register your account today!

2026 categories

  • Audio

  • Company

  • Design & craft

  • Event & experience

  • Film

  • Film craft - animation

  • Film craft - general

  • Film craft - visual effects & colour grading

  • Gaming

  • General

  • Music video

  • New talent

  • Online/digital & direct

  • Packaging

  • Photography & illustration

  • PR & social

  • Press & outdoor

  • Short film

  • Writing

You can download our full list of entry categories now here:

About

  • 81 years of celebrating British creativity

  • The longest running UK based creative awards in the world

  • Founded in 1945 as a not for profit to be owned by the entire UK creative community.

  • 10% of every entry fee is pledged to the Creative Foundation charity to support greater representation in UK creative departments.

  • All Creative Circle Talent Categories have always been free to enter. Launched 1977.

  • Every creative employed in the UK is invited to register to be involved in the judging process. Inclusive not exclusive.

  • The Creative Circle celebrates creativity in the UK across all marketing formats.

  • Winning an award at the Creative Circle is not first past the post, it is a standard. In any category there can be multiple winners or none.

  • All Gold, Silver & Bronze winners are eligible to enter the ADC*European awards.

  • Company Award results are established by the success across all other categories.

  • All categories accept both Single and Campaign entries unless noted otherwise. A Campaign is two or more executions.

  • Our eligibility dates are 1st December 2024 to end of March 2026.

  • All entries must be as they ran in media and no director cuts.

You can download our full list of entry categories now here:

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