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Award deadlines

April 2026

10 deadlines across 8 awards this month.

Use this page as a monthly awards operating view: confirm which dates are openings, fee-changing deadlines, ceremony moments, or winner announcements, then work backwards into writing, evidence collection, case film production, and payment approval.

Awards tracked

8

Deadline items

3

Priced milestones

0

How to plan award submissions in April 2026

Start by separating hard deadlines from planning milestones. Hard deadlines need finished entry forms, checked assets, and payment approval. Planning milestones need owner assignment, evidence requests, and category shortlists. If several programs cluster in the same month, protect the strongest entries first and move weaker candidates to a later cycle rather than submitting rushed work.

  1. 🔺

    Third late fee applies after

    April 2

    Cannes Lions
  2. 🏆

    Ödül Töreni

    April 8

    Martech Awards
  3. 🔴

    Deadline

    April 9

    Cannes Lions
  4. 🔴

    Son Başvuru Tarihi — Uzatma 2

    April 14

    Brandverse
  5. 🟢

    Entries open

    April 16

    The Drum Awards Festival
  6. 📢

    Finalists Announced

    April 16

    The One Show
  7. 🔺

    Son Başvuru Tarihi — İlk İlan

    April 21

    Kristal Elma
  8. 🔺

    Super Early Bird fee deadline

    April 22

    Golden Drum
  9. 🔺

    OFFICIAL DEADLINE

    April 23

    New York Festivals Advertising Awards
  10. 🔴

    Son Başvuru Tarihi — Uzatma 1

    April 28

    Kristal Elma

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