Awards & recognitions
Recognized all year. Awarded every quarter.
Two ladders, kept deliberately apart. Recognitions certify quality and are conferred by the editors whenever a review is complete. Awards rank quality, and are decided by the category juries once a season closes.
- to enter, always
- Free
- criteria behind every score
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- award categories
- 12
- seasons a year
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01/How it works
From submission to Grand Prix.
- 01
Submit
Enter any live product or public beta. Choose up to three categories. Entering is free.
- 02
Review
At least twelve jurors score the work independently on seven criteria. Every ballot is published.
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Recognition
Work that meets the standard is recognized by the editors. Its profile goes live once activated ($89).
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Nomination
When the season closes, each category jury shortlists up to eight recognized entries.
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Awards
Honorable Mentions and a Winner in every category, and one Grand Prix for the season.
Recognition · rolling, all year
Awards · quarterly
02/Recognitions
A badge that means something.
Recognitions are conferred by the editors, at any time of year, on the strength of the jury’s scores. They aren’t tied to a season — a recognized product keeps its recognition, and the editors may raise it as the product matures.
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Featured
Meets the UXE standard. Earns a public profile, a badge and a place in the quarterly awards.
Overall UXE Score ≥ 7.0
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Official Selection
A reference in its field — consistently excellent across all seven criteria.
Overall UXE Score ≥ 8.0
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Editors’ Choice
The editors’ highest recognition, for work that changes how its category should be designed.
Overall UXE Score ≥ 8.5
Distinctions
A recognition speaks for the whole product. A Distinction honors one criterion that sets a reference for the industry: the jury’s score must reach 9.0, and the editors must agree it teaches something.
- Distinction in Usability
- Distinction in Information Architecture
- Distinction in UI & Consistency
- Distinction in Interaction & Feedback
- Distinction in Performance
- Distinction in Accessibility
- Distinction in Learnability
03/Quarterly awards
Ranked by the jury, every season.
Grand Prix
The season’s highest honor, chosen from the category winners — and withheld if none reaches 9.0.
One per seasonUXE ≥ 9.0
Winner
The best work in its category this season.
One per categoryUXE ≥ 8.0
Honorable Mention
Distinguished work — outstanding in its category, if not the season’s best.
Up to three per categoryUXE ≥ 7.5
Nominee
Recognized work shortlisted by the category jury when the season closes.
Up to eight per categoryUXE ≥ 7.0
- Recognition first.Only recognized work — at least Featured — can be nominated. Each entry competes in up to 3 categories, in the season it was submitted.
- Any award may be withheld.Scores set the floor; deliberation sets the order. A season without a winner at 9.0 or above has no Grand Prix.
- Embargoed until the 15th.Nominees are published when a season closes. Results stay sealed until announcement day, for everyone.
04/Categories
Twelve categories.
Experience categories
The whole product, judged as a whole — grouped by the kind of experience it is.
- 01 / 126 entries · 2 awards
Product Experience
For complete digital product experiences.
- Consumer Product
- SaaS
- B2B Product
- Enterprise Product
Jury focus: Usability · IA · Learnability
- 02 / 129 entries · 3 awards
Mobile Experience
For mobile apps and mobile-first experiences.
- Consumer
- Fintech
- Health
- Commerce
- Productivity
Jury focus: Interaction · Performance · Usability
- 03 / 122 entries · 1 award
Web Experience
For websites and web applications where the overall digital experience is the focus.
- Corporate
- Editorial
- Marketing
- Platform
- Interactive
Jury focus: IA · Performance · A11y
- 04 / 121 entry · 1 award
E-commerce Experience
For shopping and transactional experiences.
- Retail
- Marketplace
- D2C
- Luxury
- Subscription
Jury focus: Usability · UI · Interaction
- 05 / 123 entries · 2 awards
Service Experience
For experiences spanning multiple touchpoints rather than a single interface.
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Travel
- Public Services
- Customer Service
Jury focus: Usability · IA · A11yRequires a case study
Specialist categories
One discipline, judged in depth — open to any kind of product.
- 06 / 124 entries · 1 award
Interaction Design
For exceptional interaction models, navigation, behavior, animation and micro-interactions.
Jury focus: Interaction · Learnability · Performance
- 07 / 122 entries · 1 award
Inclusive & Ethical Design
For products where inclusive or ethical experience is a major design achievement.
Jury focus: A11y · Usability · LearnabilityRequires an accessibility statement
- 08 / 123 entries · 2 awards
UX Writing & Content Design
For exceptional content structure, UX writing, information architecture and content-led experiences.
Jury focus: IA · Learnability · Usability
- 09 / 121 entry · 1 award
Design Systems
For exceptional design systems and scalable product experience foundations.
Jury focus: UI · A11y · PerformanceRequires public documentation
- 10 / 121 entry · 1 award
UX Research & Strategy
For projects where research, evidence, service strategy or product strategy produced an exceptional experience.
Jury focus: Usability · IA · LearnabilityRequires a case study
- 11 / 123 entries · 1 award
AI & Emerging Experience
For AI products, conversational interfaces, adaptive experiences and genuinely new interaction models.
Jury focus: Interaction · Learnability · A11y
- 12 / 121 entry · 0 awards
Innovation in UX
A deliberately broad category for work that introduces a genuinely new approach and doesn’t fit neatly elsewhere.
Jury focus: Interaction · Usability · LearnabilityRequires a case study
05/Calendar
The 2026 calendar.
| Season | Entries open | Entries close | Results | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 1 Jan | 31 Mar | 15 Apr 2026 | Announced |
| Q2 | 1 Apr | 30 Jun | 15 Jul 2026 | Announced |
| Q3 | 1 Jul | 30 Sept | 15 Oct 2026 | Open now |
| Q4 | 1 Oct | 31 Dec | 15 Jan 2027 | Upcoming |
Recognitions don’t follow the calendar — submit whenever your work is ready. Standard reviews take up to 10 business days.
06/Judging
Rules the jury keeps.
Independent scores
Jurors score alone, on all seven criteria, from 1 to 10. Nobody sees another ballot until scoring closes.
Every ballot published
Each project page lists every juror’s scores. The published result is simply their mean — nothing is discarded.
Conflicts declared
Jurors recuse themselves from work by their employer, clients, or anyone they’ve worked with in two years.
Money never decides
Payment is only requested after a project is recognized. Packages change how work is presented, never how it’s scored.
07/Badges
Made to be displayed.
Every activated profile comes with a live badge for your site, in light and dark. It always shows the project’s highest honor — when a recognized project goes on to win, its badge updates by itself.
Enter your work