Judging will be processed in 2 stages:

1. Shortlisting process for all entries: Each entry will be evaluated and shortlisted.
2. Remote judging process for shortlisted entries:

All judges are involved in the remote judging process and will judge each shortlisted entry independently. The individual shortlisted nominees will be measured and judged against the evaluation criteria for each category.

Please note: Judges will collectively and remotely assess entries. At all times, judges are recused from judging their own work, or work that presents any conflict of interest.

The judging chair’s role is to manage the judging process and to ensure fairness and equal application of entry criteria and competition rules. The judging chair neither judges the entries, nor has any right to veto final decisions.

The outcome of the V&A Awards depends on the skill shown in the entries. There is no element of luck or chance involved in the judging process. Not all entries will receive awards, and there may be no award given in some categories. The V&A Awards reserves the right not to grant any award if the judges deem entries to be of insufficient standard.

During the judging process, the decisions of the judges of the V&A Awards shall be final in regard to all matters or disputes relating to judging of entries and the granting of awards and no further correspondence will be entered into.