Last Call for Entries for the 2026 AICP Awards

06 Mar 2026

The final deadline for the 2026 AICP Awards call for entries is fast approaching. Standard deadline for entries is coming up March 11, with a late deadline of March 18. The awards ceremony will take place during AICP Week in New York City from June 2-4, 2026.

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The AICP Show is one of the industry’s leading creative and executional benchmarks and serves as more than a mere awards show. Each year, The AICP Show, The AICP Next Awards, and the AICP Post Awards are preserved in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film’s state-of-the-art archives for future generations to study and are available for use or exhibition by the museum’s curators.

All individual works and each year’s shows in their entirety can be viewed exclusively in the AICP Archive here.

In order to be eligible, the work must have first aired between March 5, 2025, and March 17, 2026. Here is a quick rundown of important dates…

Key 2026 Call for Entries Details:

Entry Website: aicpawards.com / AwardCore
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 11:59 pm PT.
Late Entry Deadline: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 11:59 pm PT (fees apply).
Shortlist Announcement: Late April 2026.
AICP Week: June 2 – June 4, 2026, in New York City.

Award Categories:
The AICP Awards recognize excellence in three main areas:

The AICP Show: Focuses on the Art & Technique of the Commercial.
The AICP Next Awards: Recognizes innovation in marketing, including categories like Digital Experiences, Creative Data, and Branded Content.
The AICP Post Awards: Honors excellence in post-production crafts (editing, color, sound, VFX).

The 2026 AICP Show Curatorial Committee includes: Michelle Ross, managing director and founding partner of SUPERPRIME, Chris Bellinger, Chief Creative Officer, PepsiCo Foods US; Luke Colson, Head Of Creative Partnerships, Untold Studios; Melissa Culligan, Executive Producer/Owner, Epoch Films; Jérôme Denis, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Producer, LA\PAC; Geoff Edwards, Managing Director, Creative, GALE; Matt Factor, Founding Partner, SKUNK; Wendell Hanes, Chief Executive Officer/Composer, Volition Sound; Charlie Harvey, Partner & Editor, Work Editorial; Marie Hyon, Co-Founder/Director, PSYOP; Diane Jackson-Toth, Managing Director, X-15; Zoe Kessler, Executive Creative Director; Brendan Malloy, Director, SUPERPRIME; Lisa Mehling, Owner/President, Chelsea; Vic Palumbo, SVP, Executive Producer/Head of Salesforce Studios, Salesforce; Alberto Ponte, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Someplace; Jaime Robinson, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, JOAN Creative; Lora Schulson, Global Chief Production Officer, 72andSunny; Rebecca Skinner, Managing Director/Executive Producer, SUPERPRIME; Liz Taylor, Global Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy; Morgan Visconti, Creative Director / Composer, human; Mal Ward, Managing Director/Partner, Arts & Sciences; Colleen Wellman, Director of Video Production, Apple; Bradford Young, Cinematographer; and Lawrence Young, Editor, Cosmo Street Editorial.