Entry Information

Eligibility

• The entry submitted must have been first “broadcast”, “transmitted” or “released” between 1^st Aug 2025 – 31^st July 2026 (“Award Period”) on any media platform, as the AACA is platform-agnostic, unless otherwise expressly stated in the relevant Award Category.

*A one-time grace period of up to thirty (30) days may be granted for titles that were first broadcast, transmitted, or released between 1 July 2025 and 31 July 2025, provided that the title was not submitted in the previous year and is subject to prior written approval by AACA.

• For individual categories (e.g actor, director, editor, cinematographer, host, presenter, screenwriter), the nominated individual must satisfy at least one of the following criteria within the Award Region(s):
  (i) hold citizenship or residency; or (ii) was born in the country; or (iii) has produced a substantial body of work within the Award Region(s).
• For non-individual categories, the entry i.e the programme, series or film must be substantially produced within the Award Region(s). International co-productions are permitted. All submissions are subject to final approval by the AACA.
• Each entry must be submitted under one (1) Award Region only.
• Any conflict or issue concerning any interpretation of an Award Category or eligibility requirements shall be subject to the final decision of AACA.
• Where applicable, minimum broadcast duration refers to the commercial slot duration, unless otherwise specified in the relevant Award Category

Please refer to the ‘Rules of Entry 2026’ for details and other Terms and Conditions on our Website

How Judging Works

JUDGING ROUNDS

To win an Asian Academy Creative Award an entry must pass through two distinct Judging Rounds.

Round 1 is the National Round where local judges vote for the programmes or performances they deem the best in their own nation.

All of the judging is done anonymously and online so judges do not get to confer or be influenced by others. They allocate points to the entry. The Entry with the most points wins.

Unlike some other awards processes, an Asian Academy Creative Award Judge cannot adjudicate a category they themselves have entered or in which they declare a conflict.

The winner in each category will be declared the Best In Nation.

For example the highest scoring drama show in India will be awarded “Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Drama – India”.

This entrant will then go on to represent their nation at the Asian Academy Creative Awards Gala Finals in Singapore in December.

Round 2 is the International Judging stage where expert panels from around the world assess each National Winner and score their work.

For this round all entries must carry English subtitles as judges could come from many nations including those outside the region (such as USA, UK).

Again, the voting system is completely online and the judges are not known to each other. The votes are tallied by computer then audited by an external, independent legal company.

The names of these winners are then sealed, only to be announced in December.

Any variations to the judging process must be approved by the Chairman of Awards and announced publicly.

We judge to World’s Best Practice level. That’s why our judging system is all online, password protected, computerised then authenticated by international Law firm Baker McKenzie. Our scoring system enables us to benchmark our entrants to international standard.

Entry Support

We’ll try to make this process a breeze, so you can get back to creating award winning content.

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