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Wadline Awards 2026

The annual award for digital work that actually shipped. Publish your project on Wadline and it goes in front of the jury — no entry form, no fee.

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Entry is free, with no limit on the number of projects.

Projects from verified companies and companies on a paid plan are guaranteed a place in the judging. Every other entry is reviewed by our moderators first.

Projects in the catalogue
8,815Projects in the catalogue
Companies
3,484Companies
Awards held
14Awards held
Running since
2016Running since

Why enter

Seen where clients look

Winners are featured on the Wadline homepage, across the category listings and in the awards archive — pages that stay online and keep ranking long after the ceremony.

A badge that verifies itself

Every winner gets a Wadline Awards badge for their own site, proposals and profile. It links back to the project page, so a prospect can check the claim in one click.

Judged against your peers

Projects compete inside their own nomination and region, so a boutique studio is measured against comparable work rather than against the biggest budget in the catalogue.

Covered in the magazine

Winning projects are written up in the Wadline magazine — reach you would otherwise have to buy.

How to enter

Three steps, and the first one is something you should be doing anyway.

  1. Publish the project

    Add the work to your company portfolio: cover image, the problem, what you built and what it changed for the client. Anything published before the deadline counts.

  2. Choose the nomination

    The project's category is the nomination it competes in. There is no separate entry form and nothing to pay — publishing the project is the entry.

  3. Lock in your place

    Verified companies and companies on a paid plan go straight to the jury. Everyone else passes through moderation first, so publish early and leave time for it.

Nominations

One award per nomination, plus a shortlist that stays published for the year.

  • Website of the Year
  • E-commerce Project
  • Mobile Application
  • SaaS & Web Platform
  • Branding & Identity
  • UX / UI Design
  • Marketing Campaign
  • Startup of the Year
  • AI & Automation

How the year runs

  1. Sep 16

    Entries open

    Publish projects to your portfolio. Work delivered in previous years is eligible too.

  2. Nov 30

    Entries close

    The last day a project can be published and still be considered.

  3. Dec 1 – Dec 19

    Voting and judging

    Public voting opens and the jury reviews every shortlisted project against the published criteria.

  4. Dec 20

    Winners announced

    Results published on Wadline and in the Wadline magazine.

Questions about entering

Who can enter?
Any company with a Wadline profile and at least one published project. There is no entry fee and no limit on how many projects you submit.
How do I actually submit a project?
You publish it. Add the project to your company portfolio on Wadline and it is automatically considered in the nomination that matches its category — there is no separate submission form to fill in.
What does 'guaranteed participation' mean?
Projects from verified companies and companies on a paid plan go straight into judging. Every other entry is reviewed by our moderators first, and only published, verifiable work is passed through.
Can I enter work from previous years?
Yes. The award is about the quality of the work, not the launch date. Projects delivered in earlier years are eligible as long as they are published in your portfolio before the deadline.
What does the jury look at?
The problem the project set out to solve, the craft of the execution, the measurable result for the client, and how completely the case is documented. A project with real numbers in its description will always beat a screenshot with no context.
What do winners receive?
A permanent page in the awards archive, a Wadline Awards badge for your own site and proposals, a feature in the Wadline magazine, and placement across the catalogue listings.

Your best project is already finished.

It just isn't published anywhere a client will find it. Put it in your portfolio before the deadline and it goes in front of the jury.

Entry is free. Verified companies and paid plans are guaranteed a place in the judging; all other entries pass through moderation.