Entry is open to any EMEA-based professional based in advertising, experiences, media, marketing or tech, and aged 40 or over on 20 November 2025. If you were a 2025 winner then you are ineligible to enter for this year’s awards.Please review the specific entry requirements by downloading the Entry Kit here.

There are a number of real benefits to both nominating yourself for the award or nominating someone else who you think deserves the recognition. You can find out more about why you should enter here.

The winners will be announced on the www.campaignlive.co.uk winners will recieve a trophy send directly to their office/home.

Please get in touch to the event manager: Olivia Davey - [email protected].

Of course! On the menu bar we have a drop down of all of our past winners.
View our 2025 winners here.

The Campaign 40 Over 40 Awards will be announced on the Campaign website on Tuesday 9 June 2026.

To enter, you must complete the online entry form here.

The entry process is via an online application form and must be completed by yourself, or a nominator (usually a line manager or similar). The entry process is quick and simple, and you will be asked the following questions: a brief summary of your career, 5 key achievements, contribution to your company or the wider industry, what do you hope to achieve in the rest of your career, what advice would you give to those entering the industry and provide two endorsements to support your entry.

There is a fee to submit a nominations. From £345+VAT to £545+VAT per entry depending on date submitted.

More information can be seen in the entry kit - download it here.

Yes, you can submit as many nominations as you like, provided they meet the eligibility criteria.

Please see below dates per deadline, further information can be found in the entry kit here.

First Entry Deadline - Thursday 26 March 2026
Second Entry Deadline - Thursday 23 April 2026
Final Entry Deadline - Thursday 30 April 2026

Yes you can log back into the portal here to make minor amends to your entry after submitting. If you submitted at a discounted entry deadline and need to make amends or move categories after this deadline has passed, the higher rate will apply. Here are our T&C's.

You should receive a confirmation email once you complete your registration. This will come from [email protected]. Please check your junk mail if you haven’t received it. Please email [email protected] if you would like your confirmation email to be resent.

If you wish to withdraw your entry, you must email [email protected]. Where you withdraw your entry more than 14 days after booking, or on or after the closing date for entry (whichever is earlier) there will be no refund. Here are our T&C's.

We understand the importance of feedback to your furture entries, therefore if you would like to receive your feedback - please reach out to Olivia Davey ([email protected]).

We acknowledge that the use of AI has become increasingly common, transforming how people work and the outputs they deliver. In light of this, we expect entrants to indicate clearly where AI has been used - whether in the development of the work itself or in shaping the written entry or any associated assets submitted as part of that entry.

We would not publish your entry without prior permission. If you were shortlisted, we will publish your Executive Summary so we do ask no confidential information is included within this. If you win, we would do a write up on your entry, but this shouldn't include any confidential information. You can additionally mark parts of your entry as confidential/not for publication to ensure this, provided such restrictions are not used unreasonably.

Haymarket Events, part of Haymarket Media Group, is committed to ensuring that all entrants and entries are judged fairly, equitably, and by their peers. With this in mind, we would like to remind all entrants that we expect them to enter their work in good faith, with honesty and integrity.

We expect all entries to represent bona fide work that a company or agency is proud to have produced.

We acknowledge that the use of AI has become increasingly common, transforming how people work and the outputs they deliver. In light of this, we expect entrants to indicate clearly where AI has been used — whether in the development of the work itself or in shaping the written entry or any associated assets submitted as part of that entry.

If it becomes clear that an entry, or if the work entered, has been fabricated in any way, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Haymarket Media Group reserves the right to disqualify the entry.

If results have already been published, we retain the right to rescind the award and will publish an explanation on our relevant brand sites. Please note: any such decision will be made in consultation with the Chair of Judges and/or relevant judging panel.

Haymarket Media Group stands by its values of creativity, expertise, integrity, innovation, and respect. We expect everyone who enters, judges, or attends our events to uphold these same principles.

Find the code of conduct here.

Our judges are leading experts and professionals from advertising, experiences, media, marketing or tech. We select judges for their expertise, experience, and impartiality. A full list of judges can be found here.

You can nominate yourself here - this will then be reviewed and a confirmation form will be shared by email if successful.

Entries are judged based on a set of criteria outlined for each award category - you can find out more in the Entry Kit here. The judging process is rigorous and involves multiple rounds of review to ensure fairness and accuracy. The judges' decisions are final.

Yes, the judging process is strictly confidential. Judges are bound by a non-disclosure agreement, and all information submitted in your entry is kept confidential.

Of course! We would just ensure you weren't judging your own entry or categories you entered to maintain the integrity of the judging process.

Haymarket Media Group is committed to playing our part in creating a more sustainable future and are working hard to minimise the carbon footprint of our events. We want to create more sustainable events and help our attendees do the same. You can find out more here.