Key dates for the 2026 awards season:

• Nomination Deadline — February 21, 2026
• Late Nominations — Accepted after the deadline through select nomination packages. See packages →
• Jury Award Finalists Announced — Starting the week of March 2, 2026
• Jury Award Winners Announced — Starting the week of March 9, 2026, ahead of RSA Conference in San Francisco
• Community Choice Voting — Open from the moment of nomination acceptance through early July 2026
• Community Choice Winners Announced — Mid-July 2026, ahead of Black Hat in Las Vegas

Late nominations are evaluated by the jury on the same merit-based criteria as all other entries. Late nominees also automatically enter Community Choice with the full remaining voting window ahead of them.