2027 Nomination Guide
Everything you need to choose an entry or get approval from your team: the award groups, how judging works, what to prepare, prices and the season dates.
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Until November 5
Prices go up on November 6, 2026. The guide shows the 2027 prices that apply from November 6. Enter and pay by November 5 for the current prices: $299 for a professional or team, $499 for a company or product. See all prices and packages
Key dates
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Nominations open
Now
Save your work and finish later
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Nomination deadline
February 27, 2027
For the jury awards
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Jury winners announced
Week of March 22, 2027
Ahead of RSAC Conference
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Community Choice winners
Mid-July 2027
Decided by public vote, ahead of Black Hat USA
What’s inside the guide
Seven short sections. Select any page to open the guide right there.
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The judging
Leadership, innovation and impact, scored by more than 50 independent judges against peers
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The entry
The summary, reasons, images and evidence to prepare, and how to make an entry stronger
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The prices
Single nominations and packages, and how a colleague, finance team or agency can handle checkout
Sample badge, 2026
On top of the jury awards
Best in Class
In the domains where Best in Class is awarded, Gold winners from related categories are compared with each other. The top Gold winners are named Best in Class. No separate entry is needed.
First awarded in 2026, in AI security: Oasis Security, AISLE, Pindrop and Steve Wilson of Exabeam.
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