The 47th Annual Telly Awards is now accepting entries across an array of categories, including Branded Content, Commercials & Marketing, Immersive & XR, TV or Online Series, Shows & Segments, Non-Broadcast, Film & Shorts, Social Video, and new this year, Animation. Participants are invited to check out new categories, and enter before the competition’s Early Deadline on Friday, December 12 to receive special pricing and get work in front of the Judging Council.
“The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens,” the award website states. “Founded in 1979 to honor local, regional and cable television commercials, with non-broadcast video and television programming added soon after, the award has evolved with the rise of digital video to include branded content, documentary, social media, immersive and more. The Telly Awards today celebrates the best work in the video medium in an exciting new era of the moving image on and offline.”
KEY DATES
Entries open: October 14th 2025
Early Deadline: December 12th 2025
Final Deadline: February 20th 2026
Winners Announce: June 2nd 2026
The Telly Awards competition has a two-year eligibility window. Any work produced as of January 1st, 2024 can be entered. A full list of eligibility criteria can be found here.
Upcoming Telly Awards upcoming special events include:
- Ask me anything: The virtual AMA on October 29th offers a chance to hear about everything new this year, and Telly Awards Managing Director Amanda Needhamwill answer questions about eligibility and judging.
- Attend a screening: The global screening series kicks off Nov 12 and is coming to a city near all content creators soon. This is where the Telly community––from the largest agencies to the most independent artists––comes together to see short-form work in person.
- Join virtual events: Hear from some of their new judges, like the pioneering women’s sports marketers behind Gotham FC, or Megan Thee Stallion’s video producers from Six Twenty Six, in the Throughlines conversation series.
For all inquiries about the entries process and more, Customer Service Lead Lauren Adkins is available to help. She can be reached at customerservice@tellyawards.com or by phone at 212-970-0223.
