Jury Process

Judging and the Academy

All entries for the Davey Awards are reviewed by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed brands, institutions and agencies like Fortune Media, Esquire Digital, United Nations, Psychoactive Studios, University of Notre Dame, PGA Tour, and IDEA Games among many others.

Judging Process

• At the start of the judging process, all Jurors are provided with the specific criteria for each category.
• All work is evaluated on its own merit, based on a standard of excellence as determined by the AIVA and, as such, a category may have several or no winners at the end of the process.
• Entries are scored on a ten point scale by the Jurors.
• Gold Winners generally receive a score of 9 or above.
• Silver Winners generally receive a score of 7 to 8.9.
• Best in Show selections represent the highest mark of distinction and are also selected by the Academy based on scoring. The judges will award 13 Best in Show honors—one for each of the Davey Awards’ media types.
• All decisions of the Jurors are final.

Notification

Judging for the Davey Awards will be completed in September and entrants will be notified by email and postal mail in late October as to the status of their entries. At that time, Gold, Silver and Best in Show Winners will be provided the opportunity to secure their statuettes & winners’ certificates.

To learn more about the AIVA, please visit aiva.org.