The following conditions must be met for submitted/ nominated works to be eligible:

1-The submitted work must be new and recently published, within the award cycle - i.e. no more than one year from date of work publication to the date of the current award launch.​

2-Nominees must apply under award categories that accept individual nominations; media teams under group categories; and institutions under institution categories; and so on.

3-The submitted material must be relevant to the award tracks and sub-categories applied under.

4-Nominees must provide all required information as per the nomination form.

5-The submitted work must not have previously won the award.​

6-Nominees must be aware of and accept the award terms and criteria for their respective category.

7-Submitted works must respect intellectual property and copyright.

8-Proof of experience in the media field must be provided (years of experience, number of media works contributed to).

9-Forum committee members and jurors are not eligible for nomination under any circumstances.