The information below is for the 2024 Awards, which was held at the Hilton Ballroom, Newport World Resorts, Manila, on Tuesday 10 September 2024. The Awards Process for the 2025 Awards, to be held at Newport World Manila on Tuesday 9 September 2025, will be announced in early 2025.

Announcement of categories for 2025

Mon 7 Apr 2025

Public call for candidates

Mon 2 Jun to Fri 25 Jul 2025

Any member of the public is allowed to submit candidate names for any award category by visiting iagacad.com and completing the nomination webform. There is no prohibition against self-nomination. Nominations close strictly at midnight Manila time at the end of Fri 25 July 2025, and late nominations will not be accepted.

Public candidates evaluation

Mon 28 Jul to Fri 8 Aug 2025

A select committee of the Judging Panel (itself appointed by the Chairman of the Judging Panel) will select the official nominees for each award category from amongst the public candidates received during the public call for candidates period.

Official nominees announced

Mon 11 Aug 2025

Official nominees submission period

Mon 11 Aug to Wed 27 Aug 2025

Period for official nominees to submit supporting documentation.

Official voting period 

Sat 30 Aug to Sat 6 Sep 2025

The full panel of judges will vote on all categories. The voting system is first-past-the-post, and the Chairman of the Judging Panel has the casting vote in the event of a tie. Any judges who were nominated, whose organizations were nominated or have a conflict of interest as determined by the Chairman of the Judging Panel will be recused from the relevant category or categories.

Vote tallying and auditing

Sun 7 and Mon 8 Sep 2025

The votes will be tallied by the Chairman of the Judging Panel in a secure location. The Chairman then certifies the winners, with the entire process independently audited. The results will be locked in a safe until just before the commencement of the Awards ceremony. 

Awards ceremony      

Tue 9 Sep 2025