Launched in 2010, the Lovie Awards is the most prestigious award celebrating digital creativity from Europe – recognising excellence in the fields of culture, technology and business. The Lovie Awards is the only pan-European award of its kind, boasting a judging academy of our region’s leading innovators, who review work across seven languages: Spanish, Italian, Dutch, French, German, Swedish and English.
Being recognised by the Lovie Awards is an enormous achievement; it makes your work stand out in your market, and on the global stage, alongside past winners. A Lovie Award ensures that your work receives media coverage from leading outlets such as BBC, Future Party, Condé Nast, Dagens Media, It’s Nice That, Le Monde, Werben & Verkaufen and more – opening you up to our global network to build new business relationships. There are so many reasons to enter the 15th Annual Lovie Awards. Explore how participating can elevate your work.
1. Be Recognised As One of Europe’s Most Exciting Creative Companies
Winning a Lovie Award means joining a community of the most exciting and most inspirational companies in Europe, including: Dazed Studio, Condé Nast, and Wieden+Kennedy to powerhouses Havas Media Network, Build in Amsterdam, Base Design, We Are Social, and Jellyfish France. That’s just to name a few. Explore the full range and diversity of Lovie Award recipients in our Winners Gallery.
2. Show What’s Shaping Europe Next
Our mission at the Lovie Awards is to elevate the best digital innovations from Europe to inspire a better Internet, globally. Lovie Award-winning work includes causes, projects, campaigns and products that lead with inclusivity, responsibility and accessibility. Winning a Lovie Award helps to shape the Internet we want and the world we want to live in.
3. Local Excellence Unlocks Global Recognition
A Lovie Award helps your work stand out in your market, in Europe, and on the global stage. Winning is a great way to showcase the work of regional teams and unlock opportunities with clients outside of your market. We are the only European award to accept and judge work in seven native languages including; Spanish, Italian, Dutch, French, German, Swedish and English.
4. Reward Your Team’s MVPs
Get employee recognition right. Entering the Lovie Awards is a meaningful way to show gratitude for your team’s hard work, to boost morale and invest in building their careers. When you show that you create the best digital work in Europe, you also attract and retain in-demand talent to your company.
Winners have their portraits taken during the 13th Annual Lovie Awards celebration.
5. Win a Lovie, Raise Your Profile
Our global network carries enormous recognition, credibility, and reach throughout the world. Annually, The Lovie Awards hype ignites a press and social media halo that generates heat from some of the most innovative, most respected and most-followed names on the Internet – fglobally renowned visionaries like Brian Eno and Dame Pat McGrath, DBE, to leading creatives like Paola Cortellesi and Guiseppe Federici, the mind behind @sepps_eats, and digital archivists at Spain’s Wikiesfera
6. Validate Your Work, Secure Renewals
One of the challenges in creative industries is demonstrating to clients that your idea, strategy, and execution were spot-on. Winning a Lovie Award not only signifies victory but serves as tangible proof that your vision, collaboration, and expertise are actively driving success for them.
7. Shape What’s Next
A Lovie Award opens you to our global network, and new relationships from inside and outside your own industry. Find inspiration, or your next partnership, collaboration or alliance, with museums and cultural powerhouses like Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum, La Monnaie Opera House of Brussels, to bodies like The European Space Agency, or non-profits like the WWF and B Lab Germany.
"Light the Way" campaign for Lapierre by DEPT®, 2023 Lovie European Agency of the Year
8. Win a coveted Special Achievement Award
Annually, The Lovie Awards recognises a select group of Europe’s foremost digital icons to honour with Special Achievement Awards for their exceptional use of the Internet to create ingenious work. In 2024, entrants have the opportunity to compete for the inaugural special honours for Collaboration of the Year, Brand of the Year, Agency of the Year and Publisher of the Year. The entrant with the most finalists and wins across the categories will be selected for these prestigious honours, joining iconic former Special Achievement winners such as DEPT x (2024 Agency of the Year), BBC Studios (2023 Publisher of the Year) and luminaries including; Brian Eno, Edward Enninful OBE, Björk Jaap Haartsen, creator of Bluetooth technology and many more.
9. Showcase Your Work to Europe’s Most Exceptional Talent
The Lovie Awards judging academy represents the most highly-curated selection of Europe’s leading Founders, Creative Directors, CMOs, Brand Leads, Social Media Directors, Production Executives, UX Designers, Developers, Artists, Entertainers, Creators, Influencers, Podcasters, Editors, Content Producers, Internet Pioneers and more. Sharing your work with them provides an unparalleled opportunity to receive recognition from an esteemed panel of industry experts who possess a wealth of experience across diverse domains.
Jurors include: Alexander Kalchev, CEO, DDB Paris; Alice Aedy, Co-Founder, Earthrise; Annie Masciave, Creative Production – Area Lead, Vinted; Camille Emina, Head of Digital Production, Louvre; Clément Morin, Creative Strategy Lead, Twitch; Nico Sarti, Global VP of Creative Strategy, Condé Nast, and more. Read about new jurors, and see the full list at IADAS.net.
10. Specialist Categories for All Internet Fields
Besides being the largest recognition of its kind in Europe, the Lovie Awards categories are the most representative of the breadth of specialisms in modern internet work and innovation. From categories that span Best Creator, Best Use of Responsible Technology, or Best Video Podcast, Lovie Awards winners span brands, agencies, entertainment, platforms, museums, cultural institutions, causes, governments, and technologies. They’re united by a common thread: internet excellence.
Elevate your work – the 15th Annual Lovie Awards is open!
To celebrate the collaborations that will leave a lasting impact on Europe’s digital industry, we have introduced new categories, new judges and new events. The Lovie Awards accepts submissions across AI & Immersive, Apps, Platforms & Software, Film & Video, Podcasts, Marketing, Advertising & PR, Social, Websites & Mobile Sites and our special Beyond categories!