The Spaceback Awards

The Spaceback
Awards 2026

Celebrating the boldest, smartest, best-performing social creative built on Spaceback.

Submit Your Campaign

Submissions open September 1–October 31, 2026

Why the Awards

Made for work that
moves the industry.

The Spaceback Awards recognize the advertisers who are pushing creative further, building sharper creative, testing new formats, and finding smarter ways to connect with audiences.

Bold creative

Ideas that stop the scroll and stay with people.

Smarter formats

Formats engineered for the platform and the moment.

Real performance

Creative that proves itself with measurable impact.

Who Can Enter

If you built it
on Spaceback,
it belongs here.

Any campaign that has run with a Spaceback creative from January 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026 is eligible to enter.

Eligible dates

Jan 1, 2026 — Oct 31, 2026

The Categories

Where your campaigns could win.

Core Categories

Best CTVBest OLVBest DisplayBest Pause AdBest Product CardBest Use of AI EditingMost ImpactBest Creative

Industry Categories

Retail / E-commerceStreaming & EntertainmentAutoFinance & InsuranceCPGFood & BeverageTravel & HospitalityTelecom & TechHealth & WellnessQSR / RestaurantBest Agency Partner

The Rewards

What you'll win.

01

The Winners' Table

An exclusive evening with the best in the business.

02

Fame and bragging rights

Earned press that puts your team in the spotlight.

Finalists will be recognized publicly on LinkedIn and other environments.

The Panel

Judges.

Raphael Rivilla

Chief Media Officer, Marcus Thomas

Samantha Primack

SVP, Addressable Strategy and Activation, Kinesso

Soraya Davari

Partnerships, Roku Ads Manager

In addition to these judges, there is an internal panel of judges on the Spaceback team who will evaluate each entry.

Timeline

Key dates.

  1. Sept 1Submissions open
  2. Oct 31Submissions close
  3. NovemberJudging
  4. Dec 3Winners announced

How to Enter

Three steps to the stage.

1

Gather your details

Pull together your campaign assets, goals, and performance results.

2

Fill out the form

Complete the submission form for each category you enter.

3

Submit before Oct 31

Get your entry in before submissions close.

Start Your Submission

FAQ

Good questions.

Yes. Enter your campaign in every category where it fits, including both core and industry categories.

Your creative from your campaign needs to be built using Spaceback. Advertisers who ran eligible Spaceback campaigns can enter.

No. Entering the Spaceback Awards is free.

Submissions close October 31, 2026. Winners will be announced December 3.

Campaigns that ran between January 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 are eligible.

Your best work
deserves to be seen.

Submit your campaign by October 31, 2026 for a chance to be recognized as one of the best in the business.

Submit Your Campaign

Submissions open September 1–October 31, 2026