Zocialized Creators Awards 2026

Zocialized Creators Awards 2026

Zocialized Creators Awards 2026 - Official Rules

🗳️ Zocialized Creators Awards 2026 — Official Voting Rules

🥇 Core Eligibility & Process

  • ✅ Eligibility: Voting is open to all registered Zocialized users. You must be logged in to vote.
  • 🔢 Vote Limit: You may vote once per category across 17 categories. Votes are final and cannot be changed.
  • 📅 Voting Period: Opens January 15, 2026 and closes March 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC.
  • 🌟 Nominee Window: Creators must have published content in the selected category between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
  • ⚖️ Tie Resolution: In the event of a tie, Zocialized’s Awards Committee will conduct a final review.
  • 📢 Announcement: Winners will be announced at the Zocialized Creators Gala on April 5, 2026.
🏆 Prize: The winner in each category will receive a phenomenal $5 Million USD award.

🚨 Integrity & Compliance

  • 🔍 Audit Scope: Full vote counts and audit summaries will be published post-event. Zocialized reserves the right to publicize an anonymized report on the number of votes invalidated due to fraud.
  • 🚫 Fraud Prevention: Multiple accounts, bots, or vote manipulation will result in disqualification. Nominees involved in manipulation may also be disqualified.
  • 🗓️ Voter Definition: To ensure fairness, a registered Zocialized account must be at least 30 days old to be eligible to cast votes.
  • 📜 Nominee Content: Nominated content must comply with Zocialized's Terms of Service and may not be generated substantially by uncredited Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools**.
  • 🌍 Geographic Scope: Nominees must be residents of countries where Zocialized officially operates and where the prize money can be legally distributed.

💸 Prize Fulfillment & Legal

  • 💵 Taxes & Fees: Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes, as well as any fees, duties, or other charges associated with prize acceptance.
  • 📝 Usage Rights: By accepting the award, the winner grants Zocialized a license to use their name, image, and clips of the nominated content for future promotion of the Zocialized Creators Awards.

Zocialized Creators Awards 2026 | Nomination Submission Criteria

Please review all criteria carefully before submitting your content. Compliance with all rules is mandatory for consideration.

🥇 Submission Rules & Process

  • Nomination Focus: You must select one specific video to represent your work in your chosen category. Voting will be directed solely to this single video link.
  • Creator Limit: A creator may submit content for only one category across the 17 available categories. Multiple submissions by the same creator will result in disqualification of all entries.
  • Submission Method: Submit a direct, verifiable URL link to the selected video. The content must be publicly accessible throughout the entire voting period.

🎬 Video Content Requirements

  • Length Requirement: The nominated video must have a runtime between 10 minutes (minimum) and 2 hours (120 minutes maximum).
  • Content Window: The video must have been originally published between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025.
  • Originality & AI: The nominated content may not be generated substantially by uncredited Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
  • Compliance: The video must fully comply with all of Zocialized's established Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.

✅ Creator & Voting Eligibility

  • Geographic Scope: Nominees must be legal residents of a country where Zocialized officially operates and where the $5 Million USD prize money can be legally distributed.
  • Voter Definition: Nominees will be voted on by registered Zocialized users whose accounts are at least 30 days old.
  • Integrity: Any evidence of vote manipulation (bots, fake accounts) involving the nominee will result in immediate disqualification.
Important Note on Taxes: The winner is solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes, as well as any fees, duties, or other charges associated with prize acceptance. The $5 Million USD award is not tax-free.