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Event Details
Royal Lancaster Hotel, London
More information on the venue can be found here.
The timings below may be subject to change
- 18.00 Drinks Reception
- 19.15 Welcome Speech
- 19.25 Lifetime Achievement Award
- 19.30 Dinner
- 21.00 Awards Ceremony
- 22.15 Awards After Party
- 00:30 Carriages
We invite you to dress in a way that makes you feel your most fabulous, with formal attire encouraged.
Please add any dietary requirements under the "dietary requirements" section when entering your guest details. If you've already made your booking, you can log in to your portal to update your information: My account. Please make sure that all of your guest details are added by Tuesday 8 September.
Submission FAQs
Please check the criteria for each category here
We receive a high volume of entries and judges are unable to give specific feedback on submissions that are not shortlisted.
You can edit your entry up until the entry deadline by logging into your account: My account. If you are having any issues, please contact us at logistics@emap.com
Entries are free of charge.
The finalists will be announced in June 2026.
The entry deadline was Friday 29 May.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept entries submitted after the deadline.
To ensure a rigorous, fair and transparent judging process, we undergo two judging stages:
Part 1: Online Judging: The judges individually review all the submissions received in their allocated categories. Each entry will be independently scored by the judges against the category's specific set criteria. Judges do not confer or discuss entries at this stage and the process is completed entirely independently of each other. Once the independent scoring is complete, scores are collated, and the highest scoring submissions go through to the second stage - the Judging Days.
Part 2: Judging Days: Once the finalists are announced, the judges are invited to join our judging days. In this the judges discuss and review each finalist entry in-depth until a winner for each category is agreed. Judging discussions can go on for any length of time, depending on the length, uniqueness and breadth of the finalist.
Tickets & Guests
Seats and Tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved.
We will always arrange individual seats together for bookings made by the same company or individual, unless otherwise requested.
If you need to update your guest names, please do so by logging into your account before Tuesday 8 September. For any changes after this date, contact us at logistics@emap.com
Tickets are transferable until 48 hours before the start of the event. To request a transfer, please email logistics@emap.com
Please send any accessibility requirements to logistics@emap.com as soon as possible so that we can update the venue with this.
Your tickets for the awards will be sent to your email, one week prior to the event.
Tickets are transferable until 48 hours before the start of the event. To request a transfer, please email logistics@emap.com
Logistics
There will be a cloakroom onsite.
Yes, we have exclusive rates with nearby hotels. Please click here to view and book your stay,
Special Requests
Details to follow
Please send any special dietary requirements to logistics@emap.com as soon as possible so that we can arrange this for you. The deadline for dietary requirements is Tuesday 8 Speptember.
Financial & Refunds
No refunds are available once an order has been placed in respect of any postponement, cancellation or non-attendance (including without limitation for entries, table booking or individual places). Should individual guests on your table be unable to attend, we would welcome a substitute guest attending in their place until 48 hours before the start of the event. Full T&Cs can be found here
Invoice & Payment
Invoices may take up to 2 weeks to process and be emailed. If you haven't received your invoice by then, please contact logistics@emap.com
Please contact us at logistics@emap.com asap if you need to change the details on the invoice.
General Support
Please click here to contact us.
We do not release the menu prior to the event. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please contact logistics@emap.com
You must be over the age of 18 to attend our events.
