Extract from Clair Atkins’s article “Let’s Kick Off the 2026 Relativity Innovation Awards”
For the Relativity Innovation Awards in 2025, we shifted our award categories to better align with how our community is working to meet the needs of their clients and helping to support others within our industry.
Ultimately, at Relativity Fest Chicago, we celebrated a total of ten teams and individuals during a ceremony designed to demonstrate how honored we are to play a part in this incredible and brilliant community.
We’re now well into March and, believe it or not, that means it’s time to kick off this year’s awards. Nominations and submissions are open, and we encourage you to advocate for the people and builds that make your everyday work ever better.
To set the tone for the 2026 Innovation Awards, let’s go over this year’s categories (spoiler alert: they’ll look pretty much the same as last year), reflect on how 2025’s awards unfolded, and give you some tips on building exceptional submissions and admirable nominations for this year.
