About Tom's Guide

The Tom’s Guide Awards honor the best products and services of the year. The first Tom’s Guide Awards campaign was held in 2020, and has grown each year to include more categories and celebrate all the tech and lifestyle space has to offer. See all the Tom’s Guide Awards 2025 winners from last year.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Check out our categories page to see where your product(s) is best suited and complete the online entry form, following the 'Enter Now' buttons.

Entry is $250 per product, with no limit on submissions. Brands have the option to submit the same product to multiple categories, with an additional fee of $250 for each category selected.

Nominations close at 11:59pm ET/EST on the dates listed below:
AI Awards:
March 27, 2026
Wellness Awards: April 17, 2026
Homes: May 20, 2026
TV & Audio: June 19, 2026
Computing & Gaming: July 17, 2026

We ask that most nominated products first debuted no earlier than January 2025, though exceptions will be made in select categories. For example, services with new content and features will be considered for the awards.

All nominated products must be available to purchase/use in September 2026.

These requirements do not apply to select categories, so please get in touch if you have any questions on eligibility.

Yes, there is a $250 admin fee per product/category nominated for each of our awards.
By entering any of our category based awards, you will automatically be submitted into the headline Tom's Guide Awards nominations. Winning brands will be invited to the exclusive Tom's Guide Awards Winners event and receive a complimentary trophy.

AI Awards: April
Wellness Awards: May
Homes: June
TV & Audio: July
Computing & Gaming: August
Winners of our headline Tom's Guide Awards will be announced at an exclusive event in September 2026, and published on the same day (exact date TBC).

For further questions about award entries please contact ryan.chambers@futurenet.com.