Results
Review the leaderboard, assign winners, publish results to your public program page, and issue certificates and badges.
When judging closes, AwardKit ranks entries by their final score and shows you a leaderboard. From there, you assign awards, publish the results, and issue certificates to winners and finalists.
How final scores are calculated
For programs using Score Criteria, every entry gets a weighted average across all criteria, averaged across all judges who reviewed it. For example, an entry scored 8 / 7 / 9 / 6 by three judges on a single criterion gets (8 + 7 + 9 + 6) / 4 = 7.5 for that criterion. The final score multiplies each criterion's average by its weight (Impact 30%, Innovation 25%, etc.) and sums them.
For programs using Top Picks, scoring is rank-based. Each judge's first pick gets the most points, second pick fewer, etc. Final ranking sums every judge's points for each entry.
See score calculation for the full formula and how ties are broken.
Assigning awards
Open the Results tab to see the leaderboard alongside the Awards & Winners sidebar. The sidebar tracks how many of each award have been assigned across your categories and overall awards. Click an entry on the leaderboard to assign it a Winner, Finalist, or any other award you configured. The score and rank stay visible so your team can audit decisions.
You can also pick winners manually if you want to override the leaderboard for any reason (judge override, ineligibility caught late, etc.). The leaderboard remains visible for transparency.
Publishing results publicly
When you're ready, flip the Results & Certificates Published toggle on the Results tab. The first time you publish, AwardKit asks you to confirm via a Publish & Notify dialog that shows how many entrants will be emailed and flags any unassigned awards. Confirming both makes the leaderboard public and sends a one-time email to every entrant with a submitted entry letting them know results are live and certificates are ready.
Your entry gallery updates automatically with winner badges.
The notification email is sent only the first time you publish. Toggling results off and back on later won't re-send it. Make sure award assignments are final before that first publish. The Awards & Winners sidebar in the Results tab tracks unassigned awards while you work.
Certificates and badges
Every winner and finalist receives an automatically generated certificate (PDF) with the program name, category, award, and the entry title. They can download it from their entry's public detail page. Use the certificate as a marketing asset for next year's program: winners often share it on LinkedIn and in their press kits, driving organic reach back to you.
Judging Interface
What judges and audience voters see when evaluating entries on AwardKit. Score criteria sliders, top picks ranking, and audience voting.
Score Calculation
How AwardKit calculates final scores for award programs. Weighted averages for Score Criteria, Averaged Borda Count for Top Picks, and step-by-step examples.