Communicator Awards

Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) · New York, NY · Est. 1994

AUTOMATIC F · AG PROCESS GRADE

A paid-entry program where winners are set by a fixed score threshold, not a competition, with an unnamed judge pool and no cap on how many win. Entering does not signal selectivity.

Decision brief

AG Process Grade

F Automatic

Ordinary score

46/100 before Auto-F

Entry fee

$225–$395 + statuette

True total cost

$500–$2,000 estimated band

Winner rate

Undisclosed no cap

Selection

Self-nom threshold, not contest

Recognition

Low open paid entry

Reviewed

Jul 2026 Opus-verified

Why this grade

●Entry fees fund an unnamed in-house jury that scores against a fixed threshold with no cap on winners: paying to enter effectively maps to winning.
●A statuette purchase is required to receive a physical award; the digital win is granted, but the trophy is a post-win fee.
●Operated by AIVA, which runs a family of paid-entry, threshold-win programs that grade the same way: Davey Awards (F), Hermes Creative (F), Communitas (F).
●Sources: the program's own fee schedule and judging pages (captured Jul 2026), plus the sibling-program record.

Credible alternatives in the same field

ACannes Lions

Independent jury, published criteria, genuine winnowing. Marketing & PR.

AD&AD Awards

Named judges, hard cap (Pencils), documented selectivity. Marketing & Design.

BEffie Awards

Evidence-based effectiveness judging by a named panel. Marketing & PR.

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Does it make the grade?

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