Prizes & Recognition
This Is What Winning Looks Like.
A DIELINE Award is the global industry's most trusted mark of excellence in consumer packaging and CPG design. Winning means your work has been measured against the best from 90+ countries — by the world's most respected packaging design jury — and came out on top.
What Winners Receive
- Editorial feature on DIELINE.com — Featured coverage on the world's most visited packaging design platform.
- Inclusion in the DIELINE Awards Annual Publication — Distributed to DIELINE's full global audience.
- Instagram coverage — Coverage across DIELINE's 200,000+ Instagram followers, with individual posts for category winners and Best of Show.
- Global press release distribution — Past DIELINE Awards coverage has extended across DIELINE, social, industry press, and packaging design media including Adweek, PRINT, Brand New, BXP Magazine, Core77, Designboom, Packaging World, and Packaging Europe.
- Custom digital winner seal — For packaging, websites, pitch decks, and social media. Designed for the DIELINE Awards 2027.
- iF Design Award 2028 entry — Free entry into the iF Design Award 2028, with automatic advancement to the second round of judging.
The Trophy — Designed by Jones Knowles Ritchie
Inspired by the humble cut lines of a simple folding box — reimagined in impeccably crafted physical form.
Every winner gets a trophy on the night. A DIELINE Awards trophy is presented to every recipient on stage at the celebration — for the photo, the moment, and the post that lives on long after. Winners can then purchase their own trophy to keep, available in tier-specific finishes.
| Tier | Finish |
|---|---|
| Best of Show | Crystal Clear |
| Studio of the Year | Black |
| Category Winners | Standard |
Special Honors
Beyond category recognition, the highest-achieving 2026 entries received special honors. The 2027 honors include:
- Best of Show — Voted by the Jury Chairs from the highest-scoring entries across every category.
- Editor's Choice — Handpicked by DIELINE founder Andrew Gibbs.
- Studio of the Year — Awarded to the studio with the most total wins across the entire competition.
- Rebrand of the Year — The most successful brand transformation of the competition year.
- Plastic Free Innovation of the Year — Presented in partnership with A Plastic Planet.