Award shows live or die by the integrity of their judging process. It’s not enough to gather submissions and call it a day — what happens next is where fairness, transparency, and credibility are either built or broken.
At Yangaroo Awards, we’ve helped design and execute judging workflows for some of the most respected award shows in the world. From GRAMMY®-caliber voting to fan-fueled public competitions, we know what it takes to build a system that’s flexible, scalable, and trustworthy.
Here’s how the best judging experiences are built — and how Yangaroo Awards makes it all possible.
Step 1: Jury Setup and Assignment
The foundation of every fair competition starts with selecting the right judges and assigning them to the right ballots.
With Yangaroo Awards, you can:
- Sign up and vet judges directly through the platform
- Assign them to committees or panels based on categories, expertise, or region
- Dynamically generate ballots based on submission data or external integrations
- Control what each panelist sees — ensuring that judges only access eligible content
Need to connect with your judges? Integrated email and SMS tools let you reach all jurors — or only those who haven’t yet cast their votes — with just one click.
Step 2: Seamless Review Experience
Judges shouldn’t wrestle with clunky interfaces or scattered materials. That’s why we’ve built a streamlined, immersive judging experience:
- Integrated listening/viewing room that prepares and delivers high-quality media playback
- Support for mandatory viewing tracking, so judges meet your minimum review requirements before scoring
- Side-by-side data views to easily compare metadata, artist details, or submission notes
- Already using a third-party viewing room? We offer full API integrations with major screening platforms — no disruption required
Step 3: Flexible and Transparent Voting
Every award show has its own voting philosophy — and Yangaroo Awards supports them all. Our multi-round voting engine accommodates:
- Top X selections
- Scoring ballots
- Weighted ballots
- First Past the Post
- Custom formulas
- Fan Votes (with SMS, Email, or Social login verification)
We even offer live broadcast integrations so you can display verified, real-time voting results during your televised show or livestream.
All vote data is securely logged, version-controlled, and fully auditable — and yes, our system has passed scrutiny from firms like Deloitte, EY, and PwC.
Step 4: Audit-Ready Integrity and Support
When it’s time to announce your winners, you want to be sure everything was done right. That’s why Yangaroo includes:
- Transparent ballot session reconstruction
- Full audit trails and reporting
- Permissions-based access to voting results
- Redundancy, security, and SOC 2-certified infrastructure
And our white-glove support doesn’t stop with admins — we offer phone and chat support for your judges too. If someone runs into trouble while casting their ballot, we’re there to help in real time.
Judging Shouldn’t Be a Gamble — It Should Be a Gold Standard
At the heart of every great award show is a great adjudication process. Yangaroo Awards gives you the tools, technology, and support to create a judging experience your committee will trust — and your audience will respect.
Want to see it in action? Lets get a demo booked in!
