{"id":6817,"date":"2025-09-10T20:47:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/premis-dau-25\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:57:31","slug":"dau-25-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/en\/dau-25-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"DAU 25 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6817\" class=\"elementor elementor-6817 elementor-5345\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440c90a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"440c90a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302a1578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"302a1578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b54f2e title-no-margin-bot elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53b54f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAU Barcelona Awards 2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f47ad8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f47ad8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77fce6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a77fce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a18ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50a18ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98913ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98913ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d221b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d221b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/astronauta-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/astronauta-1.png 328w, https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/astronauta-1-310x480.png 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b4804 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4b4804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ec978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ec978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The <strong>DAU Barcelona Awards <\/strong>are the festival\u2019s official awards, recognising the most significant contributions to <strong>board game culture <\/strong>over the past year. To mark the <strong>15th anniversary of DAU Barcelona,<\/strong> the awards are entering a new stage aimed at strengthening their <strong>transparency, diversity and international reach<\/strong>, while establishing themselves as a leading recognition in the field. <\/p><p>The awards put the people who help board game culture grow at the centre, recognising excellence, creativity, artistic quality, innovation and contributions to its development and promotion. With an international outlook, they also aim to support the development and visibility of talent connected to Catalonia, recognising <strong>board games as a contemporary form of cultural expression<\/strong>. <\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0em;\">The 2026 edition will recognise the following categories:<\/span><\/p><ul><li>DAU Barcelona Award for <strong>Best Game Designer<\/strong><\/li><li>DAU Barcelona Award for<strong> Best Emerging Game Designer<\/strong><\/li><li>DAU Barcelona Award for <strong>Best Illustration<\/strong><\/li><li>DAU Barcelona Award for <strong>Best Game Culture Communication<\/strong><\/li><li>DAU Barcelona Award \u201cA Lifetime Dedicated to Games\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a223d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f7a223d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/edicions-anteriors\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the winners from previous editions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd2667 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cd2667\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6757d50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6757d50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84262e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84262e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us broaden the jury\u2019s perspective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5b750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd5b750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For the first time, we are opening the DAU Barcelona Awards to more perspectives. <strong>Anyone, whether an individual or an organisation, can suggest names<\/strong> they believe could be deserving of one of the 2026 DAU Barcelona Awards.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Suggestions are anonymous and will help the juries discover a diverse range of profiles, careers and contributions.<\/p><p><strong>Until 20 September 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c33f9a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c33f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ofbCPQTLjNxxwxfk9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit your suggestion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4b6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d4b6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><em>*Suggestions are not official nominations. The selection of official nominations is the sole responsibility of the DAU Barcelona Awards juries. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5843e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cb5843e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7571fc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7571fc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04d0bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e04d0bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d28b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d28b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do the DAU Barcelona Awards work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2178b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2178b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Open suggestions<\/h3><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>1\u201320 September<\/strong><br\/>Anyone, whether an individual or an organisation, can submit suggestions for the different categories. Suggestions are anonymous and are intended to broaden the juries\u2019 perspective and help them discover a diverse range of profiles, careers and contributions. <br><strong>A suggestion is not an official nomination.<\/strong><\/p><h3>2. Review<\/h3><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>21\u201327 September<\/strong><br\/>The DAU Barcelona Festival reviews the suggestions received and verifies that they meet the eligibility requirements established in the rules. The list of accepted and excluded suggestions is then published. <\/p><h3>3. Nominations<\/h3><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>28 September\u20139 October<\/strong><br\/>Independent juries are appointed for each category. Each jury member may propose up to three nominations, drawing on the suggestions received or putting forward other profiles they consider relevant. The DAU Barcelona Festival verifies the eligibility of all nominations before the evaluation begins.  <\/p><h3>4. Evaluation<\/h3><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>10\u201325 October<\/strong><br\/>The juries individually assess the nominations according to the criteria established in the rules: <strong>excellence, originality and creativity, quality of execution, contribution to game culture, and impact and relevance<\/strong>. The scores determine the three finalists and the award recipient in each category. <\/p><h3>5. DAU Barcelona Awards<\/h3><p>13 November 2026 \u00b7 7 pm<br\/>The awards will be presented at the DAU Barcelona Awards Ceremony, held at <strong>SAT! Sant Andreu Teatre <\/strong>. A gathering to recognise talent, celebrate board game culture and reveal the 2026 award recipients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b72e95 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b72e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CAT_DAU26_BASES-DELS-PREMIS-DAU-BARCELONA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the full rules<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5b764 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e5b764\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da06e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da06e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bruixa-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10690\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bruixa-1.png 427w, https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bruixa-1-402x480.png 402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ffae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54ffae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAU Barcelona Awards 2026 The DAU Barcelona Awards are the festival\u2019s official awards, recognising the most significant contributions to board game culture over the past year. 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