Voting for the 2025 IAG Academy IR Awards closed at precisely 12 midnight Manila time at the end of Saturday 6 September. Vote counting commenced on Sunday 7 September and proceeded until the earlier hours of the morning on Monday 8 September.
As Chairman of the Judging Panel of the IAG Academy IR Awards for 2025, and in the interests of voting process transparency and maximum disclosure to the entire industry, it gives me great pleasure to announce the following statistical information in relation to the votes cast by the Judging Panel for the 2025 Awards.
| Total number of categories | |
| Primary categories (4 divisions of 5, 8, 5 and 5 awards) | 23 |
| Hall of Fame | 3 |
| (Rising Stars, Industry Icons, Industry Legend) | |
| 26 | |
| Maximum number of votes per judge | |
| Primary categories (23 categories @ 1 vote per category) | 23 |
| Hall of Fame: Rising Stars (3 votes) | 3 |
| Hall of Fame: Industry Icons (3 votes) | 3 |
| Hall of Fame: Industry Legend (1 vote) | 1 |
| 30 | |
| Total number of judges | |
| (full list of judges here) | 100 |
| Maximum possible number of votes | 3,000 |
| (100 judges @ 30 votes per judge) | |
| Voter turnout | |
| Total number of judges who submitted votes | 100 |
| Total number of judges who did not submit votes | 0 |
| 100 | |
| Total voter turnout was 100/100 = 100% | |
| Recusals | |
| (Judges were not eligible to vote in categories in which they or their employer were nominated, or any other conflict of interest exists) | |
| 1 judge was recused from 13 possible votes | 13 |
| 7 judges were recused from 12 possible votes | 84 |
| 4 judges were recused from 10 possible votes | 40 |
| 1 judge was recused from 9 possible votes | 9 |
| 7 judges were recused from 8 possible votes | 56 |
| 6 judges were recused from 7 possible votes | 42 |
| 1 judge was recused from 6 possible votes | 6 |
| 1 judge was recused from 5 possible votes | 5 |
| 5 judges were recused from 4 possible votes | 20 |
| 5 judges were recused from 3 possible votes | 15 |
| 1 judge was recused from 2 possible votes | 2 |
| 10 judges were recused from 1 possible vote | 10 |
| 302 | |
| Abstentions | |
| (Judges were encouraged to abstain from voting | |
| in categories they felt unqualified to vote in, for whatever reason) | |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 21 times | 21 |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 20 times | 20 |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 19 times | 19 |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 18 times | 18 |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 17 times | 17 |
| 3 judges abstained from voting 16 times | 48 |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 15 times | 15 |
| 2 judges abstained from voting 14 times | 28 |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 12 times | 12 |
| 1 judge abstained from voting 11 times | 11 |
| 4 judges abstained from voting 10 times | 40 |
| 5 judges abstained from voting 9 times | 45 |
| 4 judges abstained from voting 8 times | 32 |
| 2 judges abstained from voting 7 times | 14 |
| 5 judges abstained from voting 6 times | 30 |
| 8 judges abstained from voting 5 times | 40 |
| 8 judges abstained from voting 4 times | 32 |
| 8 judges abstained from voting 3 times | 24 |
| 6 judges abstained from voting 2 times | 12 |
| 12 judges abstained from voting 1 time | 12 |
| 490 | |
| Reconciliation of ordinary votes | |
| Maximum possible number of votes | 3,000 |
| LESS recusals | -302 |
| LESS abstentions | -490 |
| Total ordinary votes | 2,208 |
| Casting votes | |
| One category had a tied vote and required a casting vote by the Chairman of the judging panel. | |
| Total ordinary votes | 2,208 |
| ADD casting votes | 1 |
| Total votes (ordinary and casting) | 2,209 |
I am therefore pleased to announce that a total of precisely 2,209 tallied votes were cast in the Awards and that all categories have a single winner, except the Rising Stars and Industry Icons categories which have three winners.
All winners will be announced at the IAG Academy IR Awards Black Tie Gala Dinner at The Manila Ballroom, Marriott Hotel, Newport World Resorts tonight – the evening of Tuesday 9 September 2025.
Andrew W Scott
Judging Panel Chairman
IAG Academy IR Awards
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