2026 ILM Industry Awards | Award Sponsorship and Naming Rights

ILM Awards 2026 — Award Category Sponsorship The ILM Awards were built because this industry deserved a stage. A formal moment of recognition for the lash and brow professionals across Australia and New Zealand who have been doing exceptional work with nothing to show for it publicly. In 2026 we are running 16 categories across Skillset and Industry which lead to some awards in our People's Choice streams. If you plan on entering the awards yourself, please let us know which category so we do not attach naming rights of your sponsorship to the award you are entering or have entered. ILM will allocate each sponsor to an award. Open to AU and NZ professionals, judged by industry leaders, with finalists announced in August and winners revealed live on stage at the ILM Lash and Brow Conference in Melbourne, September 19 and 20. Award sponsorship is new for 2026. Last year someone asked if it was an option. It is now. What sponsoring a category means for your brand Your brand name is attached to your chosen category for the full campaign — from entries opening April 1 through to the winner announcement on stage in September. That is five months of active exposure to a qualified audience of lash and brow professionals who are already your market. Your brand receives naming rights across all marketing assets for that category, inclusion in finalist announcement content, a co-branded email to the ILM awards audience, product placement in the winner gift pack, and a callout on stage at the awards night. If your brand is present at the conference, your name will appear on the trophy presented to the winner of your sponsored category. People's Choice Stream of awards: Lash Educator of the Year Brow Educator of the Year Best Content and Marketing in Beauty Brand of the Year Sponsors have no influence over judging or outcomes. That boundary is what makes this worth having , the awards carry weight because the results are earned, and your association with that carries the same credibility. Packages available Category Naming Rights — one specific award category, full campaign. People's Choice Sponsor — the highest-traffic categories in the cycle, with weeks of public voting driving ongoing audience engagement. Our finalists in our People's Choice category will be listed on our website for a month providing high exposure for the sponsors and are deemed our most community based awards. Note: If you chose to sponsor an award, you cannot be a nominee or entrant in the particular category you are sponsoring. You may sponsor another category. Spots are limited. Once a category is confirmed it is gone. Contact us to discuss the right placement for your brand before completing your purchase.