The 2026 PADC Skulls Call for Entries is NOW OPEN. Early Bird pricing closes Sunday 12 July. Enter early before the wheel turns.
This year, the PADC Skulls turns its gaze toward intentionality, celebrating the powerful, unseen force that shapes the work we make. The awards fall on Friday 13th November. A day of omens and superstition. But the best work in this room was never built on luck.
WA’s Premier Night For Commercial Creativity
The PADC Skulls have recognised the best commercial creative work in Western Australia since 1980. Each year, our industry gathers to celebrate the ideas, craft, and strategic thinking shaping creative excellence across the state. Every Skull represents the very best work of the year, independently judged by a panel of respected creative leaders from outside WA.
Your Work Deserves To Be Seen
The Call for Entries is your opportunity to submit your work for independent judging. Any commercial work first published, launched, or aired between 1 May 2025 and 10 August 2026 is eligible. There are 12 category groups covering Film, Digital, Design, Strategy, Audio, Communications Crafts, and more – plus the Diamond Skulls for individual excellence and Student Skulls for emerging talent. Early Bird pricing runs from Tuesday 30 June until Sunday 12 July. Fortune favours the brave. Admin favours people who don’t leave it until the final hour.
Three steps. No luck required
(The information you need to enter the awards)
1 . Know your telos
Find the work in your portfolio that was made with purpose. Then match it to the right category. The CFE booklet covers 12 category groups. Take your time. A wrong category is not bad luck, it's an avoidable mistake.
2 . Read the signs (and the fine print)
Eligibility criteria, AI disclosure rules, file naming conventions, declaration forms. The booklet has everything. Read it like your entry depends on it. It does. The judges are rigorous. So is the entry process.
3 . Put it into motion
Entering the Skulls is how WA's creative work gets seen, measured, and remembered. It lifts the industry. It builds the benchmark. It also makes for very good LinkedIn content. Get your work in before the wheel stops turning.
Key dates for 2026
Early Bird Entry
Early Bird opens Tuesday 30th June and closes Sunday 12th July. The luckiest decision you’ll make all year.
Single Entry: Member: $235 / Non-member: $295
Campaign Entry: Member: $365 / Non-member: $420
Diamond Skulls: PADC members only: $89
Standard Entry
Standard entry: Monday 13th July – Friday 7th August. Regular pricing. Still worth doing.
Single Entry: Member: $265 / Non-member: $325
Campaign Entry: Member: $410 / Non-member: $470
Diamond Skulls: PADC Members only: $99
Late Entry
Late Entry 3 Days Only: Saturday 8th August – Monday 10th August. The wheel doesn’t wait. Don’t leave it here.
Single Entry: Member: $375 / Non-member: $435
Campaign Entry: Member: $525 / Non-member: $585
Diamond Skulls: PADC members only: $210
2026 PADC Skulls Awards
TELOS
Perth Town Hall. Pre-event 5:30pm. Show 7:30pm. The night the industry has been building towards all year.
Fortune favours the brave.
The wheel turns when your intentions are put into action.
“Beneath creativity, telos draws every choice toward something deliberate, resonant, and fully realised”
The work you made this year deserves to be seen. Enter the 2026 PADC Skulls and put it in front of the best creative minds in the country
