Submissions are assessed by a jury, and top entries are presented and awarded prizes on a rotational basis.

[1] The jury consists of international designers, developers, and agencies [4] who assess the creativity, technical skills, and insight of the submitted web projects.

The award highlights websites that work seamlessly across various platforms and devices, using best practices in HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS.

Some prominent Site of the Year winners include Mercedes-Benz, Bloomberg L.P., Bose Corporation, Warner Brothers, Volkswagen, Uber, and Google.

[6] Awwwards also organizes two-day conferences featuring speakers from major tech companies and industry leaders such as Microsoft, Google, Spotify, Adobe, Opera, and Smashing Magazine.