Creative Bloq Awards 2023: shortlist revealed
Over the past month, readers have helped us draw up a list of the best new creative tech that will go forwards to compete for the Creative Bloq Awards 2023. And we're now ready to reveal the shortlist.
The products below will compete in the second edition of the annual Creative Bloq Awards, which celebrates the best new tech that's emerged for artists and designers in the past 12 months. We created the list by asking readers and our own team of writers and reviewers to nominate their favourite products in 45+ categories covering everything from drawing tablets to cameras and craft tools to game design and laptops.
You can read the Creative Bloq Awards 2023 shortlist in full below, and visit the Creative Bloq Awards 2023 website for more details. The winners of each category will be decided by a panel of independent judges, with the results to be announced in September.
The CB Awards 2023 nominations: drawing tablets
Drawing Tablet of the Year
Wacom Cintiq Pro 27
Huion Kamvas Studio 24
Best Drawing Tablet (Budget)
XP-Pen Deco Pro SW/MW Bluetooth
Parblo Ninos
Wacom One S
UGEE M708
Best Drawing Tablet (Luxury)
XP Pen Deco Pro
Wacom One M
Best Pen Display (Budget)
XP Pen Artist 13 (2nd Gen)
Wacom One 12
XP Pen Deco Pro 16 (2n Gen)
UGEE 15.4-inch Drawing Monitor U1600
Best Pen Display (Luxury)
Huion Kamvas Studio 24
Wacom One 13 touch
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
The CBAwards 2023 nominations: laptops
Laptop of the Year
Dell Inspiron Plus 7620
Best Laptop for Gaming
Predator Helios Neo 16
ROG Strix Scar 18
Best Lightweight Laptop
Best Chromebook
ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5
Best Laptop Innovation
ASUS Spatial Vision
ASUS Dial
Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
Best 2-in-1 Laptop
Most Powerful Laptop
Predator Helios Neo 16
The CB Awards 2023 nominations: cameras
Camera of the Year
Sony A7R V
Panasonic Lumix S5 II
Nikon Z8
Sony ZV-1 Mark II
Best Camera for Streaming
GoPro Hero 11 Black
Sony ZV-1 Mark II
Obsbot Tiny 2
DJI Osmo Action 4
Best Camera (Luxury)
Nikon Z8
Leica Q3
Sony A6700
Fujiflm X-H2
Panasonic Lumix S5 I
Sony A7R V
Sony ZV-E1
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Best Camera (Budget)
Insta360 GO 3
Canon EOS R100
Fujifilm Instax SQ40
Canon EOS R50
Sony ZV-1 Mark II
GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini
Best Camera Phone
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
Filmic Pro
The CB Awards 2023 nominations: gaming
Best Video Game Design
Immortality
Planet Of Lana
Legend of Zelda: Tears of a Kingdom
Baldur's Gate 3
Season: A Letter To The Future
Best Art Direction
Street Fighter 6
Legend of Zelda: Tears of a Kingdom
Hi-Fi Rush
Pentiment
Season: A Letter To The Future
Planet Of Lana
Game Innovation
Legend of Zelda: Tears of a Kingdom
Immortality
Viewfinder
Season: A Letter To The Future
Best Game UI and UX
Humanity
Dead Space (Remake)
Season: A Letter To The Future
Immortality
Rollerdrome
Best Retro Console
Ayaneo Pocket Air
Analogue Pocket
The CB Awards 2023 nominations: software
Software of the Year
Photoshop 2023
Affinity Designer 2
Corel Painter 2023
Best Digital Art Software
Affinity Designer 2
Corel Painter 2023
Rebelle 6
Photoshop 2023
Clip Studio Paint
Best 3D Software
Unreal Engine 5.2
3ds Max 2023
Blender 3.6
Best Video Editing Software
Spyder X2 Ultra
Final Cut Pro for iPad
Best Software for Graphic Design
Affinity Designer 2
CorelDRAW 2023
Adobe Illustrator 2023
Affinity Photo 2
Best Photo Editing Software
Affinity Photo 2
Photoshop 2023
Luminar Neo 2023
The CB Awards 2023 nominations: computing
Desktop Computer of the Year
Lenovo Legion Tower 7i
Dell XPS Desktop (2023)
Alienware Aurora R16
Best monitor
Samsung Odyssey Neo G9
ASUS ProArt Display OLED PA32DC
Best 4K monitor
ASUS ProArt Display OLED PA32DC
BenQ SW272U
HP Z32k G3
Samsung Odyssey Neo G9
ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN
Best workstation
Mac Mini M2
Mac Studio M2 Max / Ultra
ThinkStation P3 Ultra
HP Z8 Fury G5
Best GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA RTX 4070
ASUS TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 7600 Mech 2X
ProArt GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
Best Monitor Innovation
Acer SpatialLabs 3D monitor
Samsung Odyssey Neo G9
Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240
Best Headphones
Technics EAH-AZ8
Best tablet
Wacom Cintiq Pro 27
iPad Pro M2
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Best mobile phone design
Samsung Galaxy Flip 5
Google Pixel 7 Pro
The CB Awards 2023 nominations: crafting
Craft machine of the year
Best cutting machine
xTool M1
Siser Romeo
Best Laser Cutter
xTool M1
xTool P2
Glowforge Aura
Best Craft Accessory
Siser Craft Heat Press
We R Memory Keepers PrintMaker
Daylight Company Slimline 3 Floor Lamp
Best Art Printer
Sawgrass SG500 Sublimation
HP Smart Tank 5105
Awards process
You can find all the details of the awards nominations process at the Creative Bloq Awards website, along with a detailed list of the categories, judges voting process and more.
