Tom's Guide Awards 2023 announced — Enter your product now
The Tom's Guide Awards is back for a fourth year, and we're celebrating the best-of-the-best products across a wide range of categories. From phones and laptops to home appliances and fitness gear, these awards are designed to highlight the very best devices and services for your money.
Our Hero Awards will recognize big-picture innovation, the best brand of the year, admirable efforts in diversity and sustainability, and more. We’re excited to celebrate the people and companies that receive the highest honors. We’ll also want to highlight products that are simply of excellent value, as we understand being able to find great tech for a bargain is important to many consumers.
The awards are free to enter and will be judged by Tom’s Guide’s resident specialists, but we’ll need your help to create the ultimate shortlists. Click here to nominate your favorite products of the year.
Nominations close at 11:59pm EST on June 16, 2023. The sooner you enter, the better — it'll give us the opportunity to review any nominated products we haven't yet already. Take a look at all the categories below, and if you have any questions, email tg.awards@futurenet.com.
Tom's Guide Awards 2023: Official Entry Form (Free to enter)
How to enter the Tom's Guide Awards
Companies can enter here for the Tom's Guide Awards, and submissions are free. We are taking nominations between now and June 16. We will announce all of the Tom's Guide Award winners in late June.
Tom's Guide Awards categories
Hero Awards
Best New Product of 2023: The very top product judged by Tom’s Guide’s editors, which takes into consideration all of the major categories. Must be a product that’s new for 2022.
Breakthrough Award: This highlights a particular product or service that reinvents that category and changes the way we work and/or play. Likely a first of its kind for the industry.
Best Company Award: An award that recognizes the brand that has had the most impact over the past year through the quality of its products, the excitement around its launches and the good it is doing for the world.
Innovation Award: Honoring the company or person that has truly pushed the envelope with a particular product or product category. Who is rethinking how products and services work for users?
Diversity in Tech Award: This award celebrates the company or person who is helping to make the latest innovations as accessible as possible to the broadest possible audience, including underserved communities.
Sustainability Award: What product or company made changes or launched initiatives to better our environment. Think: using recycled materials, cutting plastic out of packaging and more.
Best Value of 2023: You don't have to break the bank for excellent tech. We're looking for the best value product of the year.
Best Product Design of 2023: We appreciate aesthetics and smart design choices. Help us celebrate the product with the best design sensibilities.
Phones
Best phone
Best Android phone
Best phone under $500
Best phone under $300
Best camera phone
Best gaming phone
Best phone design
Best phone battery life
Best phone carrier
Computing and Home Office
Best laptop
Best value laptop
Best laptop battery life
Best tablet
Best value tablet
Best router
Best standing desk
Best office chair
Best gaming laptop
Best 2-in-1
TV
Best TV
Best OLED TV
Best QLED TV
Best value TV
Best TV design
Best TV innovation
Best gaming TV
Best big-screen TV
Streaming
Best streaming device
Best budget streaming device
Best streaming service
Best live tv streaming service
Best sports streaming service
Best value streaming service
Best free streaming service
Best streaming show (scripted)
Best streaming reality show
Best streaming movie
Audio
Best headphones overall
Best noise-canceling headphones
Best wireless earbuds
Best value earbud
Best audiophile headphones
Best sports headphones
Best soundbar
Best value soundbar
Best Bluetooth speaker
Homes
Best smart home device
Best air fryer
Best toaster oven
Best cast iron skillet
Best blender
Best food processor
Best juicer
Best air purifier
Best espresso machine
Best robot vacuum cleaner
Best digital photo frame
Best meat thermometer
Best fire pit
Active Life
Best smartwatch
Best fitness tracker
Best running watch
Best electric scooter
Best electric bike
Best running shoes
Best yoga mat
Best workout app
Best treadmill
Best exercise bike
Gaming
Best console
Best PS5 game
Best Xbox Series X game
Best PC Game
Best Switch game
Best Mobile games (iOS/Android)
Best gaming monitor
Best VR headset
Best gaming chair
Best gaming keyboard
Best gaming mouse
Best gaming headset
Best value gaming headset