Public voting is now open in 22 categories at the South South Media & Entertainment Awards 2026.
Every ballot for the 2026 edition is live. The full slate:
- School of the Year — 11 nominees
- Media Personality of the Year (Male) — 10 nominees
- Media Personality of the Year (Female) — 12 nominees
- Bank of the Year — 10 nominees
- Online Bank of the Year — 11 nominees
- Brand of the Year — 10 nominees
- Company of the Year — 11 nominees
- Investor of the Year — 10 nominees
- Sports Personality of the Year — 10 nominees
- Media Organization of the Year — 9 nominees
- Gym of the Year — 10 nominees
- Night Club of the Year — 9 nominees
- All Star Club of the Year — 10 nominees
- Hotel of the Year — 10 nominees
- Social Media Influencer of the Year — 10 nominees
- Construction Company of the Year — 10 nominees
- Academic Don of the Year — 10 nominees
- Shopping Mall of the Year — 10 nominees
- Tertiary Institution of the Year — 10 nominees
- Real Estate Company of the Year — 15 nominees
- Man of the Year — 9 nominees
- Woman of the Year — 10 nominees
Cast your vote at https://ssmeawards.com/vote. You will be asked for your name and email address, and a six-digit code will be sent to you to confirm the vote is genuinely yours. Votes are counted once per person per category, and every ballot shows its running tally for anyone to check.