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2025 Awards Night

The 2025 ACDN Awards, the night and the winners.

On Saturday 11 October 2025 the network gathered for the ACDN Awards Night: dinner, a room full of makers, and the year's category winners announced live. Here is the night in pictures, and every winner.

See the 2025 winners Photos from the night
From the night

The whole network, in one room.

Eveningwear, old friends and new connections, and a room that understands exactly how much work the year took. This is what the community feels like when it gets together.

A guest laughing as she poses in front of the sponsor banner at the 2025 ACDN Awards Night
Four guests in front of the sponsor banner, one holding a glass award trophy
Four women in eveningwear in front of the sponsor banner, one holding a glass trophy
Five women in eveningwear posing together in front of the sponsor backdrop
Four guests in formal eveningwear posing together at the event backdrop
Two women in eveningwear holding champagne, posing in front of the sponsor banner
Four women in eveningwear posing together in front of the sponsor banner
Guests seated at a dinner table laughing during the awards presentation
A lively group of guests laughing together at the bar reception, drinks and programs in hand
Guests mingling and chatting at the reception under warm lighting, the welcome screen behind them
Two guests sharing a warm embrace at the reception, one holding the night's program
A speaker addressing the room with a microphone in front of the sponsor banner
The 2025 winners

Every category winner.

The winners of each category were decided by both public voting and our Guest Judging Panel, then announced live on the night. Congratulations to every maker and business recognised in 2025.

2025 ACDN Awards Decorator of the Year category winner card
Decorator of the Year
2025 ACDN Awards The Jo McIntosh Cake Mate Award category winner card
The Jo McIntosh Cake Mate Award
2025 ACDN Awards Wedding Cake Artist category winner card
Wedding Cake Artist
2025 ACDN Awards Buttercream Artist category winner card
Buttercream Artist
2025 ACDN Awards 3D and Novelty Cakes category winner card
3D and Novelty Cakes
2025 ACDN Awards Modelling Artist category winner card
Modelling Artist
2025 ACDN Awards Cupcake Artist category winner card
Cupcake Artist
2025 ACDN Awards Fondant Cookie Artist category winner card
Fondant Cookie Artist
2025 ACDN Awards Royal Icing Cookie Artist category winner card
Royal Icing Cookie Artist
2025 ACDN Awards Wafer and Sugar Flower Artist category winner card
Wafer and Sugar Flower Artist
2025 ACDN Awards Rising Talent category winner card
Rising Talent
2025 ACDN Awards Teacher of the Year category winner card
Teacher of the Year
2025 ACDN Awards New Product category winner card
New Product
2025 ACDN Awards Retailer, One Store category winner card
Retailer, One Store
2025 ACDN Awards Retailer, Two Stores category winner card
Retailer, Two Stores
2025 ACDN Awards ACDN Choice category winner card
ACDN Choice
Next year

The 2026 awards are coming.

Nominated by the community, decided by community voting and our Guest Judging Panel, celebrated together on the night. See how nominations, voting and judging work, and join us for the next Awards Night.

The ACDN Awards See membership