BALLOTURE AWARDS — BRAND AND CREDIT RULES
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WORDMARK
- Use BALLOTURE AWARDS. Do not invent alternate lockups.

PALETTE
- Warm paper, ink, crimson, and gold. No purple festival skins.

CREDITS
- Credit every image and clip. Prefer work title + nominee name + category from the live slate.
- Do not invent photographer or studio credits.
- Link the live public year with /awards/2026.

EMBARGO
- Embargoed assets stay behind credentialed access under the Press and Embargo Policy draft.
- Sealed ceremony outcomes are never named as winners before two-person reveal.

FAQ FOR DESKS
Q: What is the live public year?
A: 2026.

Q: Are published stills official photography?
A: Public stills are captured YouTube evidence frames at the cited start time.

Q: What video providers are accepted?
A: Nominations require YouTube with start-time deep links. Unsupported providers are rejected at nomination intake.

EMBARGO LANGUAGE
Do not publish sealed winners, sealed citations, approval lists, ballot selections, voter identity, reviewer private notes, or submitter emails.