Awards night questions that show how the evening felt to the room
Ask nominees, guests and sponsors how the ceremony, the judging and the dinner went. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What awards night survey questions tell you
Awards night survey questions ask the people in the room how the evening went: the length of the ceremony, how fair the judging felt, whether it was clear how winners were chosen and what they enjoyed most. An awards program depends on entries, and nominees who found the judging unclear may not enter again.
Ask the morning after the ceremony, by email to your guest list, or show a QR code on the tables as dessert is served. Pick five or six: the rating, the ceremony length, the judging questions, what guests enjoyed and one open question. Read the answers by role, since a nominee who didn't win and a sponsor see the evening differently.
Each written answer is given a theme and a sentiment as it arrives, so suggestions for new categories sit apart from comments about the dinner. Select a role in Results, such as As a nominee, and the whole page shows how the judging looked to the people who entered.
- Questions
- 14
- Best asked
- The morning after the ceremony
- Industry
- Events
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 14 awards night questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
How the night went
Start with the score and the feeling, then the parts of the evening guests enjoyed and the format and timing they would choose.
- 01Stars
How would you rate the awards night?
One star rating for the whole evening. Results shows the average and the share who rated it 4 or higher; select a role to compare nominees, guests and sponsors.
- 11Emoji
How did the awards night feel?
A row of faces for how the evening felt. Results shows each face's share, a quick read to put next to the star rating.
- 02Multiple choice
How long did the ceremony feel?
A quick read on the ceremony length. Many Too long answers can point to the speeches, so read what guests enjoyed most to see what to keep.
- 05Multiple choice
What did you enjoy most about the night?
Guests pick everything they enjoyed. Results shows a bar for each, so you can see whether the dinner or the music deserves more of next year's budget.
- 08This or that
For an awards night you prefer
Two pairs on format: dinner or reception, a short ceremony or a full evening. Results shows a split bar per pair, which helps before you book the venue.
- 13Date
What time should the ceremony start?
Asks guests when the ceremony should start. As a date question, Results shows a calendar of picked dates; to compare start times, change its answer type to multiple choice with a few times.
The judging and the entries
These show whether the awards felt fair and worth entering, the answers that decide next year's entries.
- 03Yes / No
Was it clear how the winners were chosen?
A yes or no on how winners were chosen. A share of No among nominees is a reason to publish the criteria and the judges before next year's entries open.
- 04Big scale
How fair did the judging feel?
A ten point score for fairness. Select As a nominee in the role question to see how the people who entered judged it, the view that decides whether they enter again.
- 07Customer effort
How easy was it to enter the awards?
A customer effort score for entering the awards. Put the role question first and add logic to skip this one for guests who didn't enter; Results shows the share who found it easy.
- 06Text
Which award category is missing?
Asks which category is missing. Filter the answers by theme to find categories several guests ask for, and consider them for next year's entry form.
- 14Text
Who deserves a mention that we missed?
Asks who deserves a mention. The answers name people and teams the program missed, which feed next year's nominations and the thank you note after the event.
Who was in the room
Ask how each guest attended and why, so you can read every other answer by role.
- 12Dropdown
How did you attend?
How each guest attended, from nominee to press. Put it first; selecting a role in Results filters the whole page, so every other answer can be read by role.
- 09Number
How many people from your team came?
How many people came from each guest's team, from zero to fifty. Results shows the median and the middle half, which helps you plan table sizes and group tickets.
- 10Ranking
Rank what makes an awards night worth attending
Guests put five reasons in order. Results shows the average place per item, so you know whether recognition or the guest list sells the tickets.
Tips for asking about awards night
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask the morning after
Send the survey the morning after the ceremony, once guests are home but still remember the speeches.
- 02
Read the answers by role
Ask how each guest attended first, and read nominees, sponsors and guests separately.
- 03
Include nominees who didn't win
Send the survey to every nominee. Their view of the judging decides whether they enter again.
- 04
Publish how winners are chosen
When nominees say the judging was unclear, publish the criteria and the judges before entries open next year.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
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Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
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Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
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Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
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Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about awards night
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
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The morning after the ceremony, by email to your guest list. Usertick sends to a contact list right away or on a date you schedule, and a QR code on the tables reaches guests on the night.
Mostly. Ask everyone about the evening, put the role question first, and add logic so only nominees see the question about entering.
Five or six. Use the rating, the ceremony length, one judging question, what guests enjoyed and the open question.
Yes. Judges are an option in the role question, and you can send them a separate survey about the entries and the scoring.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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