Get set – nominations for the 2026 edition of the Lovin Malta Social Media Awards are officially open! Running for just seven days, and brought to you by Malta Vision 2050, we are once again calling on the public to nominate their favourite creators, artists, musicians, activists and so much more, working online across Malta and Gozo. From your all-around household names, to a slew of bold newcomers, the SMAs are back to cement the best and brightest of the islands’ social media landscape. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)X EditionAs Lovin Malta marks its 10th anniversary, we are rallying up some of the best of the best to bring you our most extravagant Social Media Awards to date. With brand new voting categories, a slew of new hosts, incredible giveaways and some familiar faces returning, the X edition promises to be our best production yet.Now sure, this may be the sixth edition, but we are positive you’ll allow us some creativity to bend the rules around naming conventions – X Edition just has a nicer ring to it after all!All new categoriesThis edition of the SMAs will see a total of 16 categories up for nomination, including four brand new categories for the first time!Best Athlete – sponsored by Fort FitnessBest Up-and-coming Content Creator – sponsored by FreeHourNEW: Best Power Couple – sponsored by MeetincBest Eatery – sponsored by DealTodayBest Festa – sponsored by Lovin MaltaBest Sports Club – sponsored by SociosBest Instagrammer – sponsored by BlackcatNEW: Best Model – sponsored by BortexBest Musical artist – sponsored by 6fiftytwoBest NGO – sponsored by Malta Public TransportBest Overall content creator – sponsored by KeepMePostedNEW: Best Host/Personality – sponsored by FinaBest Pet – sponsored by PurinaBest Photo of 2025 – sponsored by SingitaBest Podcast – sponsored by Invent3DNEW: Best SME – sponsored by Malta EnterpriseHow to nominateNominations across all categories are open on the official Lovin Malta SMAs website. You have just under a week to get your nominations in across as many categories as you wish, with all nominations coming to a close on Sunday 8th March 2026. You’ll then have a two-week wait until voting opens once again at the end of March to reveal the top six finalists in each category.Until then, stay tuned for more exciting information dropping about the Lovin Malta Social Media Awards brought to you by Malta Vision 2050 very soon…Rally your friends and family and send this to someone who needs to get nominating! •