The SAC Highlight is an award given by the Senior Area Chairs to recognize one or a small number of papers from their area that they consider particularly outstanding. Selected papers exemplify qualities such as originality, significance, technical excellence, reproducibility, or potential positive impact on the field. Typically, the award is given to less than 1% of all submissions. These papers are independent of the Best Paper Committee's selection.

Best Themed Paper Award recognizes the best paper within the conference's special annual theme. The selection process starts with 158 nominated papers (7% of accepted main conference papers). After two rounds of review, 30 papers (1.3% of accepted papers) are selected for paper awards. Finally, 2 out of 30 papers are selected for the Best Themed Paper Award.

The SAC Highlight is an award given by the Senior Area Chairs to recognize one or a small number of papers from their area that they consider particularly outstanding. Selected papers exemplify qualities such as originality, significance, technical excellence, reproducibility, or potential positive impact on the field. Typically, the award is given to less than 1% of all submissions. These papers are independent of the Best Paper Committee's selection.