Bear Meets Eagle On Fire, Special Australia and Clemenger BBDO lead the Aussie agency pack at the finalist stage of 46th AWARD Awards
Finalists for the 46th AWARD Awards, APAC’s most prestigious creative awards program, have been announced today.
Bear Meets Eagle On Fire leads the Australian agency pack with 48 finalists, followed by Special Australia with 35 finalists and Clemenger BBDO with 33 finalists.
By category, entrants with the most finalist entries include:
Advertising: Clemenger BBDO and Special Australia with 21; Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song with 14; BMF and Ogilvy Australia with 12; DDB Group Australia and VML Australia with 11; TBWA\ Australia and DDB Group Aotearoa with 9.
Design: Bear Meets Eagle On Fire with 4; Howatson+Company with 3; R/GA Australia, DDB Group Australia, BMF and Akcelo all with 2.
Craft: Bear Meets Eagle On Fire with 18; DIVISION with 17; Revolver with 13; FINCH with 12; Scoundrel with 11; +61 with 8 and The Sweetshop with 7.
Film & Entertainment: Bear Meets Eagle On Fire with 18; BMF with 7; Special Australia with 5; Clemenger BBDO, Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song and FCB New Zealand all with 4.
Innovation: DDB Group Australia and DDB Group Aotearoa both with 2.
Media: DDB Group Aotearoa, Dentsu Creative, Ogilvy Australia and VML Australia all with 3; Bear Meets Eagle On Fire, Special Australia, TBWA\Australia, and TBWA\New Zealand all with 2.
Purpose: VML Australia with 8; DDB Group Australia with 6; Motion Sickness with 5 and Special Australia with 4.
Strategy: BMF and Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song both with 2.
A full list of finalists can be accessed here.
The winners of the 46th AWARD Awards—including Gold, Silver, Bronze, and top-ranked Special Award recipients—will be revealed during an in-person ceremony at This Way Up, Australia’s Advertising Festival of Creativity, on Thursday 14 August at Doltone House in Sydney.
This year, all accolades will be announced live on the night, and will be followed by an industry celebration.
Chairs for this year’s AWARD Awards juries are:
Advertising Communications: Stephen De Wolf, BMF Australia
Digital: Tara McKenty, AKQA
Impact: Russ Tucker, TBWA\ Eleven PR
Sound: Dave Robertson, Heckler Sound
Life-Changing: Cherie Field, The Creative Field
Design & Image Craft: Micah Walker, Bear Meets Eagle on Fire
Craft in Film: Barbara Humphries, Droga5 ANZ
Film & Entertainment: Leisa Wall, FCB New Zealand
Integrated, Innovation & Media Thinking: Charlotte Adorjan, The Taboo Group
Strategy: Dom Hickey, Howatson+Company
See the full list of judges here.
Sponsors of the 46th AWARD Awards are Meta, Outdoor Media Association, Talentpay and B2B sponsor LinkedIn.
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