The 45th AWARD Awards Special Award winners

Tonight the Special Award winners were announced as part of the 45th annual AWARD Awards, held as part of This Way Up at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.

Presenting the 45th AWARD Awards | Special Awards Winners…

INDIVIDUAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

1st: The Monkeys Sydney, part of Accenture Song
2nd: Special Australia
3rd: DDB Group Aotearoa

AGENCY NETWORK OF THE YEAR

1st: The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song
2nd: DDB Group
3rd: Special Group
4th: TBWA
5th: VML

PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

1st: Revolver
2nd: FINCH
3rd: Collider
4th: Exit Films
5th: Scoundrel

GRAND AWARD

Play It Safe, The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song / Revolver

CREATIVE LEADER OR LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Tara Ford & Barbara Humphries – The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song

CREATIVE DIRECTOR OR TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jared Wicker & Scott Zuliani – Howatson+Company
Highly Commended: James Sexton, Special Australia

INDIVIDUAL CREATIVE OR TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jake Ausburn & Alex Polglase, (former Monkeys now at MIRIMAR U.S.)
2nd: Jacob Newton & Josep Jover, DDB Group Aotearoa
3rd: Zac Blakemore & Filipe Oliveira, TBWA\ Australia

EMERGING CREATIVE OR TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Riana McKenzie, Clemenger BBDO Australia

INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Steve Rogers, Revolver
2nd: Sam Hibbard, FINCH
3rd: Damien Shatford, The Sweetshop

EMERGING DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: PHC: John Angus Stewart & Max Coles, Good Oil
2nd: Max Barden, The Sweetshop
3rd: Michael Hili, FINCH

INDIGENOUS CREATIVE TALENT

Winner: Nina Fitzgerald and Shaun Edwards, Going North Agency

MEDIA AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Winner: OMD Australia

ACCOUNT TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Uber, Special Australia

MARKETING TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Telstra

BEST B2B CAMPAIGN

Winner: Shift 20 Initiative, Special Australia

AGENCY PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Penny Brown, The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song
2nd: Holly Alexander, Howatson+Company
3rd: Sevda Cemo, Special Australia