Even Dentsu Creative India's leadership was keeping their fingers crossed for the biggest ever accolade any Indian agency would have got at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity - Agency of the Year. And finally on Friday night, it became a reality as the agency was called on stage to accept the Agency of the Year award.
India has wrapped up its Cannes Lions campaign with the best-ever haul of 47 medals including 5 Grand Prix, 2 Titanium, 8 Gold, 18 Silver and 14 Bronze Lions.
While the awards came from 20 categories, India had no show in 9 categories – Creative B2B, Print & Publishing, Pharma, Outdoor, Film Craft, Entertainment Lions for Sports, Entertainment Lions for Music, Design and Creative Strategy.
Here’s a look at the final numbers:
Agency-wise tally:
Entrant | Grand Prix | Titanium | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
FCB India Delhi | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | ||
Ogilvy Mumbai | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
VMLY&R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
McCann India | 1 | 1 | ||||
Leo Burnett Mumbai | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
BBDO Mumbai | 1 | 1 | ||||
Byju's | 1 | 1 | ||||
DDB Mudra Mumbai | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Total | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 47 |
All winners from India:
Title | Entrant | Award |
Titanium | ||
Shah Rukh Khan - My Ad | Ogilvy Mumbai | Titanium Lion |
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Titanium Lion |
Glass | ||
Adeli | VMLY&R Mumbai | Bronze |
Sustainable Development Goals | ||
The Missing Chapter | Leo Burnett Mumbai | Grand Prix |
Smart fill | VMLY&R Commerce Mumbai | Silver |
Film | ||
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Silver |
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Silver |
Machine Gun Mouth | DDB Mudra Mumbai | Bronze |
Brand Experience and Activations | ||
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Grand Prix |
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Silver |
The Nominate Me Selfie | FCB India Delhi | Silver |
Shah Rukh Khan - My Ad | Ogilvy Mumbai | Silver |
Media | ||
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Gold |
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Silver |
Perk Disclaimers | Ogilvy Mumbai | Silver |
The Nominate Me Selfie | FCB India Delhi | Silver |
See Equal Share the load | BBDO Mumbai | Bronze |
PR | ||
Unbox Me | FCB India Delhi | Bronze |
Unbox Me | FCB India Delhi | Bronze |
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Bronze |
Direct | ||
Shah Rukh Khan - My Ad | Ogilvy Mumbai | Gold |
The Nominate Me Selfie | FCB India Delhi | Gold |
Shah Rukh Khan - My Ad | Ogilvy Mumbai | Bronze |
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Bronze |
Socila & Influencer | ||
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Grand Prix |
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Gold |
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Silver |
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Silver |
Chatpat | FCB India Delhi/Kinnect Mumbai | Bronze |
Unbox Me | FCB India Delhi | Bronze |
Creative Data | ||
Shah Rukh Khan - My Ad | Ogilvy Mumbai | Gold |
Mobile | ||
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Silver |
Innovation | ||
The Killer Pack | VMLY&R Mumbai | Silver |
Industry Craft | ||
A silent frown | DDB Mudra Mumbai | Silver |
Health & Wellness | ||
The Killer Pack | VMLY&R Mumbai | Grand Prix |
Adeli | VMLY&R Mumbai | Silver |
The Missing Chapter | Leo Burnett Mumbai | Silver |
Entertainment | ||
Master Ji | Byju's | Silver |
Digital Craft | ||
The Unfiltered History Tour | Dentsu Creative Bengaluru | Gold |
Creative Effectiveness | ||
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