Cannes Lions announces final winners of the week

Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and Awards has been drawn to a close with the announcement of winners of the final Awards Show of the week.

Addressing the Cannes Lions Live audience during the Awards Show, Simon Cook, Managing Director, LIONS, said, “Over the past five days we’ve seen the return of the global creative benchmark, and the winning work that sets the bar for the entire industry. We’ve seen inspirational talks, taken part in learning programmes, celebrated creative excellence through our Award Shows and Debriefs  – and come together as a community, united in the belief that creativity has the power to build business, shape society, and change the world for the better.”

A total of 478 jurors from across 55 countries have been involved with judging the Lions and setting the new benchmark in creative excellence. They have awarded a total of 982 Lions across 53 countries.

Communication Track, in partnership with Microsoft

In the Film Lions, which celebrate the creativity of the moving image, 83 Lions were awarded by the jury, from 2,726 entries received: 8 Gold, 25 Silver and 47 Bronze. Three Grands Prix were awarded: ‘Crocodile Inside’, for Lacoste, by BETC Paris, France; The second Grand Prix went to: ‘Nike: You Can’t Stop Us’, by Wieden+Kenndy, Portland, USA; and the third Grand Prix to: ‘#WombStories’, for Essity, by AMV BBDO London, UK.

The Titanium Lions honour game-changing creativity and from 196 entries received, 7 Lions were awarded: 6 Titanium Lions and the Grand Prix, which was presented to: ‘#WombPainStories’ for Essity, by AMV BBDO London, UK. This ground-breaking work used True View technology and world-class female animators to chronicle the experiences of people with wombs. Talking about just one of the reasons that this piece was Titanium Grand Prix worthy, Jury President Susan Credle, Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB, said, “This work is going to teach women about their bodies and this work is going to teach doctors about women’s bodies and for us (the jury) that was exceptional. We actually felt that we could see medical books being rewritten because of this campaign.”

 

Good Track, in partnership with Facebook

In Glass: The Lion for Change, which celebrates culture-shifting creativity, 187 entries were received and 7 Lions honoured by the jury: 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. The Grand Prix went to: ‘I am’, for Starbucks, by VMLY&R Brazil, São Paulo, which transformed a Starbucks store into a registry office where trans people could legally change their names, free of charge, creating a space they would always feel welcome to visit.

The Sustainable Development Goals Lionscelebrate creative problem solving, solutions or other initiatives that harness creativity and positively impact the world. This year, Cannes Lions has partnered with Parley for the Oceans to make the iconic Sustainable Development Goals Lion trophies out of Parley Ocean Plastic® derived from reclaimed fishing nets.

736 entries were received and 20 Lions awarded: 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 12 Bronze. The Grand Prix was presented to: ‘The 2030 Calculator’,  Doconomy, from Doconomy, Stockholm / FARM, Stockholm, Sweden. Jury President, Eduardo Maruri, VP Global Creative Board & President/CEO Europe, Grey Worldwide, said, “It matched every single criteria that we as a jury agreed at the beginning: scalable, touches multiple Sustainable Development Goals and is a solution not an awareness problem. I think the Doconomy Calculator has the potential to actually change the world.”

The Grand Prix for Good – awarded to a Gold Lion winning piece of work unable to win a Grand Prix in its category because it is created for a non-profit organisation or charity – was awarded to ‘#StillSpeakingUp DeepTruth’, Propuesta Cívica + Reporters Sans Frontieres, Publicis Mexico / Publicis Latvia, Riga; a first Grand Prix for Latvia.

The following Special Awards were also presented: 

Holding Company of the Festival 2020/21

  1. WPP
  2. Omnicom
  3. Interpublic Group

 

Network of the Festival 2020/21

  1. FCB
  2. Ogilvy
  3. BBDO Worldwide

 

Agency of the Festival 2020/21

  1. AMV BBDO, London, UK
  2. Publicis Italy, Milan, Italy
  3. FCB Chicago, USA

 

Independent Agency of the Festival 2020/21

  1. Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, USA
  2. The Bloc, New York, USA
  3. Rethink, Toronto, Canada

 

Palme D’Or 2020/21

  1. Chelsea Pictures, USA
  2. Pulse Films, USA
  3. Division, France
  4. Smuggler, USA
  5. Prettybird, USA

Creative brand of the Festival 2020/21

  1. Burger King
  2. Bodyform/Libresse
  3. Dove

Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Communication

Publicis Italy, Milan, Italy

Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Craft

AMV BBDO, London, UK

Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Entertainment

72andSunny, Los Angeles, USA

Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Experience

McCANN, New York, USA

Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Good

VMLY&R Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil

Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Reach

FCB Chicago, USA

 

Independent Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Communication

Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, USA

 

Independent Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Craft

Work & Co, New York, USA

 

Independent Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Entertainment

=1. Edelman, London, UK

=1. GUT, São Paulo, Brazil

 

Independent Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Experience

Uncommon, London, UK

 

Independent Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Good

FARM, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Independent Agency of the Festival by track 2020/21 – Reach

GUT, Miami, USA

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