Clio Awards 2026: Watch All the Grand Prix Winners

The Oscars of the advertising industry. 

The Clio Awards, known worldwide for their distinctive statuette trophies, have unveiled their 2026 winners, once again spotlighting outstanding creative work in advertising. Established in 1959, the awards have long been dedicated to celebrating excellence, rewarding bold ideas, and driving innovation across the industry.

Each year, leading creatives from around the globe come together for rigorous judging sessions to select the very best work, awarding Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Clio statues. Below, you’ll find this year’s Grand Prix winners, the standout projects you won’t want to miss.

All the Grand Prix Winners from the Clio Awards 2026

Here they are, all conveniently gathered into one comprehensive table. Check the table to review the category, brand, campaign and agencies awarded, and scroll down to watch the associated case study. Enjoy these advertising masterpieces!

The Special Awards from the 2026 Clio Awards

• Agency of the Year: Ogilvy Singapore.
• Advertiser of the Year: Vaseline.
• Independent Agency of the Year: Rethink Canada.
• Network of the Year: Ogilvy.
• Production Company of the Year: Whitecoat.
• Honorary Award: Mark Ronson, Grammy and Academy Award-winning musician, songwriter and producer, honored for his genre-defying influence on music, film and culture, from blockbuster soundtracks to chart-topping collaborations.
• Honorary Award: Mickalene Thomas, visionary contemporary artist recognized for her transformative impact on art and culture through painting, collage, photography and immersive installations challenging perceptions of identity and gender.
• The Clio Awards & Google AI Specialty Award: Ogilvy Health and EUROFARMA for their innovative AI-powered collaboration demonstrating the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in advertising.
  PepsiCo Foods Emerging Creative Award & Competition: Announced for the 2026–2027 edition, inviting emerging creatives, marketers and students to compete for a Specialty Clio Award to be presented live at the 2027 Clio Awards.

“True to the global nature of the competition, 20 Grand Clio Awards were presented to culturally and creatively groundbreaking entries.”

The Case Studies from the 2026 Clio Awards Grand Prix

This campaign got awarded 4 Grand Prix: 

• Branded Entertainment & Content Grand Prix + Creative Disruption Grand Prix + Out Of Home Grand Prix + Social Media Grand Prix: Tecate – “Gulf of Mexico Bar” by LePub Mexico City.

This campaign got awarded 3 Grand Prix: 

• Creative Strategy Grand Prix + Direct Grand Prix + Use of Influencers Grand Prix: Vaseline – “Vaseline Verified” by Ogilvy Singapore.

These campaigns got awarded 2 Grand Prix each: 

• Branded Entertainment & Content Grand Prix + Culture & Influence Grand Prix: Change The Ref – “The Final Exam” by BBDO Chicago.

• Creative Business Transformation Grand Prix + PR Grand Prix: AXA – “Three Words” by Publicis Conseil.

These campaigns got awarded 1 Grand Prix each: 

• Audio Grand Prix: Sting – “The Unofficial Sound of F1” by Leo India.

• Culture & Influence Grand Prix: Grindr – “I Wool Survive” by Serviceplan Germany.

• Design Grand Prix: Vi (Vodafone Idea) – “Vi Guardian Beads” by Ogilvy Mumbai.

• Digital and Mobile Grand Prix: Bad Bunny – “Tracking Bad Bunny” by DDB Latina Puerto Rico.

• Direct Grand Prix: Heineken – “Pub Succession” by LePub Milan.

• Experience and Activation Grand Prix: Columbia – “Expedition Impossible” by adam&eve\TBWA.

• Film Grand Prix: L’Oréal Paris – “The Final Copy of Ilon Specht” by McCann Paris.

• Film Craft Grand Prix: Hornbach – “No Project without Drama” by Heimat TBWA\ Germany.

• Film Craft Grand Prix: BBC – “Trails Will Blaze” by NOMINT London.

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