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 Hubbard, 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
