Cannes Lions: Australia's final trophy tally for 2026

By AdNews | 29 June 2026
 

Australia picked up 11 trophies -- two Grand Prix, two Gold, six Silver and one Bronze -- at the 2026 Cannes Lions.

This is well below last year's tally of 31 trophies: Two Grand Prix, eight Gold, eight Silver and thirteen Bronze.

This year, Leo Australia was also named Pacific Regional Agency of the Year.

This year's winners:

Titanium

(Grand Prix) Haven, Leo Sydney / HOGARTH Worldwide Sydney / OMD Sydney, for Suncorp Insurance

Outdoor

Single-Market Campaign 

(Gold) Sunburnt Car, TBWA\Sydney / BOLT / ODD Studios / Hearts & Science / ELEVEN for MYCAR 

Health & Wellness 

Brand-led Education & Awareness 

(Silver) Magnif-eye, VML Sydney / WORD OF MOUTH Sydney / BURSON Sydney for 1001 Optometry  

Industry Craft 

Art Direction: Outdoor: Ambient 

(Silver) Sunburnt Car, TBWA\Sydney / BOLT / ODD Studios / Hearts & Science / ELEVEN for MYCAR  

Media

Retail Media

(Grand Prix) Build Your Own Super Bowl Commercial, Special Australia / Special US, for Uber Eats

Creative Data 

Use of Digital Platforms

(Gold) Build Your Own Super Bowl Commercial, Special Australia / Special US, for Uber Eats

Market Disruption and Transformation 

(Silver) Haven, Leo Sydney / HOGARTH Worldwide Sydney / OMD Sydney, for Suncorp Insurance 

Direct 

Personalised Campaigns 

(Bronze) Haven, Leo Sydney / HOGARTH Worldwide Sydney / OMD Sydney, for Suncorp Insurance 

Brand Experience & Activation 

Travel, Leisure, Retail, Restaurants & Fast-Food Chains 

(Silver) Build Your Own Super Bowl Commercial, Special Australia / Special US, for Uber Eats 

Consumer Services/Business to Business 

(Silver) Haven, Leo Sydney / HOGARTH Worldwide Sydney / OMD Sydney, for Suncorp Insurance 

Creative Effectiveness

Travel, Leisure, Retail, Restaurants & Fast-Food Chains 

(Silver) Football is For Food, Special Australia / Special US, for Uber Eats 

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