Australian based agencies picked up one gold and one silver Lion on the first day of the 2026 Cannes Lions.
New Zealand also picked up a bronze Audio & Radio Lion for ‘Ads in my phone call’ by Colenso BBDO for Skinny Mobile and a silver Creative B2B Lion for ‘Sea Cleaners & JCDecaux’ by Dentsu Creative.
The winners:
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
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