2019 AD AGE A-LIST HONOREES AND CREATIVITY AWARD FINALISTS
With budget pressures, conservative clients and continually shifting marketing models, agencies have a tougher time than ever to stand out. But the winners of the Ad Age A-List and Creativity Awards are the big, bold thinkers—the risk takers that are shaping the future of marketing.
The list of companies that will be honored on the 2019 A-List is below, chosen by Ad Age editors. But this year, there is a new twist: A-Listers will not know exactly what they have won until the top prizes are revealed on the night of the A-List and Creativity Awards Gala in New York City, April 15. You'll also find listed the finalists for our third annual Creativity Awards. Chosen by juries comprising the industry's most accomplished leaders, the Creativity Awards honor the most forward-thinking creators and innovators of the past year. Get all the details here for this must-attend event that honors the best this industry has to offer.
The list of companies that will be honored on the 2019 A-List is below, chosen by Ad Age editors. But this year, there is a new twist: A-Listers will not know exactly what they have won until the top prizes are revealed on the night of the A-List and Creativity Awards Gala in New York City, April 15. You'll also find listed the finalists for our third annual Creativity Awards. Chosen by juries comprising the industry's most accomplished leaders, the Creativity Awards honor the most forward-thinking creators and innovators of the past year. Get all the details here for this must-attend event that honors the best this industry has to offer.
2019 AD AGE A-LIST
A-List Honorees
360i, 72andSunny, Anomaly, Anonymous Content, Arts & Sciences, BBDO, Bob Industries, Biscuit Filmworks, Cashmere, Chelsea, Chobani, Collins, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Directors Bureau, Droga5, Edelman, Empower, EP & Co., Epoch, Erich & Kallman, FCB, FCB/Six, Fig, Forsman & Bodenfors, Furlined, Giant Spoon, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Hungry Man, Iconoclast, Imperial Woodpecker, Initiative, Johannes Leonardo, Leo Burnett, M ss ng P eces, The Martin Agency, McCann, Mcgarrybowen, Mediacom, MediaMonks, MJZ, Mother London, MullenLowe Group, MullenLowe Mediahub , O Positive, O'Keefe Reinhard & Paul, Oberland, Object & Animal, Park Pictures, Partizan, PrettyBird, Pulse Films, R/GA, RadicalMedia, Rattling Stick, Reset, RSA, Skunk, Smuggler, Somesuch, Station Film, Stink, Superprime, TBWA, TD Ameritrade, The Tombras Group, Tool, UM, Unit9, VMLY&R, Wieden & Kennedy, Work & Co.
A-List Categories
Agency of the Year, Agency A-List, Agency Standout, Agency to Watch, Comeback Agency of the Year, Innovator Agency of the Year, Data/Analytics Agency of the Year, Design Agency of the Year, In-House Agency of the Year, Multicultural Agency of the Year, Media Agency of the Year, International Agency of the Year, Agency Executive of the Year, Chief Marketing Officer of the Year, Production Company of the Year, Production Company A-List, Production Company Standout and Production Company to Watch
Creativity Awards:
Work Categories
Work Categories
Content Marketing of the Year


Exclusive the Rainbow
Skittles, DDB Chicago and MJZ (co-entrant)
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Dundee
Tourism Australia, Droga5
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Tech Application of the Year


Posts Into Letters
Change the Ref, Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company
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Insta Novels
New York Public Library, Mother New York
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Destination Pride
PFLAG Canada, FCB/Six
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The First Ad in the Blockchain
TD Ameritrade, Havas New York
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Best Work for Good


Project 84
Campaign Against Living Miserably, Adam & Eve DDB
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Rang-tan
Greenpeace Iceland, Mother London
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Save Our Species
Lacoste, BETC Paris
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Price of Our Lives
March for Our Lives, McCann New York
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My Game My Name
Telefonica and Wonder Women Tech, Africa
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Read More Listen More
UNESCO, Droga5 New York
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Experiential Campaign of the Year


Billie Jean King Your Shoes
Adidas, TBWA/Chiat/Day New York
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The Whopper Detour
Burger King, FCB New York
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Project 84
Campaign Against Living Miserably, Adam & Eve DDB
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SXSWestworld
HBO, Giant Spoon
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Tiny But Mighty


#FARMLANDxSUPREME Lookbook
Farmland, Doner
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GIForade
Gatorade, VMLY&R and Giphy (entrant)
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IHOb
IHOP, Droga5 New York
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Grandma
Snickers, BBDO New York
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Craft of the Year


Welcome Home
Apple, TBWA/Media Arts Lab and MJZ (co-entrant)
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LegoPress
LEGOLAND Florida Resort, VMLY&R
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Oat the Goat
Ministry of Education New Zealand, FCB New Zealand
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DTF
OKCupid, Wieden & Kennedy New York
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Plastic Ocean
Sea Shepherd, FF
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Creativity Awards:
People Categories
People Categories
Chief Creative Officer of the Year

Chris Beresford-Hill
Chief Creative Officer, TBWA/Chiat/Day New York

Richard Brim
Chief Creative Officer, Adam & Eve DDB

Susan Credle
Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB Worldwide

Neil Heymann
Chief Creative Officer, Droga5

Rob Reilly
Global Creative Chairman, McCann Worldgroup
Creative Director of the Year

Rohan Cooke and Laura Petruccelli
Creative Directors, Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Alex Grieve and Adrian Rossi
Executive Creative Directors, AMV BBDO

Magnus Jakobsson
Creative Director, Åkestam Holst

Ryan O'Rourke and Alberto Ponte
Global Creative Directors for Nike, Wieden & Kennedy
Creative of the Year

Nedal Ahmed
Senior Copywriter, Droga5

Luke Chard and Mietta McFarlane
Senior Art Director and Senior Copywriter, Droga5

Sara Phillips, Dylan Lee, and Alex Romans
Art Director and Copywriters, Wieden & Kennedy
Chief Strategy Officer of the Year

Elana Gorbatyuk
Chief Strategy Officer and Partner, Sid Lee

Suzanne Powers
Global Chief Strategy Officer, McCann Worldgroup

Bonnie Wan
Head of Brand Strategy, Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Jennifer Zimmerman
Global Chief Strategy Officer, Mcgarrybowen
Strategic Planner of the Year

Ralph Paone
Group Brand Strategy Director, Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Harry Román-Torres
Head of Strategy, Droga5
Media Planner of the Year

Joey-Lyn Addesa
Managing Director, Strategic Planning, Mindshare

Allan Apjohn
VP Associate Media Director, MullenLowe Mediahub

Mike Friedman
Media Director, Giant Spoon

Brian McCord
Senior VP, Group Media Director, RPA

Anjali Patel
Associate Media Director, Wieden & Kennedy
Director of the Year

Spike Jonze
MJZ

Dougal Wilson
Furlined

Megaforce (Charles Brisgand, Léo Berne, Clément Gallet and Raphaël Rodriguez)
Iconoclast
Account Manager of the Year

Danielle Gard
Account Director, 72andSunny

Marissa Guerra
Account Director, Droga5

Luiza Prata Carvalho
North American Brand Director, Wieden & Kennedy
Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the Year

Fiona Carter
Chief Brand Officer, AT&T Communications

Karen Kahn
Chief Communications Officer, HP

Gabrielle Korn
Editor-in-Chief, NYLON Media

Jonathan Mildenhall
Co-Founder and CEO, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand

Liz Valentine
CEO and Co-Founder, Swift
Creativity Awards:
Companies Categories
Companies Categories
Consumer Product of the Year

HPV Test from EverlyWell

The Edible Spoon from Savor

The Play Kits by Lovevery
Winners will be announced at the A-List & Creativity Awards Gala in New York on April 15.