749 Pencils were awarded at this year’s D&AD judging. The UK has topped the country rankings by Pencil with 217. Grey London has topped the agency rankings by Pencil with 15. Black Pencil judging began today. Winners will be announced on May 19.

514 Pencils were awarded on the final day of judging:

• Art Direction (22)
• Book Design (17)
• Branded Film Content and Entertainment (26)
• Branding (26)
• Digital Design (26)
• Digital Marketing (38)
• Direct (35)
• Film Advertising (51)
• Film Advertising Crafts (61)
• Graphic Design (56)
• Media (30)
• Music Videos (18)
• Outdoor Advertising (45)
• Packaging Design (17)
• Product Design (19)
• Spatial Design (10)
• Writing for Advertising (17)

Top ranking countries by Pencils won are:

• 1st: United Kingdom: 217 Pencils
• 2nd: United States: 143 Pencils
• 3rd: France: 48 Pencils
• 4th: Japan: 44 Pencils
• Joint 5th: Brazil and New Zealand: 30 Pencils
• 7th: Australia: 29 Pencils
• 8th: Singapore: 28 Pencils
• 9th: Germany: 25 Pencils
• Joint 10th: UAE and Colombia: 14 Pencils

The top ranking agencies by Pencils won are:

• 1st: Grey London: 15 Pencils
• Joint 2nd: AMV BBDO and R/GA and BBDO New York: 12 Pencils
• 5th: Dentsu Tokyo: 11 Pencils
• Joint 6th: Ogilvy & Mather London and Droga5 and Y&R Auckland and Ogilvy & Mather Singapore: 10 Pencils
• Joint 10th: Google and FCB Chicago and Leo Burnett Chicago: 8 Pencils

Australia’s Pencil winners:

• M&C Saatchi Sydney: 7
• M&C Saatchi Melbourne: 1
• GPY&R Brisbane: 6
• Leo Burnett Melbourne: 2
• Leo Burnett Sydney: 2
• DDB Sydney: 1
• DDB Melbourne: 2
• JOY: 1
• Finch: 2
• Revolver/Will O’Rourke: 2
• Heckler: 1

New Zealand’s Pencil winners:

• Y&R Auckland: 10
• DDB New Zealand: 8
• Colenso BBDP: 4
• FCB New Zealand: 3
• Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand: 2
• Spark OHD: 2
• Special Group: 1

Yesterday, D&AD also launched its Foundation Council, backed by agencies including Havas Worldwide, WPP, Leo Burnett, Wieden + Kennedy and BBH. Initiatives driven by the Foundation Council will aim to tackle the lack of diversity and gender balance head on, ensuring anyone with talent can succeed in the creative industry.

The inaugural Foundation Council will work on three projects in the first year:

• The D&AD Curriculum: Each year the Council will use D&AD’s Festival to co-create an inspiring and challenging curriculum based on the themes of the year’s Awards. Over the next 3 years the D&AD curriculum will develop into a fully integrated series of free courses, available globally and equipping people with the skills required to drive careers forward.
• Investing in Talent: A fund to support people who come through New Blood and lack the finance to fulfill their potential or realise their ideas. Support will include bursaries and prototype funding.
• New Blood Shift: A new programme to find creative excellence and support those people into employment so that anyone with the talent can succeed. A free 12-week night school will equip a diverse group of young people who haven’t been through the traditional route of university with the skills they need to enter the creative industries, provide them with mentoring and offer the opportunity of paid placements.

Full country ranking by Pencils won: