The 44th AWARD Awards finalists have been announced. Howatson+Company leads with 40 finalists. CHEP Network has 39; BMF has 32

Agencies with the most finalist entries by category are:

Advertising:

1. CHEP Network, with 25
2. Howatson+Company, 23
3. BMF, Leo Burnett Australia, Special Australia, 11 each
4. DDB Group Australia, 10.

Design:

1. VMLY&R Australia & 33 and Branding, each with 4
2. Howatson+Company, 3
3. BMF, The Monkeys part of Accenture Song and Innocean Seoul, 2 each.

Craft:

1. FINCH, with 21
2. Scoundrel, 17
3. The Sweetshop, 15
4. Revolver, 11
5. DIVISION. 10
6. Good Oil, 9
7. The Monkeys part of Accenture Song, Bear Meets Eagle on Fire and Rumble Studios, 7 each.

Film & Entertainment:

1. Bear Meets Eagle on Fire. 8
2. Dentsu Creative, 6
3. The Monkeys part of Accenture Song, Special New Zealand, Ogilvy Group Thailand, 5 each
4. BMF, Wolf BKK, 4 each
5. CHEP Network, FCB New Zealand, TBWA\Australia and Clemenger BBDO Australia, 3 each.

Innovation:

1. Ogilvy Australia, 4 I
2. Innocean Seoul, 3
3. VMLY&R Australia, Leo Burnett Australia and DDB Group Australia, 2 each.

Media:

1. Leo Burnett Australia, CHEP Network, Howatson+Company, Thinkerbell, each with 3
2. Host/Havas, Special New Zealand, FCB New Zealand, Cheil Pengtai Beijing, TBWA\HAKUHODO, 2 each.

Purpose:

1. TBWA\Australia, 10
2. DDB Group Australia, BMF, 7 each
3. Leo Burnett Australia, VMLY&R Australia, The Monkeys part of Accenture Song, R/GA Australia, 4 each.

Strategy:

1. TBWA\Australia, 6
2. BMF, 4
3. DDB Group Australia, Special Australia, 3 each
4. Leo Burnett Australia, R/GA Australia, CHEP Network, Howatson+Company and Host/Havas, 2 each.

Find the full list of finalists here.

The AWARD Awards ceremonies announcing Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will take place during This Way Up: Australia’s Advertising Festival of Creativity August 15-17 at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Register your interest here to receive updates on the festival.

The AWARD Awards Special Awards finalists will be announced in the lead up to the festival. Winners will also be announced during the event.

Chairs for the AWARD Awards juries are:

• Craft in Motion: Loren Bradley, FINCH
• Culture: Susan Hosking, Mother, UK
• Design: Pim van Nunen, UNKL
• Digital: Dave Bowman, Publicis Groupe
• Film: Sarah McGregor, Dentsu Creative
• Impact: Tom Martin, Special
• Life-Changing: Peter Baker, The Glue Society
• Media Thinking: Jo Shoesmith, Amazon, US
• Press, Poster and The Dark Arts: Jade Manning, Today the Brave
• Sound: Mietta McFarlane, BBDO NY
• Strategy: Bridget Jung, Ogilvy

Find the full list of judges here.

AWARD would also like to thank its sponsor, Google.