Here are the Cannes Lions Special Awards for 2026

Network of the Year:

1. Ogilvy
2. VML
3. TBWA Worldwide

Independent Network of the Year:

1. Rethink
2. Mother
3. Wieden+Kennedy

Agency of the Year:

1. LePub, Milan, Italy
2. VML, New York, United States
3. Rethink, Toronto, Canada

Independent Agency of the Year:

1. Rethink, Toronto, Canada
2. Isle of Any, New York, United States
3. Mother, London, United Kingdom

Palme d’Or:

1. MJZ, United States
2. Biscuit Filmworks, United Kingdom
3. CANADA, Spain

Creative Brand of the Year:

1. Heineken
2. KitKat
3. IKEA

Agency of the Year by Track

Agency of the Year – Classic:

Rethink, Toronto, Canada

Agency of the Year – Craft:

TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Los Angeles, United States

Agency of the Year – Engagement:

LePub, Milan, Italy

Agency of the Year – Entertainment:

DAVID, New York, United States

Agency of the Year – Experience:

VML, Warsaw, Poland

Agency of the Year – Good:

Motion Sickness, Auckland, New Zealand

Agency of the Year – Health:

Fallon, Minneapolis, United States

Agency of the Year – Strategy:

Publicis Conseil, Paris, France

Independent Agency of the Year by Track

Independent Agency of the Year – Classic:

Rethink, Toronto, Canada

Independent Agency of the Year – Craft:

Isle of Any, New York, United States

Independent Agency of the Year – Engagement:

Special, Los Angeles, United States

Independent Agency of the Year – Entertainment:

Wieden+Kennedy, Mexico City, Mexico

Independent Agency of the Year – Experience:

WESAYHI, Sliema, Malta

Independent Agency of the Year – Good:

Motion Sickness, Auckland, New Zealand

Independent Agency of the Year – Health:

Klick Health, Toronto, Canada

Independent Agency of the Year – Strategy:

Rethink, Toronto, Canada

In-house Agency of the Year

1. Apple, Cupertino, United States
2. Google Creative Lab, Mountain View, United States
3. L’Oréal, New York, United States

View all winners and shortlists here.