Five agencies in Australia and New Zealand have achieved 15 finalists entries in the 2026 ONE Asia Creative Awards. Part of The One Club for Creativity, ONE Asia celebrates the best creative work of the year from across APAC.

Australia has 9 finalists:

Finch leads with 4, including 3 working with Art&Graft London and Clemenger BBDO Melbourne for Made by Dyslexia What is Dyslexia, and 1 for Same Same on behalf of Samsung.

Special Australia has three finalists, all for Uber Eats Australia In The Bag. 

With one finalist each are Akcelo Sydney with OMD Sydney for McDonald’s You Know Where, and Rumble Studios Sydney working with Riff Raff Films London and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire Sydney for Wherever We Go Again for Telstra.

New Zealand has six finalists:

Colenso BBDO Auckland received all six of New Zealand’s 2026 ONE Asia finalists, all working with PHD Aotearoa Auckland Skinny Ads In My Phone Call.

Overall, TBWA\Hakuhodo Tokyo and VML Thailand Bangkok lead the way this year with 11 ONE Asia 2026 finalists each. With eight finalists each are TBWA/Media Arts Lab Southeast Asia Singapore and Wolf BKK Bangkok.

A total of 176 ONE Asia finalists from 14 countries and regions have been selected this year. Thailand leads the way with 37 finalists, followed by Singapore with 32, Mainland China with 21, Japan with 19, Philippines with 18, India with 16, Australia with nine, South Korea with eight, New Zealand with six, Malaysia with four, Hong Kong SAR China with three, Taiwan with two, and Indonesia and Kazakhstan with one each.

View the complete list of 2026 ONE Asia finalists here.  

All finalists win either Gold, Silver, Bronze, Merit and Special Awards (Green Pencil and Sustainable Development Goals Pencil). Winners will be announced on November 24.

Now in its six year, ONE Asia continues its tradition of rotating judging locations to different countries and regions in APAC as a way to connect with local talent, immerse in culture, and leave a lasting creative impact.  

After successful past editions in Seoul, Manila, and Shanghai, this year ONE Asia judging was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with production company DirectorsThinkTank serving as this year’s exclusive judging sponsor. A student masterclass with Level Up and portfolio reviews for more than 400 students also took place immediately after judging.

ONE Asia awards won by agencies and brands gain them regional and international recognition, and their ONE Asia points contribute to network and holding company totals.

Winning agencies, brands, production companies and individuals are included in the Campaign Brief Asia rankings, the ONE Asia Creative Rankings, and The One Club’s Global Creative Rankings, which combines points won at The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Type Directors Club TDC competition, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) Awards, and ONE Asia Creative Awards.  Winners are ranked globally, regionally and by country. 

As part of ONE Asia’s year’s partnership with Malaysia, this year’s Where Taste Matters branding campaign was created by Muma Malaysia, based in Petaling Jaya.