The 2016 Clio Awards were announced on Wednesday evening, September 29 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Colenso BBDO was the only agency in Australia or New Zealand to win a Grand Clio. Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and Colenso were the only AUNZ agencies to win Gold.

Colenso BBDO/Proximity New Zealand won its Grand Clio for Brewtroleum for DB Breweries, in Out of Home.

Clemenger BBDO won 3 Gold Clios for Bonds’ The Boys – in Direct, Film and Integrated Campaign.

11 Grand Clios were awarded. Two campaigns, #OptOutside and The Swedish Number, won two Grand Clios each.

• Venables Bell & Partners won a Grand Clio for #OptOutside in Engagement/Experiential and Edelman won one in PR.

• INGO Stockholm won Grand Clios in Direct and Innovation for The Swedish Number.

The Grand Clios went to:

OUT OF HOME: Colenso BBDO/Proximity New Zealand, Brewtroleum for DB Breweries

PRINT: Almap BBDO São Paulo Brazil, Endless Possibilities for Getty Images

BRANDED CONTENT: Fred & Farid France, #Notcomingsoon for Remy Cointreau/Louis XIII

DIRECT: INGO Stockholm, The Swedish Number for Swedish Tourist Association Stockholm

INNOVATION: INGO Stockholm for Swedish Tourist Association Stockholm

BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT: Leo Burnett Chicago, Van Gogh BnB for Art Institute of Chicago

DIGITAL/MOBILE: McCann New York, The Field Trip to Mars for Lockheed Martin

ENGAGEMENT/EXPERIENTIAL: Venables Bell & Partners San Francisco, #OptOutside for REI

FILM: Biscuit Filmworks & Wieden + Kennedy Los Angeles & Portland, Smell Legendary for Old Spice

PRODUCT DESIGN: Herman Miller & fuseproject Zeeland, Public Office Landscape for Herman Miller

BRAND DEVELOPMENT: Edelman New York, #OptOutside for REI

Fred & Farid was named Independent Agency of the Year. The group’s three agencies – New York, Shanghai, Paris – accumulated 10 Clios: 1 Grand Clio, 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze.

The Grand Clio was won byFred & Farid France, for #Notcomingsoon for Remy Cointreau/Louis XIII

Fred & Farid’s two other winning campaigns were Ma Place est Dans la Salle, by Fred & Farid Paris for Prodiss:

And Treasure Today by Fred & Farid Shanghai for Memorieslab: