The One Club for Creativity has announced nine creative leaders in Australia and New Zealand who will serve on the global jury for The One Show 2026.

This year’s jury members based in Australia are:

• Katrina Alvarez-Jarratt, ECD, Publicis Groupe, Sydney (Gaming)
• Gene Brutty, Co-Founder, ECD, Imagine If Labs, Perth (Creative Use of Data + Creative Use of Technology)
• Paul Gregson, Creative Director, Bear Meets Eagle On Fire, Sydney, (Film & Video)
• Denny Handlin, ECD, VaynerMedia, Sydney (Social Media)
• Tara McKenty, CCO, AKQA, Sydney (SDG, Jury President)
• Ben Miles, Chief Design Officer, R/GA, Sydney (Design in Advertising)
• Taylor York, National Head of Earned & Owned Thinker, Thinkerbell, Sydney (Public Relations)

Representing New Zealand on The One Show 2026 jury are:

• Charlotte Glennon, General Manager, Colenso BBDO, Auckland (Moving Image Craft & Production) 
• Beth O’Brien, Creative Co-Founder, Princess, Auckland (Fusion + Green + SDG)

View the complete global jury for The One Show 2026 here.

The 2026 jury for the newly launched One Show Indies, dedicated to celebrating the work of independent agencies, design firms, production houses, and creators, will be announced in early January 2026.

The initial group of Jury Presidents for The One Show 2026 was announced in October. Recently confirmed Jury Presidents are Helen Pak, senior vice president of creative – Marketing, Design and Content, The Walt Disney Company, Los Angeles for Brand-Side; and Thanh Dao, CEO, Jung von Matt NERD GmbH, Hamburg, for Gaming.

Entries to The One Show 2026 can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period.  Early entry deadline is December 12, 2025, with the regular deadline January 23, 2026.  The extended deadline is February 6, 2026, and final deadline February 20, 2026.

Early judging starts in January 2026, and finalists will be announced in May 2026.  Crystal, Gold, Silver and Bronze Pencil and Merit winners will be announced in May during Creative Week 2026 in New York.

All winning entries are showcased in the archive, and viewable for free for one year. All One Show winners also receive a complimentary one-year membership to The One Club, as well as full access to the complete One Show archive, made up of more than 250,000 award-winning entries from the past 25 years.

Agencies, brands, production companies, and individuals responsible for winning work each year are highlighted in The One Show Creative Rankings, as well as The One Club’s Global Creative Rankings, that 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 a nonprofit organisation whose mission is to support the global creative community, The One Club puts revenue generated from The One Show entries back into the industry to fund programming focused on a wide range of creative education and professional development.

Find everything you need to know to enter at The One Show 2026.