A total of 1,591 entries from 44 counties are finalists in The One Show this year. The top five countries are the US with 656, Canada with 119, UK with 116, France with 106, and Germany with 103.
Australia and New Zealand have accumulated 48 finalist entries in The One Show 2022.
Of Australia’s 38 One Show 2022 finalists, CHE Proximity (now CHEP Network) Sydney and Clemenger BBDO lead with seven each.
All of CHEP’s are for Samsung Performance Enhancing Music.
Clemenger BBDO Melbourne’s finalists include including five for Carlton & United Breweries VB Solar Exchange. https://www.vbsolarexchange.com.au/
DDB Group Sydney has five finalists, all for The Ad Break Championship – GTI Hijack for Volkswagen Group Australia.
M&C Saatchi has four, including two for BWS InstaPour.
New Zealand’s 10 One Show 2022 finalists are split between FCB New Zealand Auckland with six (five for Waka Kotahi Toll Booth)…
…and Special Auckland with four, all for Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand (MND NZ) David’s Unusables.
- Area 23 New York has the most One Show 2022 finalists entries with 48
- Leo Burnett Chicago is second with 44
- Ogilvy UK London is third with 36 finalists, including 11 for Dove Reverse Selfie.
Rounding out the top 10 for One Show 2022 finalists are:
- BBDO New York and TBWA\Paris with 28 each
- Rethink Toronto with 25
- Dentsu Webchutney Bengaluru with 21
- Energy BBDO Chicago with 20
- alma DDB Miami, AMV BBDO London, BETC Paris, TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles, and We Believers New York, with 19 each
All finalists will win either a Gold, Silver or Bronze Pencil or Merit, to be announced on May 19 during Creative Week 2022.
All of this year’s special awards, including Best of Show, Best of Disciplines, Fusion Pencil, Green Pencil, Sustainable Development Goals Pencil, Penta Pencil, Cultural Driver Pencil, CMO Pencil and top rankings, will be unveiled at The One Show 2022 in-person awards ceremony at the conclusion of Creative Week 2022 on Friday evening, May 20 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
This year’s One Show ceremony will be a grand coming together for the creative community, as it represents the first of the large global awards shows to gather in person and celebrate the best work from around the world with industry colleagues.
The complete finalists list for The One Show 2022 is available here.






