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Agency categories
| Category | Agency | Market | Entry ID |
| India Creative Agency of the Year | BBDO INDIA Pvt Ltd | India | SA01.374438 |
| Dentsu Webchutney | India | SA01.372530 | |
| FCB Group India | India | SA01.373262 | |
| Ogilvy | India | SA01.372789 | |
| TBWA India | India | SA01.372600 | |
| Pakistan Creative Agency of the Year | Golden Circle | Pakistan | SA02.372960 |
| IAL Saatchi & Saatchi | Pakistan | SA02.371296 | |
| Ogilvy Pakistan | Pakistan | SA02.373038 | |
| Prestige Communications (Pvt.) Ltd. | Pakistan | SA02.373735 | |
| Rest of South Asia Creative Agency of the Year | Magic Mango | Sri Lanka | SA03.372725 |
| Phoenix Ogilvy | Sri Lanka | SA03.373353 | |
| India Digital Agency of the Year | Famous Innovations | India | SA04.374846 |
| Interactive Avenues | India | SA04.373910 | |
| Mindshare India | India | SA04.373150 | |
| Ogilvy | India | SA04.373645 | |
| Wavemaker | India | SA04.374710 | |
| Pakistan Digital Agency of the Year | Digitz Pvt. Ltd. | Pakistan | SA05.373951 |
| Golden Circle | Pakistan | SA05.372962 | |
| Mindshare | Pakistan | SA05.374664 | |
| Ogilvy Pakistan | Pakistan | SA05.373039 | |
| Spectrum VMLY&R | Pakistan | SA05.372669 | |
| Rest of South Asia Digital Agency of the Year | ADA | Bangladesh | SA06.372198 |
| ISOBAR Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | SA06.374062 | |
| Mindshare | Bangladesh | SA06.374409 | |
| Mindshare Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | SA06.372651 | |
| Ogilvy Digital Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | SA06.373464 | |
| India Media Agency of the Year | Havas Media Group | India | SA07.374425 |
| Initiative India | India | SA07.372528 | |
| Lodestar UM | India | SA07.373417 | |
| Mediacom | India | SA07.372979 | |
| Mindshare India | India | SA07.372519 | |
| Pakistan Media Agency of the Year | m/SIX Pakistan | Pakistan | SA08.373501 |
| Mindshare Pakistan | Pakistan | SA08.374673 | |
| Rest of South Asia Media Agency of the Year | Dentsu Grant Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | SA09.373885 |
| Mindshare Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | SA09.372655 | |
| Phoenix O&M Pvt Ltd | Sri Lanka | SA09.371725 | |
| Third Shift Media Pvt Ltd | Sri Lanka | SA09.373083 | |
| Wavemaker | Sri Lanka | SA09.373271 | |
| India PR Agency of the Year | Avian WE | India | SA10.373045 |
| Edelman India Pvt Ltd | India | SA10.374603 | |
| Genesis BCW | India | SA10.371876 | |
| MSL INDIA | India | SA10.373056 | |
| Value 360 Communications Pvt. Ltd. | India | SA10.374448 | |
| Pakistan PR Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Rest of South Asia PR Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| South Asia Agency Marketer Partnership of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| South Asia B2B Marketing Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| South Asia B2C Marketing Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| South Asia Best Culture | Famous Innovations | India | SA16.374847 |
| SoCheers | India | SA16.372764 | |
| Weber Shandwick | India | SA16.373489 | |
| White Rivers Media | India | SA16.372730 | |
| South Asia Best Place to Work | GroupM | India | SA17.372313 |
| Interactive Avenues | India | SA17.372508 | |
| South Asia Boutique Agency of the Year | Golden Circle | Pakistan | SA18.371592 |
| ITW Catalyst | India | SA18.374404 | |
| South Asia Brand Experience Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| South Asia Consultancy of the Year | CX Consulting Practice at Merkle | India | SA20.372697 |
| ITW Consulting Pvt. Ltd. | India | SA20.374546 | |
| South Asia Content Marketing Agency of the Year | Dentsu Webchutney | India | SA21.372619 |
| Mindshare | India | SA21.372620 | |
| South Asia Customer Engagement Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| South Asia E-commerce Agency of the Year of the Year | To be announced | ||
| South Asia Event Marketing Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| South Asia Independent Agency of the Year | Famous Innovations | India | SA25.374850 |
| Golden Circle | Pakistan | SA25.372959 | |
| IdeateLabs | India | SA25.374751 | |
| SoCheers | India | SA25.372770 | |
| Triad | Sri Lanka | SA25.371646 | |
| South Asia Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year | Kinnect | India | SA26.372663 |
| Mindshare India | India | SA26.372713 | |
| VMLY&R | India | SA26.373695 | |
| South Asia Market Research Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| South Asia Mobile Marketing Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| South Asia Performance Agency of the Year | Interactive Avenues | India | SA29.372348 |
| Merkle Sokrati | India | SA29.374015 | |
| South Asia Production Company of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| South Asia Programmatic Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| South Asia Social Media Agency of the Year | Dentsu Webchutney | India | SA32.372626 |
| Kinnect | India | SA32.372668 | |
| South Asia Specialist Agency of the Year | Fractal Ink | India | SA33.372689 |
| Kinetic Worldwide | India | SA33.373892 | |
| White Rivers Media | India | SA33.372737 | |
| South Asia Talent Development Program of the Year | Dentsu Webchutney | India | SA34.372628 |
| Kinnect | India | SA34.372729 | |
| White Rivers Media | India | SA34.372734 | |
People categories
| Category | Agency | Nominee / Team | Market | Entry ID |
| South Asia Account Person of the Year | m/SIX Pakistan | Faryal Nathani | Pakistan | SA35.373497 |
| Wavemaker India | Harsha Vardhan Desireddy | India | SA35.371794 | |
| South Asia Agency Head of the Year | VMLY&R | Anil Nair | India | SA36.373699 |
| Ogilvy | Asim Naqvi | Pakistan | SA36.373877 | |
| Dentsu Advertising and Media Services India Pvt Ltd. | Divya Karani | India | SA36.373874 | |
| Dentsu Webchutney | Gautam Reghunath | India | SA36.372629 | |
| Famous Innovations | Raj Kamble | India | SA36.374848 | |
| South Asia Channel / Engagement Planner of the Year | Wavemaker | Johnsy Quadras | India | SA37.371845 |
| Mindshare | Meherzad Contractor | India | SA37.372794 | |
| Mindshare | Priyanka Arora | India | SA37.374513 | |
| South Asia Corporate Communications / Marketing Team of the Year | No shortlist | |||
| South Asia Creative Person of the Year | BBDO INDIA Pvt Ltd | Hemant Shringy | India | SA39.374412 |
| BBDO INDIA Pvt Ltd | Josy Paul | India | SA39.374445 | |
| South Asia Producer of the Year | No shortlist | |||
| South Asia Strategic / Brand Planner of the Year | m/SIX Pakistan | Bisma Khan | Pakistan | SA42.373498 |
| Mindshare | Rachana Mhetre | India | SA42.374465 | |
| Mindshare | Sarwaan Shah | Pakistan | SA42.374638 | |
| Triad | Shehan Samarasinha | Sri Lanka | SA42.371645 | |
| South Asia Young Achiever of the Year | Mindshare | Ankita Israney | India | SA43.372793 |
| Mindshare | Avni Kanakia | India | SA43.372792 | |
| South Asia New Business Development Person / Team of the Year | Havas Worldwide India | Havas Worldwide India - New Business Team | India | SA40.374410 |
| m/SIX | m/SIX India | India | SA40.373876 | |
| Wavemaker | Wavemaker India ExCo -- The Ocean's Twelve | India | SA40.374783 | |
| South Asia Young Business Leader of the Year | Kinnect | Chandni Shah | India | SA44.374725 |
| SoCheers | Mehul Gupta | India | SA44.372767 | |
| Famous Innovations | MITHILA SARAF | India | SA44.374849 | |
| Popkorn | Sagar Hiranand | Sri Lanka | SA44.372686 | |
Brand categories
| Category | Brand |
| South Asia Brand of the Year | No shortlist |
| South Asia Marketer of the Year | No shortlist |
Note: In categories with three or fewer entries, the judging scores will decide whether an entry is awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze. In cases where there are fewer entries in the category, judges will unanimously decide whether there should be a shortlist and/or whether any trophies should be awarded at the second round of judging.
