Accenture’s Droga5, Omnicom’s McCann, Publicis Groupe’s Publicis Production and WPP’s VML are among the contenders for global network of the year at Campaign’s Agency of the Year Global Awards.
Havas Media Network, Havas Red, Imagination and Serviceplan Group also feature on the eight-strong shortlist for global network, one of the top categories at the awards, now in their sixth year.
Campaign’s Agency of the Year Globals recognise local, international and global agencies across 34 categories, including healthcare and pharma agency for the first time in 2026.
There were entries from 85 companies from 16 countries for this year’s awards, ranging from independent shops to global networks, demonstrating the programme's commitment to recognising excellence, regardless of scale.
Agencies in the UK hold 51 shortlist nominations; those from the US have secured a total of 33 nominations; the United Arab Emirates has scored 17; Australia has garnered 14; Canada is in the running for 10. Meanwhile, entries from New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore each have multiple nods on the shortlist.
In Asia Pacific, Droga5 ANZ, Golin APAC, Special and We. Communications are contending for Best Network. Several of the independent APAC networks with multiple shortlists are Thinkerbell, Howatson + Company, Motion Sickness and Atomic 212, while Hakuhodo's Ideas x Machina in the Philippines is up for multiple People/Team category awards.
John McDonald, the global chief marketing officer of HSBC, is chair of the judging panel for Campaign's Agency of the Year Global Awards.
The process is independently audited by MediaSense, and the judging panel also includes marketers such as: James Kissell, global head of marketing operations and globalisation at Fujitsu Global, Sinem Soydar, global head of digital and social media at Shell, Kevin Mercer, executive director of creative strategy at media giant Comcast, and Zeeshan Khan, head of marketing at Legoland Malaysia Resort.
Winners will be revealed at Campaign's Agency of the Year Global Awards ceremony at London's Carlton Tower Jumeirah on Thursday 18 June, timed to be the week before Cannes Lions.
The awards are open to individual agencies operating in a single market or as part of a wider agency network, with categories for both agencies and individuals. The global awards are a standalone scheme that operates alongside Campaign’s Agency of the Year in local markets.
Find out more at the Global Agency of the Year Awards website here.
See the full list of last year’s winners here.
Agency of the Year Global – the 2025 shortlist:
Agency Categories:
Brand Experience Agency
Akcelo
Amplify
George P. Johnson Experience Marketing
Imagination
Jack Morton
Leo Taiwan
Momentum Worldwide
Salt Productions
Branding Agency
Bold Scandinavia
Design Bridge and Partners
JKR
Landor
Manifest
WMH&I
Consultancy
Edelman
Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song
Manifest
Creative Agency
Amplify
McCann
Mother
Pablo
Rethink
TBWA\RAAD
Thinkerbell
VCCP
Customer Engagement Agency
Apparent
Oliver | The Brandtech Group
RAPP
Digital Transformation Agency
Apadmi
Critical Mass
Oliver | The Brandtech Group
RAPP
R/GA
Starcom Taiwan
Healthcare & Pharma Agency
dna Communications
FleishmanHillard
Klick Health
In-house Agency
The Kitchen North America
U-Studio | Oliver
Independent Creative/Advertising Agency
Howatson+Company
Motion Sickness
Pablo
Rethink
Special US
VCCP
Whalar Group
Zulu Alpha Kilo
Independent Media Agency
Croud
Just Global
NP Digital
Independent PR Agency
Gambit Communications
Manifest
The Romans
Integrated Marketing Agency
Amplify
Apparent
Gravity Global
Manifest
Pablo
TBWA\RAAD
Thinkerbell
VCCP
Media Agency
Atomic 212°
iProspect
Initiative
Just Global
MG OMD
PHD UK
Universal Media Egypt
Zenith Taiwan
Performance Agency
Atomic 212°
Havas Market UK
M+C Saatchi Performance
NP Digital
RAPP
PR Agency
Citizen Relations
FleishmanHillard
Gambit Communications
Manifest
The Romans
Vector Inc.
Weber Shandwick
Social Media Agency
Billion Dollar Boy
The Goat Agency
We Are Social
Whalar Group
Network Categories:
Best Network: Asia Pacific
Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song
Golin APAC
Special
We. Communications
Best Network: Europe
To be announced on the night.
Best Network: Latin America
To be announced on the night.
Best Network: Middle East & Africa
Impact BBDO
Omnicom Media MENA
Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East
Best Network: North America
To be announced on the night.
Global Network
Droga5, part of Accenture Song
Havas Media Network
Havas Red
Imagination
McCann
Publicis Production
Serviceplan Group
VML
People and Team Categories:
Account Person
Ashley Bolt, Havas Arena Media UK
Geraldine Ridgway, MG OMD
Agency Growth Leader
Stephanie Brimacombe, VCCP
Sandeep Mark Joseph, Ampersand Advisory
Karen Pugliese, Weber Shandwick
George Rex, Publicis Production
Agency Leader – Creative/Advertising
Gil G. Chua, GGC Group* (the ongoing rebranding of DDB Group Philippines)
Julian Douglas and Michael Sugden, VCCP
Nathalie Gevresse, Publicis Groupe Middle East
Aaron Starkman, Rethink
Reda Raad, TBWA\RAAD
Dani Richa, Impact BBDO
Agency Leader – Media & PR
Patrick Affleck, Havas Media Network
Tom Beckman, Weber Shandwick
Rory Heffernan, Atomic 212°
David Krupp, billups
Corporate Communications/Marketing Team or Person
To be announced on the night.
Creative Leader
Simon Au, The Kitchen North America
Darren Bailes, VCCP
Mike Dubrick, Rethink
Ali Rez, Impact BBDO
Sam Stuchbury, Motion Sickness
Matthew Woodhams Roberts and David Horton, Special US
Creative Team
To be announced on the night.
Head of Agency
Bassel Kakish, Publicis Groupe Middle East, North Africa & Turkey
Paul Knight, PHD UK
Reda Raad, TBWA\RAAD
Sam Stuchbury, Motion Sickness
Etsuko Tsugihara, Sunny Side Up Group
New Business Development Team/Person
PHD UK New Business team
Kim James and the Havas Media Network Growth Team
Publicis Groupe Middle East, Growth and Innovation Team
VCCP New Business Development Team
Strategic Planning Leader
Ellie Bamford, VML
Eva Grimmett, PHD UK
Tahaab Rais, Publicis Groupe Middle East, North Africa & Turkey
Harjot Singh, McCann
Emma Withington, Havas Media Network UK
Talent Management Team/Person
Ideas X Machina Hakuhodo
GGC Group (the ongoing rebranding of DDB Group Philippines), The Culture Hub
Publicis Groupe Middle East, Talent Transformation Team
Staff Engagement & Initiatives Categories:
Best Place to Work: Individual Shop & Network
Akcelo
Apparent
GGC Group (the ongoing rebranding of DDB Group Philippines)
Ideas X Machina Hakuhodo
TBWA\RAAD
Global Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
To be announced on the night.
