ADC Awards 2026: Watch All the Grand Prix Winners

Celebrating the Pinnacle of Art Direction. 

The ADC Awards (Art Directors Club) continue to stand as one of the most respected global benchmarks for excellence in design and advertising craft. Now in its 105th edition, the 2026 awards brought together leading creative talent from around the world during Creative Week in New York, where the industry gathered to celebrate standout work across art direction, design, and visual storytelling.

This year’s competition once again showcased the scale and diversity of global creativity, with entries submitted from 60 countries and regions. Winners were awarded ADC Cubes across Gold, Silver, Bronze, while some others got Merit levels. From breakthrough design systems to emotionally driven advertising ideas, the ADC Awards remain dedicated to honoring the highest level of creative thinking and execution across disciplines.

Don’t miss this year’s “Best of Discipline” winners (aka the Grand Prix!), they are the standout campaigns that define the future of art direction.

All the Grand Prix Winners from the 2026 ADC Awards

Here’s your one-stop guide to this year’s top creative work from the ADC 105th Annual Awards. Below, you’ll find a complete table listing all the Best of Discipline winners, easily searchable by category, brand, campaign, or agency. Scroll further to explore the case studies behind each standout project.

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The ADC 105th Annual Awards “Of the Year” Winners

Each year, ADC honors the most awarded entrants across disciplines with special distinctions:

• Agency of the Year: Area 23 New York.
• Boutique Agency of the Year: The Nine Shanghai.
• Brand-Side Agency of the Year: Squarespace New York.
• Design Team of the Year: The New York Times Magazine New York.
• Boutique Design Studio of the Year: Established New York.
• Network of the Year: Omnicom Health.
• Production Company of the Year: Superprime Los Angeles.
• Brand of the Year: Squarespace New York.
• Non-Profit Client of the Year: Second Nurture.
• Freelancer of the Year: Tomato Kosir (Ljubljana) and Todd Antony (London).
• Members’ Choice Award: Omnicom Chicago with Omnicom Production Chicago and Pes Motion Studio Chicago – “Caption with Intention” for Rakish Entertainment.

The Case Studies from the ADC 2026 Grand Prix Winners

The 2026 ADC Awards celebrated a wide spread of disciplines this year, with each Best of Discipline winner standing as a category-defining piece rather than a multi-category sweep. From advertising craft to product innovation and cultural design systems, the winners reflect a highly diversified creative field.

• Advertising Grand Prix: Hornbach – “No Project Without Drama” by HeimatTBWA\ Berlin, with Tempomedia Berlin.

• Architecture, Interior, Environmental Design Grand Prix: V&A – “V&A East Storehouse: The Future of Museums” by V&A London with Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York, Austin-Smith:Lord London, and Fieldwork Facility London.

• Artificial Intelligence Grand Prix: Google – “Thomas’ Story” by Google Creative Team Mountain View.

• Brand, Communication Design Grand Prix: Monom Studios – “Spatial Festival 2025 Visual Identity” by SMLXL New York with Mallandrich Barcelona.

• Brand-Side, In-House Grand Prix: Squarespace – “Unavailable” by Squarespace New York with One Of Us London, Trim Editing New York and Superprime Los Angeles.

• Experiential Design Grand Prix: Hydro-Québec – “Power at Your Fingertips” by LG2 Montréal with REF Digital Montréal and Parade Montréal.

• Gaming Grand Prix: Call of Duty – “The Guild” by 72andSunny Los Angeles with Nomad Editing Co. New York and UnderWonder Content Los Angeles.

• Health, Wellness Grand Prix: Kotex – “Own Your Flow” by McCann New York.

• Illustration Grand Prix: The New York Times Magazine – “How A.I. Sees Us” by The New York Times Magazine New York.

• Interactive Grand Prix: Herconomy – “Breastmilk Money” by Serviceplan Germany Munich.

• Magazine, Newspaper Design Grand Prix: Objektiv by Dnevnik – “Objektiv covers” by Tomato Kosir Ljubljana.

• Motion, Film Craft Grand Prix: Intermarché – “Unloved” by Wizz @Quad Group Clichy with Romance Paris and Divine Paris.

• Packaging Design Grand Prix: Tilt – “Tilt” by Established New York.

• Pharma Grand Prix: EarliTec Diagnostics – “The EarliShow” by Area 23 New York with Aardman Animations Bristol.

• Photography Grand Prix: Self-promotion – “Buzkashi” by Todd Antony London.

• Product Design Grand Prix: OUI – “Smart Eye Camera” by TBWA\Hakuhodo Tokyo with Amana Tokyo and Taki Corporation Tokyo.

• Typography, Lettering Grand Prix: Rakish Entertainment – “Caption with Intention” by Omnicom Chicago with Omnicom Production Chicago and Pes Motion Studio Chicago.

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