We’re excited to announce the finalists for the 2021 ADCC Awards. As always, work was judged by panels of international creatives.
Finalists listed below are for the Advertising categories – including work in the Advertising, Media Innovation, Promo, Branded Content, Public Relations, Film, Radio, Integrated Campaign and Creative Effectiveness categories.
Click here to see the Design finalists. Click here to see the Interactive finalists.
Entries on this list have won Bronze, Silver or Gold awards – and some projects have won multiple awards.
Winners will be announced at the 2021 ADCC Awards virtual show on Thursday, June 3rd – part of our upcoming ADCC Awards Week programming.
Get your tickets today to celebrate the best of the best at this year’s show, and enjoy three nights of exclusive sessions (interviews, panels, presentations and more).
ADVERTISING FINALISTS
| ENTRY NAME | ENTRANT | CLIENT |
| Little Brats | 4ZERO1 | Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation |
| ”Underplayed” Feature Length Documentary | Anomaly | AB InBev |
| Escape Mountain | Anomaly | BRP |
| The world’s first feature-length ASMR movie | Anomaly | Hershey Canada |
| Doritos Ketchup+ | BBDO Canada | PepsiCo Foods |
| Parkscapes | BBDO Canada | Regent Park School of Music |
| Casey House HIV+ Episodes | Bensimon Byrne | Casey House |
| Love Alberta Forests | Berlin Communications | Alberta Forest Products Association |
| The Never Ending Day | C&B Advertising | UFA |
| Prepared | Cossette | Globe & Mail |
| Little Brats | Cossette | Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation |
| SickKids VS One Million Strong | Cossette | SickKids Foundation |
| SickKids VS This is Why | Cossette | SickKids Foundation |
| Face to Face | Critical Mass | Every Mother Counts |
| #BlackedOutHistory | DDB Canada | Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) |
| Jalapeno Noir | Dentsu One | Taco Bell |
| It’s Hard To Read | dentsuMCGARRYBOWEN | Dyslexia Canada |
| Work From Home | dentsuMCGARRYBOWEN | Henri Vezina Menswear |
| ASD: Rockin’ the Spectrum | Edelman Canada | Jake’s House |
| Financial Fairness | FCB Toronto | BMO |
| Stage Your Driveway | FCB Toronto | BMW |
| Project Understood | FCB Toronto | CDSS |
| The Golden Oven | FCB Toronto | McCain |
| Publicly Traded | FCB/SIX | LifeStyles Healthcare Australia |
| Whenever. Wherever. Whatever. | Giants and Gentlemen | Circle K |
| Diverse Snowpeople | GUT | Tim Hortons |
| Sinai Health – See What Care Can Do | Huge | Sinai Health Foundation |
| A Cart Apart | john st. | Loblaw Companies Limited, No Frills |
| Haulin’ State of Mind | john st. | Loblaw Companies Limited, No Frills |
| League of Legislators | Juniper Park\TBWA | Brady United |
| Signal For Help | Juniper Park\TBWA | Canadian Women’s Foundation |
| New York Fries Big Days | Juniper Park\TBWA | New York Fries |
| New York Fries Big Days – Lifeguard | Juniper Park\TBWA | New York Fries |
| New York Fries Big Days – Civil War | Juniper Park\TBWA | New York Fries |
| New York Fries Big Days – Nude Model | Juniper Park\TBWA | New York Fries |
| It’s Happening | Leo Burnett | Metrolinx |
| You Choose What They Chew | Leo Burnett | Wonderbone |
| Guitarists Get It | lg2 | Atkin Guitars |
| Hand Played Should Be Hand Made | lg2 | Atkin Guitars |
| The Perfect Guitar Is Anything But Perfect | lg2 | Atkin Guitars |
| You Can’t Mass-Produce Character | lg2 | Atkin Guitars |
| Tall People | lg2 | Farnham Ale & Lager |
| Born a Girl | lg2 | Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur |
| You like it more than you think | lg2 | Orchestre symphonique de Québec |
| Living Radars | lg2 | Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec |
| Slower | lg2 | Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec |
| Reflection | lg2 | Société de sauvetage (Lifesaving Society) |
| Barely High is Too High | McCann Canada | Government of Ontario |
| Up For Adoption | McCann Canada | Wendy’s Canada – Dave Thomas Foundation |
| Lolli: The Exhibit Nobody Wants to Talk About | No Fixed Address | Canadian Centre for Child Protection |
| SickKids Airbnb | No Fixed Address | SickKids Foundation |
| Courage is Beautiful | Ogilvy Canada | Unilever (Dove) |
| The Autograph | OPC | Tim Hortons |
| Benjamin Benny Ben | OPC | |
| The Burger Man Hunt | Rethink | A&W Canada |
| Brutal Postings | Rethink | Fondation Émergence |
| After Asbestos | Rethink | Greenpeace Canada |
| Baby Proof Spotify Ads | Rethink | IKEA Canada |
| IKEA Everywhere Catalogue | Rethink | IKEA Canada |
| IKEA Gingerbread Höme | Rethink | IKEA Canada |
| Heinz Ketchup Puzzle | Rethink | Kraft Heinz Canada |
| Heinz on Film | Rethink | Kraft Heinz Canada |
| Pour Perfectly | Rethink | Kraft Heinz Canada |
| Cards For All | Rethink | London Drugs |
| Make It Canadian | Rethink | Molson Canadian |
| Ka’Wine & Dine | Rethink | Raptors Republic |
| Rolling Paper Straws | Rethink | Rethink |
| The world needs more nerds | Rethink | Science World |
| Diverse Snowpeople | Rooster Post Production | Tim Hortons |
| Unapologetically Human | Scouts Honour | Kruger Products LP |
| Made With Love | SHED | Sid Lee / IGA |
| Taxcraft: The Block-iest Tax Return Ever | Sid Lee | H&R Block |
| Get an Original Track | Sid Lee | TA2 Sound + Music |
| A World Without Y | Skin and Bones Film | YMCA |
| Shoppable Girls | TAXI Canada | Covenant House |
| Top Comic | TAXI Canada | SiriusXM |
| The #UNIGNORABLE Tower | TAXI Canada | United Way |
| SickKidsVS One Million Strong | The Vanity | SickKids Foundation |
| Welcome Leah | The&Partnership | TELUS |
| ESCape Abuse | UNION | Interval House |
| Fake NewsTM | WAX | Society of Professional Journalists |
| No Home | Wunder | United Way Halifax |
| The Rainforest Fire Channel | Zulu Alpha Kilo | Amazon Rainforest Conservancy |
| Bell Holiday Campaign | Zulu Alpha Kilo | Bell Canada |
| Projecting Hope | Zulu Alpha Kilo | Cineplex |
| #PauseToRemember | Zulu Alpha Kilo | HomeEquity Bank |
| Catch The Scam | Zulu Alpha Kilo | HomeEquity Bank |
| Subaru Goat Brochure: A car brochure about a goat | Zulu Alpha Kilo | Subaru Canada |
| Unquarantine Your Creative | Zulu Alpha Kilo | The Advertising & Design Club of Canada |
