#CannesLions2019: Entertainment winners!
Winners of the Cannes Lions' Entertainment track were announced at an award ceremony held at the Palais on Tuesday, 18 June from 7pm.
Endlessly Entertaining
The Entertainment Track celebrates creativity that goes beyond branded communications to create authentic entertainment that engages consumers and impacts culture.
Entertainment Lions
The Entertainment Lions celebrate creativity that turns content into culture - work which captivated in order to cut-through, communicate a brand message or connected with consumers in a new way.
The Grand Prix in the Entertainment category at #CannesLions goes to… UM Studios for the 5B campaign for @JNJNews! pic.twitter.com/UernzHYj9W
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 18, 2019
Celebrating creativity that turns content into culture, 830 entries were submitted with 27 entries picking up a Lion – 1 Grand Prix, 3 Gold, 10 Silver and 13 Bronze Lions were awarded.
Scott Donaton, global chief creative and content officer at Digitas global is the 2019 Entertainment Lions jury president.
Donaton leads a team of more than 400 creatives through a worldwide “connected creative” practice, and his many awards include Cannes Lions and an induction into the Advertising Hall of Achievement.
This year, the Entertainment Lions Grand Prix went to UM Studios New York, with production by HWY 61 Films, Los Angeles and Saville, Los Angeles with media by J3 New York and PR by Rogers & Cowan, Los Angeles for Johnson & Johnson '5B', a feature film showing how powerful nurses are.
Donaton said:
5B is a brave idea and a beautiful story that's brilliantly crafted. It can – and will – stand as a piece of great entertainment as well as an example of bold marketing. We need more stories like this, stories that make people care, that reflect a brand's values and that point the way forward for our industry.SA also walks away with two Bronze Entertainment Lions...
One Bronze Lion goes to VMLY&R South Africa's 'Don't Tell Me What to Do' film for Edgars, with production by Giant Films Cape Town and Tessa Ford Post, as well as media by OMD Johannesburg and PR by both A-List Communications and Salt PR and Communications, which was shortlisted under both 'Fiction Film: Up to 5-minutes' and 'Talent: Digital & Social':
Another Bronze Lion goes to Net#work BBDO South Africa's 'Return to Chapman's Peak for Mercedes-Benz S-Class, with production work by 7Films Cape Town, Audio Militia Johannesburg, Flare BBDO Johannesburg and Upstairs Ludus Johannesburg, as well as media by OMD Johannesburg and PR by ByDesign Communications Johannesburg, which was shortlisted in the 'Non-fiction Film: 5-30 minutes' category:
Entertainment Lions for Music
The Entertainment Lions for Music celebrate creative collaborations and original content, demonstrating original production, promotion or distribution of music for brands.
Paulette Long OBE, music consultant/board director of Paulette Long, UK is the 2019 Entertainment Lions for Music jury president.
With a career spanning over 34 years, Long currently serves as a board director for The Music Publishers Association and in 2016 received an OBE for her services to the music industry.
Congratulations @DoomsdayEnt… Your music video for @donaldglover's #ThisIsAmerica has just won the second of tonight's Grands Prix in Entertainment Lions for Music at #CannesLions! pic.twitter.com/b3UkwqInKq
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 18, 2019
This year, two Entertainment Lions for Music Grands Prix were awarded.
The first went to Doomsday Entertainment, LA for Music Content: Excellence in the Childish Gambino music video, This is America, which looked at the representation of black people in America and the prejudices they faced:
The second was awarded to AKQA São Paulo for the Baco Exu Do Blues album, Bluesman, awarded for Community: Fan Engagement/Community Building, aiming to unify audiences in the quest for equality and peace.
The first of TWO Grands Prix in Entertainment Lions for Music goes to @AKQA Sao Paulo for the Baco Exu Do Blues' campaign, #Bluesman!
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 18, 2019
Congratulations, this is the first EVER Entertainment Lions for Music Grand Prix for Brazil! pic.twitter.com/qpBrbnWKpB
Entertainment Lions for Sport
The Entertainment Lions for Sport celebrate creativity that taps into fan culture and leverages the power of sports and eSports in connecting people to brands. The jury will reward excellence in breakthrough creativity within the sports marketing ecosystem.
Launched this year, this category celebrates creativity that taps into fan culture and leverages the power of sports and eSports in connecting people to brands. 702 entries were entered with a total of 29 Lions awarded: 1 Grand Prix, 4 Gold, 10 Silver and 14 Bronze Lions.
The first ever Grand Prix has been awarded to Wieden+Kennedy Portland for Nike’s ‘Nike Dream Crazy’, which leverages the power of sport to move the world forward.
This is the second Grand Prix they’ve won at Cannes, having earlier won in the Outdoor Lions Billboards category. The jury, led by Steve Stoute, Founder & CEO, Translation Enterprises noted that many of the work judged centered around diversity and inclusion in sport, and in particular women in sports with a call to action to fight back against gender bias.
Winning a Gold AND Grand Prix in Entertainment Lions for Sport, it's @wiedenkennedy Portland's #DreamCrazy campaign for @nike!!
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 18, 2019
Congratulations! This is the first EVER Grand Prix for Entertainment Lions for Sport at #CannesLions! pic.twitter.com/iFOubeAh3g
As an advertising entrepreneur, Stoute connects world-famous brands to culture through sports and entertainment with campaigns for the NBA, NFL, Beats by Dre and Nike. He has been recognised as Executive of the Year by AdAge and is a member of the Advertising Hall of Achievement.
This year, the Entertainment for Sport Lions Grand Prix went to Wieden + Kennedy Portland, with production by Park Pictures, Santa Monica and additional work by Publicis Sapient, Seattle; Joint Editorial, Portland; A52, Santa Monica; Company 3, Los Angeles; Walker, Los Angeles; Lime Studios, Santa Monica for Nike's 'Dream Crazy'.
View the full tables of winning work below:
2019 Cannes Entertainment Lions winners
| Award | Entrant / Idea Creation | Client | Product | Title | Country |
| Grand Prix | UM STUDIOS, New York | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 5B | USA |
| Gold Lion | TBWA\MEDIA ARTS LAB, Los Angeles | APPLE | HOLIDAY | SHARE YOUR GIFTS | USA |
| Gold Lion | FALKON CONTENT, Los Angeles | JORDAN | AIR JORDANS | UNBANNED: THE LEGEND OF AJ1 | USA |
| Gold Lion | VMLY&R, Kansas City | WENDY'S | WENDY'S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT | KEEPING FORTNITE FRESH | USA |
| Silver Lion | PEPSICO CREATORS LEAGUE STUDIO, New York | BRAND PEPSI, CLIENT PEPSICO | PEPSI | UNCLE DREW FEATURE FILM | USA |
| Silver Lion | VMLY&R, Kansas City | WENDY'S | WENDY'S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT | KEEPING FORTNITE FRESH | USA |
| Silver Lion | DAVID, Miami | BURGER KING | WHOPPER | EAT LIKE ANDY | USA |
| Silver Lion | adam&eveDDB, London | JOHN LEWIS & PARTNERS | CHRISTMAS | THE BOY AND THE PIANO | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Silver Lion | CIRCUS GREY PERU, Lima | PERUVIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH | PERUVIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH | THE LIFE SAVING SOAP OPERAS | PERU |
| Silver Lion | DDB CHICAGO | MARS WRIGLEY CONFECTIONERY | SKITTLES | BROADWAY THE RAINBOW | USA |
| Silver Lion | adam&eveDDB, London | JOHN LEWIS & PARTNERS | CHRISTMAS | THE BOY AND THE PIANO | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Silver Lion | DEUTSCH LA | HULU | HULU NBA LIVE | NBA SELLOUTS | USA |
| Silver Lion | ISOBAR , Amsterdam / ACHTUNG!mcgarrybowen, Amsterdam | VOLKSWAGEN | VOLKSWAGEN APPLICATION | SNELWEG SPROOKJES | THE NETHERLANDS |
| Silver Lion | DDB CHICAGO | MARS WRIGLEY CONFECTIONERY | SKITTLES | BROADWAY THE RAINBOW | USA |
| Bronze Lion | AMVBBDO, London | ESSITY | LIBRESSE/BODYFORM | VIVA LA VULVA | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Bronze Lion | DROGA5, New York | THE NEW YORK TIMES | THE NEW YORK TIMES | THE TRUTH IS WORTH IT | USA |
| Bronze Lion | DAVID, Miami | BURGER KING | WHOPPER | EAT LIKE ANDY | USA |
| Bronze Lion | NET#WORK BBDO, Johannesburg | MERCEDES-BENZ | S-CLASS | RETURN TO CHAPMAN'S PEAK | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Bronze Lion | SQUARE, INC., San Francisco | SQUARE | SQUARE | SISTER HEARTS | USA |
| Bronze Lion | JOHNXHANNES NEW YORK | EXPENSIFY | MOBILE APP EXPENSIFY | EXPENSIFY TH!$ | USA |
| Bronze Lion | LOSEMILI COCUKLAR SAGLIK VE EGITIM VAKFI , Istanbul / RAFINERI, Istanbul | LÖSEV | HEALTH | LOSEV - CHANGE THE END | TURKEY |
| Bronze Lion | DDB PARIS | UBIOSFT | ASSASSINS CREED ODYSSEY | MY LIFE AS A NPC | FRANCE |
| Bronze Lion | GREY ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires | TELEMUNDO | LA REINA DEL SUR | SPOILER | ARGENTINA |
| Bronze Lion | McCANN NEW YORK | VERIZON | VERIZON | THE TEAM THAT WOULDN'T BE HERE | USA |
| Bronze Lion | VMLY&R SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg | EDGARS | FILM | DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Bronze Lion | JOHNXHANNES NEW YORK | EXPENSIFY | MOBILE APP EXPENSIFY | EXPENSIFY TH!$ | USA |
| Bronze Lion | CLM BBDO, Paris | SAINT HUBERT | SAINT HUBERT OMÉGA 3 | THE 90 MIN CHALLENGE | FRANCE |
2019 Cannes Entertainment Lions for Music winners
| Award | Entrant / Idea Creation | Client | Product | Title | Country |
| Grand Prix | DOOMSDAY ENTERTAINMENT, Los Angeles | CHILDISH GAMBINO | MUSICE VIDEO | THIS IS AMERICA | USA |
| Grand Prix | AKQA, São Paulo | BACO EXU DO BLUES | ALBUM | BLUESMAN | BRAZIL |
| Gold Lion | ARTPLAN, Brasilia | FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | MISTAKEN LOVE SONG | BRAZIL |
| Gold Lion | JOHNXHANNES NEW YORK | EXPENSIFY | MOBILE APP EXPENSIFY | EXPENSIFY TH!$ | USA |
| Silver Lion | MORTIERBRIGADE, Brussels | PIAS | CHANCE | THE LEGENDARY TOUR | BELGIUM |
| Silver Lion | DE LA CRUZ & ASSOCIATES, Guaynabo | GIVING TUESDAY | NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION | GIVING SONGS | PUERTO RICO |
| Silver Lion | GREY INDIA, Mumbai | P&G | GILLETTE | THE BARBERSHOP GIRLS: SHAVING STEREOTYPES | INDIA |
| Bronze Lion | CAVIAR TV, Los Angeles | LCD SOUNDSYSTEM | LCD SOUNDSYSTEM | OH BABY | USA |
| Bronze Lion | McCANN NEW YORK | MARCH FOR OUR LIVES | MARCH FOR OUR LIVES | THE MOST VICIOUS CYCLE | USA |
| Bronze Lion | TBWA\MEDIA ARTS LAB, Los Angeles | APPLE | HOLIDAY | SHARE YOUR GIFTS | USA |
| Bronze Lion | HAKUHODO INC., Tokyo / TBWA\HAKUHODO INC., Tokyo | JAPAN PHILHARMONIC | CLASSIC MUSIC | SOUND-FREE CONCERT | JAPAN |
| Bronze Lion | TALENT MARCEL, São Paulo | OSESP | OSESP | SEE THE MUSIC | BRAZIL |
| Bronze Lion | adam&eveDDB, London | JOHN LEWIS & PARTNERS + WAITROSE & PARTNERS | RETAIL | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Bronze Lion | THE&PARTNERSHIP, Toronto / ENT! Marketing, Toronto | TELUS | #ENDBULLYING | NO MORE | CANADA |
2019 Cannes Entertainment Lions for Sport winners
| Award | Entrant / Idea Creation | Client | Product | Title | Country |
| Grand Prix | WIEDEN+KENNEDY, Portland | NIKE | NIKE | NIKE DREAM CRAZY | USA |
| Gold Lion | WIEDEN+KENNEDY, Portland | NIKE | NIKE | NIKE DREAM CRAZY | USA |
| Gold Lion | DDB SPAIN, Madrid | HEROES OF TODAY PLATFORM (IBERIA, CORREOS, TELEPIZZA, LALIGA, 11811, BAVIERA) | CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) | HEROES OF TODAY | SPAIN |
| Gold Lion | WUNDERMAN THOMPSON, London / J. WALTER THOMPSON, London | NATIONAL CENTRE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | NCDV | THE NOT SO BEAUTIFUL GAME | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Gold Lion | VMLY&R BRAZIL, São Paulo | VIVO - TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A. | TELECOMMUNICATIONS | E-QUALITY | BRAZIL |
| Silver Lion | VMLY&R, Kansas City | WENDY'S | WENDY'S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT | KEEPING FORTNITE FRESH | USA |
| Silver Lion | VMLY&R, Kansas City | WENDY'S | WENDY'S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT | KEEPING FORTNITE FRESH | USA |
| Silver Lion | IRIS, London | FORMULA E | FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTACK MODE | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Silver Lion | WE ARE SOCIAL, Paris | WWF | NGO | #NOBUILDCHALLENGE | FRANCE |
| Silver Lion | McCANN LONDON | MICROSOFT | XBOX / FIFA 18 | FOOTBALL DECODED | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Silver Lion | McCANN NEW YORK | VERIZON | VERIZON | THE TEAM THAT WOULDN'T BE HERE | USA |
| Silver Lion | AB INBEV, New York / VAYNERMEDIA, New York | ABINBEV | BUDWEISER | DWYANE WADE’S LAST SWAP | USA |
| Silver Lion | NBS, Rio De Janeiro | FLAMENGO | INSTITUTIONAL | BLIND PASSION | BRAZIL |
| Silver Lion | DDB SPAIN, Madrid | HEROES OF TODAY PLATFORM (IBERIA, CORREOS, TELEPIZZA, LALIGA, 11811, BAVIERA) | CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) | HEROES OF TODAY | SPAIN |
| Silver Lion | FALLON LONDON | SKODA | SKODA | TOUR DES FEMMES | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Bronze Lion | AB INBEV, New York / VAYNERMEDIA, New York | ABINBEV | BUDWEISER | DWYANE WADE’S LAST SWAP | USA |
| Bronze Lion | SPECIAL GROUP, Sydney | UBER | UBER EATS | UBER EATS AUSTRALIAN OPEN AMBUSH | AUSTRALIA |
| Bronze Lion | McCANN LONDON | MICROSOFT | XBOX / FIFA 18 | FOOTBALL DECODED | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Bronze Lion | TBWA\CHIAT\DAY, New York | ADIDAS | ADIDAS | BILLIE JEAN KING YOUR SHOES | USA |
| Bronze Lion | 3PM AGENCY, New York | AB INBEV | BUD LIGHT | VICTORY FRIDGE | USA |
| Bronze Lion | UNITEDMASTERS, New York / NBA ENTERTAINMENT, New York | NBA | UM | SOUNDTRACKING THE NBA | USA |
| Bronze Lion | MOMENTUM WORLDWIDE, New York | AMERICAN EXPRESS | JERSEY ASSURANCE | JERSEY ASSURANCE | USA |
| Bronze Lion | R/GA , New York | NIKE | NIKE | HEY GOOGLE, ASK NIKE | USA |
| Bronze Lion | R/GA , New York | ESPN X NBA | ESPN X NBA | YOU SEEING THIS? | USA |
| Bronze Lion | TECH AND SOUL, São Paulo | UBER/ UBER | YELLOW MAY | DISTRACTED GOALKEEPER | BRAZIL |
| Bronze Lion | WE ARE SOCIAL, Paris | WWF | NGO | #NOBUILDCHALLENGE | FRANCE |
| Bronze Lion | DROGA5, New York | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | CHASE / RETAIL | MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT | USA |
| Bronze Lion | SAATCHI & SAATCHI LA / DENTSU INC., Tokyo | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | TOYOTA BRAND | START YOUR IMPOSSIBLE | USA |
| Bronze Lion | WIEDEN+KENNEDY, Portland | NIKE | NIKE | NIKE DREAM CRAZIER | USA |
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