The Cannes Lions Awards
Across a breadth of specialist categories, the Lions celebrate creative excellence and effectiveness in every sector and discipline of the industry – and from every corner of the globe.
The Awards underpin everything that makes Cannes Lions what it is – the home of creative excellence and effectiveness – and each year a new global benchmark for creativity is set.
Winning a Lion is a career-defining achievement. It’s your chance to share your work with the world and get recognition from your global peers. Your moment to make history.
See who's made history this year
Winners Spotlight
Winners and shortlists
Tonight's Awards Show
Celebrate the 2026 winners
Meet the people behind this year's Lion-winning work and hear the stories that got them there.
What you need to know
Key Awards dates
Find out when the shortlists and winners will be announced for every Lion.
The on-site Awards experience
Find out all the Awards-related content that’ll be happening during the week, from Live Judging to watching the winners as they’re announced.
2026 Jury
This year’s line-up shows how the creative industry is evolving, with more disciplines, brands, independent agencies, and increased representation.
Introducing the Creative Brand Lion
The Creative Brand Lion celebrates how brands strategically use creativity across organisations, recognising the systems, cultures and capabilities that make world-class work inevitable.
By winning at Cannes Lions brands get rewarded with visibility, credibility and a confirmation that our disruptive ideas drive their businesses closer to achieving their strategic goals.
Alex Pineda
Chief Creative Officer
