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 entries are in and judging is underway.
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. Your chance to share your work with the world and get deserved recognition from your global peers. Your moment to make history.
If you have any questions or need some help with your submissions, please contact our Awards team.
First shortlists announced
The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions, Innovation Lions and Glass: The Lion for Change shortlists have been published, with further shortlists to follow in the run-up to the Festival. The Lions will be awarded at the International Festival of Creativity from 16–20 June.
Meet the Juries
Meet the industry experts who are benchmarking excellence across the world’s very best creative and effective work.
What's new in 2025?
Some of the innovations for the next edition of the Awards include the following:
- The Social & Influencer Lions are renamed to the Social & Creator Lions.
- Glass: The Lion for Change is expanded.
- A sub-category to celebrate long-term brand platforms is added.
Creative industries like ours offer the most aspirational of roles, and winning at Cannes – or even having something entered – puts you among the best in the world at one of the most desirable jobs in the world.
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Shortlists and Winners announcements
- The first shortlists are available on The Work with further shortlists to be released daily at 09:00 CET during the Festival.
- All Bronze & Silver winners are published on The Work at 14.30 CET, ahead of that evening's Awards show.
- All winners are released on The Work following the Awards Show which finishes at approximately 22:00 CET on each evening of the Festival.
Need help with your entries?
Our dedicated Awards Experts are on hand to offer guidance on any Lion-specific queries you may have.
