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.
About the Awards
The Lions
The Lions honour the world's most groundbreaking creative work, setting the global benchmark for marketing and communications excellence.
Winners Spotlight
Get inspired by previous Cannes Lions winners, and hear how the work got made straight from the team behind it.
Integrity Standards
Read the LIONS Integrity Standards, plus the new downloadable LIONS Integrity Handbook.
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.
Lumière Theatre, The Palais 19:00–21:00
Awards Shows
Witness the new benchmark for creative excellence be set for 2026. The Awards Shows happen each evening of the Festival, where Gold and Grand Prix winners will celebrate their moment on stage. The Awards Shows are also streamed on the big screen in the Parvis each evening.
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
