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Special Awards

Special Awards

These are the Awards that are won through the calculation of points from winning and shortlisted entries at Cannes Lions rather than awarded by a Jury.

The full rules for the Special Awards for Cannes Lions 2024 can be found in Entry Kit 2.


Creative Company of the Year 

The winner will be the holding company whose member companies obtain the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries.

Companies credited in the Idea Creation role, Media Placement role and PR role will accrue points depending on which Lion the work has been entered into.

Network of the Year 

The winner will be the network whose member companies obtain the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries.

Companies credited in the Idea Creation role will accrue points.

Media Network of the Year 

The winner will be the media network whose member companies obtain the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries.

Companies credited in the Media Placement role in Media Lions accrue points.

Healthcare Network of the Year 

The winner will be the healthcare network that obtains the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries in the Health & Wellness Lions, Lions Health Grand Prix for Good and Pharma Lions.

Companies credited in the Idea Creation role within Health & Wellness Lions, Lions Health Grand Prix for Good and Pharma Lions will accrue points.

Independent Network of the Year 

The winner will be the independent network whose member companies obtain the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries.

Companies credited in the Idea Creation role will accrue points.

Regional Network of the Year 

The winner will be the network that obtains the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries. The regions which are awarded are Asia, Europe, Latin America, MENA, North America, Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Companies credited in the Idea Creation role will accrue points.

Agency of the Year 

The winner will be the Agency that obtains the most points overall for Entries in the Festival.

Companies credited in an Idea Creation role on all shortlisted and awarded entries are eligible to accrue points.

Healthcare Agency of the Year 

The winner will be the healthcare agency that obtains the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries in the Health & Wellness Lions, Lions Health Grand Prix for Good and Pharma Lions.

Companies credited in the Idea Creation role within Health & Wellness Lions, Lions Health Grand Prix for Good and Pharma Lions will accrue points.

Agency of the Year by Track

The winner will be the agency that obtains the most points overall for entries in the Festival within certain Tracks: Classic, Craft, Engagement, Entertainment, Experience, Good and Strategy.

Companies credited in an Idea Creation role on all shortlisted and awarded entries are eligible to accrue points.

Independent Agency of the Year 

The winner will be the independent agency that obtains the most points overall for entries in the Festival.

Companies credited in an Idea Creation role on all shortlisted and awarded entries are eligible to accrue points.

Independent Agency of the Year by Track 

The winner will be the independent agency by Track that obtains the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries within certain Tracks: Classic, Craft, Engagement, Entertainment, Experience, Good and Strategy.

Companies credited in an Idea Creation role on all shortlisted and awarded entries are eligible to accrue points.

Palme d’Or 

The winner will be the Production Company that obtains the most points for winning and shortlisted entries in the Digital Craft, Entertainment (Categories A01-A06), Entertainment Lions for Gaming (Category A01), Entertainment Lions for Music (Category A01), Entertainment Lions for Sport (Category A01)Film & Film CrafLions as well as, Digital Craft, Entertainment, Film, Film Craft & Mobile Mediums in Health & Wellness and Pharma Lions in the Festival, according to the below allocation of points.

Companies credited in the Production role in the Lions and mediums listed above will accrue points.

Creative Brand of the Year 

The winner will be the brand who obtained the most points for shortlisted and awarded entries.