Awards Category: Awards anz 2026 agency

This category recognizes the best creative agencies specializing in creative advertising. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for Regional Creative Agency of the Year and Creative Network of the Year.

This category recognizes the best creative agencies specializing in creative advertising. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for Regional Creative Agency of the Year and Creative Network of the Year.

This award recognizes digital agencies specializing in providing the best digital solutions. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for the Regional Digital Innovation Agency of the Year and Digital Innovation Network of the Year.

This award recognizes digital agencies specializing in providing the best digital solutions. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for the Regional Digital Innovation Agency of the Year and Digital Innovation Network of the Year.

This award recognizes the very best media agencies specializing in media management, agencies that create and deliver integrated media strategies across all media channels. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for Regional Media Agency of the Year and Media Network of the Year.

This award recognizes the very best media agencies specializing in media management, agencies that create and deliver integrated media strategies across all media channels. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for Regional Media Agency of the Year and Media Network of the Year.

This category recognizes the achievements, performance, and excellent work of a PR consultancy. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for Regional PR Agency of the Year and PR Network of the Year.

This category recognizes the achievements, performance, and excellent work of a PR consultancy. It is open to a single agency brand in a single market. Nominated agencies may be independent or part of a regional network. Local market wins will contribute points towards competing for Regional PR Agency of the Year and PR Network of the Year.

This category recognises agencies that demonstrate outstanding excellence in leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver measurable business impact throughout their operations. Submissions should showcase how AI has been applied strategically to address complex challenges, unlock new opportunities, and drive significant performance improvements.

This award recognizes the best regional or local partnerships that have delivered outstanding work and sustainable ROI between a single agency from any discipline and a client. The effectiveness of the relationship has to be seen to be measurable — with a range of measures being considered, such as marketing effectiveness, industry recognition and awards, performance reviews, performance-based incentives, and more. The partnership must have been established for a minimum of 6 months between the brand and the agency and must have been in existence for at least part of the entry eligibility period.