We’ve reached the halfway point for the 2023 Cannes Lions.
On Tuesday, the craft-focused categories brought Klick its first Gold to go with its Bronze wins and more than a dozen nominations. The gala also earned Performance Art and Broken Heart Love Affair their first Lions of this year’s festival, while BBDO, Ogilvy and Rethink added to their totals. BBDO and Rethink also provided Canadian representation in the Entertainment categories.
Wednesday morning also brought the final shortlist of this year’s festival: Sustainable Development Goals, which recognize creative problem solving and solutions that contribute to or advance the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The shortlist included four more nominations for four Canadian agencies.
All told, Canadian agencies earned 202 nominations during the 2023 Cannes Lions.
Wednesday’s award gala will hand out the Creative B2B, Creative Data, Direct, Media, PR and Social & Influencer Lions. The odds are also good for more Canadian wins: Between the six categories, Canadian agencies have 70 nominations.
Lions Nominations & Wins (By Category)
Brand Experience & Activation: 9 shortlists
Creative B2B: 0 shortlists
Creative Commerce: 7 shortlists
Creative Data: 4 shortlists
Creative Effectiveness: 1 shortlist
Creative Strategy: 2 shortlists
Design: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 7 shortlists
Digital Craft: 2 Silver, 6 shortlists
Direct: 19 shortlists
Entertainment: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 10 shortlists
Entertainment for Sport: 0 shortlists
Entertainment for Music: 0 shortlists
Entertainment for Gaming: 1 shortlist
Film: 4 shortlists
Film Craft: 2 Silver, 15 shortlists
Glass: 1 shortlist
Health & Wellness: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze, 13 shortlists
Industry Craft: 1 Bronze, 8 shortlists
Innovation: 1 shortlist
Media: 7 shortlists
Mobile: 2 shortlists
Outdoor: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze, 17 shortlists
PR: 18 shortlists
Pharma: 1 Bronze, 2 shortlists
Print & Publishing: 1 Silver, 2 Bronze, 10 shortlists
Radio & Audio: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze, 12 shortlists
Social & Influencer: 22 shortlists
Sustainable Development Goals: 4 shortlists
Titanium: 0 shortlists
Lions Nominations & Wins (By Agency)
Rethink: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze, 63 shortlists
Ogilvy Toronto: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 14 shortlists
BBDO Toronto: 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze, 19 shortlists
Klick Health: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze, 15 shortlists
Citizen Relations: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 7 shortlists
FCB Toronto: 1 Silver, 21 shortlists
Performance Art: 1 Silver, 7 shortlists
Broken Heart Love Affair: 1 Silver, 5 shortlists
Taxi: 1 Bronze, 6 shortlists
Dentsu Creative Toronto: 12 shortlists
Edelman: 5 shortlists
Bensimon Byrne/Narrative: 4 shortlists
Cossette: 4 shortlists
Angry Butterfly: 3 shortlists
LG2: 3 shortlists
Courage: 2 shortlists
McCann Toronto: 2 shortlists
Tank/Grey: 2 shortlists
Zulu Alpha Kilo: 2 shortlists
123w: 1 shortlist
Fuse Create: 1 shortlist
The Hive: 1 shortlist
No Fixed Address: 1 shortlist
Publicis Toronto: 1 shortlist
Wunderman Thompson Toronto: 1 shortlist
Country Lion totals
Gold: 4
Silver: 13
Bronze: 9
Shortlists: 202
