Cannes Lions 2019: The Agencies, Networks, Campaigns and Companies That Won Big at Cannes

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After five days of celebrating the value of creativity in branded communications, Cannes Lions 2019 has finally come to a close. With the complete release of results comes the tally of all the winners, here’s a breakdown of the top threes in their respective categories.

Holding Companies of the Year:

With Omnicom bagging the top holding company of the year award, Interpublic Group of Companies and WPP are runner ups in the top three Holding Company of the Year. The networks and agencies under each of them have racked up quite a number of metals.

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The #CannesLions Holding Company of the Year for 2019…
3) @wpp
2) @interpublicIPG
1) @Omnicom!
Congratulations to all three brilliant holding companies! pic.twitter.com/Qsy3ERPzP6
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 21, 2019

Networks of the Year:

For the top three Network of the Year, McCann Worldgroup gets the top spot with 73 Lions (5 Grand Prix, 1 Titanium, 14 Gold, 17 Silver, and 36 Bronze). DDB Worldwide coming in second and FCB Global in third.

“Congratulations to our top three Networks of the Year for #CannesLions 2019…
3) @FCBGlobal
2) @ddb_worldwide
1) @mccann_mw! ” pic.twitter.com/wg1fJCgYAm
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 21, 2019

Agencies of the Year:

Wieden + Kennedy Portland bags the top spot for Agency of the Year with the help of its most awarded campaign, “Nike Dream Crazy.” McCann New York comes in second while Droga 5 comes in third.

The crown of Agency of the Year for #CannesLions 2019…
THIRD… @droga5
SECOND… @Mccann_mw in New York
And the winner… 2019 Agency of the Year goes to @WiedenKennedy Portland! pic.twitter.com/TeecyE2clt
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 21, 2019

Independent Agencies of the Year:

Wieden + Kennedy Portland once again tops a category in the Independent Agencies of the Year. Droga 5 comes in second and JohnxHannes New York comes in third.

The Independent Agency of the Year for #CannesLions 2019 goes to….
THIRD… JohnXHannes New York
SECOND… @droga5
And the winner is… @wiedenkennedy Portland! pic.twitter.com/8GDIvL6Q0y
— Cannes Lions (@Cannes_Lions) June 21, 2019

Campaigns of the Year:

For the overall number of Lions for each campaign, top campaigns include Wieden + Kennedy Portland‘s “Nike Dream Crazy” and AMVBBDO London‘s “Viva la Vulva” with 13 Lions each.