The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity closed out its 2026 edition by announcing the final winners across Glass: The Lion for Change, the Sustainable Development Goals Lions, Film Lions, Dan Wieden Titanium Lions and the Grand Prix for Good.
The final day brought several major milestones, including Kenya’s first-ever Grand Prix win and a Film Grand Prix for independent agency Mother London. The festival also revealed its Special Awards, with Ogilvy named Network of the Year, Rethink named Independent Network of the Year, and LePub Milan taking Agency of the Year.
“The body of work our Jurors have awarded showcases the ideas, innovations and creative excellence that moves the industry forward,” said Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS. “Across the Festival week, we have seen Lion winners representing every corner of the globe with first-time Grands Prix for Kenya and Greece. Huge congratulations to all. Thanks, once again, to our incredible Jurors, entrants and winners for setting the global creative benchmark for 2026.”
Glass for Change
The Grand Prix went to “Nigrum Corpus” for IDOMED and Instituto Yduqs by Artplan São Paulo. The work reframes racism as an injustice doctors must be trained to recognize and treat, shifting how medicine studies and cares for Black patients. The category received 122 entries, with five Lions awarded: one Gold, one Silver, two Bronze, and the Grand Prix.
Monique Nelson, Executive Chair of UWG and Jury President for Glass: The Lion for Change, said the winning work stood out for its research, documentation and direct impact on medical education. “The Grand Prix is awarded to ‘Nigrum Corpus,’ a multimodal medical textbook that treats racism as a disease and attacks it at the educational level,” Nelson said. “What set this work apart was the rigorous documentation, quantification, and research of the lived experience of Black patients translated into action. Adopted by Brazil’s highest medical authority and endorsed by the WHO, it is now redefining medical education and humanizing Black bodies for an estimated 2 billion people worldwide.”
The Sustainable Development Goals Lions Grand Prix
The Sustainable Development Goals Lions Grand Prix was awarded to “Paid Sick Leave for Cows” for Too Good by The Partnership Agency Nairobi, marking Kenya’s first-ever Grand Prix at Cannes Lions. The campaign bridges labor rights and agriculture, introducing a new way to think about work, value and sustainability within food systems.
The category received 289 entries, with nine Lions awarded: two Gold, two Silver, four Bronze and the Grand Prix.
Kazoo Sato, Chief Creative Officer and CEO of Earth Centric Design and Jury President for the Sustainable Development Goals Lions, said the work moved beyond awareness and into structural change.
“The Jury awarded the Grand Prix to a piece of work with a brilliantly simple idea that goes beyond awareness to create lasting systemic change,” Sato said. “It transforms an apparent trade-off into shared value, benefiting people, business and other species alike. More than solving a single problem, it offers a replicable model for how creativity can help redesign a more sustainable future.”
Film Lions
The Grand Prix went to two Claude campaign films from Mother London: “Can I Get a Six Pack Quickly?” and “How Can I Communicate Better with My Mom?” The darkly comic Super Bowl films positioned Claude as an AI platform pledging not to run commercial messages on its tools.
The Film Lions received 1,469 entries, with 45 Lions awarded: eight Gold, 14 Silver, 22 Bronze and the Grand Prix.
Pelle Sjoenell, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of NLS Corp. and Jury President for Film Lions, praised the campaign for its wit, risk, and sharp point of view in the AI race. “An ad about where ads shouldn’t exist. An AI making fun of AI. A challenger that took on the market leader, using its own announcement against it, like corporate aikido, with wit, nerve, and craft in every frame,” Sjoenell said. “The risk was profound, the execution immaculate, and it reshuffled the perceptions in the most consequential technology race of our age.”
The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Grand Prix
The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions Grand Prix went to “Haven” for Suncorp Insurance by Leo Australia. The work transformed insurance into a long-term public service initiative, combining education, design innovation, and policy advocacy to help Australians better prepare their homes and communities for extreme weather.
The category received 138 entries and awarded five Lions, including four Titanium Lions and the Grand Prix.
Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer of TBWA\Worldwide and Jury President for the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions, said the category celebrates ideas with lasting impact. “This is about celebrating the ideas that are genuinely game-changing, that inspire us to reimagine what is possible, and that genuinely pave the way for where creativity can go in the future,” Sobhani said. “These are not ideas that exist for just one moment but that have a true and profound lasting impact on how brands show up in the world, on business, on people, on the culture we are part of and on the world we live in.”
The Grand Prix for Good
The Grand Prix for Good was awarded to “600K Network” for Comando Con Venezuela by Rainbow Lobster Mexico City and Comando Con Venezuela Caracas. The work turned a simple QR code into a decentralized electoral verification system, transforming more than 600,000 citizens into an electoral verification network during the 2024 Venezuelan elections.
Cannes Lions also announced its Special Awards. Ogilvy was named Network of the Year, followed by VML and TBWA Worldwide. Rethink was named Independent Network of the Year, followed by Mother and Wieden+Kennedy.
LePub Milan was named Agency of the Year, followed by VML New York and Rethink Toronto. Rethink Toronto also topped the Independent Agency of the Year category, followed by Isle of Any New York and Mother London.
MJZ took the Palme d’Or, followed by Biscuit Filmworks and CANADA. Heineken was named Creative Brand of the Year, followed by KitKat and IKEA.
Additional Agency of the Year by Track honors went to Rethink Toronto for Classic, TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles for Craft, LePub Milan for Engagement, DAVID New York for Entertainment, VML Warsaw for Experience, Motion Sickness Auckland for Good, Fallon Minneapolis for Health and Publicis Conseil Paris for Strategy.
Independent Agency of the Year by Track winners included Rethink Toronto for Classic and Strategy, Isle of Any New York for Craft, Special Los Angeles for Engagement, Wieden+Kennedy Mexico City for Entertainment, WESAYHI Sliema for Experience, Motion Sickness Auckland for Good and Klick Health Toronto for Health.
Apple was named In-house Agency of the Year, followed by Google Creative Lab and L’Oréal New York.
All Cannes Lions shortlists and winners can be found here.
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