Grand Prix awards, Film & Press, 2000-2008

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What better way to get in the mood for Cannes Lions 2009 than by looking back at some of the winners from earlier in the decade? Below are the Film and Press winners for each year since 2000. (Click the print ads to see larger versions.) Do any of the choices seem particularly brilliant or misguided in retrospect?

Vote for your favorites here.

—Posted by Tim Nudd


2008

FILM: Cadbury, “Gorilla”
Advertiser: Cadbury
Product: Dairy Milk
Entrant Company: Fallon
Country: UNITED KINGDOM



FILM: Microsoft, Halo 3 campaign
Advertiser: Microsoft
Product: XBox 360/’Halo 3′ Video Game
Entrant Company: McCann Worldgroup, San Francisco
Country: USA



PRESS: Energizer campaign
Advertiser: Energizer
Product: Energizer Lithium Batteries
Entrant Company: DDB South Africa, Johannesburg
Country: SOUTH AFRICA




2007

FILM: Dove, “Evolution”
Advertiser: Unilever
Product: Dove Self Esteem Fund
Entrant Company: Ogilvy & Mather
Country: CANADA



PRESS: Ultra Tide campaign
Advertiser: Procter & Gamble
Product: Ultra Tide Stain Remover
Entrant Company: Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
Country: USA




2006

FILM: Guinness, “Noitulove”
Advertiser: Guinness
Product: Guinness
Entrant Company: Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO
Country: UNITED KINGDOM



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