AdFreak The Year’s 15 Best Commercials, as Picked by the Cannes Lions Film Jury See the Grand Prix, plus all the gold winnersBy Tim Nudd|June 26, 2017 Wieden + Kennedy's infectious "Da Da Ding" spot for Nike India won gold, to rousing applause in the Palais.Share By Tim Nudd|June 26, 2017 Share McCann’s Fearless Girl statue for State Street Global Advisors was the darling of the 2017 Cannes Lions festival, winning four Grand Prix. But the Film Lions were still the emotional center of Saturday’s big award show at the Palais. “We’re looking for bravery, on the client side and the agency side,” Film jury president Pete Favat, North American chief creative officer at Deutsch, told Adweek before judging began. “I always look for the strength of the strategic idea. How did it move that brand forward? Those are the two things.” Below, see where the Film jury netted out with the Grand Prix and its list of golds. Grand Prix winner Channel 4 – We’re the Superhumans Agency: 4Creative London Production Company: Blink Productions London Gold Lion winners Heineken – Jackie Agency: Publicis Italy, Milan Production Company: Anorak Berlin / Independent London / MPC Creative London / The Playroom Post London / Grand Central Sound Studios London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV6gygNPetU Old Spice – 5 Year Plan Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland Production Company: MJZ Los Angeles / Exile Santa Monica / The Mill Los Angeles / Walker Portland / Lime Studios Santa Monica Nike Delhi – Da Da Ding Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Delhi Production Company: Division Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UvPZ8fD4B8 Nike – What Are Girls Made Of? Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam Production Company: Riff Raff London / MPC Creative London / Wave Recording Studios Amsterdam / MassiveMusic Amsterdam Nike – Unlimited Courage/Unlimited Youth/Unlimited Will (campaign) Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland Production Company: Prettybird Culver City / Rock Paper Scissors Los Angeles / The Mill Los Angeles / Barking Owl Los Angeles / Lime Studios Santa Monica See the other spots from the campaign here and here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gq8PO9XK2Y The New York Times – The Truth Is Hard To Find: Hicks/Denton (campaign) Agency: Droga5, New York Production Company: Chromista Los Angeles / Bonch Los Angeles See another spot from the campaign here. Burns & Smiles – Halloween – TV Agency: TBWA\Paris Production Company: TBWA\Else Boulogne-Billancourt / TBWA\Paris Verena International Co., Ltd. – Capture Agency: McCann Worldgroup, Bangkok Sandy Hook Promise – Evan Agency: BBDO New York Production Company: Smuggler New York Donate Life – The World’s Biggest Asshole Agency: The Martin Agency, Richmond Production Company: Furlined Los Angeles / Cut + Run Santa Monica / The Mill Los Angeles / Lime Studios Santa Monica / Duotone Audio Group New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeVLxcekEsw Alliance Française De Singapour – Hollywood Rejects French Films Agency: Ogilvy & Mather Singapore Production Company: Joinery L.A. Santander Bank – Beyond Money Agency: MRM//McCann Spain, Madrid Production Company: Oxigeno Barcelona Mondelez – Cadbury Pre-Joy Agency: Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg Production Company: Bomb Films Johannesburg Adweek Adweek