The Year's 15 Best Commercials, as Picked by the Cannes Lions Film Jury

See the Grand Prix, plus all the gold winners

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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