2020 EUROPEAN

Special Awards

Eurobest juries come together to find common ground in their quest to reward great ideas from this dynamic continent.

Network of the Year

BBDO Worldwide claim their title as Network of the Year 2019

Network Of The Year 2019

  1. BBDO WORLDWIDE
  2. McCANN WORLDGROUP
  3. DDB WORLDWIDE
  4. SCHOLZ & FRIENDS
  5. MDC PARTNERS
  6. PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE
  7. FCB
  8. OGILVY
  9. JUNG VON MATT
  10. mcgarrybowen

Network Of The Year 2018

  1. PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE
  2. DDB WORLDWIDE
  3. McCANN WORLDGROUP
  4. BBDO WORLDWIDE
  5. havas

Network Of The Year 2017

  1. DDB WORLDWIDE
  2. McCANN WORLDGROUP
  3. havas
  4. THE NORTH ALLIANCE
  5. TBWA WORLDWIDE

Network Of The Year 2016

  1. DDB WORLDWIDE
  2. McCANN WORLDGROUP
  3. BBDO WORLDWIDE
  4. PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE
  5. OGILVY & MATHER

Network Of The Year 2015

  1. DDB WORLDWIDE
  2. BBDO WORLDWIDE
  3. HAVAS CREATIVE GROUP
  4. PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE
  5. McCANN WORLDGROUP

Being named Network of the Year at Eurobest is especially gratifying as it is another demonstration of the depth and breadth of creativity throughout our network and around the world. We were Network of the Year at Spikes Asia; Network of the Year at Dubai Lynx; now this. It’s The Talent The Talent The Talent that delivers The Work The Work The Work. My heartfelt thanks and congratulations to all of our winning agencies. Viva La Europe.


David Lubars

Chairman & Chief Creative Officer,

BBDO

Network of the Year is awarded to the Network whose member companies who obtain the most points for winning and shortlisted entries.

BBDO Worldwide rise from fourth in 2018 to top spot in 2019.

McCann Worldgroup improve on last year’s third place to take second spot, with DDB Worldwide making up the top three.

BBDO Worldwide took home 28 awards in total this year. Big wins for the network included ‘BloodNormal’ for Essity which won the coveted Creative Effectiveness Grand Prix, ‘Life Lolli’ for KMSZ which won the Grand Prix in PR and the inaugural Creative Strategy Grand Prix for ‘Viva la Vulva’.

McCann Worldgroup also amassed 28 awards including the Design & Brand Experience & Activation Grand Prix for their work with IKEA and the ‘Thisables’ Project.

DDB Worldwide picked up 28 awards featuring the Outdoor Grand Prix for Uber & the Radio & Audio Grand Prix for Ubisoft.

Agency of the Year

AMVBBDO, London takes the top spot for 2019

Agency Of The Year 2019

Agency Of The Year 2018

Agency Of The Year 2017

Agency Of The Year 2016

Agency Of The Year 2015

“An agency of the year award is a recognition that great, culture defining work can only happen when an entire agency believes in creativity and does everything in its power to make it happen. It’s an award that celebrates all of us, not just some of us and there’s nothing better than that ”


Alex Grieve

Chief Creative Officer

AMVBBDO

The Agency of the Year award goes to the agency that obtains the most points for winning and shortlisted entries across all of the awards.

Their big winning campaign ‘Viva la Vulva’ for Bodyform/Libresse, winning five Grands Prix, made sure AMVBBDO, London improved on their third place in 2018 to take the top spot in 2019.

Taking second place was DDB Paris with winning work for Ubisoft, Uber & Hennessy.

SCHOLZ & FRIENDS, Berlin secured the number three spot.

Independent Agency of the Year

A winning year for RBK Communication, Stockholm

Independent Agency Of The Year 2019

Independent Agency Of The Year 2018

Independent Agency Of The Year 2017

Independent Agency Of The Year 2016

Independent Agency Of The Year 2015

Winning Independent Agency of the Year at eurobest is a tremendous honour, competition is fierce. There are so many talented agencies out there across all of Europe. I’m proud to see a shop from Sweden powered by a band of people I get to call friends not only being awarded this recognition but receiving it whilst a addressing climate change, an issue bigger than any one company. This showcases our industry’s ability to spear head progress and move the world from promise to action.”


Mathias Wikström

ECD

RBK Communication

The winner of the Independent Agency of the Year Award is the Independent Agency that obtains the most points for winning and shortlisted entries.

2019 saw RBK Communication Sweden top the leader board. ‘Do Black – The Carbon Limit Credit Card’ for Doconomy was their big winner with two Grands Prix & 2 Gol Awards

Jung Von Matt Hamburg takes second place following four years in the eurobest top five.

Serviceplan, Munich had another strong year, coming in third, an improvement on last year’s fourth position

Media Network of the Year

PHD Worldwide takes pole position

Media Network Of The Year 2019

  1. PHD WORLDWIDE
  2. BLUE 449
  3. HAVAS MEDIA GROUP

Media Network The Year 2018

  1. PHD WORLDWIDE
  2. CARAT
  3. HAVAS MEDIA GROUP
  4. MINDSHARE
  5. VIZEUM

Media Network Of The Year 2017

  1. MEC
  2. VIZEUM
  3. UM
  4. CARAT
  5. MINDSHARE

“Being named Media Network of the Year at Eurobest for a second consecutive year is tangible proof that our creative approach to driving business growth for our clients is delivering. Following winning the accolade last year, we set the bar for creativity and innovation even higher for 2019 and the team has continued to exceed expectations. As we head into 2020 we are more ambitious than ever and are looking forward to helping more clients harness the creative ideas that enable them to thrive.”


Philippa Brown

CEO of PHD Worldwide

The Media Network of the Year winner is the Media Network whose member companies obtain the most points for winning and shortlisted entries in the Media Awards.

PHD Worldwide retains the title winning the award for the second year in a row

Taking the second spot was Blue449, with Havas Media Group in third place replicating their 2018 success.

Golden Palme

Virtue takes the top spot

Golden Palme 2019

Golden Palme 2018

Golden Palme 2017

Golden Palme 2016

Golden Palme 2015

"We’re humbled to receive this honour in the company of some of the world's most eminent production houses. We’re proud that we have been able to take the unmistakable visual DNA of Vice into conceptual work, into an emerging media reality and into every aspect of production — from motion design to digital tailoring.

And we’re hopeful that this points to a future where a small group, fuelled by the right idea, can go toe-to-toe with media giants and big budget productions.

Thankfully, the world is young."


MORTEN GRUBAK

Executive Creative Director,

Virtue Copenhagen

The eurobest Golden Palm Award honours the ProductThe eurobest Golden Palme Award honours the Production Company that obtains the most points overall for Entries in the Digital Craft, Entertainment (Section A), Film, Film Craft, Mobile and Digital eurobest Awards as well as Branded Content, Digital, Digital Craft, Film, Film Craft & Mobile Mediums in eurobest Healthcare Awards.

Virtue, UK claim the title for the first time as the Golden Palme winners for 2019, beating Germany’s Tempomedia and New Land, Sweden who took second and third place.

Virtue’s digital production for ‘Address the Future’ for Carlings, won them a Grand Prix, a Gold and Bronze award and secured them the prize.

Country Agency of the Year

Country Agency of the Year 2019

The Country Agency of the Year Award is given to the Agency from an individual country that obtains the most points overall for Entries in the Awards.


For a country to qualify for Country Agency of the Year there must be a minimum of five different Entrant Companies from that country.


For an Agency to qualify to be awarded or placed in Country Agency of the Year, they must obtain a minimum of 15 points.

In 2019 ten agencies have been awarded the top rank in their country.