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56 freelancers credited on 18 pieces of work that won at D&AD Awards.

Next entry deadline: March 2027 (expected)

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The winning work

Craft & Design B

A Critter Carol

Apple · TBWAMedia Arts Lab

Handmade puppet critters celebrate unlikely friendship, shot on iPhone.

Award: D&AD 2026 Yellow Pencil (on the film) +3 more awards

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Who made it · 4 freelancers

Gaming & Culture B

Die Ballons!

Supercell (Clash Royale) · Uncommon Creative Studio, Stockholm

A battle of 10,500 balloons pops in camera to launch a new character.

Award: D&AD Yellow Pencil Animation +1 more award

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Who made it · 3 freelancers

Gaming & Culture B

Drop In

EA Skate · Uncommon Creative Studio, New York

Surreal skate film blending reality and imagination for the game's return.

Award: D&AD Yellow Pencil (Gaming, Direction)

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Who made it · 1 freelancer

Brand Heritage C

Everything, Covered: 100 Years of The New Yorker

The New Yorker · Le Truc / ROOF Studio

Animated journey through a century of New Yorker covers

Award: D&AD Graphite Pencil, Animation

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Who made it · 5 freelancers

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    CG simulation artist
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    Animator
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Humour B

I Think of You (Dying)

Life360 · Alto, New York

A mother's song spirals into morbid fears for her kids. Life360 is the answer.

Award: D&AD Yellow Pencil +2 more awards

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Who made it · 7 freelancers

Craft & Design C

In Bloom

Naoya Toita (exhibition) · Keita Takemura Studio

Poster series where the photograph leads and a strict grid controls the type

Award: D&AD Graphic Design

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Who made it · 1 freelancer

Craft & Design B

Mahmoud Kahil Awards poster series

Mahmoud Kahil Award (AUB) · Tarek Atrissi Design

Arabic type blending classical calligraphy with vintage Arabic comic lettering

Award: D&AD Type Design & Lettering +1 more award

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Who made it · 1 freelancer

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    Type designer / lettering
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Humour A

No Project Without Drama

Hornbach · HeimatTBWA Berlin

A bathroom DIY job becomes a surreal opera with a Greek chorus.

Award: D&AD Yellow Pencil +9 more awards

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Who made it · 3 freelancers

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