Ogilvy Wins Network of the Year Hat Trick at Cannes Lions 2026 (Asia, LATAM, North America)
Global ad network secures a rare regional “hat trick,” with WPP topping the festival’s overall agency rankings for the second year running
CANNES, FRANCE — Ogilvy capped off a standout week at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity by winning Regional Network of the Year honors in three separate regions — Asia, Latin America, and North America — a feat industry watchers are already calling a rare “hat trick” for the WPP-owned network.
A Strong Week on the Croisette
The wins were announced midweek at this year’s festival, with Ogilvy honoured on Thursday with Network of the Year awards for Asia, Latin America, and North America. The recognition places Ogilvy alongside other regional winners that included TBWA Worldwide in Europe, McCann in MENA, and Leo in both the Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the official Cannes Lions winners list released by the festival organisers.
Reacting to the news, Ogilvy’s global chief creative officer Liz Taylor called the achievement a reflection of the network’s work across major markets. She said Cannes is where the network celebrates Ogilvy as a force for creativity, crediting the best work across major clients in every region and the world’s best teams for making the Network of the Year wins possible, congratulating the network’s offices worldwide.
What Drove the Wins, Region by Region
Asia: Ogilvy’s Asia title built on a strong overall Cannes performance for the network, fuelled by standout campaigns from across the region — including the award-winning “Vaseline Verified” and “Vaseline Originals” work out of Singapore — alongside solid showings from other Ogilvy offices in the region.
Latin America: The region delivered two Grand Prix wins for the network. De la Cruz Ogilvy’s “Uva Uva Bombón” campaign for the Uva App took the Grand Prix in Direct after launching a flash sale live during a Bad Bunny halftime performance referencing the campaign’s name. Separately, Circus Grey’s “SOS POS” campaign for Peru’s BCP Bank won the Grand Prix in Creative Data, turning point-of-sale terminals nationwide into instant account-blocking stations for theft victims — letting customers secure their accounts using only their ID number and PIN, with no phone call or app required.
North America: The region’s Network of the Year title was driven in large part by DAVID New York’s Grand Prix win in Entertainment Lions for Gaming for “Copycats Welcome,” created for Clash Royale.
More Lions for Ogilvy and Its Network
Beyond the regional titles, Ogilvy added further hardware to its festival tally. DAVID London and DAVID Madrid picked up a Gold Lion for “r/eal reviews” for Dove in Creative Strategy – Audience Insight, along with a Silver in Brand Experience & Activation and a Bronze in Creative Strategy. Selma Ahmed, chief creative officer at DAVID London, noted the campaign’s roots trace back to a brief written in Cannes the previous year, calling it the start of what she hopes will be a long-running partnership with Dove. Meanwhile, Circus Grey’s “SOS POS” campaign for BCP Bank also picked up a Gold Lion in Brand Experience & Activation, Use of Mobile & Devices.
The Bigger Picture: WPP Tops the Festival Again
Ogilvy’s regional sweep fed into a strong overall showing for parent company WPP. Ogilvy won the festival’s overarching Network of the Year title, with fellow WPP agency VML finishing second, helping push WPP to the top of the most-awarded holding company rankings for a second consecutive year, with a total haul of 140 Lions — a Titanium, 7 Grand Prix, 29 Gold, 40 Silver, and 63 Bronze.
It marks Ogilvy reclaiming the overall Network of the Year crown it had previously held in 2024, after last year’s title went to the now-defunct DDB Worldwide, which has since been folded into Omnicom’s TBWA. For Ogilvy alone, the network’s tally for the festival stood at 81 Lions, including 3 Grand Prix, 13 Gold, 22 Silver, and 43 Bronze.
Why This Matters for the Industry
A regional sweep across three continents signals more than a strong creative year — it reflects consistency in client work, talent, and strategic output across vastly different markets, from Singapore to Lima to New York. For brands and marketers evaluating agency partners, results like this offer a benchmark of which networks are currently translating creative ambition into award-winning, business-driving outcomes on a global stage.
This article is based on official announcements from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and reporting from trade press present at the event.
