NEW YORK, April 2026 — The One Club for Creativity today announced the entries from 51 countries and regions that have been selected as finalists for The One Show 2026, including 204 from APAC.
All finalists will win Gold, Silver, or Bronze Pencils or Merits, to be announced during Creative Week 2026 on May 14, and celebrated at The One Show 2026 awards ceremony on May 15 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
A pair of agencies are tied for the most finalists in the region. Ogilvy Singapore has 13 finalists, all for Vaseline “Vaseline Verified”. VML Sydney also has 13, all for “The Hidden Eye Test” on behalf of 1001 Optometry.
With 12 One Show 2026 finalists is Dentsu Inc. Tokyo, including three for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency “Fueled by Imagination”.
Motion Sickness Auckland has nine finalists this year, including five for “The Māori Roll Call” on behalf of Whānau Ora.
Tied with seven One Show 2026 finalists are BLKJ Havas Pte Ltd Singapore — including four for Haraku Ramen “One Noodle” — and Ogilvy Mumbai, with three coming for Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea “Chai Bansuri – The Tea Flute”.
Leo India Mumbai and TBWA\Hakuhodo Tokyo have six finalists each, and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire Sydney has five.
APAC’s 204 finalist count by country and region is Japan with 39, Australia with 35, India with 29, Singapore with 29, China with 25, South Korea with 15, New Zealand with 11, Thailand with 11, Malaysia with six, Hong Kong SAR China and Philippines with four each, Bangladesh with two, and Taiwan and Vietnam with one each.
Globally, Rethink Toronto has the most finalists in the world with 47. Uncommon Creative Studio London has 34 finalists, followed by Apple Cupertino, FCB Chicago and VML New York with 26 each, Courage Inc. Toronto with 23, Area 23 with 21, and LePub Mexico with 20.
This year’s esteemed One Show global jury selected a total of 1,345 finalists from 51 countries and regions. The complete searchable list of finalists for The One Show 2026 is available here.
Creative Week 2026
Now in its 17th year, Creative Week is a premier annual gathering for the advertising and design industries to come together and celebrate the creative excellence showcased in The One Club’s leading global awards shows: The One Show, ADC 105th Annual Awards, and Young Ones Student Awards.
This year’s One Show ceremony on May 15 includes announcement of special awards such as Best of Show and Best of Discipline, the inaugural One Show Members Choice Award, as voted from among this year’s top winners by The One Club membership, and 2026 Creative Hall of Fame inductees.
Other Creative Week 2026 programming includes The One Club AI Creative Challenge, exclusive Executive Creative Summit 2026, Client Pitch Competition, in person and virtual Portfolio Reviews, Type Directors Club TDC Lettering Walk, and informative daily Morning Buzz panels.
For details and to register, please visit the Creative Week 2026 website.
The One Club for Creativity – home of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) awards, ONE Asia Creative Awards, Type Directors Club TDC competition and scholarships, ADC Young Guns, Young Ones Student Awards, Next Creative Leaders, ONE School, ONE Creator Lab, Where Are All The Black People conference and career fair, Portfolio Night, Creative Week, and more – is the world’s foremost non-profit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the success of the global creative community. Revenue generated from entries to its global awards shows goes back into the industry to fund programs that support industry access, creative education, professional development, and enhancement of creative careers around the world.
