NEW YORK, April 22, 2026 — The global Art Directors Club today announced the finalists entries for the ADC 105th Annual Awards, including 141 from 11 APAC countries and regions.
Founded in 1920, the ADC Annual Awards is the world’s longest continuously running awards program recognizing global excellence in craft and innovation in all forms of advertising and design.
Dentsu Inc. Tokyo leads the region with 13 finalists, including three each for Asahi Breweries, Ltd./The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd./Nikka Whisky “No Labels” and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency “Fueled By Imagination.”
With eight finalists is Our LEGO Agency Shanghai, including three for “Build to Move”, and two each for “LEGO F1 Fan Gear” and “The Lightweaving Playground”.
Six finalists each went to SIX inc. Tokyo (four for Toyota Motor Corporation “GO! GR Supra Safety Car”), TBWA\Hakuhodo Tokyo (four for OUI Inc. “Smart Eye Camera”), and The Nine Shanghai (four for Shenzhen Tourism Bureau, China “Fascinating”).
22Feet Tribal Worldwide Mumbai has five finalists, and four each went to Bito Taipei City, By-Enjoy Fujian, and Xi’an Gaopeng Xi’an.
The APAC finalist count, by country and region, is China with 60, Japan with 40, India with eight, Australia with seven, Malaysia and Taiwan with six each, Hong Kong SAR China with five, Macau SAR China with four, Vietnam with three, and Philippines and South Korea with one each.
Globally, Area 23 New York leads the way with 21 ADC 105th finalists, followed by McCann New York with 20, Squarespace New York with 19, Klick Health Toronto with 18, and Google Creative Team Mountain View with 16.
This year’s esteemed ADC 105th Annual Awards global jury selected a total of 668 finalists from 39 countries and regions. The complete searchable list of finalists for is available here.
All finalists will win coveted Gold, Silver, or Bronze ADC Cubes, or merits, which will be presented during Creative Week 2026 at the ADC 105th Annual Awards ceremony on May 13 at Capitale in New York.
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: ADC Annual Awards, The One Show, and Young Ones Student Awards.
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.
This year’s global ADC 105th Annual Awards branding campaign was created by Dentsu Inc. Tokyo.
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.
