The Cannes Lions Festival will be held from June 16-20, 2025, while Spikes Asia is set for March of the same year.
Tony Hale, CEO of the Advertising Council Australia, emphasized, “Championing creativity is a cornerstone of ACA’s mission. This is an exceptional chance for Australia’s top creative minds to evaluate some of the most remarkable work from around the globe. We eagerly anticipate receiving nominations of the highest caliber.”
The detailed list of jury categories for shortlisting and awarding, along with the full jury criteria, is available for download here and detailed below. The nomination form is now accessible online.
We encourage all interested nominees to apply and contribute to celebrating outstanding creative achievements.
- Are highly creative and innovative leaders in their field, well known and respected in their industry, or a specialist in their category of interest;
- Are at CCO or ECD level for creative categories;
- Have won Lions in the past five years (preferable) or other recognized global awards*
- Must be available to participate in relevant judging periods
- Must be willing to cover their flights
- Gender parity and ethnic diversity on Cannes Lions juries are paramount: please be conscious of this when nominating
*In some categories, non-specialists may have won Lions or senior executives might not be credited. While not all candidates may have won Lions, they must be true specialists, senior, recognized in their field, and have won other significant international awards relevant to their category.
The deadline for nominations is 5 pm AEST, Friday 20 September.
2025 jury categories:
- Audio and Radio
- Brand Experience and Activation
- Creative B2B Lions
- Creative Business Transformation Lions
- Creative Data
- Creative Commerce
- Creative Effectiveness
- Creative Strategy
- Design
- Digital Craft
- Direct
- Entertainment
- Entertainment Lions for Gaming
- Entertainment Lions for Music
- Entertainment Lions for Sport
- Film
- Film Craft
- Glass: The Lion for Change
- Health and Wellness
- Industry Craft
- Innovation
- Luxury and Lifestyle
- Media
- Outdoor
- Pharma
- PR
- Print and publishing
- Social and Influencer
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Titanium Lions