LAS VEGAS, [October 2026] – London International Awards (LIA) has announced the complete list of 2026 Winners & Finalists. Winners from 45 countries earned recognition across this year’s competitions. Twenty juries awarded 26 Grand LIAs, 189 Gold, 223 Silver and 236 Bronze Statues alongside 217 Finalists.
LIA, the award show, created for creatives brings together top industry leaders from across the globe for nine days of intensive, onsite judging in Las Vegas. With no pre-judging and no quotas, every juror sees and evaluates every piece of work in their respective categories from the first round through the statue round. This allows ideas to be debated, challenged and reconsidered in the room before the Winners and Finalists are decided.
Reflecting on this year’s results, Barbara Levy, President & Founder of LIA, said, “The winning work for 2026 has set the benchmark for creativity. Brilliant ideas are coming from different markets, disciplines and all kinds of companies, but the strongest work shares one thing: it gives people a reason to stop, feel something or see the world differently. That is what we want LIA to recognize and celebrate. It is work that has elevated creativity and will inspire the industry, not just this year, but for years to come. Our heartiest congratulations to all our winners and finalists. You’ve shown us the power of great ideas and great craftsmanship.”
United States Leads and For the First Time Croatia Wins Two Grands.
Overall the Winners & Finalists reflected work entered from 45 countries.
The United States emerged as the most awarded country with 164 total honors, comprising one Grand LIA, 30 Gold, 50 Silver, 36 Bronze and 47 Finalists. It was followed by Canada with 92 wins, including 2 Grands; France with 84 wins, including 4 Grands; the United Kingdom with 77 wins, including 5 Grands; Germany with 54 wins and Mexico with 47 wins, including one Grand LIA.
2026 marked a milestone for Croatia: This is the first time work from Croatia has ever won a Grand LIA. Making this milestone even better, two Grands were awarded, to two different companies: Imago Ogilvy, Zagreb in Online Film and Studio Sonda, Vizinada in Package Design.
2026 GRAND LIA WINNERS
Across all competitions, the 26 Grand LIAs represent the work that the juries considered the very best within their respective categories.
The Ambient & Activation Grand LIA was awarded to BETC, Paris and AKQA, for Levi Strauss & Company “Unsponsored.”
The B2B Grand LIA was awarded to NORD, Stockholm for SKF “The Faroe Islands Space Program.”
The Billboard Grand LIA was awarded to Rethink, Toronto for Heinz Ketchup “Look Familiar?”
The Business Transformation Grand LIA was awarded to Ogilvy Singapore for Vaseline “Vaseline Originals.”
The Creative Strategy Grand LIA was awarded to LePub, Milan for Heineken “The Pub That Refused To Die.”
The Creative Use of Data Grand LIA was awarded to VML Poland, Warsaw for Wisła Kraków FC “Lucky Fan Index.”
The Creativity In Media Grand LIA was awarded to VML UK, London for KitKat “The KitKat Heist PR Statement.”
The Creativity In PR Grand LIA was awarded to BETC, Paris and AKQA for Levi Strauss & Company “Unsponsored.”
The Creators & Social Platforms Grand LIA was awarded to DAVID, London for Dove Hair “Dove r/eal reviews.”
The inaugural Democracy and Human Rights Grand LIA was awarded to IMPACT BBDO, Dubai for AnNahar “The Untaught History Edition.”
The Design Grand LIA was awarded to BETC, Paris and AKQA for Levi Strauss & Company “Unsponsored.”
The Direct Grand LIA was awarded to LePub Mexico City for Tecate “Welcome Back, Paisano.”
The Entertainment & Content Grand was awarded to AlmapBBDO, São Paulo for Johnnie Walker “The Walk to the Walk of Fame.”
The Evolution Grand LIA was awarded to VML UK, London for KitKat “The KitKat Heist.”
The inaugural Gaming Grand LIA was awarded to Electronic Arts London for Battlefield “Only In Battlefield.”
The Health & Wellness Grand LIA was awarded to TBWA\Canada, Toronto for adidas “Supernova Adaptive.”
The Health & Wellness – Craft Grand LIA was awarded to VML, New York for Fuck Cancer “Beat Cancer Off.”
The Music & Sound Grand LIA was awarded to LLYC, Madrid for Cervezas Alhambra “Sosegá.”
The Music Video Grand LIA was awarded to Rue Creative Studio, Paris for Mond “BZNS.”
The Non-Traditional Grand LIA was awarded to VML UK, London for KitKat “The KitKat Heist.”
The Online Film Grand LIA was awarded to Imago Ogilvy, Zagreb for Studena “A Cry For Hydration.”
The Package Design Grand LIA was awarded to Studio Sonda Vizinada for Piquentum “Label created by the wine itself – Piquentum Brut Nature.”
The Pharma Grand LIA was awarded to Ogilvy Shanghai for Viatris “Viagra Blue Brands.”
The Production & Post Grand LIA was awarded to Ogilvy Bangkok for The Coca-Cola Company “Dentist” and “Cable Guy.”
The inaugural Sports Grand LIA was awarded to VML Poland, Warsaw for Wisła Kraków FC “Lucky Fan Index.”
The TV & Cinema Grand LIA was awarded to VML Thailand, Bangkok for Shield Insurance “After Shit Happened Service EP.1-5” and “After Shit Happened Service EP.6-10.”
EXPLORE THE COMPLETE 2026 WINNERS & FINALISTS
The complete list of 2026 LIA Winners & Finalists can be accessed at https://2026.liaentries.com/winners/.
While the competition results have now been revealed, LIA’s 2026 awards announcements are not yet complete. Global and Regional Of The Year honors, including the leading agencies, networks, production companies and other top-performing companies and markets, will be announced in the next few weeks.
