Congrats to all of this year’s District 3 winners in the American Advertising Awards. You can find national winners here.
2026 Professional Winners
- BEST OF SHOW: Bruce’s Yams: Special Delivery — SPARK Strategic Ideas (above, view video)
- MOSAIC AWARD: EBCI 2024 Annual Report — French | West | Vaughn
- JUDGE’S CHOICE – SHALANE BARRETT: Billboards Speak —Up to Something
- JUDGE’S CHOICE – MIKE HEIDL: Raleigh Denim – The Phoenix — dustoftheground
- JUDGE’S CHOICE – ABBY LOVETT: “More Time In Their Prime” Videos — Brandon
GOLDS
- Bruce’s Yams: Special Delivery, SPARK Strategic Ideas
- Black Dog Club, Luquire
- Boundless, Mythic
- Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo, Soda City Films
- Billboards Speak, Up To Something
- PalmettoPride – SC Sweep, Flock and Rally
- NCDOT – Sounds of Safety, French | West | Vaughan
- South Carolina State Fair 2025, ABLE vfx
- “More Time In Their Prime” Videos, Brandon
- Oasis, Runk & Pratt
SILVERS
- EBCI 2024 Annual Report, French | West | Vaughan
- Blue Cross NC campaign, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- CashPop – Where the Light Takes You, ABLE vfx
- Life Is Good In Greenville Mural, BMW Car Club of America
- Nikki Giovanni Immersive Experience, Meaghan Dee
- Party Box Packaging Design, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
- Power of the Lands, New Union Films
- Spyderco: Daily Use Shorts Series, Buffalo Groupe
- Stowe OOH Campaign, BooneOakley
- Thomas Built Buses Wattson Print Ad, broadhead
2026 Student Winners
- BEST OF SHOW: Audubon, Illustrated Merchandise Campaign | Alexandra Adler (above)
GOLDS
- Animated SVAD Centennial Mark, Jafet Param, Carly McCormick
- Audubon, Beidler Forest Poster, Alexandra Adler
- Illustrated Marketing Campaign, Alexandra Adler
- Tiger Burn, Isabela Chabrier-Diaz, Lauren Hansborough
SILVERS
- Richmond Ivy team “Overtake”, Helena Shafer, Nya Farmer, Nomin Enkhbold
- Secrets of the Saree, Jaydon Bledsoe, Destiny Gertz, Olivia Hess
- Sundae Saurus Logo, Caleb Smith
- Up To Bat, Rachael Barkoff