Grey Network Wins 25 Lions at 2026 Cannes Lions

At the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the Grey network demonstrated its strength with a total of 25 Lions, earning 1 Grand Prix, 7 Gold, 3 Silver, 14 Bronze, with 32 Shortlists.

Grey Global Chief Creative Officer Gabriel Schmitt said: “We’re tremendously proud of our studios across Grey for all their work that was recognized at this year’s Cannes Lions, the preeminent global celebration of the power of creativity. All across the board, our campaigns were honored for the boldness of their ideas and the fearlessness of their execution. We’d like to congratulate all our people across Grey whose hard work dedication went into the campaigns that were honored this week. And we’d like to thank our incredible clients, who we share all of our Lions with. It is with their continued partnership that we’re able to keep producing ‘Famously Effective’ work that drives results.”

Grey’s strong awards performance contributed to Ogilvy earning Network of the Year honors.

Schmitt said: “We always say that Grey is the smallest of the big networks. That means a tight group of people working together, putting creativity first together, helping raise up our clients together. We are proud to have massively contributed to this win, together with Ogilvy, to help reach Network of the Year.”

Circus Grey’s “SOS POS” for BCP Bank won the Grand Prix in Creative Data. With “SOS POS”, Peru’s BCP Bank turned everyday payment terminals into lifelines. In Peru, over 4,000 phones are stolen every day. If your phone is stolen, how can you alert your bank? BCP Bank turned terminals in small businesses all across the country into places where customers could block their bank accounts instantly with no calls or apps. By simply entering their ID number and PIN on the POS keypad, customers could protect their money in an instant until they could get in contact with their bank. In addition to the Grand Prix, “SOS POS” totaled 3 Gold, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze across the Festival competition.

“Bullet Machine” for La Uníon & Artículo 19 earned Gold Lions in Film and Film Craft. The film exposes how in Mexico, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalism, journalists' families also live under threat. The campaign was released in the leadup to World Press Freedom Day.

Two additional Grey campaigns took home Gold Lions. “Lime Guides”, a Grey Global campaign for Corona, earned Gold in Direct – Small-Scale Media, while “One More Question” for LALCEC from Grey Argentina won Gold in PR – Media Relations. With “Lime Guides” Corona used UV laser technology to mark limes with a simple guide showing exactly where to cut, helping people cut the perfect slice for their bottle or can. “One More Question” used a classic press setting to run a PR campaign to raise awareness around prostate health. The campaign shook up press conferences and interviews with well-known sports, entertainment, and political figures who are at the age for yearly prostate check-ups by asking just one more question.

“WAOO Wifi Invasion” for WAOO by Uncle Grey Copenhagen, “Cancer Prevention Discounts” for Broadfork Produce by Tank Worldwide Montreal “Fertilizer 2.5” for Thai Health Promotion Foundation by Grey Thailand, “You Must Love Coke” for Coca-Cola — a collaboration between Grey New York, Grey Argentina, VML New York and VML Brazil — and “The Shooting” by Grey Mexico for La Unión & Artículo 19 also earned Lions throughout the Festival.