The ADC Rankings provides a cumulative list of companies and individuals based on points earned from their winning entries.
For 2021, the rankings will be determined based on the point values listed on this chart:
AWARD
Gold Cube
Silver Cube
Bronze Cube
Merit
Fusion Cube
Designism Cube
Best of Discipline
Best of Show
VALUE
15
7
3
1
15
45
45
90
COMPANY RANKINGS
MULTIPLE AWARDS WITHIN A DISCIPLINE
When the same piece of work wins multiple awards within a Discipline, the points for the one highest award in that discipline will be counted towards 'Of the Year' awards.
AWARDS IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES
When the same piece of work wins awards in multiple Disciplines, the points for the highest award per discipline will be counted towards 'Of the Year' awards.
- Agency of the Year
The Agency of the Year Award is given to the Agency that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. When multiple companies are credited for the creation of a work, points are divided equally among the companies listed under the following credit fields only:
Agency (primary or secondary)
Design Firm (primary or secondary)
Digital Agency (primary or secondary)
PR / Marketing (primary or secondary)
- Boutique Agency of the Year
Boutique Agency of the Year is awarded to the year's highest-scoring small agency made up of 50 or fewer employees that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. When multiple companies are credited for the creation of a work, points are divided equally among the companies listed under the following credit fields only:
Agency (primary or secondary)
Design Firm (primary or secondary)
Digital Agency (primary or secondary)
PR / Marketing (primary or secondary)
- Design Team of the Year
Design Team of the Year is awarded to the year's highest-scoring design firm that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. When multiple companies are credited for the creation of a work, points are divided equally among the companies listed under the following credit fields only:
Agency (primary or secondary)
Design Firm (primary or secondary)
Digital Agency (primary or secondary)
PR / Marketing (primary or secondary)
- Boutique Design Studio of the Year
Boutique Design Studio of the Year is awarded to the year's highest-scoring small design firm made up of 20 or fewer employees that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. When multiple companies are credited for the creation of a work, points are divided equally among the companies listed under the following credit fields only:
Agency (primary or secondary)
Design Firm (primary or secondary)
Digital Agency (primary or secondary)
PR / Marketing (primary or secondary)
- Internal / In-House Agency of the Year
The Internal / In-House Agency of the Year Award is given to an Internal / In-House Agency that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. When multiple companies are credited for the creation of a work, points are divided equally among the companies listed under the following credit fields only:
Internal / In-House Agency (primary or secondary)
- Production Company of the Year
The Production Company of the Year Award is given to the Production Company* that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. Points are awarded to each of the companies listed under the following credit fields only:
Production Company (primary or secondary)
Post Production Company (primary or secondary)
Music / Sound Production Company (primary or secondary)
*NOTE: Production houses within advertising agencies are not eligible for this award.
- Network of the Year
The Network of the Year Award is given to the Network whose agencies have garnered the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. Agencies must identify the Network they are part of when they submit their entries.
CLIENT / BRAND RANKINGS
- Client / Brand of the Year
The Client / Brand of the Year Award is given to the Client / Brand whose agencies have garnered the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
CREATIVE RANKINGS
Individuals are ranked within each specific creative title as well as a full list of all individuals, regardless of title. Please note that if an individual is credited with a "custom title" they will not be ranked.
GLOBAL RANKINGS
Creatives and Companies achieve a One Club Global Ranking with their combined One Show and ADC Awards rankings points.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
Global Regions are ranked from the cumulative points earned by the individual countries represented on winning entries. Countries are grouped into the following regions:
- ASIA PACIFIC
Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna Islands
- EUROPE
Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- LATIN AMERICA
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- NORTH AMERICA
Canada, United States
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