Professional Winners

Special Awards

Special Awards Gold Silver
2025-2026
Professional Best of Show
NorwegianCruiseLine / Hidden Island
Credits
Jared Kozel, Chief Creative Officer / Co-Founder, Super Nice
Barry Sonders, Chief Content Officer / Co-Founder, Super Nice
Ransom Haywood, Creative Director / Partner, Super Nice
Chiara Travia, Head Of Accounts / Partner, Super Nice
Nicole Bradley, Sr Art Director, Super Nice
Elizabeth Cronin, Sr Account Director, Super Nice
Jeremiah Adeola, Art Director, Super Nice
Hannah Lenkey, Copywriter, Super Nice
Brian Devln, Associate Producer, Super Nice
Forrest Newton, Designer, Super Nice
Kiran Smith, Chief Marketing Officer, Norwegian Cruise Line
Kelley Rodriguez, VP of Marketing, Norwegian Cruise Line
2025-2026
Professional Best of Print
PATTERNS (DELUXE) Art Book + CD
Credits
P Tracy, Art Direction/Design
Ashley Kohorst Sieling, Art Direction/Design/Copywriting
Willow Johnson, Art Direction/Design
Naomi Miles, Design
Chris Palau, Design
Lucas Sterrett, Design
Brandon Kohorst, Asset Research Assistance/Copywriting
Nyk Allen, Photography
Catherine Powell, Photography
MC Demetriades, Art Production
2025-2026
Professional Best of Broadcast
Yay to You
Credits
Dave Damman, Chief Creative Officer
Kristy Baird, VP/Account Director
Kevin Zengel, Sr. Creative Lead/Copywriter
Vic Quattrin, Sr. Creative Lead/Art Director
Richard Landry, Creative Director
Jamie Muller, Sr. Art Director
Jonatan Maldonado, Art Director
Aron Cleary, Copywriter
Kevin James, Sr. Producer
Barrett Macgowan, Sr. Copywriter
Alvin Newsome, Account Supervisor
Brianna Caswell, Account Supervisor
2025-2026
Professional Best of Online / Interactive
Charity: water “Splash Pad”
Credits
Alex Goulart, Founder / ECD, Fire Kite
Zach Fugate, Creative Director, Fire Kite
Lori Shoukry, Project Manager, Fire Kite
Wes Wages, Producer, Fire Kite
Marshall Lee, Editor, JAMD Productions
Courtney Morin , Performance Marketing Manager, charity: water
Brady Josephson, Head of Growth & Innovation, charity: water
Scott Harrison, CEO, charity: water
2025-2026
Professional Judges Choice Award
Then vs. Now: Answering Questions
Credits
Brandan Roberts, Director of Video
2025-2026
Professional Judges Choice Award
charity: water “Sleep for Water”
Credits
Alex Goulart, Founder / ECD, Fire Kite
Tim Anderson, Head of Strategy, Fire Kite
Judy Kreiter, Head of Production, Fire Kite
Victor Monclüs Gonzalez, Art Director
Steve Sherba, Designer, 837Design
Conor McFarland, Copywriter
Lori Shoukry, Project Manager, Fire Kite
Marshall Lee, Editor, JAMD Productions
Jennifer Lee, Executive Producer, JAMD Productions
Chris Sonnenburg, Executive Producer, Emberscope Studios
Mitch Miller, Illustrator
Clemente Bornacelli, ECD, Mean Machine Music
2025-2026
Professional Judges Choice Award
RiverBeat 2025 Brand Identity Campaign
Credits
Josh Breeden, Creative / Art Director
Tree People International, Motion Animation & Editing
Anthoney Carter, Simple Focus Web Design & Development
Savannah Bearden, Video Director
Tyler Woodard, Video Editor
Benjamin Rednour, Video Executive Producer
Matt Fremstad, Video Director of Photography
Peter Braswell, Video Director of Photography
Drew Smith, Video Field Producer
Sharrika Evans, Video Producer
2025-2026
Professional Judges Choice Award
New Orleans-Built to Host Meetings
Credits
Mike Rainey, CCO/Executive Creative Director
Lori Archer-Smith, ACD/Copy Chief
Gage Burke, Senior Art Director
Troy Cox , Managing Partner/Chief Growth Officer
JD Thomas, Managing Partner/COO
Tyler Trobert, Art Director
Meghan Deist, Art Director
Odette Ieyoub, Director of AS
Carolina Mungia, Director of Project Management
Aimee Holt, Digital Marketing Strategist
Gabrielle Chulick, Social Media Manager
Lauren Speed, Social Media Coordinator
2025-2026
Professional Judges Choice Award
Kirsten Luce Spotlight / FUJIFILM
Credits
Rachael Porter, Director
Golnar Fakhrai, Director of Photography
Jacob Falls, Production Sound Mixer
Varina Shaughnessey, Creative Producer
Jackie Merry, Production Executive
Casper Hanney, Post-Production Executive
Tani Shukla, Production Manager
Jason Koczanowicz, Post-Production Supervisor
Allison Koss, Production Coordinator
Davy Granberry, Editor
David Raines, Post-Production Sound Mixer
TiXany Taveras, Colorist
2025-2026
Professional Judges Choice Award
New Blank Park Zoo Website
Credits
Speak Creative
2025-2026
Professional Judges Choice Award
AT&T Connectopia
Credits
Brian Beyt, CCO
Camille Wetekamm, Director of Physical Design
Brenda Hebert, Project Engineer
Chandler Damrill, Digital Media Producer
2025-2026
Professional Mosaic Addy
Phoenyx Travels
Credits
Phil Woodall, Director
Bethany Collins, Producer
Leslie Walker, Talent Coordinator
Tami Reist, Executive Producer
Jonathan Powell, Camera Operator
Adam Vaden, Camera Operator
Sophie Young, Editor
2025-2026
Professional Mosaic Addy
Courting the Dream
Credits
Keith Goldberg, ECD & Writer
Cristina Jucan, ACD, Art Director, & Designer
Kayla Earwood, VP, Product; Head of Digital
Alan Jackson, Web Developer
Donald Rayne Mitchell, Writer (Film Director, Producer)
Matt Washburn, VP, Head of Account Service
Marshall Sullivan, Account Executive
Brian Sullivan, Principal