South Africa comes out swinging with 48 One Show Finalists. Here’s the work.
Awards season is in full swing, and The One Show has dropped its 2026 finalists, with South Africa leading the Middle East & Africa region with an impressive 48 finalists. BOOM! Flying the flag for South Africa are Accenture Song, Bananas, Carbon Films, Chocolate Tribe, Darling Films, Dolph, Giant Films, Joe Public, M&C Saatchi Abel, Marc Algranti, Ogilvy South Africa, Post Modern, Pressure Cooker, Run Jump Fly, Sterling Sound, TBWA\, The Odd Number, VML South Africa and 2Plus3.
They now head into final judging, with Pencil winners set to be announced during Creative Week in New York City on 14 May. Every finalist is guaranteed a win, whether that lands as a Gold, Silver, Bronze Pencil or Merit. Go well, team SA.
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Finalist: Creative Effectiveness | Creative Effectiveness – Tourism / Travel / Transportation
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Finalist: Sustainable Development Goals Pencil | Sustainable Development Goals
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Finalist: Radio & Audio-First | Innovation – Use of Media in Radio & Audio
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Finalist: Public Relations | Public Relations for Good
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Finalist: Design in Advertising | Print Advertisements
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Finalist: Integrated / Omnichannel | Craft – Use of Humor
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Finalist:
Public Relations | Public Relations for Good
Out of Home | Out of Home for Good
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Finalist:
Direct Marketing | Innovation – Use of Media in Direct Marketing
Experiential & Immersive | Experiential & Immersive for Good
Experiential & Immersive | Innovation – Use of Media in Experiential & Immersive
The Indies | Print & Out of Home
The Indies | Direct Marketing
The Indies | Campaigns for Good
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Finalist:
Social Media | Best Use of TikTok
Branded Entertainment | User-Generated Content (UGC)
Creator Content | Community Activation
Creator Content | Multi-Creator Collaboration
Cultural Driver | Creator / Brand Collaboration
Direct Marketing | Social Media – Creator-Driven Engagement
Direct Marketing | Social Media – Influencer Marketing
Health & Wellness | Social Media – Influencer & Creator
Health & Wellness | Public Relations
Public Relations | Digital & Online
Public Relations | Community Building
Social Media | Community Building
Social Media | Community Engagement
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Finalist:
Branded Entertainment | Branded Entertainment for Good
Branded Entertainment | Craft – Storytelling
Branded Entertainment | Craft – Use of Technology
Branded Entertainment | Full Length Video – Single
Creative Use of Data | Data for Good
Creative Use of Technology | Technology as a Creative Tool
Creative Use of Technology | Technology for Good
Cultural Driver | Cultural Driver for Good
Film & Video | Film & Video for Good
Gaming | Gaming for Good
Integrated / Omnichannel | Integrated / Omnichannel Campaigns for Good
Integrated / Omnichannel | Craft – Use of Technology
Moving Image Craft & Production | Use of Technology
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