Cannes Lions 2019: McCann Worldgroup wins Network of the Year

McCann Worldgroup took the Network of the Year honours Friday night at Cannes Lions 2019.

The agency said its China, India, Singapore, Philippines and Taiwan office all contributed to its point total, with a Grand Prix (and a Gold Lion) in Pharma in particular helping toward the title. Those wins also helped McCann Health to win Healthcare Network of the Year and McCann Health Shanghai to win Healthcare Agency of the year.

“We are delighted with the win and especially the role our China operations played in it with their Grand Prix," Charles Cadell, president of McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific, said. "We believe in effectiveness and creativity. It’s great to be seen as best in both this year.”

Here is a full listing of the special awards at Cannes Lions 2019:

Network of the Year:

1. McCann Worldgroup
2. DDB Worldwide
3. FCB 

Media Network of the Year:

1. Mindshare
2. Starcom
3. MediaCom

Healthcare Network of the Year:

1. McCann Health
2. FCB Health
3. Havas Health & You

Agency of the Year:

1. Wieden+Kennedy, Portland
2. McCann New York
3. Droga5, New York

Independent Agency of the Year:

1. Wieden+Kennedy, Portland
2. Droga5, New York
3. 3JOHN X HANNES New York

Healthcare Agency of the Year:

1. McCann Health, Shanghai
2. Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company, New York
3. Havas Lynx, Manchester

Holding Company of the Year:

1. Omnicom
2. Interpublic Group
3. WPP

Palme d'Or:

1. Park Pictures, USA
2. Hungry Man,USA
3. Somesuch, UK
4. Buck, USA
5. Biscuit Filmworks,USA

Creative Brand of the Year:

1. Burger King
2. Nike
3. Ikea

Media Person of the Year:

• Jeffrey Katzenberg, Founder and Chairman of the board of Quibi / Co-Founder and Managing Partner, WndrCo

Entertainment Person of the Year:

• Lorne Michaels, Emmy Award-winning producer and writer

LionHeart Award:

• Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women

Lion of St. Mark:

• Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein, founders of Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Creative Marketer of the Year 2019:

• Apple Inc.

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