
The WARC Awards 2025
Strategic brilliance, effective impact
The WARC Awards seek campaigns that show the world how strategic thinking leads to effective impact for brands and business. The 2025 shortlists were announced on 8 April and bronze, silver and gold winners for each region will be revealed from 29 April. Global Grand Prix judging is now underway, with winners to follow on 13 May.
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How the Awards work
Stage 1
Enter in your region and compete for Bronze, Silver and Gold
Stage 2
All regional Gold winners are elevated to the global championship
Stage 3
Global Grand Prix winners are chosen by the super jury
Key dates
11 December 2024
Final deadline
Week commencing 8 April 2025
Shortlists announced
Week commencing 28 April 2025
Regional winners announced
Week commencing 12 May 2025
Global Grands Prix announced
How the entry process works
Step 1: Get the entry pack
Download the Entry Pack which contains all the information you need to enter the Awards – from details on categories and what judges are looking for, to an entry template and full rules for entering.
Step 2: Submit your entry
When you are ready to upload your entry, click on Enter the Awards. You'll be taken through to the LIONS awards portal where you can register and upload your entry, as well as submit supporting images and video content.
Entry fees:
Enter on or before 16 October: €555
Enter from 17 October to 13 November: €832.50
Enter from 14 November to 11 December: €1,110
2025 Global Jury Chairs
Learn from the 2024 Grand Prix winners
The Effectiveness Show - part one
Amy Rodgers (Head of Content, WARC Creative) and John Bizzell (WARC Awards Lead) reveal the SIX MOST EFFECTIVE campaigns of 2024
The Effectiveness Show - part two
John Bizzell (WARC Awards Lead) hears from the 2024 Grand Prix winners in Cannes about WHAT WINNING MEANS to them
Learn from The Creative Effectiveness Ladder
This unique tool offers a new shared language of effectiveness for the marketing industry.
Each entry will be benchmarked against the WARC/LIONS Creative Effectiveness Ladder (and the B2B Effectiveness Ladder in the B2B category).
The Ladder ensures the awards are judged against a consistent and rigorous framework every year.
Any questions?
For general enquiries, please email: warcawards@warc.com
To set up a call with the WARC Awards expert, please email: john.bizzell@warc.com

John Bizzell Awards Lead