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← Back to IdeasOgilvy Named Network of the Year at the 2026 D&AD Awards, with APAC Leading the Charge
SINGAPORE, September 25, 2026 — Ogilvy has been named Network of the Year at the 2026 D&AD Awards, held last week in London. The title was earned on the strength of 68 total recognitions from offices spanning every region of the world, and Ogilvy APAC's contribution sat at the heart of it.
Across the region, Ogilvy APAC brought home 5 Yellow Pencils, 5 Graphite Pencils and 8 Shortlists.
The centrepiece of that performance was "Vaseline Verified" for Vaseline, created by Ogilvy Singapore. The campaign earned 5 Yellow Pencils, across Commerce, Digital Marketing, Experiential and two Media categories, alongside 4 Graphite Pencils in Creator Content, Digital Marketing, Health & Wellbeing and PR. With 9 Pencils and 15 total D&AD recognitions, "Vaseline Verified" stands as one of the most awarded campaigns of this year's competition — proof of what an insight-driven, creator-first idea can achieve when it is executed at the highest possible level.
The region's fifth Graphite Pencil went to "Your Skin is Your Armor" for Bulk Homme by VML & Ogilvy Japan, recognised in Health & Wellbeing: Print & Publications.
Two individual honours also went the region's way. Luqman Daud of Ogilvy Singapore was named Art Director of the Year 2026, one of the most closely watched individual distinctions in the D&AD programme. And Unilever, Ogilvy's long-standing partner, was recognised as Client of the Year — an acknowledgement that the boldest work is always a shared achievement.
Alongside the Network of the Year title, Ogilvy Global Chief Creative Officer Liz Taylor was honored as Chief Creative Officer of the Year — one of the industry's most coveted individual distinctions, recognizing the senior creative leader whose vision and standards have set the benchmark for the industry.
Ogilvy's Global Chief Creative Officer Liz Taylor said: “Any time you win a Network of the Year award is gratifying, but we’re especially proud to have done it this year at the D&ADs, historically one of the most competitive industry awards to win. Earning recognition here shows that the work being done across the Ogilvy global network is being built on the type of unique creative ideas that drive results for our clients. We share this honor with them, without whose partnership and creative spirit we would not be here.”
The D&AD Network of the Year title caps an extraordinary 2026 awards season for Ogilvy. The network has now been named Network of the Year at Cannes Lions, The One Show, the Clio Awards (for the fourth consecutive year), and D&AD. Ogilvy also topped The Drum World Creative Rankings and claimed the top spot in the WARC Creative 100 for the sixth consecutive year.