Stop The Presses! Part One Of B&T Awards Shortlist Is Out!

As we creep closer and closer to the night of nights for the advertising, marketing and media worlds, we’re happy to reveal the first instalment of nominees for the B&T Awards 2016.

With an unprecedented 423 submissions received for 34 categories, the judges have been scratching their heads trying to figure out who is worthy of receiving a shiny trophy and a pat on the back for all their hard work.

We want to give a special shout out to all the non-agency judges who took time out of their busy day to judge the entries.

More than 800 people are expected to attend this year’s awards, which will be held at Sydney Town Hall on Friday 18 November. Twitter has come on board this year as the principal sponsor, so grab your tickets now to avoid missing out on the night of nights!

Please note that all of the following nominees are required to attend live-judging day. Check below for live-judging day FAQ.

Now, without further ado, here is part one of the shortlist for the B&T Awards 2016:

Entry name	Category name
Colenso BBDO	Advertising Agency
Leo Burnett Australia	Advertising Agency
M&C Saatchi Group Australia	Advertising Agency
TBWA\Australia	Advertising Agency
The Monkeys	Advertising Agency
Block	Branding and Design Agency of the Year
Frost*collective	Branding and Design Agency of the Year
Maud	Branding and Design Agency of the Year
Re	Branding and Design Agency of the Year
Special Group (NZ & AUS)	Branding and Design Agency of the Year
AFFINITY	Direct Response/Performance Agency of the Year
CHE Proximity	Direct Response/Performance Agency of the Year
Columbus	Direct Response/Performance Agency of the Year
The Works	Direct Response/Performance Agency of the Year
WiTH Collective	Direct Response/Performance Agency of the Year
Emotive	Emerging Agency
History Will Be Kind	Emerging Agency
Special Group Australia	Emerging Agency
The Artistry	Emerging Agency
The Woolshed Company	Emerging Agency
Adrenalin	Employer of the Year: Employer with fewer than 100 employees
AOL Australia	Employer of the Year: Employer with fewer than 100 employees
CarAdvice.com	Employer of the Year: Employer with fewer than 100 employees
Gemba	Employer of the Year: Employer with fewer than 100 employees
Hardhat	Employer of the Year: Employer with fewer than 100 employees
Klick Communications	Employer of the Year: Employer with fewer than 100 employees
CHE Proxmity	Employer of the Year: Employer with more than 100 employees
Leo Burnett Melbourne	Employer of the Year: Employer with more than 100 employees
OMD	Employer of the Year: Employer with more than 100 employees
PHD Australia	Employer of the Year: Employer with more than 100 employees
TBWA\Sydney	Employer of the Year: Employer with more than 100 employees
Colenso BBDO	Experiential Agency
Leo Burnett Sydney	Experiential Agency
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment	Experiential Agency
Traffik Group	Experiential Agency
AFFINITY	Independent Agency
Cummins and Partners	Independent Agency
The Hallway	Independent Agency
The Monkeys	Independent Agency
The Royals	Independent Agency
The Works	Independent Agency
HCF	Marketing Team of the Year
LEGO Australia and New Zealand	Marketing Team of the Year
Meat & Livestock Australia	Marketing Team of the Year
Taylors Wines	Marketing Team of the Year
Toyota	Marketing Team of the Year
UBANK	Marketing Team of the Year
Atomic 212° Group	PR Agency
Eleven	PR Agency
Klick Communications	PR Agency
One Green Bean	PR Agency
Red Agency Australia	PR Agency
MAKE	Production Company of the Year
Milkmoney	Production Company of the Year
Revolver/Will O’Rourke	Production Company of the Year
The Woolshed Company	Production Company of the Year
Visual Domain	Production Company of the Year
Fiftyfive5	Research Agency of the Year
Hall & Partners \| Open Mind	Research Agency of the Year
T garage Strategy & Research	Research Agency of the Year
TNS Australia	Research Agency of the Year
BMF	State Agency – NSW
One Green Bean	State Agency – NSW
TBWA\Sydney	State Agency – NSW
The Hallway	State Agency – NSW
The Monkeys	State Agency – NSW
CHE Proximity	State Agency – VIC
Clemenger BBDO Melbourne	State Agency – VIC
Leo Burnett Melbourne	State Agency – VIC
McCann Melbourne	State Agency – VIC
TBWA\Melbourne	State Agency – VIC
Atomic 212° Group	Media Agency
Carat Australia	Media Agency
McCann Australia	Media Agency
OMD Australia	Media Agency
PHD	Media Agency

live judging day FAQs

When and where is live judging day?

Held on Friday, 14th October at Cliftons Sydney – Level 11, 60 Margaret St, Sydney.

What’s the format on the day?

Presentations have five minutes to set up, 20 minutes to present and 10 minutes for Q&A. Each session will be timed by facilitator in the room. This is super duper strict! Don’t be like “oh, just two more minutes bla bla bla” because we’re running a tight ship and we want everyone to have equal opportunity.

What do I bring on the day?

Included AV in the rooms are PC laptop, project/screen, and speakers. If you bring your Mac laptop, you’ll be responsible to supply your own Mac to HDMI adaptor.

When do I arrive?

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your allocated session time to allow for registration. We have a very tight schedule so please be on time. Barista coffee and tea and instant coffee making facility are available in break out area. No meals have been arranged for presenters.

How do I win?

Bribes, lots and lots of bribes. But in all seriousness: This is your chance to wow the judges and make your case. Feel free to bring along any additional support material which were not included with your initial submission.

Judging criteria will be the same as your initial entries, please refer to criteria details here. All judges on your category panel have reviewed your initial entry before live judging day.

Where do I RSVP?

Please email viv@bandt.com.au to secure your session time/s and confirm your attendance to the networking drinks post judging.

Good luck everyone!

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