Nominations now live, with winners to be announced at live shows from November 17 to 20.
The Drum Awards Festival 2025 runs from November 17 to 20
The 2025 nominations for The Drum Awards Festival, in partnership with Kantar, FCB and Equativ, have now been released following two weeks of virtual jury sessions.
In the running to win Gold, Silver or Bronze during the festival are major brands across sectors such as retail, travel, food & drink, fashion, technology and entertainment. Among those nominated across various categories are KitKat, Coca-Cola, Ikea, Walmart and Patrón.
The Drum Awards Festival recognizes and celebrates the many categories and specialisms that combine to make memorable and effective marketing campaigns, with shows for Advertising, B2B, Design, Media and more.
Hundreds of jurors from across the global marketing, advertising and media industries were involved in judging this year’s work, overseen by an enviable panel of presidents that included The Walt Disney Company’s Helen Pak (Content), Heineken’s Olya Dyachuk (Media), United Airlines’ Leslie Parker Scott (PR) and Essity’s Tanja Grubner (Social Purpose).
This year’s nominations highlight the diversity of work entered, from brand-led campaigns to creative agency collaborations, spanning storytelling, design, technology, purpose and innovation.
You can now check out all nominated advertisers, agencies and campaigns.
Advertising (shortlist)
B2B (shortlist)
Content (shortlist)
Design (shortlist)
Digital Experience (shortlist)
Experiential (shortlist)
Media (shortlist)
PR (shortlist)
Social (shortlist)
Social Purpose (shortlist)
Agency Business (shortlist)
The live awards shows will be held over four days at The Drum Labs in London and streamed globally:
Monday, November 17: Social Purpose, Media
Tuesday, November 18: Design, Digital Experience, Advertising
Wednesday, November 19: Content, Social, B2B
Thursday, November 20: PR, Experiential, Agency Business
The Drum Awards Festival 2025 runs from November 17 to 20. Tickets for the live shows are on sale now and the ceremonies will be streamed live on thedrum.com.