2026 In-House Excellence Award Winners (Preliminary List)

The ANA is proud to announce the winners of the annual In-House Excellence Awards!

This is a preliminary list of winners. The Grand Prize Winners of each category as well as the winners of Best in Show, In-House Agency of the Year, In-House Leader of the Year, and Multi-Year Impact will be revealed at the 2026 ANA In-House Excellence Awards Gala on Tuesday, June 23 at 7:30pm Pacific Time. Click here to register.

Winners are listed alphabetically by submission name within each category. Categories are listed alphabetically.
 

BEST COLLABORATIVE EFFORT 

"DAVID & DAVE" - draftLine, Anheuser-Busch

HUMBLE PIE - CJ Schwan's; Fast Horse

SEND FACE PICS INSTEAD - MANSCAPED; Speical U.S.

BEST USE OF AI 

CONNECTED TV - Johnson Controls; Superside

DRIVE LIKE AN ANIMAL - Ninety6 | Progressive's In-House Agency; Monks

ST. JUDE ART OF HOPE - SERIES 1 - ASLAC - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

BRANDED CONTENT (ALL TEAMS)

BUD LIGHT "BLIZZARD BREW" - draftLine, Anheuser-Busch

ONE STRANGE TARGET RUN [STRANGER THINGS 5 X TARGET PARTNERSHIP] - Target

THE SO FRESH SO CLEAN WASHING MACHINE - Whirlpool Corporation

BRANDED CONTENT (SMALL TEAMS)

A CLOVER FOR EVERY RESTAURANT - Fiserv; Makers

FORD ENGINEERED - AEROACOUSTIC WIND TUNNEL - Ford Motor Company - Dealer Training, Global Dealer Engagement

MONEY UNSCRIPTED PODCAST - Fidelity Investments

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MARKETING 

COUNT ON IT - Fidelity Investments

DELOITTE'S AUTHENTIC INTELLIGENCE BEHIND AI CAMPAIGN - Deloitte Services LP

DRIVING AGENT GROWTH THROUGH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - First American

EXPERIENTIAL (IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL) 

DAY OF THE DEAD - CALAVERITA RUN 5K - Visit San Antonio

EQUITY PARK - Charles Schwab Corp

MICHELOB ULTRA "PLAY LIKE A PRO" - draftLine, Anheuser-Busch

IN-HOUSE GEM AWARD

TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

INDUSTRY SECTOR SPOTLIGHT: BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES

BIG FINANCIAL FRIEND - The Cooler at Experian

GRADUATE FINANCIALLY WITH ALLY - Ally Financial

GUARDIAN BRAND MANIFESTO CAMPAIGN - Guardian

INDUSTRY SECTOR SPOTLIGHT: FOOD & BEVERAGE

BUD LIGHT "BLIZZARD BREW" - draftLine, Anheuser-Busch

KEGCHUP - The Kitchen North America

POUCH PURSE - The Kitchen North America

INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN (ALL TEAMS)

BUD LIGHT "BLIZZARD BREW" - draftLine, Anheuser-Busch

KEGCHUP - The Kitchen North America

MILLER LITE 96 WINS - VOLT

INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN (SMALL TEAMS)

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS (ALL TEAMS)

CYBER RANGE - Charles Schwab Corp

COX COMMUNICATIONS TURNED A BRAND PLATFORM INTO ENTERPRISE-WIDE BELIEF - Cox Communications

TQTV: GLOBAL GENERATIVE AI LEARNING EXPERIENCE - Accenture

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS (SMALL TEAMS)

LAND O'LAKES 2025 CYBERSECURITY TRAINING - Land O'Lakes

LAND O'LAKES ANNUAL REPORT - Land O'Lakes

PIT STOP WITH CHARLES AND LEWIS - Shell's Creative Solutions Film Team

MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARD

HYPER-LOCAL TARGETING - Claritin

LENOVO AURA EDITION AI PC CAMPAIGN - Lenovo; Assembly

PFIZER CROSS-VAX ADULT - Pfizer

OUT OF HOME 

CITIBIKE BRAND DISPLAY RIDER SEGMENTS - Red Arc, Citi In-House Agency

MANULIFE CANADA BRAND CAMPAIGN - MPOWER

STRATA ELITE AT MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL - Skyline @ Citi

REBRAND/NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH (ALL TEAMS)

ALASKA AIRLINES 787 AIRCRAFT DESIGN - Alaska Air Group

APPLY BUBLY X APPLE BOTTOMS - PepsiCo Creative Studio

KEGCHUP - The Kitchen North America

REBRAND/NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH (SMALL TEAMS)

A GENERATIVE BRAND - Genpact

BIG FINANCIAL FRIEND - The Cooler at Experian

IT JUST MEALS GOOD™ - Panera Bread; 72 and Sunny

SIGNIFICANT RESULTS 

BUD LIGHT "BLIZZARD BREW" - draftLine, Anheuser-Busch

HEIR RICHIE - The Kitchen North America

THE BLENDER - PepsiCo Creative Studio; VaynerMedia

SOCIAL MEDIA (ALL TEAMS)

DRAFT KRAFT - The Kitchen North America

HEIR RICHIE - The Kitchen North America

THE SO FRESH SO CLEAN WASHING MACHINE - Whirlpool Corporation

SOCIAL MEDIA (SMALL TEAMS)

12 DAYS OF BIBIGO - CJ Schwan's; RETHINK

SARATOGA TOOK A VIRAL PLUNGE - Primo Brands

TURNING ORGANIC SOCIAL INTO A BRAND ENGINE FOR STOP & SHOP - Stop & Shop

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE

BUDGET RECONCILIATION CAMPAIGN - Feeding America

PURINA DOG CHOW: SERVICE DOG SALUTE CAMPAIGN - CheckMark

THE BOY AND THE BOT - Wonderful Agency; Teleflora