2026 In-House Excellence Award Winners

The ANA is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 In-House Excellence Awards! We congratulate all the teams that created the award winning in-house campaigns that are raising the bar for our industry.

Download the 2026 In-House Excellence Award Winners list here.
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Best in Show

KEGCHUP
The Kitchen North America

In-House Agency of the Year

Target Creative
Finalists: PepsiCo Creative Studio and VOLT

In-House Leader of the Year

Kelly Warkentien, Wolverine Worldwide

Category

Category Grand Prize Winner

Category Winner

Category Winner

Best Collaborative Effort

"David & Dave"
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Humble Pie
The Pulse
Agency: Fast Horse

Send Face Pics Instead
MANSCAPED®
Agency: Sepcial U.S.

Best Use of AI

Drive Like an Animal
Ninety6 | Progressive's In-House Agency
Agency: Monks

Connected TV
Johnson Controls In-House Creative Team
Agency: Superside

St. Jude Art of Hope - Series 1
ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®

Branded Content (All Teams)

Bud Light "Blizzard Brew"
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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
Proof Point Studio
Agency: 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 & Touche LLP 

Driving Agent Growth Through Digital Transformation
First American

Experiential (In-Person and Virtual)

Day of the Dead - Calaverita Run 5K
Visit San Antonio In-House Marketing Team

Equity Park
C2 (Creative Center)

Michelob ULTRA "Play Like a Pro"
draftLine

In-House GEM Award Sunnie x Purdue University
Purdue Brand Studio
CARE, Always There
CARE
Voice of the Advisor
Fidelity Investments
Industry Sector Spotlight Award: Banking & Financial Services Big Financial Friend
The Cooler at Experian
Agency: MikeTeevee
Graduate FinanciALLY with Ally
Ally Financial In-House Marketing Team
Guardian Brand Manifesto Campaign
Guardian
Industry Sector Spotlight Award: Food & Beverage Kegchup
The Kitchen North America
Bud Light "Blizzard Brew"
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Pouch Purse
The Kitchen North America

Integrated Campaign (All Teams)

Kegchup
The Kitchen North America

Bud Light "Blizzard Brew"
draftLine

Miller LIte 96 Wins
VOLT

Integrated Campaign (Small Teams)

Edmunds' Project Triple Play
Edmunds
Agency: 626 Production

Big Financial Friend
The Cooler at Experian
Agency: MikeTeevee

Making the Switch at 200 MPH
Consumer Cellular
Agency: The Mayor

Internal Communications (All Teams)

Cyber Range
C2 (Creative Center)

Cox Communications Turned a Brand Platform into Enterprise-Wide Belief
Cox Communications

TQTV: Global Generative AI Learning Experience
Accenture

Internal Communications (Small Teams) Pit Stop with Charles and Lewis
Shell's Creative Solutions In-House Film Team
Land O'Lakes 2025 Cybersecurity Training
Brand Studio
Land O'Lakes Annual Report
Brand Studio
Media Excellence Award Lenovo Aura Edition AI PC Campaign
Lenovo
Agency: Assembly
Hyper-Local Targeting
Bayer Consumer Health - Claritin
Pfizer Cross-Vax Adult
Pfizer
Multi-Year Impact Award BGE Small Business 'Many Hats' Campaign
BGE
Agency: ICF
   

Out of Home

Manulife Canada Brand Campaign
MPOWER

Citibike Brand Display Rider Segments
Red Arc, Citi In-House Agency

Strata Elite at Moynihan Train Hall
Skyline @ Citi

Rebrand/New Product Launch (All Teams)

Kegchup
The Kitchen North America

Alaska Airlines 787 Aircraft Design
Alaska Air Group

Apple bubly x Apple Bottoms
PepsiCo Creative Studio

Rebrand/New Product Launch (Small Teams) Big Financial Friend
The Cooler at Experian
Agency: MikeTeevee
A Generative Brand
Genpact
It Just Meals GoodTM
Panera Bread
Agency: 72 and Sunny

Significant Results

Heir Richie
The Kitchen North America

The Blender
PepsiCo Creative Studio
Agency: VaynerMedia

Bud Light "Blizzard Brew"
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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) Turning Organic Social Into a Brand Engine for Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop
12 Days of bibigo
The Pulse
Agency: RETHINK
Saratoga Took a Viral Plunge
The Lab @ Primo Brands

Socially Responsible

The Boy and The Bot
Wonderful Agency
Teleflora

Budget Reconciliation Campaign
Feeding America

Purina Dog Chow: Service Dog Salute Campaign
CheckMark