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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.
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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" |
Humble Pie |
Send Face Pics Instead |
Best Use of AI |
Drive Like an Animal |
Connected TV |
St. Jude Art of Hope - Series 1 |
Branded Content (All Teams) |
Bud Light "Blizzard Brew" |
One Strange Target Run |
The So Fresh So Clean Washing Machine |
Branded Content (Small Teams) |
A Clover for Every Restaurant |
Ford Engineered - Aeroacoustic Wind Tunnel |
Money Unscripted Podcast |
Business-to-Business Marketing |
Count on It |
Deloitte's Authentic Intelligence Behind AI Campaign |
Driving Agent Growth Through Digital Transformation |
Experiential (In-Person and Virtual) |
Day of the Dead - Calaverita Run 5K |
Equity Park |
Michelob ULTRA "Play Like a Pro" |
| 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" draftLine |
Pouch Purse The Kitchen North America |
Integrated Campaign (All Teams) |
Kegchup |
Bud Light "Blizzard Brew" |
Miller LIte 96 Wins |
Integrated Campaign (Small Teams) |
Edmunds' Project Triple Play |
Big Financial Friend |
Making the Switch at 200 MPH |
Internal Communications (All Teams) |
Cyber Range |
Cox Communications Turned a Brand Platform into Enterprise-Wide Belief |
TQTV: Global Generative AI Learning Experience |
| 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 |
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Out of Home |
Manulife Canada Brand Campaign |
Citibike Brand Display Rider Segments |
Strata Elite at Moynihan Train Hall |
Rebrand/New Product Launch (All Teams) |
Kegchup |
Alaska Airlines 787 Aircraft Design |
Apple bubly x Apple Bottoms |
| 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 Blender |
Bud Light "Blizzard Brew" |
Social Media (All Teams) |
Draft Kraft |
Heir Richie |
The So Fresh So Clean Washing Machine |
| 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 |
Budget Reconciliation Campaign |
Purina Dog Chow: Service Dog Salute Campaign |