Published on: April 17, 2026
NEW YORK, April 16, 2026 — The One Club for Creativity today announced the entries from 51 countries that have been selected as finalists for The One Show 2026, including 33 from India.
All finalists will win Gold, Silver, or Bronze Pencils or Merits, to be announced during Creative Week 2026 on May 14, and celebrated at The One Show 2026 awards ceremony on May 15 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
Ogilvy Mumbai leads the way with seven finalists, including three for Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea “Chai Bansuri – The Tea Flute”, two for St. Jude India ChildCare Centres “Renu vs The City”, and one each for Amazon “Box To Beds” and Cadbury 5 Star “Destroy Valentine’s Day”.
Leo India Mumbai has six One Show 2026 finalists. They include two each for Lenovo “Gamers on Duty” and PepsiCo “The Unofficial Official Sound of F1”, and one each for ACKO General Insurance Ltd “Tailor Test” and Mountain Dew “Darescore”.
A pair of agencies have four finalists each: 22Feet Tribal Worldwide Mumbai — two each for Diageo Godawan Single Malt “The Art of Survival” and Battleground Mobile India “Great In-Game Wedding” — and Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, all for Centre for Pastoralism “Desi Oon”.
VML India Mumbai has three finalists, all for “The Kolhapuri” on behalf of Kalapuri.
Havas Creative India Mumbai has two One Show 2026 finalists, both for The Times of India “Ink Of Democracy”. Also with two is Lightbox/Godrej Creative Lab Mumbai, both for Eyebetes “The Naga Saint Eye Test”.
With one finalist is Studio Zuno Mumbai, for “Tree to Treat” on behalf of Naturals Ice Cream.
Globally, Rethink Toronto has the most finalists in the world with 47. Uncommon Creative Studio London has 34 finalists, followed by Apple Cupertino, FCB Chicago and VML New York with 26 each, Courage Inc. Toronto with 23, Area 23 with 21, and LePub Mexico with 20.
This year’s esteemed One Show global jury selected a total of 1,345 finalists from 51 countries and regions. The complete searchable list of finalists for The One Show 2026 is available here.
Creative Week 2026
Now in its 17th year, Creative Week is a premier annual gathering for the advertising and design industries to come together and celebrate the creative excellence showcased in The One Club’s leading global awards shows: The One Show, ADC 105th Annual Awards, and Young Ones Student Awards.
This year’s One Show ceremony on May 15 includes announcement of special awards such as Best of Show and Best of Discipline, the inaugural One Show Members Choice Award, as voted from among this year’s top winners by The One Club membership, and 2026 Creative Hall of Fame inductees.
Other Creative Week 2026 programming includes The One Club AI Creative Challenge, exclusive Executive Creative Summit 2026, Client Pitch Competition, in person and virtual Portfolio Reviews, Type Directors Club TDC Lettering Walk, and informative daily Morning Buzz panels.
For details and to register, please visit the Creative Week 2026 website.
