Cannes 2012: Australia ranked #5 in the world; USA well ahead of UK, Germany and Brazil
It’s taken a few weeks to get hold of the complete Lions tally, but CB can now reveal that Australia was ranked #5 in the world at Cannes this year – and New Zealand came it at equal #12.
The USA was the lead country by far, with 182 Lions, well ahead of second placed UK with 89 Lions. Germany was at #3 with 85 Lions, Brazil at #4 with 79 Lions and Australia at #5 with 59 Lions.
Japan was ranked #6 with 50 Lions followed by Sweden at #7 with 45 Lions. Argentina, Belgium and France shared the #8 spot with 32 Lions apiece followed by South Africa at #11 with 27 Lions, while Canada and New Zealand shared the #12 spot with 19 Lions apiece.
Italy, Mexico and Spain share the #14 spot with 18 Lions apiece, followed by the Netherlands at #17 with 17 Lions. Colombia and South Korea share the #18 spot with 16 Lions apiece followed by Singapore at #20 with 15 Lions, India at #21 with 14 Lions, China at #22 with 12 Lions and UAE at #23 with 11 Lions. Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel and Thailand share the #24 spot with 8 Lions apiece.
Australia’s tally comprised 14 Gold Lions, 14 Silver Lions, 30 Bronze Lions and one Effectiveness Lion; while New Zealand came home with 3 Gold Lions, 8 Silver Lions and 8 Bronze Lions.
A total of 1028 Awards were presented this year including 16 Grand Prix; 1 Effectiveness Grand Prix; 1 Grand Prix for Good; 5 Effectiveness Lions; 4 Titanium Lions; 191 Gold Lions; 299 Silver Lions and 511 Bronze Lions.
COUNTRY LEAGUE TABLE – NUMBER OF LIONS WON
1. USA – 182
2. UK – 89
3. Germany – 85
4. Brazil – 79
5. Australia – 59
6. Japan – 50
7. Sweden – 45
=8. Argentina – 32
=8. Belgium – 32
=8. France – 32
11. South Africa – 27
=12. Canada – 19
=12. New Zealand – 19
=14. Italy – 18
=14. Mexico – 18
=14. Spain – 18
17. The Netherlands – 17
=18. Colombia – 16
=18. South Korea – 16
20. Singapore – 15
21. India – 14
22. China – 12
23. UAE – 11
=24. Denmark – 8
=24. Hong Kong – 8
=24. Israel – 8
=24. Thailand – 8
COUNTRY LEAGUE TABLE – LIONS WON AS A PERCENTAGE OF ENTRIES
=1. Tunisia – 6.896%
=1. Uruguay – 6.896%
3. Sri Lanka – 6.666%
4. Sweden – 5.791%
5. Belgium – 5.693%
6. New Zealand – 5.475%
7. Puerto Rico – 5.263%
8. Argentina – 4.733%
9. Japan – 4.725%
10. Australia – 4.653%
11. Lebanon – 4.580%
12. South Korea – 4.494%
Guatemala – 4.301%
13. UK – 3.798%
14. Denmark – 3.773%
15. Israel – 3.720%
16. Ireland – 3.703%
17. Colombia – 3.669%
18. Italy = 3.643%
19. Romania – 3.636%
20. USA – 3.598%
21. Germany – 3.578%
22. Dominican Republic – 3.571%
23. South Africa – 3.292%
24. Netherlands – 3.288%
25. Peru – 2.941%
26. Indonesia – 2.877%
27. Mexico – 2.639%
28. France – 2.586%
29. Brazil – 2.310%
30. UAE – 2.268%
31. Malaysia – 2.230%
32. Singapore – 2.152%
33. Norway – 2.105%
34. China – 2.101%
35. Hong Kong – 2.077%
36. Poland – 1.986%
37. Costa Rica – 1.904%
38. Canada – 1.809%
39. Thailand – 1.750%
40. Portugal – 1.709%
41. Spain – 1.639%
42. The Philippines – 1.587%
43. Ecuador – 1.550%
44. Switzerland – 1.391%
45. Chile – 1.185%
46. India – 1.184%
47. Russia – 0.831%
48. Czech Republic – 0.800%
49. Turkey – 0.714%
50. Finland – 0.578%
51. Austria – 0.444%
2 Comments
Schiesse!
Per head of creative population, we’re surely #1?