Pollen, M&C Saatchi, The Monkeys + Clemenger BBDO Sydney score at the 2016 Webby Awards

From Australia Pollen, M&C Saatchi Sydney, The Monkeys and Clemenger BBDO Sydney have all picked up one Webby Award each at the 20th Annual Webby Awards in New York.

Pollen has scored a Webby in the Advertising & Media – Best in Art Direction category for Aesop ‘Taxonomy of Design‘; M&C Saatchi Sydney for ACRF ‘The One Who Will End Cancer‘ in Advertising & Media – Best Home/Welcome Page; The Monkeys for University of Sydney ‘Project Here‘ in Mobile Sites & Apps – School/University category and Clemenger BBDO Sydney for Whiskas ‘Catstacam‘ in Social – Animal category.

Aussie agencies scoring a People’s Voice Award include Atomic 212 in the Online Film & Video – Live Experiences category for Lucy The Robot and VML in Online Film & Video – Long Form for ‘Footballers’.

Says Brett Mitchell, director, Pollen: “We were really proud to be nominated in this category until we saw who we were up against and realised we probably wouldn’t win. Even getting a Nomination in this Webby category against such revered creative companies makes this victory all the more sweet.”

Says Claire Graves, managing director of the Webby Awards: “With nearly 13,000 entries from almost 65 countries worldwide, the 20th Annual Webby Awards is the biggest in our history and continues to be the leading international award honouring excellent on the Internet. This year’s Webby winners truly represent the best of the Internet.”

Webby winners are selected by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a global organisation of industry experts and technology innovators.

For a full list of 2016 Webby winners, visit www.webbyawards.com.