Who won the Chips?

June 10 2010, 5:43 am | BY Kim Shaw | 2 Comments

chip_shaped.jpgScreen shot 2010-06-11 at 5.13.07 AM.pngLast night at The Last Days of Decadence – a subterranean London venue, not a description of advertising in the eighties – the WINNERS of this year’s Chip Shop Awards were announced.

From a light-hearted event set up to take the piss out of D&AD, the Chips has – amazingly – become a truly international event with entrants from around the world. There were Chip finalists from Australia, Germany, South Africa, Thailand, Kuwait, Amsterdam, and Poland.

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But, however big the Chip Shop Awards become, it’ll never take itself too seriously. That would miss the point.

Thecompetition was not only hotter than last year but bigger too. Entrieswere up by almost 50%. And the new Chip Shop ‘People’s Choice’ saw over42,000 votes. So thanks must go to everybody out there who cast theirvote online.

The officialpanel of Judges

David Airey from David Airey (UK)

Patrick Baglee from Navyblue (UK)

Rob Ball from The Partners (UK)

Andrew Brown from Swamp (UK)

Fabian Frese from Jung Von Matt (Germany)

Dan Griffiths from Glue London (UK)

Nadja Hatzy from Draft fcb (Germany)

Nicola Hawes from RKCR (UK)

Brett Howlett from archibald ingall stretton… (USA)

John Jessup from Leo Burnett (UK)

Michael Lynch from Campaign Brief (Australia)

David Nobay from Droga5 (Australia)

Ian Schwey from doug & serge (Canada)

Dave Smith from Wieden + Kennedy (Amsterdam)

Simon Waterfall (UK)

Dave Waters from Watermill-London (UK)

Michael Wolff from Michael Wolff & Co. (UK)

Don’tmiss any of the action! If you can’t make the Chip Shop Awards at LastDays of Decadence in London this Thursday 9th June you can watch thepolitically incorrect event as it happens live online. Spread the wordto creative colleagues and friends, get yourself a bag of chips andsettle down to watch the show.

The awards were broadcast live at www.chipshopawards.com,the founder of The Chip Shop Awards introduced the show and a comedianentertained the crowds. After a few laughs, and beers, the ‘Chips’ and’Vinegars’ were presented.

Tweeting was via #chipshopawards