Categories for 2025 awards


Winning an award at the Creative Circle is not first past the post, it is a standard. In any category there can be multiple winners or none. ​

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Categories include:

  • Audio
  • Company
  • Design & craft
  • Event & experience
  • Film
  • Film craft - animation
  • Film craft - general
  • Film craft - visual effects & colour grading
  • Gaming
  • General
  • Music video
  • New talent
  • Online/digital & direct
  • Packaging
  • Photography & illustration
  • PR & social
  • Press & outdoor
  • Short film ​


All Gold, Silver & Bronze winners are eligible to enter the ADC*European awards. ​

Company Award results are established by the success across all other categories. ​

All categories accept both Single and Campaign entries unless noted otherwise.
A Campaign is two or more executions. ​

Download the full 2025 award categories, descriptions and all the information you need to submit an entry here: ​

Download the full categories list