Globally, BBDO Canada Toronto is the world's top-ranked agency this year, winning two Best of Disciplines (in Experiential & Immersive and Radio & Audio), and taking home nine Gold Pencils, two Silver, three Bronze and two Merits.

All of the wins, working with TA2 Sound + Music Toronto, were for 'Missing Matoaka' on behalf of Muskrat magazine.

Apple comes out of The One Show 2023 as the highest-ranked brand and brand-side agency. Driving the strong performance was Apple London with Apple Cupertino winning The One Show 2023 Best of Show and Best of Discipline in Brand-Side / In-House for 'The Greatest'.

The top 10 agencies in the region are as follows (click the category to view the full list and agency name to see their winning work):

The One Show 2023 Middle East & Africa Agency Rankings
  1.  ? and us Dubai
  2. Impact BBDO Dubai
  3. Impact BBDO Beirut
  4. Horizon FCB Dubai
  5. Ogilvy Africa Nairobi
  6. Saatchi & Saatchi MEA Dubai
  7. Ogilvy South Africa Johannesburg (tie)
  8. Publicis Middle East Dubai (tie)
  9. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town, and
  10. Havas Middle East Dubai.

In addition, Ali Rez, CCO, MENAP, Impact BBDO, was named the region's top creative in The One Show 2023 Middle East & Africa Creative of the Year Rankings.

Highlights of The One Show 2023 Global Creative Rankings are as follows (click the category links to view the full list for each):

The One Show 2023 Agency Rankings
  1. BBDO Canada Toronto
  2. FCB New York
  3. TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles
  4. Area 23 New York
  5. BETC Paris
  6. Wieden+Kennedy Portland
  7. Ogilvy Group Thailand Bangkok
  8. Virtue Copenhagen
  9. Ogilvy Honduras Tegucigalpa, and
  10. Ogilvy UK London.

The One Show 2023 Independent Agency Rankings
  1. Wieden+Kennedy Portland
  2. Rethink Toronto / Montréal / Vancouver, and
  3. We Believers New York.

The One Show 2023 Brand-Side Agency Rankings
  1. Apple Cupertino
  2. Apple London (tie), and
  3. Squarespace New York (tie).

The One Show 2023 Brand Rankings
  1. Apple
  2. Muskrat Magazine, and
  3. Burger King.

The One Show 2023 Non-Profit Client Rankings
  1. Grupo Estratégico PAE
  2. Women in Games, and
  3. Canadian Down Syndrome Society.

The One Show 2023 Brand Parent Company Rankings
  1. AB InBev
  2. Unilever, and
  3. RBI. 

The One Show 2023 Production Company Rankings
  1. Smuggler New York
  2. 14 al Centro LATAM Tegucigalpa, and
  3. Factory01 Bangkok.

The One Show 2023 Music & Sound Company Rankings
  1. TA2 Sound + Music Toronto
  2. JSM Music New York, and
  3. Pickle Music New York.

The One Show 2023 Agency Network Rankings
  1. Ogilvy Group
  2. FCB, and
  3. DDB Worldwide.

The One Show 2023 Independent Agency Network Rankings
  1. Wieden+Kennedy
  2. Rethink, and
  3. Serviceplan Group.

The One Show 2023 Agency Holding Company Rankings
  1. Omnicom Group
  2. WPP, and
  3. Interpublic Group.

The One Show 2023 Highest Ranked Work
  1. 'Missing Matoaka' by BBDO Canada Toronto with TA2 Sound + Music for Muskrat Magazine
  2. 'The Greatest' by Apple London with Apple Cupertino for Apple, and
  3. 'McEnroe vs McEnroe' by FCN New York for AB InBev/Michelob ULTRA.

The One Show 2023 Country Rankings
  1. United States
  2. Canada, and
  3. United Kingdom.

The One Show 2023 Region Rankings
  1. North America
  2. Europe, and
  3. Asia Pacific.

Using dropdown menus, the rankings can be viewed by: 
  • Agency
  • Independent Agenc
  • Brand-Side Agency
  • Brand
  • Non-Profit Client
  • Brand Parent Company
  • Production Company
  • Music & Sound Company
  • Agency Network
  • Agency Holding Company
  • Highest Ranked Work
  • Country
  • Region, and
  • Creatives.

Rankings can also be viewed globally and by region and country.

The One Show 2023 Global Creative Rankings methodology

Rankings in each category are calculated by the company that garners the most points overall for winning entries based on One Show Pencils, Merits and Special Awards, allocated as follows:
  • Gold Pencil — 45 points
  • Silver — 21
  • Bronze — nine
  • Merit — three
  • Fusion, SDG and Green Pencil — 90 each
  • Penta Pencil — 150
  • Best of Discipline — 90, and
  • Best of Show — 135.

If the same entry wins multiple awards within a discipline, the points for the highest award in that discipline is counted towards of the Year Awards. Points are only awarded to agencies listed as Primary and Secondary on entries. If several agencies are listed under Primary and Secondary, the points are divided among them.

All One Show 2023 Gold, Silver, Bronze Pencil and Merit winners were announced last week during Creative Week in New York. A total of 20 166 pieces from 69 countries and regions were entered in The One Show 2023.

Agencies, studios, brands, production companies and designers in 54 countries and regions were awarded:
  • 210 Gold Pencils
  • 200 Silver
  • 238 Bronze, and
  • 1 172 Merits.

Awards shows produced by The One Club for Creativity each has their distinct focus. The One Show judges focus on the creativity of ideas and quality of execution, while ADC Annual Awards juries maintain the show's long-running concentration as the champion for craft, design and innovation.

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