The 2026 American Advertising Awards presented by iHeartMedia brought Baltimore’s creative community together for a night of bold ideas, meticulous craft, and a little Abraca-ADDYs enchantment. Agencies, studios, brands, nonprofits, and independent creators from across the region gathered to celebrate the work that moved audiences, sparked conversations, and reminded us why creativity matters.

From cinematic storytelling and unforgettable visuals to powerful public service campaigns and beautifully crafted design, this year’s winners represent the very best of what our region has to offer.

Below you’ll find the top honors from the evening, followed by the full list of winners, organized by the same categories featured in the 2026 American Advertising Awards show book.

Best in Show

🏆 Best in Show

Swan Lake Performance

bully! entertainment for iTicket

Judges’ Choice

🏆 Judges’ Choice

Charm City Run X New Balance

Storia Studio for Charm City Run

🏆 Judges’ Choice

It Takes Patients

Mission for Mid-Atlantic Patient Safety Center

Sales & Marketing

🥇 Gold ADDY

Purerista Packaging

Tribe for Charm City Beverages

🥇 Gold ADDY

Parklane Look Book

Planit for Parklane Group

🥈 Silver ADDY

Speakeasy Party Invite

Planit for Westlake Royal Building Products

Print Advertising

🥇 Gold ADDY

Beat Uprising

Wide Angle Youth Media for Baltimore Beat

Out-of-Home & Ambient Media

🥇 Gold ADDY

Swan Lake Performance

bully! entertainment for iTicket

Online / Interactive

🥇 Gold ADDY

Field Hockey

Mission for Nike

🥇 Gold ADDY

Built For Her

Unrivaled for Tecovas

🥇 Gold ADDY

GenAI Tower: Sales Platform

bully! entertainment for Large Consulting Company

Film, Video, & Sound

Regional / National TV — Campaign

🥇 Gold ADDY

Asses Are Necessary

Notorious111 for Big Ass Fans

🥇 Gold ADDY

Don’t Think About Propane

TBC / Unrivaled for Superior Plus Propane

Regional / National TV — Single Spot

🥇 Gold ADDY

Asses Are Necessary – Industrial

Notorious111 for Big Ass Fans

🥈 Silver ADDY

The First Judgment

TBC for American Diabetes Association

🥈 Silver ADDY

Pati’s Mexican Table S14

Early Light Media for Pati Jinich

🥈 Silver ADDY

Preventing Beats Fighting – Cowgirl

Planit for Lebanon Seaboard / Preen

🥈 Silver ADDY

Preventing Beats Fighting – Golfer

Planit for Lebanon Seaboard / Preen

Local Television

🥈 Silver ADDY

UnBOLIevable

Comcast Advertising for Pizza Boli’s

🥈 Silver ADDY

Monopoly Scratch-Off TV

GKV for Maryland Lottery

Internet Commercial — Campaign

🥈 Silver ADDY

Preventing Beats Fighting

Planit for Lebanon Seaboard / Preen

🥈 Silver ADDY

Warp “Sever Your Code”

Sympatico Media for Warp Dev

Internet Commercial — Single

🥇 Gold ADDY

Charm City Run X New Balance

Storia Studio for Charm City Run

🥇 Gold ADDY

Concrete Total Solutions

Stanley Black & Decker for DEWALT

Branded Content & Entertainment

🥇 Gold ADDY

Race Day

LMD Agency for U.S. Coast Guard

🥈 Silver ADDY

Katie’s Story

ANTIHERO for Cedar

Cross Platform

🥈 Silver ADDY

Rosedale Bank Brand Identity

idfive for Rosedale Bank

🥈 Silver ADDY

Vino in Vogue

Coven for Harbor East Management Group

🥈 Silver ADDY

Data Streaming Revolution

bully! entertainment for Confluent

Elements of Advertising

Logo Design

🥇 Gold ADDY

Maryland Science Center

Mission for Maryland Science Center

🥈 Silver ADDY

Quevera

ADG Creative for Quevera

🥈 Silver ADDY

True Standard Distilling Brandmark

Tribe for True Standard Distilling Brandmark

Cinematography

🥇 Gold ADDY

Pacvue

Sympatico Media for Pacvue

🥈 Silver ADDY

Short Codes

Sympatico Media

🥈 Silver ADDY

Williams Clean Energy

Sympatico Media

🥈 Silver ADDY

Morton.Works 2025 Demo Reel

Morton.works

Sound Design

🥇 Gold ADDY

2025 Lab Week

Alexander & Tom for bioMérieux

🥈 Silver ADDY

Fallout 76: Gone Fission

Clean Cuts for Bethesda Softworks

🥈 Silver ADDY

Timeless – Camry

Producers for Central Atlantic Toyota Dealers

Digital Creative Technology

🥇 Gold ADDY

Analyst Day | AI Event Co-Host

bully! entertainment for Lumen Technologies

Video Editing

🥈 Silver ADDY

Drawing Under the Influence Trailer

Percepto Studios

Illustration

🥈 Silver ADDY

Shenandoah Awards

Alexander & Tom for National Park Service

🥈 Silver ADDY

The Safety Dance

Rinck Advertising for Novonesis

Copywriting

🥈 Silver ADDY

Big Ass Fans

Notorious111

Still Photography

🥈 Silver ADDY

Peloton Jess Sims

Morton.works for US Bank

Corporate Social Responsibility

🥇 Gold ADDY

Pediatric Cancer

Viscul Creative for Giant Food

Public Service

🥇 Gold ADDY

It Takes Patients

Mission for Mid-Atlantic Patient Safety Center

🥇 Gold ADDY

Add Your Voice

Early Light Media for National Music Publishers’ Association

🥇 Gold ADDY

Eastern Shore Land Conservancy

Early Light Media for Eastern Shore Land Conservancy

Industry Self-Promotion

🥇 Gold ADDY

10 Years of Branding & Design

Lisa Sirbaugh Creative

🥇 Gold ADDY

Ignite the Zine

Mission

🥇 Gold ADDY

Morton.Works 2025 Demo Reel

Morton.works

Brand Elements

🥈 Silver ADDY

10 Years of Branding & Design Book

Lisa Sirbaugh Creative

🥈 Silver ADDY

Brand Launch

Notorious111

Ad Chapter

🥈 Silver ADDY

2025 Grand Theft ADDYs

Morton.works for AAF Baltimore