shots Awards The Americas 2023 winners announced

Last night [May 4] was the shots Awards The Americas ceremony at which a host of work, people and companies from across north and south America were celebrated.

Held at the NeueHouse Hollywood and presented by comedian, actor and podcaster Ron G, the sold out event celebrated the amazing work created between January and December of 2022. 

Below is a list of all the shortlisted and winning campaigns, campaigns which were chosen by a panel of industry experts from the Americas advertising community. The people and companies of the year were also revealed at the ceremony, those winners being crowned via a points-based system which saw a shortlisted piece of work receive one point, a bronze-winning campaign receives an extra three points, silver winners picking up five extra points, and gold trophies adding a further eight points. 

You can watch all of the winning and shortlisted work on our dedicated Slate page, by clicking here. All of the photos from the evening can be seen here.

Huge congratulations to all of those who picked up trophies at the event.

Above: The shots Awards was hosted, for the second year running, by Emmy award-winning comedian, podcaster, actor and producer, Ron G.

New Director of the Year

GOLD: The Turner Brothers, Invisible Collective

SILVER: Bianca Poletti, Epoch Films

BRONZE: Alice Wu, SKUNK

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Vanessa Hernandez, Managing Director, Stink Films; Jean Sharony, Partner, Say Whisky; Jenny Lumpkin, Global Director of Production, Laird and Good Company; Michel Waxman, EP, Framestore Pictures; Oliver Fuselier, MD/EP, Great Guns USA; Rani Melendez, Managing Partner/Executive Producer, DOMO; Rebecca Niles, Managing Director & Executive Producer, ArtClass; Rupert Cresswell, Executive Creative Director, Alkemy X; Sloane Skala, Executive Producer, World War Seven

Ad of the Year: Casting

GOLD: Movistar, Shout

SILVER: Autodesk, Leave No Room For Interpretation

BRONZE: Pringles, Stuck In

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Benoit Ollive, Art Associate Creative Director, Anomaly; Edward Flores, Founder, Elevator Casting; Jeremy Reed, Production Designer; Louise Mason, Casting Director, Mark Summers Casting; Natasha Newman Thomas, Costume Designer; Ryan Bernstein, Founder, RMB; Vincent Lin, Director, Valiant Pictures

Ad of the Year: Sound Design

GOLD: Mastercard Spotlight

SILVER: Dior La Capitana

BRONZE: The New York Times Independent Journalism for an Independent Life

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Cristiano Pinheiro, Creative Partner, PUNCH Audio; April Hayes, Filmmaker + Partner, Hello Stranger Productions; Becca Falborn, Executive Producer/Business Development, Lime Studios & Assembly Post; Chris Jordao, Audio Director/Composer, Quiet City; Ian Ruschel, Partner, Iconoclast Brazil; John McKelvey CCO, Mirimar; Mark Chu, Composer, Yessian; Santi Dulce, Director, Primo Content; Toby Treyer Evans, Executive Creative Director, Droga5; Tyson Kuteyi, Music Producer/Partner, Grayson Music

Ad of the Year: Copywriting

GOLD: Apple, Escape From the Office

SILVER: Wealthsimple, Early Adopters

BRONZE: 24 Risas x Segundo - International Film Festival, Not Funny

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Julia Neumann, Chief Creative Officer, Johannes Leonardo; Emily Sander, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R; Gordy Sang, Founder, Quality Meats Creative; Kerry Keenan, Co-Founder, Half Irish; Lori Martin, VP, Group Creative Director, INNOCEAN; Tom Hall, Associate Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy

Ad of the Year: Charity

GOLD: SOS International The Rabbit Hole

SILVER: British Columbia Centre on Substance Use Family

BRONZE: Petro-Canada CareMakers 24 Hours of Care

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Kwame Taylor-Hayford, Co-Founder, Kin; Adam Littke, Director, Camp Lucky; Adrianne McCurrach, EP, Unicorns & Unicorns; Anastasia Khoo, Chief of Staff, Conservation International; Lain Shakespeare, Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship, Mailchimp; Luke Colson, Executive producer & head of creative partnerships, Untold Stories; Oriel Davis-Lyons, CCO, Mother NY; Rich Pring, Co Founder & EP, Reverie Content; Sylvia Zakhary, Founder, MAMAG Group.

Above: The pre-ceremony drinks reception on the rooftop of the NeueHouse Hollywood.

Ad of the Year: VFX

GOLD: Apple, Share the Joy

SILVER: The Callisto Protocol, Rise, Dead Man Trailer

JOINT BRONZE: eBay, Everyone Deserves Real

JOINT BRONZE: Kia, Robo Dog

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Caitlin Grady, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Cutters; Alison Gordon, Editor/Partner, Outsider Editorial; Ben Kwok, Lead compositor and VFX Supervisor , Blacksmith VFX; Idalia Deshon, Executive Producer, Cosmo Street; Jessie Amadio, CG Supervisor, Carbon; Joanna Manning, Senior Executive Producer, Whitehouse Post; Josh Eggleston, Managing Director, 11 Dollar Bill Post & Design; Michelle Eskin, Managing Partner, Cut+Run; Morten Vinther, Creative Director; Sharon Campos, EP, Plural Hub

Ad of the Year: Direction [up to and including 60-seconds]

GOLD: Mattress Firm Spiral in the Diner

SILVER: Toyota Brothers

BRONZE: Apple Chase

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Anh-Thu Le, Executive Director of Production, TBWA\Chiat\Day; Ali Brown, President, PRETTYBIRD; Brian Carmody, Co-Founder, Smuggler; Cam Boyd, Co-ECD, John St.; Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Founding Partner, Park Pictures; James Cunningham, Co-Founder, Object & Animal; Jim Bouvet, SVP Head of Commercials, Radical Media; Mah Ferraz, Editor, Cut+Run; Mark Zibert, Director, Scouts Honour; Nadia Hallgren, Director of Photography; Nancy Hacohen, Managing Director, Tool of North America; Robert Herman, Founder, Ruffian

Ad of the Year: Direction [61-seconds to three-minutes inc]

GOLD: Apple The Greatest

SILVER: Apple Share the Joy

BRONZE: Wealthsimple Early Adopters

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Anh-Thu Le, Executive Director of Production, TBWA\Chiat\Day; Ali Brown, President, PRETTYBIRD; Brian Carmody, Co-Founder, Smuggler; Cam Boyd, Co-ECD, John St.; Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Founding Partner, Park Pictures; James Cunningham, Co-Founder, Object & Animal; Jim Bouvet, SVP Head of Commercials, Radical Media; Mah Ferraz, Editor, Cut+Run; Mark Zibert, Director, Scouts Honour; Nadia Hallgren, Director of Photography; Nancy Hacohen, Managing Director, Tool of North America; Robert Herman, Founder, Ruffian

Ad of the Year: Direction [above three minutes]

GOLD: Apple Escape From the Office

SILVER: WhatsApp Naija Odyssey ft. Giannis Antetokounmpo

BRONZE: Yo Quiero Yo Puedo, I'm a Criminal

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Anh-Thu Le, Executive Director of Production, TBWA\Chiat\Day; Ali Brown, President, PRETTYBIRD; Brian Carmody, Co-Founder, Smuggler; Cam Boyd, Co-ECD, John St.; Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Founding Partner, Park Pictures; James Cunningham, Co-Founder, Object & Animal; Jim Bouvet, SVP Head of Commercials, Radical Media; Mah Ferraz, Editor, Cut+Run; Mark Zibert, Director, Scouts Honour; Nadia Hallgren, Director of Photography; Nancy Hacohen, Managing Director, Tool of North America; Robert Herman, Founder, Ruffian

Ad of the Year: Animation [2D]

GOLD: Eminem & Snoop Dogg From The D 2 The LBC

SILVER: Riot Games VALORANT Game Changers Championship

BRONZE: Doodles NFT Trailer

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Justin Booth-Clibborn, Chief Executive Producer, Psyop; Dalmiro Buigues, Creative Director & Art Director, Buda; Dotti Sinnott, Managing Director / Executive Producer, Golden Wolf; Fernanda Soma, Senior Executive Producer, Le Cube; Hana Shimizu, Managing Partner, Hornet; Justin Cone, Director of Communications Strategy, BUCK; Kirsten Noll, Managing Executive Producer, Scholar; Patricia Claire, Founder, Free Agents

Above: Dean Mucetti & Rhythm Real were the on-stage band at this year's shots Awards The Americas.

Ad of the Year: Animation [3D]

GOLD: Kroger Today's Holiday Moments are Tomorrow's Memories

SILVER: Chick-fil-A The Snow Globe

BRONZE: IGA The Meatloaf

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Justin Booth-Clibborn, Chief Executive Producer, Psyop; Dalmiro Buigues, Creative Director & Art Director, Buda; Dotti Sinnott, Managing Director / Executive Producer, Golden Wolf; Fernanda Soma, Senior Executive Producer, Le Cube; Hana Shimizu, Managing Partner, Hornet; Justin Cone, Director of Communications Strategy, BUCK; Kirsten Noll, Managing Executive Producer, Scholar; Patricia Claire, Founder, Free Agents

Ad of the Year: Cinematography [up to and inc. two minutes]

GOLD: Apple Data Auction

SILVER: Toyota Brothers

BRONZE: FDA Said Every Smoker Ever

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Camila Zapiola, Director, ArgentinaCine/Stink; Federico Cantini, Cinematographer; Igor Jadue Lillo, Cinematographer; Javier Julia, Cinematographer & Film Editor; Kenji Katori, Director of photography; Rocio Crudo, Director; Sebastian Cantillo, Director of Photography

Ad of the Year: Cinematography [above two minutes]

GOLD: Apple Escape From the Office

SILVER: Yo Quiero Yo Puedo, I'm a Criminal

BRONZE: Movistar Shout

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Camila Zapiola, Director, ArgentinaCine/Stink; Federico Cantini, Cinematographer; Igor Jadue Lillo, Cinematographer; Javier Julia, Cinematographer & Film Editor; Kenji Katori, Director of photography; Rocio Crudo, Director; Sebastian Cantillo, Director of Photography

Music Video of the Year

GOLD: Residente ft. Ibeyi, This is Not America

SILVER: Robert Glasper ft. Killer Mike, BJ the Chicago Kid and Big K.R.I.T, Black Superhero

BRONZE: Harry Styles, Music for a Sushi Restaurant

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Mel Jones, Co-Founder, Invisible Collective; Brandon Porter, Editor / Partner, Nomad; Gavin Lester, Partner / CCO, Zambezi; Jose Arnal, CEO, La Doble Argentina; Kevin Kloecker, VP, Creative & Content Development, Capitol Records; Kim Dellara, Senior Executive Producer, Caviar; Kristen Bedard-Johnson, EP/Partner, Sanctuary Content; Roxanne Artesona, Founder, roxanneandco; Tricia Hoover, VP, Executive Producer, Martin

Ad of the Year: Concept Up to and including two minutes

GOLD: Apple, Data Auction

SILVER: Snickers, Unfiltered

BRONZE: American Red Cross, A Bloody Nightmare

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Julia Neumann, Chief Creative Officer, Johannes Leonardo; Emily Sander, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R; Gordy Sang, Founder, Quality Meats Creative; Kerry Keenan, Co-Founder, Half Irish; Lori Martin, VP, Group Creative Director, INNOCEAN; Tom Hall, Associate Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy

Above: It was a sold-out audience at the NeueHouse Hollywood.

Ad of the Year: Concept Above two minutes

GOLD: Wealthsimple, Early Adopters

SILVER: Apple, Escape From the Office

BRONZE: Upwork, This is How We Work Now

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Julia Neumann, Chief Creative Officer, Johannes Leonardo; Emily Sander, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R; Gordy Sang, Founder, Quality Meats Creative; Kerry Keenan, Co-Founder, Half Irish; Lori Martin, VP, Group Creative Director, INNOCEAN; Tom Hall, Associate Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy

Ad of the Year: Editing Up to and including two minutes

GOLD: Apple, Hard Knocks

SILVER: Apple, Share the Joy

BRONZE: Levi’s, Buy Better, Wear Longer

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Caitlin Grady, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Cutters; Alison Gordon, Editor/Partner, Outsider Editorial; Ben Kwok, Lead compositor and VFX Supervisor , Blacksmith VFX; Idalia Deshon, Executive Producer, Cosmo Street; Jessie Amadio, CG Supervisor, Carbon; Joanna Manning, Senior Executive Producer, Whitehouse Post; Josh Eggleston, Managing Director, 11 Dollar Bill Post & Design; Michelle Eskin, Managing Partner, Cut+Run; Morten Vinther, Creative Director; Sharon Campos, EP, Plural Hub

Ad of the Year: Editing Above two minutes

GOLD: Royal Ontario Museum, Immortal

SILVER: Movistar, Shout

BRONZE: Apple, Escape From the Office

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Caitlin Grady, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Cutters; Alison Gordon, Editor/Partner, Outsider Editorial; Ben Kwok, Lead compositor and VFX Supervisor , Blacksmith VFX; Idalia Deshon, Executive Producer, Cosmo Street; Jessie Amadio, CG Supervisor, Carbon; Joanna Manning, Senior Executive Producer, Whitehouse Post; Josh Eggleston, Managing Director, 11 Dollar Bill Post & Design; Michelle Eskin, Managing Partner, Cut+Run; Morten Vinther, Creative Director; Sharon Campos, EP, Plural Hub

Ad of the Year: Use of Music

JOINT GOLD: Fridays For Future US I Love You, California

JOINT GOLD: Movistar Shout

SILVER: Budweiser Yours to Take

BRONZE: Instacart The World is Your Cart

Click here to view the shortlisted & winning work.

Jury

[HEAD JUDGE]: Cristiano Pinheiro, Creative Partner, PUNCH Audio; April Hayes, Filmmaker + Partner, Hello Stranger Productions; Becca Falborn, Executive Producer/Business Development, Lime Studios & Assembly Post; Chris Jordao, Audio Director/Composer, Quiet City; Ian Ruschel, Partner, Iconoclast Brazil; John McKelvey CCO, Mirimar; Mark Chu, Composer, Yessian; Santi Dulce, Director, Primo Content; Toby Treyer Evans, Executive Creative Director, Droga5; Tyson Kuteyi, Music Producer/Partner, Grayson Music

Ad of the Year: Production and Styling

GOLD: OKX, What is OKX?

SILVER: Absolut, The World of Absolut Cocktails

BRONZE: Movistar, Shout

Click here to view this category's shortlisted & winning work.

Jury:

[HEAD JUDGE] Benoit Ollive, Art Associate Creative Director, Anomaly; Edward Flores, Founder, Elevator Casting; Jeremy Reed, Production Designer; Louise Mason, Casting Director, Mark Summers Casting; Natasha Newman Thomas, Costume Designer; Ryan Bernstein, Founder, RMB; Vincent Lin, Director, Valiant Pictures