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Creative Circle winners

FrameThrower's visual library has 438 commercials that won at Creative Circle (1990–2026), cut shot by shot, with full credits. Brands include Nike, Channel 4, McDonald's and Amazon, with directors such as Jeff Low, Sam Brown and Kim Gehrig.

438
Commercials in our library
1990–2026
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01 · Featured

The latest Creative Circle top prize

Video: Blink on Vimeo

Cannes Lions Grand Prix 2015

John Lewis “Monty's Christmas” 2015

A boy's imaginary penguin friend, Monty, longs for a companion, leading the boy on a quest to find Monty true love for Christmas.

Directed by Dougal Wilson · adam&eve\TBWA · Blink

See the spot →

02 · Directors

Most awarded directors at Creative Circle

Who made the work, and how much of it won awards. From the credits on every spot.

03 · Clients

Brands that won at Creative Circle

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • Nike2020–2026

    9 commercials · 9 award-winning

  • Channel 42014–2026

    7 commercials · 7 award-winning

  • McDonald's2016–2025

    7 commercials · 7 award-winning

  • Amazon2019–2023

    7 commercials · 7 award-winning

  • Itv2020–2023

    7 commercials · 7 award-winning

  • Samsung2016–2022

    7 commercials · 7 award-winning

  • John Lewis2015–2026

    6 commercials · 6 award-winning

  • Bbc2020–2026

    6 commercials · 6 award-winning

  • BBC Sport2018–2025

    5 commercials · 5 award-winning

  • Ikea2014–2022

    5 commercials · 5 award-winning

  • Honda2004–2016

    4 commercials · 4 award-winning

  • Audi2015–2026

    4 commercials · 4 award-winning

Also: Just Eat, Sainsbury's, Squarespace, Meta, Tesco, Waitrose, Carlsberg, Vodafone, Coca-Cola, Cadbury, Shelter, Kwiff

04 · Works with

Who makes them

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

05 · By year

Creative Circle winners, year by year

The commercials in our library that won, most awarded first.

202666 winning commercials in the library

202570 winning commercials in the library

202367 winning commercials in the library

202278 winning commercials in the library

202140 winning commercials in the library

202036 winning commercials in the library

201821 winning commercials in the library

201623 winning commercials in the library

  • Rekorderlig "Silver Skaters" (2016) commercial still© RekorderligRekorderlig “Silver Skaters” 2016Dir. Andreas Nilsson · Saatchi & Saatchi XCreative Circle Silver FILM CRAFT - Best Original Music 2016
  • Audi "Birth" (2015) commercial still© AudiAudi “Birth” 2015Dir. Andrew Proctor · BBHCreative Circle Silver FILM CRAFT - Best Animation 2016
  • SSE "Pier" (2016) commercial still© SSESSE “Pier” 2016Dir. Frédéric Planchon · adam&eve\TBWACreative Circle Bronze FILM CRAFT - Best Animation 2016
  • Sony "TKO" (2016) commercial still© SonySony “TKO” 2016Dir. Greg Hackett · Stink DigitalCreative Circle Bronze FILM CRAFT - Best Editing 2016
  • Barclays "Kent's Christmas Story" (2015) commercial still© BarclaysBarclays “Kent's Christmas Story” 2015Dir. Fred & Nick · BBHCreative Circle Silver FILM CRAFT - Best Casting 2016
  • Currys PC World "Spare The Act Nespresso" (2016) commercial still© Currys PC WorldCurrys PC World “Spare The Act Nespresso” 2016Dir. David Shane · AMV BBDOCreative Circle Silver FILM - Best TV 60secs and over 2016

201522 winning commercials in the library

20147 winning commercials in the library

06 · Work

Commercials by Creative Circle

Our visual library has 438 Creative Circle commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded; open the library for every one.

Per year · gold = award-winning

1990
1995
2015
2020
2025

Latest

BBC “Trails Will Blaze” (2026)© BBCBBC “Trails Will Blaze” 2026Clio Awards Grand Prix 2026
Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026)© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” 2026D&AD Yellow Pencil 2026
Claude “A Time and a Place” (2026)© ClaudeClaude “A Time and a Place” 2026D&AD Yellow Pencil 2026
Away “Travel Changed Me” (2026)© AwayAway “Travel Changed Me” 2026British Arrows Gold 2026

Most awarded

07 · For producers

What producers use Creative Circle's page for

  1. 01Directors who win at Creative Circle

    For a brief that has to win, you want directors whose work already has.

    Jeff Low, Sam Brown, Kim Gehrig and more, each with every spot, credits and awards, to shortlist from.

    Jeff Low© ClaudeSam Brown© Sainsbury'sKim Gehrig© LibresseSteve Rogers© Squarespace
    Jeff Low · Sam Brown · Kim Gehrig

  2. 02Study what wins at Creative Circle

    You want to see how winning work is built, shot by shot, not just read the case.

    All 438 commercials, cut shot by shot: search them by describing the shot and pull the frame or clip, with who made it.

    John Lewis “Monty's Christmas”© John LewisHarvey Nichols “Sorry, I Spent It on Myself”© Harvey NicholsHonda “Grrr”© HondaVolvo “Twister”© Volvo
    438 commercials

08 · Questions

About Creative Circle

Which commercials won the top prize at Creative Circle?+

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Which directors win most at Creative Circle?+

Jeff Low (16 spots, 16 award-winning), Sam Brown (9 spots, 9 award-winning), Kim Gehrig (8 spots, 8 award-winning), Steve Rogers (8 spots, 8 award-winning), Andreas Nilsson (7 spots, 7 award-winning) and thirtytwo (6 spots, 6 award-winning).

Which agencies win most at Creative Circle?+

Wieden+Kennedy (26), Droga5 (21), BBH (20), Mother (20), AMV BBDO (17) and adam&eve\TBWA (17).

Which production companies make Creative Circle-winning commercials?+

Biscuit Filmworks (32), Academy (22), MJZ (19), Smuggler (17), Somesuch (17) and Riff Raff Films (14).

09 · Discover

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