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Good Oil

Good Oil is a commercial production company. in Sydney, Australia. FrameThrower's visual library has 333 Good Oil commercials (2003–2026), cut shot by shot, 11 of them award-winning, for clients including Budget Direct, Toyota, Holden and VISA, directed by Hamish Rothwell, Joel Kefali and Dave Wood among others.

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333
Commercials in our library
11
Award-winning
2003–2026
Active
Sydney
Based in
3
Offices

01 · Featured

Good Oil's most awarded commercial

Skinny “Friendvertising” (2022), still© SkinnySkinny “Friendvertising” (2022), frame 2© SkinnySkinny “Friendvertising” (2022), frame 3© SkinnySkinny “Friendvertising” (2022), frame 4© SkinnySkinny “Friendvertising” (2022), frame 5© SkinnySkinny “Friendvertising” (2022), frame 6© Skinny

Effie Awards Grand Prix 2022

Skinny “Friendvertising” 2022

A young woman explains the benefits of Skinny mobile and broadband, emphasizing customer satisfaction through various playful scenarios.

Directed by Dave Wood · Colenso BBDO · Good Oil

Also watch

Video: Budget Direct on YouTube

Budget Direct “Captain Risky” 2015 →The One Show Silver 2015

02 · Directors

Notable directors at Good Oil

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

03 · Clients

Good Oil's clients

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

  • Budget Direct2015–2026

    15 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Toyota2022–2024

    6 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Holden2015–2019

    2 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • VISA2003–2014

    2 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Honda Australia2015

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Waka Kotahi – NZ Transport Agency2021

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Spark New Zealand2014

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Panasonic2010

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • NZTA2021

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Skinny2022

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Selleys2011

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Aldi2023–2025

    10 commercials

Also: The ICONIC, Volkswagen, McDonald’s, Westpac, Hyundai, betr, Lexus, AA Insurance, Uber, ALDI Australia, Optus, ANZ

04 · Works with

Who Good Oil works with

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

05 · Awards

Good Oil's awards

Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.

  • 3

    The One Show

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  • 2

    London International Awards

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  • 1

    Spikes Asia

    .

  • 1

    Clio Awards

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  • 1

    Ciclope

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  • 1

    AdFest

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  • 1

    shots Awards

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  • 1

    Effie Awards

    1 top prize

Top award-winning spots

Company honours

06 · Work

Commercials by Good Oil

Our visual library has 333 Good Oil commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded; open the library for every one.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2010
2015
2020
2025

Latest

NHS “Be There” (2026)© NHSNHS “Be There” 2026
Budget Direct “Portal to the future” (2026)© Budget DirectBudget Direct “Portal to the future” 2026
Dine “Face Time” (2026)© DineDine “Face Time” 2026
The Warehouse Group “The Warehouse - This is Warehouse Country” (2026)© The Warehouse GroupThe Warehouse Group “The Warehouse - This is Warehouse Country” 2026
Square “Remember To Smile” (2026)© SquareSquare “Remember To Smile” 2026

Most awarded

07 · For producers

What producers use Good Oil's page for

  1. 01Who directs for Good Oil

    Rosters change and websites go stale. You need who actually shot their spots.

    Every director behind Good Oil's 333 commercials, with the agencies and awards.

    Skinny “Friendvertising”© SkinnyBudget Direct “Captain Risky”© Budget DirectSelleys “3 in 1”© SelleysToyota “Breaking Point”© Toyota
    Hamish Rothwell · Dave Wood · Joel Kefali
  2. 02Benchmark a production company

    Comparing companies means hunting through reels, trade press and award sites.

    Good Oil's work by year, brand and award in one place, and the companies with a similar body of work.

    Smuggler© VanishMJZ© Old SpiceBiscuit Filmworks© AnthropicStink© Ubisoft
    Similar: Smuggler, MJZ, Biscuit Filmworks

08 · Questions

About Good Oil

What commercials has Good Oil made?+

333 in the library, 2003–2026, including Skinny “Friendvertising”, Budget Direct “Captain Risky”, Selleys “3 in 1” and Toyota “Breaking Point”.

Which agencies has Good Oil worked with?+

BMF (31), DDB Aotearoa (21), 303 (16), Droga5 Anz, Part of Accenture Song (14) and Special (14).

Which directors are behind Good Oil's commercials?+

Hamish Rothwell (40), Dave Wood (26), Joel Kefali (23), Adam Gunser (18), Tom Campbell (16) and Adam Stevens (14).

What awards has Good Oil's work won?+

11 award-winning spots, including Effie Awards Grand Prix 2022 for Skinny “Friendvertising”, The One Show Silver 2015 for Budget Direct “Captain Risky” and The One Show Silver 2011 for Selleys “3 in 1”.

Where is Good Oil based?+

Sydney, Australia, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland.

Who are Good Oil's clients?+

In the library: Budget Direct (15 commercials, 2015–2026), Toyota (6 commercials, 2022–2024), Holden (2 commercials, 2015–2019), VISA (2 commercials, 2003–2014), Honda Australia (1 commercials, 2015–2015) and Waka Kotahi – NZ Transport Agency (1 commercials, 2021–2021).

09 · Discover

Other production companies with similar work

Not connected to Good Oil: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.