Winners announced for shots Awards Asia Pacific 2023

Today we can announce that the jury has completed its judging and the winners for the shots Awards Asia Pacific 2023 can be announced.

Across 19 categories there were  22 gold, 21 silver and 21 bronze trophies given out to the deserving winners.

You can watch all of the winning and shortlisted work on our dedicated Slate page, by clicking here.

The winning work was chosen by a cross-section of directors, creatives, producers and company leads from across the Asia Pacific region who cast a discerning, creative eye over the entered work to land on the gold, silver and bronze winners for 2023. A full list of this year's jury can be found here. 

Ad of the Year: Casting

GOLD: Waka Kotahi, Through My Eyes

SILVER: Partners Life, The Last Performance

BRONZE: UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty

Amaysim, Go on, Feel Amaysim

Ampol, Engine Whisperer

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

McDonald's, Middle Child

Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmanian Queer Woodchop Championships

Rexona, Not Done Yet

Spotify, 2022 Q2 Brand Campaign (Project Tiger) 

Stella Insurance, It Takes Boobs

Virgin Australia, Bring on Wonderful

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Ad of the Year: Sound Design

GOLD: BMW, The Icon

SILVER [JOINT]: Hyundai, Have You Tried It

SILVER [JOINT]: Leaps by Bayer, Chapter III - Leap Forward

BRONZE: Toyota Corolla, Metalmorphis

Audi, Fireworks on Earth

Cancer Institute, NSW Arrows

Centrum, The Chewables

IG Trading, Where Traders Are Made

NRMA, Duel

NRMA, Runaway

OnePlus, 5G is Larger than Life

YILI, Shining Young

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Ad of the Year: Charity

GOLD: Correct the Internet, Correct the Internet

SILVER [JOINT]: UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty

SILVER [JOINT]: Made By Dyslexia, Square Pegs

BRONZE: Australian Marine Conservation Society, Voice of the Sea

Missing School, Don't You Forget About Me

NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice, Make No Doubt

Women's Legal Service QLD, Women's Legal Service QLD

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Ad of the Year: Copywriting

GOLD: UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty

SILVER: Tourism Australia, G'day

BRONZE: Macpac, Weather Anything

ALDI Australia, Shop ALDI First

ALDI Australia, Special You Can Buy

Destination NSW, Feel

Hunt & Brew, Always Hunting

Hyundai, Have You Tried It

RHB Group, A Clean Start

The Uluru Dialogue, History is Calling

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Ad of the Year: VFX

GOLD: The Government of Tuvalu, The First Digital Nation

SILVER: Hyundai, Have You Tried It

BRONZE: Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

IG Trading, Where Traders Are Made

NAB, Wild World

OnePlus, OnePlus 11R 5G

U GRO Capital, Fund-Island

Worksafe Victoria, It Comes in Many Forms

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

GOLD: Macpac, Weather Anything

SILVER: Waka Kotahi, Through My Eyes

BRONZE: McDonald's, Middle Child

ALDI Australia, Shop ALDI First

NRMA, Duel

IG Trading, Where Traders Are Made

IKEA, Make Space For What You Love / BILLY

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

R.M. Williams, The Young Man Who Lived in His Boots

Vodafone, The Smart Network

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

GOLD: UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty

SILVER [JOINT]: Destination NSW, Feel

SILVER [JOINT]: Missing School, Don’t You Forget About Me

BRONZE: Hyundai, Have You Tried It

Ampol, Engine Whisperer

Catch.com.au, Because

Powershop, It's a Power Shop

Realestate.co.nz, The Milky Way

The Royal Australian Navy, Live a Story Worth Telling

Toyota Corolla, Metalmorphis

Toyota, The Visitor

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Ad of the Year: Direction [Above three minutes]

GOLD: Apple, Those That Follow

SILVER: Tourism Australia, G'Day

BRONZE: Nike, Welcome to Nike Juku

Camilla and Marc, Ovaries, Talk About Them

Michael Hill Jeweller, The Jewellers

NEC, C’est La Vie

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Ad of the Year: Cinematography [Up to and including two minutes]

GOLD: Hyundai, Have You Tried It

SILVER: Vodafone, The Smart Network

BRONZE [JOINT]: UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty

BRONZE [JOINT]: The Royal Australian Navy, Live A Story Worth Telling

BMW, The Icon

Destination NSW, Feel

IG Trading, Where Traders Are Made

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

NRMA, Runaway

R.M. Williams, The Young Man Who Lived in His Boots

Toyota, The Visitor

Waka Kotahi, Through My Eyes

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Ad of the Year: Cinematography [Above two minutes]

GOLD: Apple, Those That Follow

SILVER: Michael Hill Jeweller, The Jewellers

BRONZE: Toyota Corolla, Metalmorphis

Jeep, Legacy

NEC, C’est La Vie

Winter Swim, Easy

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Ad of the Year: Animation [2D]

GOLD: Tiger, Brewed for Your Fire

SILVER: NetEase, Crimson and Winter EP.2 | NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

BRONZE [JOINT]: Tencent, Legends Live Forever

BRONZE [JOINT]: UN Women, Equality: Our Final Frontier

Australian Marine Conservation Society, The Voice of the Sea

Heineken, Refresh Your Music Refresh Your Nights - Manifesto

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

Nike, The Bunny Run

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Ad of the Year: Animation [3D]

GOLD: Tourism Australia, G'Day

SILVER: EA Originals, Tame a World Gone Wild

BRONZE [JOINT]: Coca-Cola, Celebrating Together is Magic

BRONZE [JOINT]: Tencent, Winner Takes All

Belong, Thummit

Disney, The Gift

Lexus, AOC Experience

Subway, Merry Cookiemas

Vivo, Nocturnal Talents

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Music Video of the Year

GOLD: Absolute Purity, Crime Fiction

SILVER: Babitha, Only Fair

BRONZE: The Teskey Brothers, True Life Trilogy

Aquila Young, Every Last Echo

Laura Jean, Too Much to Do

Ruel, I Don't Wanna Be Like You

Winter Swim, Easy

ZNTNDR, Untitled Us

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Ad of the Year: Concept [Up to and inc, two minutes]

GOLD: Partners Life, The Last Performance

SILVER: Correct the Internet, Correct the Internet

BRONZE: Macpac, Weather Anything

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

NRMA, Runaway

Samsung Australia, Flipvertising

Toyota, The Visitor

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Ad of the Year: Concept [above two minutes]

GOLD: Meat & Livestock Australia, Un-Australian

GOLD [JOINT]: The Government of Tuvalu, The First Digital Nation

SILVER: Tourism Australia, G'day

BRONZE: Honest Eggs Co., FitChix

Morisawa Inc. Vaundy×Morisawa Fonts , “OKITEGAMI” Font Specimen Music Video

RHB Group, A Clean Start

RHB Group, Hero

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Ad of the Year: Production and Styling

GOLD: Toyota Corolla, Metalmorphis

SILVER: Michael Hill Jeweller, The Jewellers

BRONZE [JOINT]: BWS, Beauticians Waxing Sailors

BRONZE [JOINT]: P&O Cruises, We Are The Destination

BONDS, Big Icon Energy

Burberry, The Art of Balancing

Department of Community Services, Little Things

Neds, Take It to The Neds Level

Hyundai, Have You Tried It

IG Trading, Where Traders Are Made

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

Powershop, It's a Power Shop

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Ad of the Year: Editing

GOLD [JOINT]: Heaven + Hell  Heaven + Hell

GOLD [JOINT]: Vodafone, The Smart Network

SILVER: TVNZ, Wrong Ride

BRONZE: Waka Kotahi, Through My Eyes

ALDI Australia, You Can't Overcook Christmas

BMW, The Icon

Destination NSW, Feel

Hyundai, Have You Tried It

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

NRMA, Duel

Tiger Beer, Golden Son

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Ad of the Year: Use of Music

GOLD: NRMA, Duel

SILVER: UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty

BRONZE: Missing School, Don’t You Forget About Me

BMW, The Icon

BONDS, Big Icon Energy

Daihatsu, Tsutsu Uraura

Kathmandu, Summer Never Sleeps

Michael Hill Jeweller, The Jewellers

Optus, The Violinist 

Reliance Jewels, Rannkaar

Reliance Jewels, Mahalaya

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New Director of the Year

GOLD [JOINT]: Yuriko Minami, Field Management Expand

GOLD [JOINT]: Zika Liu, Hamlet

SILVER: Lex Hodge, FINCH

BRONZE: Victoria Singh-Thompson, Revolver

Michael Gupta, Photoplay

Raghav Rampal, Entropico

Mick Soiza

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Editing House of the Year

GOLD: ARC Edit

SILVER: The Editors

BRONZE: Atticus

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Editor of the Year

GOLD: Andrew Holmes, Heckler

SILVER: Delaney Murphy

BRONZE: Jo Scott, Arc Edit

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Audio Company of the Year

GOLD: Rumble Studios

SILVER:  SongZu 

BRONZE: Squeaky E Clean Studios

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VFX Company of the Year

GOLD: Atticus

SILVER: The Editors

BRONZE: Heckler

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Agency of the Year

GOLD: The Monkeys, Australia - part of Accenture Song

SILVER: BMF, Australia

BRONZE: DDB Aotearoa

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Production Company of the Year

GOLD: FINCH, Australia

SILVER: Scoundrel, Australia

BRONZE: FINCH, New Zealand

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