Gold again for TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Joburg

Net#work BBDO Johannesburg continued with its winning streak, with Ogilvy Johannesburg and Ogilvy Cape Town also walking off with various Lions.

South African Cannes Lions winners

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, was presented with the Media Person of the Year award at the 2009 Cannes Lions.

Now in its second year, the Design Lions attracted 1139 entries, the Cyber Lions received 2205 submissions and entries totalled 5048 in the Press Lions.

The Press jury awarded 71 winners out of a shortlist of 290, while the Design jury awarded 83 winners out of its 159 shortlisted entries and Cyber saw a total of 208 entries shortlisted, with 80 winners awarded.

The Press Grand Prix went to Fred & Farid Paris for its campaign for Wrangler: Dakota 1, Dakota 2, Dakota on Road, Coco White Flare and Coco Crouching. 11 Gold, 23 Silver and 36 Bronze Lions were also given by the jury.

The Design Grand Prix was awarded to McCann Worldgroup Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, with 22 Gold, 22 Silver and 38 Bronze also awarded.

The three Cyber Lions Grands Prix went to CumminsNitro Brisbane for The Best Job in the World, in the Website and Interactive Campaigns category, the Online and Other Interactive Digital Media Grand Prix was awarded to AKQA London for Fiat's Eco:Drive and 42 Entertainment won the Viral Advertising Grand Prix for Why So Serious?, created for The Dark Night Film. A total of 15 Gold, 29 Silver and 33 Bronze were also awarded.

Interactive Agency of the Year was given to Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, US.

During last night's awards ceremony Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft was presented with the Media Person of the Year award.

Also honoured were the winners of the Young Lions Print & Cyber Competitions. Clara Tehrani and Nuno Teixeira took the Gold Print Medal for Portugal, with Antonio di Battista and Massimiliano from Italy taking Gold for their Cyber submission.

Design Lions winners

Press Lions winners

Cyber Lions winners

The winning work from these categories will be available to view online along with their credits at www.canneslions.com from 9am GMT.

Awards ceremonies:

• Monday 22 June: Promo, PR and Direct Lions Award
  
• Tuesday 23 June: Radio, Media and Outdoor Lions Awards and Opening Gala
  
• Wednesday 24 June: Press, Design and Cyber Lions Awards
  
• Saturday 27 June: Film, Titanium and Integrated Lions Awards and Closing Gala

For more:

• Cannes Lions website: www.canneslions.com
  
• Cannes Lions website: full schedule
  
• Cannes Lions on Twitter: @Cannes_Lions
  
• Twitter Search: ”Cannes Lions OR canneslions OR Cannes”
  
• Gisele Wertheim-Aymes on Twitter: @giselewaymes [Wertheim-Aymes, head of media at FNB, is at Cannes and is blogging and tweeting from the festival on behalf of Bizcommunity]
  
• Riaan Wolmarans on Twitter: @riaanw's Cannes Lions tweets [Wolmarans is the former editor of the Mail & Guardian Online and is now senior production editor of all print/online output of Cannes Lions ads awards and related ads festivals]
  
• Adrian Hewlett on Twitter: @AdrianHewlett [MD of the Habari Group]