shots Awards The Americas 2024 shortlists announced

With the first round of judging for shots Awards The Americas concluded, the votes have now been now counted up on our ad-powered abacuses and we can reveal the shortlists to an awaiting adland.

With a record-breaking number of outstanding entries from agencies, production houses and visual effects and editing shops across both North and South America, the shortlists showcase the wonderful creativity North and South America has to offer.

Explore the full shortlist here.

The final decisions for the top three positions are being made at this moment, setting the stage for prestigious Gold, Silver, and Bronze awardees.

Want to know what makes it to the top of the shots? Join us at this year's ceremony, taking place on May 2nd at NeueHouse in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Congratulations to all of our shortlisted companies and individuals.

For more information about the Awards ceremony, including how to secure tickets, click here.

Ad of the Year: Animation (2D)

Cheese Heads, We Are All Cheese Heads
Moonbirds, Rise Of The Mythics
Nike, Let It Rip
Rover, To My Hooman
Tractor Beverage Co., Escape The Ordinary
Walmart, Welcome To Grinch's Walmart

View the Animation (2D) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Animation (3D)

Air Canada, Once Upon A Tree
Apple, Fuzzy Feelings
Bethesda Softworks, Starfield - Wild Imagination
IGA, Mr. Beaver's Yule Log
Kroger, Cuisine Exchange
LG, Better Choices Make A Better World
Montefiore Einstein, Solo's Holiday Story: There's Magic In All Of Us
NBA, The Gift Of Game
Plenty, Growing Clean
Progressive Insurance, Dream
Simply, Say Yes To Simple
Vizio, Watch Us Racoons
ZeniMax, The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road

View the Animation (3D) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Casting

adidas, Samba
adidas, Superstar
Apple, The Waiting Room
Apple, The Underdogs: Swiped Mac | Apple At Work
Booking.com, Tina Fey Books Whoever She Wants To Be
Coinbase, Break The Cycle
EOS, Second First Kiss
Kayak, Scarecrow
Montefiore Einstein, Solo's Holiday Story: There's Magic In All Of Us
Tecovas, How She Rolls
The Harris Project, You Don't Know The Half Of It
Tienda Inglesa, The Time Machine

View the Casting work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Charity

AFSP, Talk Away The Dark
ChildFund International, Monster
CoorDown, Ridiculous Excuses Not To Be Inclusive
Courageous Conversations, America Erased
Egale Canada, Help Us Remain
Fundación Peruana de Cáncer, Cancer Before Cancer
Monica Lewinsky + Associated Anti-Bullying Charities, Stand Up To Yourself
The Harris Project, You Don't Know The Half Of It
The Trevor Project, Learn With Love
White Ribbon, Short Life Stories

View the Charity work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Cinematography (Up to and including two minutes)

adidas, Gazelle
adidas, Samba
adidas, Superstar
Nissan, Running Box
Riyadh Season, Battle Of The Baddest
Squarespace, Hello Down There
Squarespace, The Singularity
Tinder, Going All The Way
Verizon, Can't B Broken

View the Cinematography (Up to and including two minutes) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Cinematography (Above two minutes)

Fundación Peruana de Cáncer, Cancer Before Cancer
Leica, Limitless
Montefiore Einstein, Solo's Holiday Story: There's Magic In All Of Us
Sidral Mundet, Estamos
Tienda Inglesa, The Time Machine
Volkswagen, An American Love Story

View the Cinematography (Above two minutes) work & credits here.

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

adidas, Superstar
Apple, The Waiting Room
Apple TV+, Call Me With Timothée Chalamet
Coinbase, Break The Cycle
DoorDash, Bouquet
Google, Javier In Frame
Instituto Rede Brasil do Pacto Global, Carl Sagan's Message
Native, Return
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV, Migration
Nike, Victory
Squarespace, Hello Down There
Squarespace, The Singularity
Tubi, Rabbit Hole
Volkswagen, No Going Back

View the Concept (Up to and including two minutes) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Concept (Above two minutes)

Apple, The Underdogs: Swiped Mac | Apple At Work
Booking.com, Tina Fey Books Whoever She Wants To Be
e.l.f. Cosmetics, Cosmetic Criminals
GEICO, Legend Of The Lizard - The Full Never-Before-Seen Story Of The GEICO Gecko
IKEA, The Troll
Squarespace, Marty & Francesca Make A Website
The Harris Project, You Don't Know The Half Of It

View the Concept (Above two minutes) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Copywriting

Apple, The Waiting Room
Apple TV+, Call Me With Timothée Chalamet
Booking.com, Tina Fey Books Whoever She Wants To Be
Coinbase, Break The Cycle
Squarespace, Marty & Francesca Make A Website
Squarespace, Backstage With Adam Driver
Squarespace, The Singularity
Uber Eats, Don't Forget Uber Eats

View the Copywriting work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Direction (Up to and including 60-seconds)

adidas, The Original Impossible
Coinbase, Break The Cycle
Etsy, Thank You France
Expedia, Two Step
Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, #StandUpToJewishHate: Tony
Hilton, For The Fans
Kayak, Scarecrow
Levi's, One Fair Exchange in the Greatest Story Ever Worn
Netflix and General Motors, EVs On Screen
New York Lottery, Hands
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV, Migration
Ocean Spray, Power Your Party
PUMA x Noah, Winning Streak
Tubi, Rabbit Hole

View the Direction (Up to and including 60-seconds) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Direction (From 61-seconds to three-minutes inc)

adidas, Gazelle
adidas, Samba
adidas, Superstar
AFSP, Talk Away The Dark
Apple, The Waiting Room
Apple TV+, Call Me With Timothée Chalamet
CeraVe, Michael CeraVe
Courageous Conversations, America Erased
IKEA, The Troll
Levi's, Precious Cargo
Squarespace, Backstage With Adam Driver
Squarespace, Hello Down There
Tangerine, Jumping Through Hoops
Volkswagen, An American Love Story

View the Direction (From 61-seconds to three-minutes inc) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Direction (Above three minutes)

ANA, Theo's Story
Apple, Fuzzy Feelings
Apple, The Underdogs: Swiped Mac | Apple At Work
BMW, The Calm
Fundación Peruana de Cáncer, Cancer Before Cancer
GEICO, Legend Of The Lizard - The Full Never-Before-Seen Story Of The GEICO Gecko
Leica, Limitless
Montefiore Einstein, Solo's Holiday Story: There's Magic In All Of Us
Polo Ralph Lauren, Artist In Residence: Polo Ralph Lauren x Naiomi Glasses
Squarespace, Marty & Francesca Make A Website
The Harris Project, You Don't Know The Half Of It
Tienda Inglesa, The Time Machine

View the Direction (Above three minutes) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Editing (Up to and including 60-seconds)

Apple, Sleep Serious
Apple, Every Screen
AT&T, Sound Of Silence
AT&T, Connect To Change
Expedia, Never Give Up On Going - Wisdom & Obi
Levi's, One Fair Exchange In The Greatest Story Ever Worn
lululemon, Men We've Got Pants
Mercedes, Electrokinetic
Nike, Only Basketball
Nike, Play With Gratitude
Stella Artois, The Life Artois
StockX, This Is Love

View the Editing (Up to and including 60-seconds) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Editing (From 61-seconds to three-minutes inc)

adidas, Gazelle
adidas, Samba
Apple, The Waiting Room
Bud Light, Easy Night Out
Chevrolet, Go Beyond: An Overland Film
Delta Airlines, The World Is Your Kaleidoscope
Dragon Beer, Start Enjoying
Expedia, Anderson .Paak (And A Big Jam Of Local Legends) In New Orleans
HP, The Plan
IKEA, The Troll
Kruger Products, Love Is Messy
Nike, What The Football
Olympic Games, Olympics - All The Shine
Squarespace, Backstage With Adam Driver
Volkswagen, An American Love Story

View the Editing (From 61-seconds to three-minutes inc) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Editing (Above three minutes)

Apple, Another Birthday
Apple, Fuzzy Feelings
Apple, The Underdogs: Swiped Mac | Apple At Work
Egale Canada, Help Us Remain
Google, 25 Years In Search
Montefiore Einstein, Solo's Holiday Story: There's Magic In All Of Us
The Harris Project, You Don't Know The Half Of It

View the Editing (Above three minutes) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Production Design

Apple, The Underdogs: Swiped Mac | Apple At Work
Booking.com, Tina Fey Books Whoever She Wants To Be
Heinz, It Has To Be Heinz
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Wise Moves
IKEA, The Troll
Instituto Rede Brasil do Pacto Global, Carl Sagan's Message
Montefiore Einstein, Solo's Holiday Story: There's Magic In All Of Us
Mountain Dew, Your Soul Needs Dew
Tangerine, Jumping Through Hoops
Tienda Inglesa, The Time Machine
USPS, Built For The Holidays
Verizon, Can't B Broken

View the Production Design work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Sound Design

Apple, The Underdogs: Swiped Mac | Apple At Work
Chevrolet, Go Beyond: An Overland Film
F1 Red Bull Racing, F1 Car Inside Casino?! | ¡Vamos Vegas!
Riyadh Season, Battle of the Baddest
Sick Kids Foundation, Heal The Future
Under Armour, Protect This House | Anthem

View the Sound Design work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Styling

adidas, Gazelle
adidas, Samba
adidas, Superstar
Hilton, For The Fans
Motorola, Saltare In Giro
Red Baron, The Showdown: Fully Loaded
Tecovas, How She Rolls
Verizon, Can't B Broken

View the Styling work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Use of Music

7-Eleven + Slurpee, Anything Flows
Bud Light, Long Live Party
Don Julio, Por Amor: A Love Letter To Mexico
Fundación Peruana de Cáncer, Cancer Before Cancer
lululemon, Men We've Got Pants
Motorola, Saltare In Giro
Nike, Let It Rip
Sick Kids Foundation, Heal The Future
Squarespace, Designed to Sell
Squarespace, The Singularity
Tangerine, Jumping Through Hoops
Volkswagen, No Going Back

View the Use of Music work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: VFX

Audible, Journey Into The Imagination
Bethesda Softworks, Starfield - Wild Imagination
Bud Light, Easy Night Out
Buffalo Wild Wings, A Wild Winged Buffalo Walks Into A Bar
Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Ultimate
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Wise Moves
Pepsi x Regal Cinema, Hungry Kraken
Smirnoff, We Do Atomic
Squarespace, Hello Down There
Stella Artois, Let's Do Dinner
Tinder, Going All The Way
Vizio, Watch Us Racoons
XBox, Wake Up and Dream

View the VFX work & credits here.

Music Video of the Year

Alaskan Tapes, Of Woods And Seas
Bad Bunny, Where She Goes
Harry Styles, Satellite
ill peach, HUSH
Imagine Dragons, Children Of The Sky
Jacques, Absolve
Janelle Monáe, Lipstick Lover
Little Simz, Gorilla
METTE, Mama's Eyes
Paris Texas, BULLET MAN
TeeF, Millenium Earl Too Again

View the Music Video of the Year work & credits here.

New Director of the Year

Aus Taylor
Henry DaCosta
Ilanna Barkusky
Nicolas Gordon, Furlined
Oleksandr Herasymenko
Steven Tralongo