2025 AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS
The American Advertising Awards - Atlanta are the industry’s largest and most prestigious competition, celebrating creative excellence in all forms of advertising. This year’s event will take place on February 26th at the fabulous Fox Theatre, a theatre that symbolizes Atlanta’s dual legacy of traditional productions and emerging media.
With over 300 professionals expected to attend, this awards program is the perfect stage to spotlight your brand while supporting Atlanta’s creative heartbeat.
View the List of 2025 Winners Here!
*Stay tuned for the official Winner's Book.
ABOUT THE ADVERTISING AWARDS COMPETITION
The American Advertising Awards® (AAA) Show is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting over 40,000 entries every year in local chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) competitions. The mission of the AAA competition is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising.
Conducted annually by the AAF, the local American Advertising Awards is the first of a three-tier, national competition. Concurrently, all across the country, local entrants vie to win an AAA – recognition as the very best in their markets. At the second tier, local AAA winners compete against winners from other local clubs in one of 15 district competitions. District AAA winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national stage level. Entry in your local AAF chapter competition is the first step toward winning a national AAA.
Entering the American Advertising Awards supports the entire advertising industry, because the AAF and its local and district affiliates use the proceeds to enhance advertising through programs such as public service, internships, advocacy groups, advertising education, and consumer awareness.
How Do I Win An ADDY Award?
Judging: An unbiased panel of nationally recognized judges evaluates the winning work through an online-based, blind scoring system.
A GOLD ADDY award recognizes the highest level of creative excellence and is considered superior to all other entries in the category.
Entries also considered outstanding and worthy of recognition receive a SILVER ADDY award. The judges determine the number of awards given in each category based on the relative quality of work in that category on a 100-point scoring system.
Entries scoring 80/100 points or higher will receive an award.
Note: Effective 2024, BRONZE awards will no longer be given in accordance with our national chapter's bylaws.
In addition, if no entrant in any category scores high enough to win an award (silver or gold), the category will not be featured in the awards program. AAC will notify winners of their awards but will not disclose what was won until the awards program.
MEET THIS YEAR'S JUDGES
LAST YEAR'S WORK
Take a look at the work that won 2024 ADDYs!
During the awards show, we gave you a glimpse of the past year’s award-winning work. Now’s your chance to dive in — or take a screenshot of your name in the book to share with your friends.
VIEW ATLANTA'S 2024 AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS WINNER'S BOOK
And see photos from the night HERE.