Awards dates and fees

Your Awards journey starts here

Eligibility period: 8 February 2024 - 10 April 2025
Cannes Lions dates

If you're concerned that you won’t meet the final deadline on 10 April 2025, please get in touch.

Release of Results

  • All entries will be published on The Work at 09:00 CET Sat 14 and Sun 15.
  • All shortlists will appear on The Work at 09:00 CET each morning, as listed below.
  • All Bronze & Silver winners will appear on The Work at 14.30 CET.
  • All winners will appear on The Work after the Awards Show finishes at approximately 22:00 CET.

Track

Award

Shortlists

Awards Ceremony

Classic

Audio & Radio

Sat 14 Jun

Mon 16 Jun

Experience

Brand Experience & Activation

Mon 16 Jun

Thu 19 Jun

Engagement

Creative B2B

Mon 16 Jun

Wed 18 Jun

Experience

Creative Business Transformation

Tue 17 Jun

Thu 19 Jun

Experience

Creative Commerce

Tue 17 Jun

Thu 19 Jun

Engagement

Creative Data

Mon 16 Jun

Wed 18 Jun

Strategy

Creative Effectiveness

Tue 17 Jun

Thu 19 Jun

Strategy

Creative Strategy

Tue 17 Jun

Thu 19 Jun

Craft

Design

Sun 15 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Craft

Digital Craft

Sun 15 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Engagement

Direct

Sun 15 Jun

Wed 18 Jun

Entertainment

Entertainment

Sun 15 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Entertainment

Entertainment Lions For Gaming

Sun 15 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Entertainment

Entertainment Lions For Music

Sun 15 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Entertainment

Entertainment Lions For Sport

Sun 15 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Classic

Film

Tue 17 Jun

Fri 20 Jun

Craft

Film Craft

Sat 14 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Good

Glass: The Lion For Change

Tue 3 Jun

Fri 20 Jun

Health

Health & Wellness

Sat 14 Jun

Mon 16 Jun

Craft

Industry Craft

Sun 15 Jun

Tue 17 Jun

Experience

Innovation

Tue 3 Jun

Thu 19 Jun

Experience

Luxury

Tue 17 Jun

Thu 19 Jun

Engagement

Media

Sun 15 Jun

Wed 18 Jun

Classic

Outdoor

Sat 14 Jun

Mon 16 Jun

Health

Pharma

Sat 14 Jun

Mon 16 Jun

Engagement

PR

Sun 15 Jun

Wed 18 Jun

Classic

Print & Publishing

Sat 14 Jun

Mon 16 Jun

Engagement

Social & Creator

Sun 15 Jun

Wed 18 Jun

Good

Sustainable Development Goals

Wed 18 Jun

Fri 20 Jun

Titanium

The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions

Tue 3 Jun

Fri 20 Jun

Grands Prix for Good

  • Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Good will be awarded on Friday 20 June.
  • Lions Health and United Nations Grand Prix for Good will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Monday 16 June.

Special Awards

  • Healthcare Agency of the Year and Healthcare Network of the Year will be announced on Monday 16 June.
  • Media Network of the Year will be announced on Wednesday 18 June.
  • Regional Networks of the Year will be announced on Thursday 19 June.
  • All other Special Awards will be announced on Friday 20 June.

Notification of Winners

  • The Entrant Company and any company listed in Idea Creation will be named alongside the winning work and brand, on the screen at the Awards Show. All other trophies and certificates will be distributed after the Festival
  • Duplicate trophies can be purchased by all companies or individuals credited on the work after the Festival

Entry fees

Award

Fee until 6 March 2025*

Fee after 6 March 2025*

Fee after 20 March 2025*

Fee after 3 April 2025*

Audio & Radio

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Brand Experience & Activation

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Creative B2B

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Creative Business Transformation

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Creative Commerce

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Creative Data

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Creative Effectiveness

€1825

€2060

€2160

€2260

Creative Strategy

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Design

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Digital Craft

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Direct

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Entertainment

€1075

€1310

€1410

€1510

Entertainment for Gaming

€1075

€1310

€1410

€1510

Entertainment for Music

€1075

€1310

€1410

€1510

Entertainment for Sport

€1075

€1310

€1410

€1510

Film

€1075

€1310

€1410

€1510

Film Craft

€1075

€1310

€1410

€1510

Glass: The Lion For Change

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Health & Wellness

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Industry Craft

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Innovation

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Luxury

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Media

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Outdoor

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Pharma

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

PR

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Print & Publishing

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Social & Creator

€850

€1085

€1185

€1285

Sustainable Development Goals

€675

€910

€1010

€1110

Titanium

€2330

€2565

€2665

€2765

Refunds/Cancellations

This summary is only a guide to the key points about refunds/cancellations. It is not a substitute for reading the full rules of entering, terms and conditions, refunds/cancellations and our policies on ineligible and “scam” entries, which can all be downloaded in Entry Kit 2.

  • Entrant withdraws on or before 6 March 2025 – receiving a refund or credit

An entrant may withdraw their entries on or before 6 March 2025 for any reason and be eligible for a refund of the entry fee paid, minus a processing fee of €260.

  • Entrant withdraws after 6 March 2025 – not receiving a refund or credit

An entrant may withdraw their entries after 6 March 2025 but will not be eligible for a refund or credit.