Chip Shop Nominations 2025

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Best Idea Rejected by a Real Client

Too bold? Too weird? Too real? This one’s for the big ideas that got shut down by the client - but still deserve the spotlight.

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Best Use of Irony

A wink, a nudge, and a cultural nuance or two. Self-aware, understated, and maybe just a little too clever for your average Super Bowl ad.

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Best Use of Satire

 Campaigns with a sting in the tail. Smart, subversive, and designed to make the ad world (and maybe the world at large) squirm.

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Best Use of Undeclared AI

You didn’t say it was AI. You should have. Now’s the time to own it. Show us what synthetic creativity can do.

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Best Work for a Client You Don’t Have

Ads made without permission, budget, or even a relationship. Just pure speculative genius. If only they knew what they were missing…

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Best Work for Charity or Good Cause

A heartfelt or provocative concept that champions change, regardless of whether it ever ran. Passion project meets creative craft.

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Best Work Which Would Win at Cannes (If They Hadn’t Tightened Their T&Cs)

The idea that could have cleaned up—if only you hadn’t told the truth. Enter your world-beating fake creative work here

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Cease and Desist Award – Best Use of Plagiarism or Adaptation
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The Advertising Humour Award (AHA!)

For when your idea actually made people laugh - and not just in an awkward client pitch. Comedy counts.