Cannes Lions 2026: India opens Lions account 

Brand David and Leo win a Silver, while Ogilvy and HumourMe win Bronze Lions on day one of the festival.

Manifest Media Staff

Jun 22, 2026, 6:02 pm

The festival is running between 22-26 June

India bagged four Lions on day one of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. 

Audio & Radio

Leo won a Silver for Sting's 'The Unofficial Sound of F1'.

Health and Wellness

Two of the four shortlists in the Health and Wellness category resulted in wins for India. 

Brand David won Silver for Colgate's 'Indianis Dentris'.

Ogilvy won Bronze for St. Jude India Childcare Centre's 'Renu Vs The City'. 

Pharma

HumourMe won a Bronze for its 'Sawaal Uthao' campaign for Tata 1MG.

Agency Gold (15 points) Silver (7 points) Bronze (three points) Shortlists (1 point) Total points
Leo   1   2 8
Brand David   1   1 7
Ogilvy     1 3 5
VML       4 4
Humour Me     1 1 3
McCann       1 1
22feet       1 1
Grey82.5       1 1
Ducktape Studios     1 1
Hungry Films     1 1
ZigZag Films     1 1
Mindshare       1 1

Source: MANIFEST MEDIA

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