CNN’s Courageous Studio leads the 2018 Digiday Video Awards with five nominations
CNN’s branded content unit Courageous Studio leads the 2018 Digiday Video Awards with five nominations: three in the Best Brand Video Destination or Channel category, one for Best Multiplatform Video Campaign and one for Best Video Publisher Partner for Brands. Launched in June 2015, Courageous Studio is rooted in CNN’s news practice, and its nonfiction, documentary approach has helped attract brand clients like Samsung, Modelo, Intel and eBay.
This year’s awards include a public vote for the Video Team of the Year category. The nominees are Bleacher Report, Condé Nast, BuzzFeed, Complex Networks and The Washington Post. Voting is open through Jan. 1, 2018.
The Digiday Video Awards Gala will occur on Jan. 30 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Tickets are available for purchase here. The full list of nominees appears below.
Video Team Of The Year – Cast your vote
Bleacher Report
Condé Nast
BuzzFeed
Complex Networks
The Washington Post
Best Advertiser in Video
AdColony and Paramount Pictures – “‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ – Wipe-Away Aurora™ HD Video”
Truth Initiative and 72andSunny – “truth Social Injustice”
Kovert Creative – “Howler Soccer Ball Phone”
Vox Creative and MailChimp – “MaleCrimp”
Team N, DonerLA and DiGiorno Pizza – “Rise to the Occasion: A Pizza Anthem”
Best Live Moment
Team One – “Lexus RC Real-Time Build”
The Enthusiast Network and PepsiCo – “Dew Tour”
USA Today Network – 2017 Presidential Inauguration
Edelman and Starbucks – “PSL Pumpkin Hatch”
HelloFresh – “The Happy Cooks Cook-Along Series”
Best Video Ad
Adult Swim and PlayStation Vue – “Robot Chicken Cable Monster”
Man Crates – “Adventures in Customer Service”
The Foundry and Western Union – “Four Degrees of Cash”
Something Massive and Plum Organics – “Do Your Partner”
Ayzenberg Group – Xbox One X E3 trailer
Best Brand Video – Single
M Booth and The Macallan – “Macallan Double Cask”
Something Massive and Plum Organics – “Do Your Partner”
Brunner and 84 Lumber – “The Journey”
Team N, DonerLA and DiGiorno Pizza – “Rise to the Occasion: A Pizza Anthem”
Adult Swim and 20th Century Fox – “Alien: Covenant”
Best Video Distribution Platform
Brightcove
FuelX
UnrulyX
Concert
Best Multiplatform Video Campaign
CNN Courageous Studio and Volvo – “Racing The Sun”
Ion and Netflix – “Sandy Wexler Global Audition Contest”
Red Bull Media House and Team One (Lexus) – “Panther in a China Shop”
Epic Signal – “The Mountain Dew Green Label Multi-Channel Network”
TBS and AT&T – Catch Coco app
Best Social Video Campaign
Likeable Media & Century 21 Real Estate – Adulting 101
Group Nine Media and Starcom & Samsung – “The Passion Project” campaign
Resolution Media – “Destiny 2” launch campaign
Team One and Lexus – “A Car So Hot We Made It Spicy”
Kin Community and Nordstrom Rack – “#RackPack”
Best Brand Video Destination or Channel
CNN – Courageous Studio – “Racing the Sun”
CNN and Roads & Kingdoms – Land Rover – Return to Catalunya
Man Crates – “Adventures in Customer Service”
CNN – Courageous Studio and Aetna – “American Health Ambitions”
CNN – Courageous Studio, Great Big Story and Genesis – “Origins”
Best Video Publisher Partner for Brands
CNN Courageous Studio
LittleThings
Q. Digital and Trivago – “Wedding Surprise”
Brand Experiences at Refinery29
ChefsFeed
Best Video Advertising Agency or Partner
Epic Signal
Portal A
Onion Labs
Tronc Content Studio
Kovert Creative
Best Brand Video – Series
Olson Engage and Pure Leaf Tea House Collection – “The MasterCraft Series”
The Players’ Tribune and Gatorade – “The Loss”
Vox Creative and Spotify
Delta Air Lines – “Power Forward”
Lyft – “Undercover Lyft”
Best Video Ad Tech Innovation
Innovid, Channel 4 and 20th Century Fox – “Innovation So Good, It’s Scary”
Marriott International – “Marriott Rewards Dynamic Ads for Moments”
Immersion, Universal Pictures Mexico and Teads – “Jason Bourne” trailer
Concert and Old Spice – “S.Q.U.I.D.”
PK4 Media – TruEngage and KitchenAid
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