The One Club has announced the winners for the 40th annual One Show Awards. McCann/Melbourne secured highest honors by winning Best of Show for its work, “Dumb Ways to Die,” for Metro Trains in The One Show’s Integrated Branding–Public Service Announcement category. P&G won Client of the Year for its work with Old Spice, Tide and the “Best Job” campaign that ran during the 2012 Olympics in London.
Overall, there were 554 winners from 34 countries who emerged from a competitive pool of over 11,500 submissions. The final tally consisted of 34 Gold Pencil winners, 38 Silver Pencil winners, 20 Bronze Pencil winners and 462 Merit winners who were honored today at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City.
“McCann/Melbourne managed to tap into something special with ‘Dumb Ways to Die,’ as shown by the 50 million-plus views on YouTube,” said Mary Warlick, CEO of The One Club. “They turned what might have been a morbid topic into a funny, catchy spot that charmed and, more importantly, raised awareness.”
The following are among the most highly awarded agencies of The One Show 2013, all of which won Gold Pencils for the following work: Wieden + Kennedy/Portland for “Best Job” (client: P&G); Barton F. Graf 9000/New York for “A Long Day of Childhood” (client: Ragu); BBH/London for “Three Little Pigs” (client: The Guardian); Droga5/New York for “Help! I Want to Save a Life” (client: Help Remedies/DKMS); and Wieden + Kennedy/New York for “The Name” (client: ESPN).
“There’s been a departure from the slapstick humor that dominated beer commercials in recent years and a rise in more thoughtful humor as well as an emphasis on in-depth storytelling,” added Warlick.
The complete list of The One Show winners can be found here.
One Show Interactive winners will be honored at Terminal 5 in NYC on May 10.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More