The World's 23 Best Commercials of 2014-2015 

The top winners from Cannes, including 8 U.S. spots By Tim Nudd

• June 29, 2015, 10:00 AM EDT
• Advertising & Branding

Check out NTT Docomo's insane way of cooking shrimp in just three seconds.

Now that the 2015 Cannes Lions festival is over, we're going to spend a few days recapping some of the winners. We'll start with everyone's favorite—the Film and Film Craft winners. Check out all 23 spots below, and tell us your favorite.

• Client: Leica Gallery São Paulo
"100"
Entrant: F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi São Paulo
Production Company: Stink Sao Paulo
Grand Prix in Film, two gold Lions in Film Craft

• Client: John Lewis
"Monty's Christmas"
Entrant: adam&eveDDB London
Production Company: Blink Productions London
Grand Prix and gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: Geico
"Unskippable: Family Long Form 01"
Entrant: The Martin Agency, Richmond, Va.
Production Company: Park Pictures New York
Grand Prix in Film

• Client: Atlantic Group
"37 Days"
Entrant: Leo Burnett France Paris
Production Company: Quad Productions Clichy/La Cavalerie Montreal
2 Gold Lions in Film Craft

• Client: Unilever/Magnum
"Proudly Seeking Pleasure"
Entrant: Lola Lowe & Partners Madrid
Production Company: Propaganda Producciones Madrid
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Diageo/Guinness
"Made Of Black"
Entrant: AMV BBDO London/BBDO South Africa Johannesburg
Production Company: Rogue London
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Gatorade
"Made In NY"
Entrant: TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles
Production Company: Smuggler Los Angeles
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Old Spice
"Dadsong"
Entrant: Wieden + Kennedy Portland Ore.
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks Los Angeles
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Nike Golf
"Ripple"
Entrant: Wieden + Kennedy Portland Ore.
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks Los Angeles/Joint Editorial Portland/The Mill Los Angeles
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Ikea
"Beds"
Entrant: Mother London
Production Company: MJZ London
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Procter & Gamble/Always
"#LikeAGirl"
Entrant: Leo Burnett Toronto, Chicago and London/Holler London
Production Company: Chelsea Pictures Los Angeles
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: White House/Healthcare.gov
"Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama"
Entrant: Funny or Die Los Angeles
Production Company:
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Beats by Dr. Dre/Beats Solo2
"The Game Before The Game"
Entrant: R/GA London
Production Company: The Sword Fight Los Angeles/Rock Paper Scissors Santa Monica/Brewster Parsons Los Angeles
Gold Lion in Film

• Client: Honda Motor Europe/Civic Type R
"The Other Side"
Entrant: Wieden + Kennedy London
Production Company: Somesuch London/StinkDigital London
Gold Lion in Film, two gold Lions in Film Craft
Full experience here

• Client: Sport England
"This Girl Can"
Entrant: Somesuch London/FCB Inferno London
Production Company: Somesuch London
Gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: Conservation International
"The Ocean"
Entrant: TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles/MAL For Good Los Angeles
Production Company: @Radical.Media Santa Monica/Beacon Street Studios Los Angeles
Gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: Samsung/ASP Surf Sponsorship, Samsung GS5
"Every Day Is Day One"
Entrant: 72andSunny Amsterdam
Production Company: Smuggler London/Exit Films Melbourne
Gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: Diageo/Buchanan's
"Piano"
Entrant: PapaMusic Buenos Aires/Santo Buenos Aires
Production Company: Rebolucion Buenos Aires
Gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: Mix Brazil Cultural And Diversity Association/22º Mix Brasil Festival of Culture and Diversity
"Everyone Is Gay"
Entrant: Neogama BBH São Paulo
Production Company: Hungry Man São Paulo
Gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: Audi RS3
"Birth"
Entrant: Mill+ London/BBH London
Production Company: Mill+ London/The Mill London/The Mill Los Angeles
Gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: Instituto Igarapé/Global Comission on Drug Policy
"War on Drugo"
Entrant: AlmapBBDO São Paulo
Production Company:
Gold Lion in Film Craft

• Client: NTT Docomo
"3-Second Cooking: Shrimp Frying Cannon," "3-Second Cooking: Super Fried Dumpling"
Entrant: AOI PRO. Tokyo/Tokyu Agency Tokyo/NTT Advertising Tokyo
Production Company: AOI PRO. Tokyo
Gold Lion in Film Craft

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About the Author

Tim Nudd is creative editor at Adweek.