South Africa, April 17 -- Together with the Middle East, the region has 80 finalists, including 18 from the UAE, seven from Saudi Arabia, four each for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and Turkey with three.

Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town leads the region with 15 finalists, including 13 for its work on Vaseline Verified for Vaseline.

Accenture Song South Africa Cape Town has 13 finalists, all for The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix on behalf of The Philipstown WireCar Foundation.

Giant Films Cape Town has seven finalists, including five also for its work on The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix.

Three agencies have six One Show 2026 finalists:

Mermac Ogilvy UAE Dubai has five finalists, all for IKEA Affordable Masterpieces on behalf of Al-Futta...