The 2025 Newsworks Awards returned to celebrate, recognise and reward the very best advertising in news brands, from effective and innovative multi-platform ads to purpose-led, sustainable-friendly campaigns, as well as beautifully designed, cleverly crafted, quick-witted ads and everything brilliant in between.

We gave kudos to the ultimate advertiser of the year, the industry voted for its ‘ad of the year’, while the grand prix winner was chosen among all the entries by the chair of judges, Asda chief customer officer Rachel Eyre.

For the first time ever, the judges — a top line-up of brand and agency leaders — created a ‘judges’ special recognition award’ for outstanding achievement for entries outside any other category.