BBDO named Network of the Year & Microsoft Advertiser of the Year at 2016 Clio Awards
Leo Burnett Chicago has been named Agency of the Year, and Fred & Farid Independent Agency of the Year, with BBDO named Network of the Year and Linda Kaplan Thaler, chairman of Publicis New York, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Clio Awards.
Clio Awards after party 2016
Microsoft was named Advertiser of the Year, with other companies such as Wieden + Kennedy, Getty Images, McCann New York and Edelman also among the winners.
The 57th annual award show, which took place at the American a museum of Natural History in New York was co-hosted by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman with winners recognized across music, fashion, media and beauty sectors.
Kaplan Thaler received the Clio Lifetime Achievement Award from her former business partner Robin Koval, chief executive of Truth Initiative.
An Honorary Clio Award was presented to director Baz Luhrmann, and Hugh Evans, chief executive officer of Global Citizen, received an Honorary Clio Music Award from Chris Anderson, curator of TED.
The full list of winners from the evening can be found at the Clio Awards website.