Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), Mindshare and WPP Media were among the top winners at the EMVIES Awards 2026, organised by The Advertising Club. The awards ceremony was held on October 23 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai to recognise excellence in media strategy, innovation, research and effectiveness.

According to a press release issued by The Advertising Club today, HUL was named ‘Best Media Client of the Year’, while Mindshare won ‘Best Media Agency of the Year’. WPP Media was named ‘Best Media Agency Network of the Year’.

Wavemaker India and Colgate (Palmolive) Pvt. Ltd. won the Grand EMVIE for Colgate India’s Oral Health Movement campaign in the Best Digital Strategy category.

The Young EMVIE of the Year award was presented to Chitwan Sharma of Zenith and Aditi Salian of EssenceMediacom.

A total of 223 EMVIE trophies were presented at the ceremony, including one Grand EMVIE, 57 Gold, 74 Silver and 91 Bronze awards. The event was supported by Tata Communications and UltraTech Cement Limited.

Dheeraj Sinha, President of The Advertising Club, said the EMVIES recognise innovative ideas, strategic thinking and creativity in media. He added that this year’s winners reflected the ambition and creativity of the industry.

Punitha Arumugam, Chairperson of the EMVIES Committee, said the winning work highlighted the media industry’s ability to combine insights, innovation and effectiveness to deliver meaningful results for brands. She also noted the growing role of strategy, data, technology and execution in the industry.

The EMVIES Awards are presented by The Advertising Club to recognise excellence in media strategy, planning, research, innovation and execution.