Every member on each Jury panel, including the Jury President, judge all entries in their respective media on site in Las Vegas. These panels decide on the Gold, Silver and Bronze Statue Winners along with the Finalists. These Awards are final.
Grand LIA
Each Jury has the discretion to award a Grand LIA, although it is not mandatory.
A Grand LIA can only be awarded to a piece of work that has achieved at least one Gold statue in its medium.
Public Service/Social Awareness Grand LIA
All work that has attained a Gold statue in the category of Public Service/Social Awareness across all media (with the exception of Health & Wellness and Pharmaceuticals) will have the potential to win a Public Service/Social Awareness Grand LIA.
Of The Year
LIA’s Of The Year Awards are calculated based on a point system allocated to the winning work chosen by the Juries across all media unless otherwise noted below. LIA uses the creative credits that are input at time of entry to award those points regardless of the Entering Company. Of The Year Awards are awarded to the highest-ranking company and/or network based on a total calculation of points attained from all winning entries (Credits for Case Films will not be calculated).
Global Of The Year
These awards include but are not limited to:Network
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types credited to the companies within a Network
Health & Pharma Network
Points attained from winning entries within the Health & Wellness, Pharmaceutical and Health & Wellness and Pharmaceutical – Craft competitions credited to the Health agencies within the Network
Client
Agency
Points attained from winning entries (not including points attained from the Health & Wellness, Pharmaceutical and/or Health & Wellness and Pharmaceutical - Craft competitions) credited to an Agency
Design Company
Points attained from winning entries within the Design & Package Design competitions
Health Agency
Points attained from winning entries within the Health & Wellness and Health & Wellness - Craft competitions credited to a Health/Pharma Agency
Independent Agency
Points attained from winning entries (not including points attained from the Health & Wellness and/or Pharmaceutical competitions) credited to an Independent Agency
Music & Sound Company
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types
Pharma Agency
Points attained from winning entries within the Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceuticals - Craft competitions credited to a Health/Pharma Agency
Post-Production
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types credited to a Post-Production House, Visual Effects Company, Animation Company, etc. (any company included in the post-production)
Production Company
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types credited to a Production Company
Radio & Audio Company
Points attained from winning entries within the Radio & Audio and Podcast competitions
Regional Of The Year
The regions recognized are:Asia
Australia and New Zealand
Europe
Middle East and Africa
North America
South America
Regional Of The Year winners must have won a minimum of five statues.
These awards include but are not limited to:Network
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types credited to the companies within a Network
Health & Pharma Network
Points attained from winning entries within the Health & Wellness, Pharmaceutical and Health & Wellness and Pharmaceutical – Craft competitions credited to the Health agencies within the Network
Health Agency
Points attained from winning entries within the Health & Wellness and Health & Wellness – Craft competitions credited to a Health Agency/Pharma Agency
Agency
Points attained from winning entries (not including points attained from the Health & Wellness, Pharmaceutical and/or Health & Wellness and Pharmaceutical - Craft competitions) credited to an Agency
Design Company
Points attained from winning entries within the Design & Package Design competitions
Pharma Agency
Points attained from winning entries within the Pharmaceutical and Pharmaceutical – Craft competitions credited to a Health/Pharma Agency
Independent Agency
Points attained from winning entries (not including points attained from the Health & Wellness and/or Pharmaceutical competitions) credited to an Independent Agency
Music & Sound Company
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types
Radio & Audio Company
Points attained from winning entries within the Radio & Audio and Podcast competitions
Post-Production
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types credited to a Post-Production House, Visual Effects Company, Animation Company, etc. (any company included in the post-production)
Production Company
Points attained from winning entries within ALL media types credited to a Production Company