D&AD Awards Ceremony 2025
D&AD Awards showcases and celebrates the world’s best commercial creativity in design, advertising, craft and production.
The 2025 Awards Ceremony took place at London's Southbank on 22 May.
About D&AD Awards Ceremony
Every year, D&AD Awards gathers and promotes the best commercial creative work in design, advertising, craft and production, attracting participation from creative companies, agencies, studios, brands and individuals in more than 75 countries.
Guests were welcomed with a drinks reception and a selection of canapés before the awards ceremony begins. During the presentation, light snacks were served. Once all the 2025 winners were announced, bowl food was served, drinks were kept flowing, and high-energy live performances from the dynamic DJ Live act, Stylus Live, kept the celebrations going until we wrapped up at midnight.
D&AD Awards Ceremony running order
22 May 2025
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1
Show running order
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18:00
— <p>Doors</p>Doors
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18:00–19:15
— <p>Ceremony reception</p>Ceremony reception
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19:15
— <p>Take your seats</p>Take your seats
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19:30
— <p>Ceremony commences</p>Ceremony commences
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Order of Show
Craft
Engagement & Experience
Health
Branding
Design
Entertainment
Impact
Advertising
Presidents Award
Of the Year Awards
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21:15
— <p>Ceremony After Party</p>Ceremony After Party
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23:59
— <p>Carriages</p>Carriages
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Presenters
Kwame Taylor-Hayford
D&AD President
Kwame is a creative executive and entrepreneur with a career spanning advertising, fashion, and philanthropy. He co-founded Kin, a creative company that drives positive change in business and culture for clients such as Intuit Mailchimp, Delta Air Lines, Uber, Ben & Jerry’s, and the Obama Foundation, to name a few.
Kwame is currently serving as President of D&AD. He is also on the board of directors for SATURDAY MORNING, a nonprofit he co-founded in 2016 to shift perceptions of racial bias and injustice.
Swarzy
Host & Presenter
Swarzy is one of the UK’s fastest-rising stars. As celebrated next-generation talent, she has specialisms in Youth, Sport, Music, Faith, and Climate Action.
Known for her high-energy style, Swarzy hosts both the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show and 1XTRA Weekend Breakfast Show every weekend. Her radio journey has come full circle after she won a competition to become a radio presenter at KISS FM to now being the voice of BBC Sounds. Along the way, her love for community and social justice has led to her contributing to various shows on BBC Radio 5 Live and Radio 4.
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