Dentsu Creative's Gurugram office bagged the South Asia 'Agency of the Year' at Adfest 2026. The agency's tally of a Grand Lotus, two Gold, a Silver and Bronze contributed to Dentsu Creative winning 'Network of the Year' at the festival.

Studio Eeksaurus also won a Grand Lotus.

Other Gold winners from India included Fundamental (two) and DDB Mudra Group.

Brand Experience Lotus

DDB Mudra Group won Silver for Battlegrounds Mobile India's 'The Great In-Game Wedding'.

Direct

Dentsu Creative bagged a Bronze for DSP Mutual Fund's 'Garuda Rakshak'.

Effective

Dentsu Creative won the only Gold in this category. It came for DSP Mutual Fund's 'Garuda Rakshak'.

Entertainment

DDB Mudra Group won Gold for Battleground Mobile India's 'The Great In-Game Wedding'.

Film Craft

Studio Eeksaurus won a Grand Lotus for Centre of Pastoralism's 'Desi Oon'. The same entry also won two Gold Lotus'.

Fundamental won two Gold Lotuses for WhatsApp's 'Baatan Hi Baatan Mein'. Ducktape Studios won a Gold and a Silver for Steadfast Stationery's 'Dirty Money'. 

Bang Bang Mediacorp won two Bronze Lotuses for Super.Money's 'Jonty Rhodes' film and two Bronze for Flipkart's 'Sa Sa Sale'.

Film

Fundamental won Silver for WhatsApp's 'Baatan Hi Baatan Mein'.

Studio Eeskauraus won Bronze for Centre of Pastoralism's 'Desi Oon'.

Innova

Dentsu Creative won a Grand Lotus for DSP Mutual Fund's 'Garuda Rakshak' and an 'Innova Lotus' too.

Media

Dentsu Creative won a Silver for DSP Mutual Fund's 'Garuda Rakshak'.

PR

DDB Mudra Group won Silver for Battlegrounds Mobile India's 'The Great In-Game Wedding'.

No Indian wins in the following categories: Commerce, Creative Strategy, Design, Digital and Social, Outdoor, Press, Print & Outdoor, and Radio & Audio.