Caxton: Awards ceremony 2011

The 2011 Caxton Awards for Excellence in Newspaper Advertising was presented at a gala ceremony last night at Chateau Elan in the NSW Hunter Valley, the finale of the three-day 2011 Caxton Seminar and Awards event.

For the first time ever, a digital campaign won the prestigious 'Quinlivan Black', which is the award given each year by the chair of judges to the ad or campaign considered "best in show". The Special Group won the 2011 Quinlivan Black for its online campaign for Orcon, which also won Caxtons for Rich Video and Best Use of the Newspaper Medium. View the making of the living office banner.

A total of 23 Caxtons were awarded across 16 categories, with George Patterson Y&R, Melbourne taking the top spot with six awards, followed by Special Group, Auckland with four, the DDB network with three and Whybin/TBWA/Tequila, Sydney, The Monkeys Sydney and Colenso BBDO Auckland winning two Caxtons each.