81 years of celebrating British creativity

The longest running UK based creative awards in the world

Founded in 1945 as a not for profit to be owned by the entire UK creative community.

10% of every entry fee is pledged to the Creative Foundation charity to support greater representation in UK creative departments.

All Creative Circle Talent Categories have always been free to enter. Launched 1977.

Every creative employed in the UK is invited to register to be involved in the judging process. Inclusive not exclusive.

The Creative Circle celebrates creativity in the UK across all marketing formats.

Winning an award at the Creative Circle is not first past the post, it is a standard. In any category there can be multiple winners or none.

All Gold, Silver & Bronze winners are eligible to enter the ADC*European awards.

Company Award results are established by the success across all other categories.

All categories accept both Single and Campaign entries unless noted otherwise. A Campaign is two or more executions.

Our eligibility dates are 1st December 2024 to end of March 2026.

All entries must be as they ran in media and no director cuts.