ADCOLOR has announced the winners of its 15th annual awards to celebrate and promote diversity champions in the creative industries.
Since 2007, the ADCOLOR Awards have highlighted and honoured the achievements of diverse communities in the creative industries. The awards recognise those who go above and beyond to make a difference and who embody the organisation’s mission of “Rise Up, Reach Back.”
RISE UP, REACH BACK
“Congratulations to this year’s honourees and winners, who not only embody our mission of ‘Rise Up, Reach Back’, but also this year’s theme of ‘Pull Up’,” stated ADCOLOR Founder and President, Tiffany R Warren. “They prove their dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion every day through their actions and their tangible improvements for their communities and organisations. It’s an honour to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the ADCOLOR Awards with this incredible class of industry veterans, up-and-comers and change agents.”
The organisation’s first-ever hybrid ceremony was hosted on Friday 8 October by Grammy-nominated rapper, DJ, actress and philanthropist, MC Lyte, and honoured by actor and producer, Daniel Dae Kim; as well as prominent figures such as Marc Pritchard, Antonio Lucio, Constance Cannon Frazier, Sylvia Rhone, Carla Hassan and many other industry titans. The celebration included performances by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriters Ro James and Emily King, and also featured DJ M.O.S.
2021 ADCOLOR WINNERS
This year’s winners include:
AD OF THE YEAR AWARD: “You Love Me” Beats and Translation
ADCOLOR IN MUSIC AWARD: Heather Lowery, President & CEO, Femme it Forward
ADCOLOR | TIKTOK CREATOR AWARD: Carlynn Greene, Journalist Intern, ABC News Live; Content Creator, Scholarship Guru
CHANGE AGENT AWARD: Aubrie Lee, Brand Manager, Naming, Google
ADCOLOR IN TECH AWARD: Jewel Burks Solomon, Head of Google for Startups US, Google Managing Partner, Collab Capital
INNOVATOR AWARD:Florian Koenigsberger, Image Equity Lead, Google
MOST VALUABLE PARTNERSHIP AWARD: Edelman & Boris L Henson Foundation
RISING STAR AWARD: Briana Patrick, Senior Brand Strategist, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
ROCKSTAR AWARD: Dani Jackson, VP, Influencer & Multicultural Marketing, Edelman
2021 ADCOLOR HONOUREES
This year’s honourees include:
AAFCA | ADCOLOR BREAKOUT CREATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Michaela Coel, Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Singer
AAFCA | ADCOLOR ICON AWARD: Viola Davis, Actress, Producer
ADCOLOR | ADWEEK BEACON AWARD: Daniel Dae Kim, Actor, Producer
ADCOLOR | ONE CLUB CREATIVE AWARD:
- Courtney Richardson, Creative Director, Droga5
- Juan Carlos Pagan, Founding Partner & Executive Creative Director, Sunday Afternoon
CATALYST AWARD: Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, Procter & Gamble
ADVOCATE AWARD: Robyn Streisand-Luppino, Founder and CEO, The Mixx
LEGEND AWARD:
- Carla Hassan, Chief Marketing Officer, JP Morgan Chase
- Daisy Auger-Dominguez, Chief People Officer, Vice Media Group
- Michelle Lee, Global VP of Editorial and Publishing, Netflix
- Nancy Reyes, Chief Executive Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day\NY
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
- Antonio Lucio, Principal and Founder, 5S Diversity; Executive Fellow, Yale School of Management
- Constance Cannon Frazier, Principal, Cardinal Change Consulting
- Sylvia Rhone, Chairman and CEO, Epic Records
THE ADCOLOR SHELDON J LEVY LEADERSHIP AWARD: Constance Cannon Frazier, Principal, Cardinal Change Consulting
Mr/Ms/Mx ADCOLOR:
- Julian Soto, Copywriter, Kettle
- Nicole Dei, Program Manager, Global Media Accounts, Facebook
Check out the full list of ADCOLOR’s 2021’s nominees and honourees here.
Sign up for our newsletter
