2008 Fair Go Ad Award Winners

Currently recapping the 2008 Fair Go Ad Awards live… more after the jump »

Worst ad: Toyota – Lost Keys

Finalists:

Cigna – Keith Quinn
State Insurance – Helping Hands
LTNZ – Side Airbags
Hyundai – The Next Generation

Best ad: Cadbury Gorilla

Finalists:

Mitsubishi – Where did I come from?
Vodafone – Take the world with you
Jeep Cherokee – Rock me gently
Genesis – Pukeko Family

Best Primary School ad: “Gold Nuggets” – Waihi Central School – Waihi

Finalists:

Waipu Primary – Waipu
Kaurihohore School – Whangarei
Milson School – Palmerston North
Karapiro School – Cambridge

Best High School ad: “Don’t be a Whinger, Vote Ginger” United Ginger Liberation Society – Auckland Grammar School – Auckland

Finalists:

Te Awamutu College – Te Awamutu
Rosehill College – Papakura
Kristin School – Albany
Lytton High School – Gisborne

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  • MrCynical

    Oh god not the whole “oh noes an actress played her part really well, therefore all tv must be lies and no message can be imparteD”

    some people are just fracking simpletons.

  • Rachel

    The Canon awards were quite awkward. Funny that the Auckland Grammar boys wagged English to film their ad.

  • Tui

    Akward yes!
    Don’t agree with worst ad categories.

  • Rachel

    Haha, Tui I saw you uploaded Toyota Keys ad as the Best Ad finalist last year!!

  • Tui

    Good remembering!

  • jhjh2000

    the Toyota Keys ad is so such soufvv idea think about it everyone searched for s some guy keys??????????

  • k

    so happy that the cadbury ad won…me and mum hoped it was the winner