Awards: PRWeek Awards 2008 finalists

World Economic Forum

The Davos Conversation/The Davos Question



Unity for Wasted Youth

Wasted Youth



World Vision UK

Millionaires' Mission



CITY

Sponsor - The Works



Lansons Communications for Stobart Group

Bringing Stobart to the Stock Market



Maitland for Chinalco

Acquisition of a 12 per cent stake in Rio Tinto by Chinalco and Alcoa



Maitland for Norilsk Nickel

Defending Minority Investors' Rights at Norilsk Nickel



Smithfield for The Boots Pension Scheme Trustees

Acquisitions takeover of Alliance Boots



Smithfield for Scottish & Newcastle

Carlsberg and Heineken's takeover of Scottish & Newcastle



COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR

Sponsor - Media Training Masterclasses

To be announced on 21 October



CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

Sponsor - JFL Search & Selection



Blue Rubicon

Brands2Life

EdenCancan

Fishburn Hedges

Freud Communications



CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND CORPORATE PUBLICATIONS



Cohn & Wolfe for Diageo Great Britain

Leading Responsible Drinking



Eurostar

Creating a nationally relevant and environmentally pioneering brand



Financial Times

Global corporate communications campaign to refresh the FT brand inside

and out



McDonald's Restaurants

McJob Petition



McDonald's UK and The Red Consultancy

Mums On The Ball



DIGITAL INNOVATION



Band & Brown Communications for Jobsite.co.uk

BeMyInterviewer.co.uk



Borkowski for Cadbury Trebor Bassett

Bring Back Wispa



COI for Royal Air Force

RAF Afghan Diaries



Kaizo for Accantia

Building consumer advocates the Simple way



World Economic Forum

The Davos Conversation/The Davos Question



FINANCIAL

Sponsor - Precise Media



Blue Rubicon for BDO Stoy Hayward

Championing UK Plc in the Competition and Choice debate



Citigate Dewe Rogerson for MoneyExpert.com

Making Sense of Money



Fishburn Hedges for Life Trust

Life Trust launch - Funding for longer lives



The Lounge Group for Alliance & Leicester

Inspired Choice - Alliance & Leicester's Premier 21 Account



Weber Shandwick for MasterCard

UK Launch of PayPass



HEALTHCARE: ETHICAL & OTC CONSUMER



Axon Communications for F. Hoffmann-La Roche

Hepatitis C - Giving a voice to the silent killer



Citigate Dewe Rogerson for Lloydspharmacy

The Lloydspharmacy Million Man Challenge



Ogilvy Health PR for UVIG

Valuing Vaccines



Virgo HEALTH PR for Boehringer Ingelheim

PPS: The Hard Facts



Virgo HEALTH PR for Reckitt Benckiser

Fast Lane Frenzy



INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

Sponsor - Harkness Kennett



Abbott

Caring for our Community



Corus Strip Products UK

The Journey - Sustaining the steel industry in Wales



GolinHarris for Kenco

Kenco Coffee Vision Internal Launch



Insidedge (Weber Shandwick) for The Dow Chemical Company

Bringing the Human Element to Life



Westminster City Council

CPA - Preparing for inspection



INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

Sponsor - Median Directors



AxiCom Cohn & Wolfe

Burson-Marsteller

Text 100

Trimedia

Weber Shandwick



ISSUES AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Sponsor - TNS media intelligence



British Red Cross

British Red Cross response to UK flooding crisis



British Council

Closure of British Council offices in Russia



Publicis Consultants

Arrest of UNIBET CEO Petter Nylander



JAMES MAXWELL AWARD

Sponsor - Ketchum



Alexander W. Boyne

Amy Holland

Justine McMenemy



LIVE BRAND EXPERIENCE



Cake for Ben & Jerry's

Ben & Jerry's Sundae on the Common 2007



Focus PR for Beam Global Distribution (UK)

Cockburn's The Official Port of Cowes Week 2007



Markettiers4dc for Virtual Publishing House

Friends, join us for a drink - Laphroaig Whisky



Mission for Visa Europe

Visa Swap 2007



Oxfam

Oxjam charity shop gigs



Wendy Akers PR for The Watercress Alliance

The Watercress Festival 2008



MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS: BUSINESS



Fishburn Hedges, Kazoo, Octane for BT Business

Small Business Week



Gong Communications for Heidrick & Struggles

Chief Executives Uncovered



Man Bites Dog for Hay Group

Dangerous Liaisons



Royal Mail with Eulogy

Direct Action



The Communication Group for City Fringe Partnership

London Jewellery Week - giving the jewellery industry its shine



Weber Shandwick for Microsoft Mobile Communications Business

Free-range Working



MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS: CONSUMER (ANNUAL FEES LESS THAN POUNDS 100K)



Beatwax for Fox UK

Homer Simpson versus The Chalk Giant



Cake for Visit London

London's Village Green - Turfalgar Square



Citigate Dewe Rogerson for Branston (Premier Foods)

Branston Bean Loans



Energy Saving Trust

Patio Heaters: Wear a Jumper



M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment for Orange

Orange at Glastonbury



MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS: CONSUMER (ANNUAL FEES MORE THAN POUNDS 100K)



Frank PR for Nestle UK

Kit Kat Senses Launch



Kazoo and Nokia UK

Nokia Meet London



GolinHarris for Arts and Exhibitions International

Return of the Boy King



Trimedia for WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)

Love Food, Hate Waste



Seventy Seven PR for Youth Music

Sing Up



NEW CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

Sponsor - Hanson Search



Allman Communication

GreenTarget

Open Road

Skywrite Communications

TLG



NGO SECTOR DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR



British Heart Foundation

British Red Cross

National Autistic Society

RSPCA

The Children's Society



NOT-FOR-PROFIT



Blue Rubicon for RNIB

TV is good for you



Fleishman-Hillard for World Hepatitis Alliance

World Hepatitis Day 2008



Marie Curie Cancer Care

Great Daffodil Appeal 2008



Platform PR for The National Trust for Scotland

Sons and daughters of Culloden



Unity for Wasted Youth

Wasted Youth



PR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Sponsor - Vocus Europe

To be announced on 21 October



PRIVATE SECTOR DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR

Sponsor - Propsect Resourcing



EDF Energy

Eurostar

Financial Times

O2 UK

Shell International



PUBLIC AFFAIRS



CBI

Improving public access to GP services



Essex County Council

Fighting for Essex's Post Offices



Insight PA for National Obesity Forum

Campaign for Vascular Assessment



Lansons Public Affairs for MarketGuard

Interest Rate Insurance



Weber Shandwick, Good Relations, HD communications for BPEX and the

National Pig Association

Pigs are worth it!



PUBLIC SECTOR

Sponsor - Trinity Leeds & All Saints and GNN



Amazon PR for Family Mediation Helpline

Frosty Feuding



Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Imagination Library Campaign



The Red Consultancy for THINK! DfT

DfT Anti-Drink Drive Christmas 2007: Man In A Pint Glass



The Red Consultancy for Campaign National Lottery Promotions Unit

Everyone's A Winner! The National Lottery Good Causes Community



Trimedia for WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)

Love Food, Hate Waste



PUBLIC SECTOR DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR



Local Government Association

London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Haringey

Stockport Council

The British Library



RESEARCH



Blue Rubicon for Horlicks

Semisomnia - Making Time for Sleep



Blue Rubicon for Cycling England

Valuing the Benefits of Cycling



CUBE Communications (UK) for Montes Winery, Chile

Montes Music & Wine



Energy Saving Trust

Patio Heaters: Wear a Jumper



Man Bites Dog for Hay Group

Dangerous Liaisons



The Red Consultancy for McAfee

McAfee Virtual Criminology Report: Global Intrigue



SPECIALIST CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR



Colman Getty Consultancy

Four Communications

London Communications Agency

M&C Saatchi - Sport & Entertainment



TECHNOLOGY

Sponsor - GCI London



Brands2Life for Micro Focus

Recognising the Real Value of Software Assets



Porter Novelli for Spinvox

Spinvox - New Breed of Entrepreneurs



Resonate for 118 118

Safe Text



The Red Consultancy for McAfee

McAfee Virtual Criminology Report: Global Intrigue



Travelex and Talk PR

Space Currency



YOUNG PR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Sponsor - Durrants



Scott Bowers, Weber Shandwick

David Hamilton, Fenland Council

Sophie Scott, Fleishman-Hillard

Paul Stadlen, APCO Worldwide

James Wright, Trimedia UK

The PRWeek awards take place at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, on 21
October 2008. For details see prweekawards.com.