> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://capitolcommunicator.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Yes& Wins Best of Show at 2021 AAF DC American Advertising Awards - URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/yes-wins-best-of-show-at-2021-aaf-dc-american-advertising-awards/ - Published: 2021-03-19T19:22:06.000Z - Updated: 2021-03-26T12:26:32.000Z - Author: Capitol Communicator - Tags: Advertising, Awards, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:51 The [2021 AAF DC American Advertising Awards Show,](https://aafdc.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e21f21b81d9b17cc671e110c&id=9b0e5663c6&e=2b79fe43db&ref=capitolcommunicator.com) March 18, honored the work of advertising professionals in the Washington metro area. The Best of Show Award went to Yes& Agency for a campaign for Akima. The award-winning campaign showcased how the strong values, lifestyle and culture that have kept the Iñupiat shareholders thriving in one of the harshest environments on Earth also guide Akima to bring world-class solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence community and civilian organizations in 43 states and 16 countries and territories. The animated video, which is narrated by an Iñupiaq elder who explores Akima’s heritage and what the future holds for the company and the Iñupiat, is visualized in an ethereal animation style inspired by traditional Iñupiaq art. The MOASIC Award, given to promote diversity in advertising went to Beautiful Destinations for United Stories Microsite done for Brand USA. Best of Print went to RP3 Agency for Well & Good: The Inaugural Issue done for RP3 Agency. And, a Very Special Judges Award went to Beautiful Destinations for Discover Wyoming in Winter done for Brand USA. The virtual award event brought together more than 200 advertising professionals representing artists, creatives, copywriters, designers, marketers, and strategists in the D.C. area. The list of winners follows: **Sales & Marketing:** **Collateral Material, Stationery Package – Single or Multiple Pieces** A Gold ADDY Award to **RP3 Agency** for **The Vision Council: A New Vision** done for **The Vision Council** **Collateral Material, Brochure – Single Unit** A Silver ADDY Award to **Akseizer Design Group** for **AR Living** done for **AR Homes** **Advertising Industry Self-Promotion, Collateral Direct Marketing & Specialty Advertising (printed or digital)** A Silver ADDY Award to **Hager Shar**p for **The Ten: Culture Cards** done for **Hager Sharp** A Gold ADDY Award to **RP3 Agency** **for Well & Good: The Inaugural Issue** done for **RP3 Agency** **Out-Of-Home & Ambient Media , Out-of-Home , Poster – Single Unit** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Two Strikes Poster** done for **National Cancer Institute – Small Business Innovation Research** **Out-Of-Home & Ambient Media , Out-of-Home, Out-Of-Home Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **RP3 Agency** for **Always Be Celebrating** done for **ABC Fine Wine & Spirits** **Online/Interactive:** **Online/Interactive, Websites, Consumer** A Gold ADDY Award to **Contrast & Company** for **Mindset** done for **Mindset** **Online/Interactive, Websites, Microsites** A Silver ADDY Award to **Subject Matter** for **AAMC Strategic Plan Microsite** done for **Association of American Medical Colleges** A Gold ADDY Award to **Beautiful Destinations** for **United Stories Microsite** done for **Brand USA** **Online/Interactive, Social Media, Single Execution** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Two Strikes Social Media** done for **National Cancer Institute – Small Business Innovation Research** A Gold ADDY Award to **January Third** for **500 Years of Period Care Giveaway** done for **Nixit** **Online/Interactive, Apps, Games, and Virtual Reality, Website Based App** A Gold ADDY Award to **Van Metre** **Homes** for the **BYOH-Build Your Own Homes** **Website** done for **Van Metre Homes** **Online/Interactive, Advertising & Promotion, Web Banner Ad or Website Takeover** A Silver ADDY Award to **DMI** for **Spy Museum- Story Straight Banner** done for **The International Spy Museum** **Film, Video, & Sound:** **Film, Video, & Sound, Television Advertising, Regional/National, Single Spot‚ Up to 2:00** A Silver ADDY Award to **Culture One World** for **The Price You Pay** done for **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** A Gold ADDY Award to **Stratacomm** for **Deja-Vu** done for **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** **Film, Video, & Sound, Television Advertising, Regional/National, Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Stories of Hope: 30s** done for **Centers for Disease Control and Prevention** A Gold ADDY Award to **January Third** for **Five Times Makes a Big Difference** done for **The Motley Fool** **Film, Video, & Sound > Online Film, Video, & Sound, Internet Commercial Single Spot – Any Length** A Gold ADDY Award to **Beautiful Destinations** for **Discover Wyoming in Winter** done for **Brand USA** **Film, Video, & Sound, Online Film, Video, & Sound, Internet Commercial Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **Duke & Duck** for **Nestle Stories** done for **Nestle USA** A Gold ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Stories of Hope: Long Form** done for **Centers for Disease Control and Prevention** **Film, Video, & Sound, Branded Content & Entertainment For Online Film, Video & Sound, Single entry :60 seconds or less** A Silver ADDY Award to **Rosetta Stone** for **Learn Something Useful** done for **Rosetta Stone** **Film, Video, & Sound, Branded Content & Entertainment For Online Film, Video & Sound, Single entry‚ more than :60 seconds** A Silver ADDY Award to **Contrast & Company** for **Spirent** done for **Spirent** **Film, Video, & Sound, Branded Content & Entertainment Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **Rosetta Stone** for **Speaking Of** done for **Rosetta Stone** A Silver ADDY Award to **Rosetta Stone** for **Lost With Locals** done for **Rosetta Stone** A Gold ADDY Award to **DCV – Digital Creative Visionaries** for **Operation COVID Strike** done for **United States Air Force – Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson** **Film, Video, & Sound, Sales Promotion, Audio/Visual Sales Presentation** A Gold ADDY Award to **Yes& Agency** for **Akima‚ Inupiaq Shareholders** done for **Akima** **Cross Platform:** **Cross Platform, Integrated Campaigns, Consumer Campaign-Local** A Silver ADDY Award to **Marketing for Change** for **Our Yard, Our Springs** done for **WAO Wekiva Springs** **Cross Platform, Integrated Campaigns, Integrated Brand Identity Campaign – Local or Regional/National** A Silver ADDY Award to **Contrast & Company** for **Mindset** done for **Mindset** A Silver ADDY Award to **Contrast & Company** for **The Ascend Fund** done for **The Ascend Fund** A Silver ADDY Award to **360 Live Media** for **ASCEND Event Brand Identity** done for **American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics** **Elements of Advertising:** **Elements of Advertising, Copywriting** A Silver ADDY Award to **Stratacomm f**or **Tsunami** done for **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** **Elements of Advertising, Visual, Illustration – Single** A Gold ADDY Award to **Yes& Agency** for **Akima Inupiaq Shareholders** done for **Akima** **Elements of Advertising, Visual, Illustration – Series** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Mood Zooms** done for **Pepco Holdings Incorporated** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Not Another Unboxing Video** done for **Focus on Energy** **Elements of Advertising, Visual, Still Photography, Black & White/Color/ Digitally Enhanced Campaign** A Gold ADDY Award to **Discovery** for **Ghostober Key Art** done for **TRAVEL Discovery** **Elements of Advertising, Visual, Art Direction – Single** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Mood Zooms** done for **Pepco Holdings Incorporated** A Silver ADDY Award to **Discovery** for **Unraveled: Podcast** done for **ID Discovery** A Gold ADDY Award to **Yes& Agency** for **Akima Inupiaq Shareholders** done for **Akima** **Elements of Advertising, Visual, Art Direction – Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **Rosetta Stone** for **How Language is Learned** done for **Rosetta Stone** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Mood Zooms** done for **Pepco Holdings Incorporated** A Silver ADDY Award to **Discovery** for **Ghostober** done **for TRAVEL — Discovery** **Elements of Advertising, Film & Video, Cinematography Single** A Silver ADDY Award to **Culture One World** for **The Walk** done for **United States Census Burea** A Gold ADDY Award to **Beautiful Destinations** for **Discover Wyoming in Winter** done for **Brand USA** **Elements of Advertising, Film & Video, Cinematography – Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Stories of Hope** done for **Centers for Disease Control and Prevention** **Elements of Advertising, Film & Video, Animation, Special Effects or Motion Graphics** A Silver ADDY Award to **MDB Communications** for **DC Lottery – Roaring Cash** done for **DC Lottery** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Not Another Unboxing Video** done for **Focus on Energy** A Gold ADDY Award to **Yes& Agency** for **Akima Inupiaq Shareholders** done for **Akima** **Elements of Advertising, Film & Video, Animation, Special Effects or Motion Graphics/CGI, Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)** A Silver ADDY Award to **Subject Matter** for **Freight Rail: TV Special Effects** done for **Association of American Railroads** A Silver ADDY Award to **Stratacomm** for **Tsunami** done for **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** **Elements of Advertising, Sound, Sound Design – Single** A Silver ADDY Award to **Stratacomm** for **Tsunami** done for **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** **Public Service:** **Public Service, Out-Of-Home & Ambient Media, Pro Bono Out-Of-Home** A Silver ADDY Award to **Hager Sharp** for **Curbside Groceries** – **Mobile Grocer** done for **Capital Area Food Bank** **Public Service, Film, Video & Sound, Corporate Social Responsibility Film, Video & Sound** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Not Another Unboxing Video** done for **Focus on Energy** **Public Service, Film, Video & Sound, Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **ICF Next** for **Not Another Unboxing Video** done for **Focus on Energy** **Public Service, Film, Video & Sound, Pro Bono Online Film, Video & Sound** A Silver ADDY Award to **People’s Television** for **Hogan Lovells Pro Bono Impact Film** done for **Hogan Lovells** **Political Winners:** **Political Advertising, Political Advertising, Political Out-of-Home & Ambient Media** A Silver ADDY Award to **Truxton Creative** for **Biden for President – Murals** done for **Biden for President** **Political Advertising, Political Advertising, Political Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **WHITE64 Studios** for **FAN “Vote with Compassion” Campaign** done for **Franciscan Action Network** A Silver ADDY Award to **Putnam Partners** for **Wendy Davis for Congress** done for **Wendy Davis for Congress** **Political Advertising, Political Advertising, Integrated Campaign** A Silver ADDY Award to **Truxton Creative** for **Biden for President – Murals** done for **Biden for President** **Best of Category;** **Thie MOASIC Award, given by the American Advertising Association to promote diversity in advertising:** **Beautiful Destinations** for **United Stories Microsite** done for **Brand USA** **Best of Print:** **RP3 Agency** for **Well & Good: The Inaugural Issue** done for **RP3 Agency** **Very Special Judges Award:** **Beautiful Destinations** for **Discover Wyoming in Winter** done for **Brand USA** **AAF-DC Best of Show ADDY Award for 2021:** **Yes& Agency** for **Akima Inupiaq Shareholders** done for **Akima**