PRWeek announces UK awards 2017 shortlist

PRWeek has revealed the shortlist for the PRWeek Awards 2017, which will take place on the evening of Wednesday 18 October.

Weber Shandwick and Hope&Glory lead the field in the overall number of shortlistings –  with nine nominations each. Shine, which has six nominations, is next on the list.

Weber secured four nominations for its ‘#BrutalCut’ campaign for Action Aid and is also nominated in the Large Agency of the Year category.

Hope&Glory received two nominations for its ‘Totes Ikea’ and ‘Virtually Real’ for HTC Live campaigns respectively. It is also in the running for Small Consultancy of the Year.

Hill+Knowlton, Mischief and Tin Man all received five nominations, while Cohn & Wolfe, Frank, Kaper, M&C Saatchi PR, Teneo Blue Rubicon and W all got four.

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• Pictured: Unity winning Agency of the Year at the PRWeek Awards 2016, photo by PRWeekAwards