TORONTO—Magazines Canada recently hosted the first annual Best on Page Awards, celebrating the best in Canadian magazine advertising creative.

The packed house of advertising and publishing industry members at Toronto's St. Lawrence Market were treated to live boxing matches in a regulation-size boxing ring which set the tone for the event.



The 2010 Best on Page Awards Gold winners are:

Best Full Page or DPS: "Barbell"

Advertiser:Special Olympics Canada

Agency: Grey Canada; Creative Director, Rick Kemp; Copy Writer, Jonathan Careless; Art Director, Gerald Schoenhoff.
 


Best Small Space or Fractional: “Killer Robots” 

Advertiser: Tourism Toronto

Agency: Leo Burnett, Toronto; Creative Directors, Judy John, Israel Diaz, Kelly Zettel; Copy Writers, Steve Stahl, Mike Cook; Art Director, Mike Cook; Production, Anne Peck.
 

Best Magazine Campaign: “A Gentle End: Three Little Pigs/Humpty Dumpty/Goldilocks” 
Advertiser: Johnson & Johnson Baby

Agency: Lowe Roche; Creative Director, Christina Yu; Copy Writer, Michelle Spivak; Art Director, Paul Parolin; Production, Beth MacKinnon.
 


Best of Show: “Barbell” 

Advertiser: Special Olympics Canada

Agency: Grey Canada; Creative Director, Rick Kemp; Copy Writer, Jonathan Careless; Art Director, Gerald Schoenhoff.


Best on Page Awards attendees also voted on 150 award-winning ads from around the world and crowned the top three People’s Choice Award winners.

And the People’s Choice winner is:

Monster.com for Stuck in the wrong job, “Soldier”, from JWT, Hong Kong.

Second place honours go to Mattel Canada Hot Wheels, Celebrating 40 Years, “Cake”, from Ogilvy and Mather, Canada.

Finally, third place went to MTV Germany for “Michael Jackson” from BBDO Germany. Contact: Bestonpage.ca, Magazinescanada.com