OK Awards

We’re back with another edition of the OK Awards. The theme is prom, so get our your poofy ball gowns and your cumberbatches and let’s party. ??✨??
Here’s a little background on the awards if you haven’t been to the previous: These don’t count of Strategy points – hell they won’t even earn you much respect from your colleagues – but what we lack in credibility and legitimacy, we make up for in heart. You submit in a category, pay us a tiny bit of cash, and then roll up to the event to see if you won an award that you can display semi-proudly next to all those well-earned Anvil awards. The best part is it’s entirely judged by us, the OK Social team.
You got a problem with that? Start your own award show then.

Here’s the categories we’ve come up with but hey, if you want to just submit something that’s not on the list maybe we’ll create a category for it, who knows?
OK MULTITASKING

The best part of working from home is double-dipping. We never used to be able to fold our laundry while half-listening to your Lunch & Learn about the Risks of AI. Show us the coolest thing you’ve done while you were camera-off.
OK MANDATORY FUN

If trust falls at the potluck lunch and morale-boosting pizza parties aren’t your thing, then what is? Let us know what your company does for team building.
OK WILDCARD CONCEPT

Ever presented something so unreasonable? So unachievable? So off brief that you were surprised that the account team let you present it? We want to see it. Bonus points if the client actually picked it.
OK REPLY ALL

That company-wide Blue Cross email that you replied to asking if your butt rash was covered? Yeah, we want to hear that story. Screenshots encouraged.
OK CLIENT REQUEST

What are some of those requests that make you question if this client has ever even seen an ad before? Bigger than make the logo bigger. We’re talking straight-up outlandish requests.
OK SLACK CHANNEL

Niche Slack (or Teams/Google) channels can really bring people together. Bet you never knew there were other people at the company who loved Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club as much as you do. What’s your office's best and most obscure Slack channel?
OK USE OF BUDGET

Sometimes adding a third talent means you have to hire your cousin Terry to shoot this spot – but hey, his skateboard pans are actually pretty smooth. Let’s hear about your thriftiest use of budget.
OK LINKEDINFLUENCER

Don’t make excuses. Be relentless. Skip the avocado toast. Congratulate a person you’ve never met on their work anniversary. Emotional intelligence and such. Who’s the most annoying person you know on LinkedIn?
OK EXPENSES

We know you have very strict dietary restrictions – so strict that craft services didn’t have anything you could eat and you had to Uber Eats Red Lobster to set. Let us hear about the craziest thing you’ve ever expensed. Bonus points if it was paid out.
OK OFFICE DOG

Send us a picture of a good boy that works in your office, and find out if it’s the best boy! Or girl! Please include the dog’s name, owner, and place of work.
OK REJECTED LOGO

Made a logo you’re proud of but the client hated it? Send it our way and find out if it’s actually good and the client is dumb or if it actually sucks.
OK EASTER EGG

Ever hidden something hilarious in a design or a website? Now’s the time to reveal it! Submit your OK Easter Egg and we swear we won’t tell anyone*.

*We will tell people.
OK BEHIND THE SCENES SHOT

Did you capture something cool while you were supposed to be capturing something else? We’d love to see it.
OK CAMEO (USING STAFF/FRIENDS IN A VIDEO OR PHOTOSHOOT)

Call in some favours and keep those budgets tight. We want to see the best cameo appearance by your coworkers and friends in a video or photoshoot.
OK SIDE HUSTLE

Let’s be real, you might sell hot tubs for a living but what you really do is play keyboards. Tell us about your side hustle and we’ll tell you if it’s OK.

Submission instructions will be in your ticket confirmation email.
Buy as many entries as you would like to submit. 1x admission included per submitter.

THERE ARE NO RULES. Just kidding, there’s a few rules:

1. Submissions are open May 10th till May 24th.
2. Submissions cost $13. This includes one (1) free entry into the event per person submitting.
3. Submissions can come from an agency, a freelancer, your mom, whoever. Just please don’t submit any work you didn’t do.
4. Submissions can come in the form of photo, video or even just a written description but we are dumb so pictures work better.
5. Winners will be announced at the 3rd(?) Annual OK Awards on June 6th, and if you just wanna come grab a GA ticket.
6. The theme is OK Prom! So dress the part but keep the hands above the belt.
7. Please don’t send us anything gross.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1, 116 7 Avenue Southeast, Calgary, Canada