A new kind of award show, celebrating the scrappiness of advertising

📍 The Lava Lounge @ The Burdekin, Darlinghurst
📅 Thursday 12 November
⏰ 6pm–late
🎩 Dress code: Op Shop Chic

Introducing... The Scrappys, an award show to recognise not just the headline-grabbing campaigns, but the everyday grind, the projects that don’t make the stage, yet keep the lights on. The scrappy fixes, the late-night saves, the uncelebrated wins. It’s a new kind of end of year celebration, and commemorating doing the best with what you’ve got, no matter the hand you've been dealt.



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Get your ticket to the awards night whether you're going for a Scrappy, want to connect, or just let loose.

5 categories, 1 grand prize and a whole lot of free drinks and surprise entertainment.



Submit Entry

Eligibility requirements:
<10 years in advertising.
Currently working in (or trying to break into) a creative agency.
Entry includes activity completed in the past 24 months. (Oct 2024 - Oct 2026)

For it’s inaugural year we’ve kept it simple, with 5 categories to enter:

THE IDEA THAT SHOULD HAVE LIVED SCRAPPY
(This awards ideas that never made it to life because they were too scary, out of budget or off-brief.)

THE AGAINST ALL ODDS SCRAPPY
This awards people who managed to keep something alive against all odds.

THE DOING GOOD SCRAPPY
This awards initiatives, people, or things that enrich an agency or overall industry culture.

THE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING SCRAPPY
This awards celebrates doing the best with what you’re given.

THE OFF THE CLOCK SCRAPPY
Celebrating the great work done outside of hours

Click the submission link to find more information about each category, but if you have any further questions please feel free to reach out to us here: nsw@youngbloods.org.au

Entries close midnight 30.10.2026 so be quick!