Out of the 240 shortlists in Design Lion Shortlist at the Cannes Lions International festival Of Creativity, agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seems to have done well with a total of twelve nominations from this region.
Y & R Dubai tops the list with getting six nominations, followed by Impact BBDO Dubai having two nominations and Impact BBDO Saudi Arabia having one nomination. Geometry Global Dubai also got shortlisted for two of its work.
| Title | Client | Entrant Company | Country |
| PROJECT AKSHAR (ALPHABETS) – GRADUATING BLUE-COLLAR TO WHITE-COLLAR | SMARTLIFE | FP7/DXB Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| HANDLE ON HYGIENE | UNILEVER | GEOMETRY GLOBAL Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| THE LUCKY IRON FISH PROJECT | LUCKY IRON FISH | GEOMETRY GLOBAL Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| THE TRIBAL RAPPORT FIELD GUIDE | MERCEDES-BENZ | IMPACT BBDO Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| ADVENTURE BECKONS | MERCEDES-BENZ | IMPACT BBDO Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| REFLECT | DJ SARHI | IMPACT BBDO Jeddah | SAUDI ARABIA |
| A TREE IN THE SEA | G&CO | Y&R DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| 10 HOT STORIES | GLOBAL EXPORT CO. | Y&R DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| 10 HOT STORIES | GLOBAL EXPORT CO. | Y&R DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| A TREE IN THE SEA | G&CO | Y&R DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| 10 HOT LABELS | GLOBAL EXPORT CO. | Y&R DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| 10 HOT LABELS | GLOBAL EXPORT CO. | Y&R DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| BIDDI EVERYTHING | BIDDI.COM | Y&R LABSTORE DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
