The  2008 Caxton Awards for excellence in newspaper advertising saw 74 finalists across 26 categories, with the number of entries up by 10% on last year. A special thanks to everyone who entered.

Finalist nominations were hotly contested with Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney securing 12 finalists, M&C Saatchi Sydney 8 finalists, Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand 7 finalists, Clemenger BBDO Adelaide 6 finalists, BMF with 5 and JWT Sydney and The Campaign Palace with 4 nominations each.

Once agian, a prestigious judging panel reviewed entries and select category Caxton winners. Chaired by Paul Catmur, the 2008 judging panel were:

• Pete Baker, The Glue Society
• Rowan Dean, Euro RSCG
• Jay Benjamin, Leo Burnett
• Julian Watt, 303
• Dejan Rasic, Colman Rasic Carrasco
• Rocky Ranallo, BWM
• Michelle Galluzzo, M&C Saatchi
• Christy Peacock, Publicis Mojo

See the full list of winners here. All award-winning ads have downloadable hi-res versions.

	Quinlivan Black Award
	Best Small Space Ad
	Best Retail Campaign
	Best Use of Newspaper Medium
	Best Topical Ad
	Best Copywriting
	Best Photography
	Banking, Insurance and Finance Services
	Charity and Community Service
	Consumer Durables
	Fashion, Clothing and Cosmetics
	Media and Entertainment
	Travel and Leisure