This year’s
President’s Award - an award reserved for true industry heroes chosen by the sitting D&AD President - was awarded to
Kim Gehrig, a director represented by
Somesuch, for her outstanding contribution to creativity.
The Australian-born director brings a refreshing combination of honesty and wit to her work, which can be seen in her music videos and commercials. The well-known and loved ‘This Girl Can’ campaign for Sport England, and John Lewis’s emotive Christmas ‘Man on the Moon’ ad have moved audiences.
Gehrig studied at
Central St Martins and worked at
Mother in London earlier in her career. The D&AD President’s Award is just the latest in a long list of accolades: other awards include multiple D&AD Pencils, Cannes Lions, BTAA arrows and a UKMVA music video award.