CELEBRATING DIVERSITY
ON OSCAR NIGHT

Verizon champions inclusion at the Academy Awards: highlighting women, LGBTQ+ and immigrant voices.

DIRECTED BY BRYAN BUCKLEY

In 2020, the Academy Awards were once again snubbing women and people of color. At the same time, the president was ranting about a border wall and keeping immigrants out. So we took over the ceremony telecast, handing the stage — our media buy — to the underrepresented, so more people could hear their stories during the biggest night of storytelling.

YEAR → 2020
AGENCY → McCann New York
CLIENT → Verizon
GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR → Jason McKean
GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR → Holly Hessler
GLOBAL EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR → Dan Donovan
GLOBAL EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR → Matt Curry
PRODUCER → Brian Collins
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER → John McAdorey
DIRECTOR → Bryan Buckley (Hungry Man)
EDITOR → Miky Wolf (Final Cut)
EDITOR → Chris Amos (Final Cut)
EDITOR → Ted Guard (Rock Paper Scissors)
AdAge / Adweek / Forbes / The Drum

THE MONSTER IN WAITING

DON’T BLAME THE LAG