About Us

SMALL SHOPS. BIG IDEAS.

The Davey Awards is a premier international creative awards focused exclusively on honoring outstanding work from small agencies, independent creators and in-house teams. Inspired by the story of David vs. Goliath, the awards recognizes big ideas that come to life without big budgets.

Each year, the Davey Awards celebrates the smart, nimble and impactful work being done by creatives who punch above their weight and deserve to be seen. If you’re a small shop doing standout work, this stage was built for you.

The Davey Awards is sanctioned and reviewed by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), an assembly of over 500 leading creatives at some of the world’s most acclaimed brands, institutions and agencies like the National Geographic Society, Digital Surgeons, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pernod Ricard, Wheelhouse, Tom Ford Beauty, Psychoactive Studios, NAACP and others.