VMLY&R won more awards than any other agency at the Adweek Brand Storytelling Awards. Winning work included:
- "Unseen Ballet” by VMLY&R New York for Dell Technologies won in the Best Use of Social category
- “Super Wendy's World” by VMLY&R Kansas City for Wendy’s won in the Best Use of Social category
- “Wendy's. Now That You Mention Us.” by VMLY&R Kansas City for Wendy’s won in the Best Use of Influencer/Creator Marketing category