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2012 was another exciting and eye-catching year for Out-of-home activity and these third annual
BAB Awards hope to acknowledge and celebrate all the hard work, talent and creativity in the world of billboards. This year
Daily Billboard used voting polls, visitor emails, comments and social media feedback to help decide the worthy winners, alongside our own impeccable judgement of course.
BEST SPECIAL EXTENSION BILLBOARDS 2012
These bright and quirky billboards for
DreamWorks animated sequel,
Madagascar 3, really stole the special extension crown this year with their vibrant eye-popping creatives which had maximum stand out.
Be sure to also check out the rest of this fun
Madagascar 3 movie billboard campaign.
Close contenders for this
BAB Award were
The Amazing Spider-man billboards,
Adult Swim's Delocated season three TV billboard and ads for
Snow White & The Huntsman.
BEST SPECIAL INSTALLATION BILLBOARD 2012
There was no question this year who deserved the
BAB Award for
Best Special Installation, as
Workaholics season three
'Fully Torqued' billboard received high praise and overwhelming support.
This provocative, yet simple idea (which seemed easy to execute), was a real head-turner for the comedy series along
L.A.'s Sunset Boulevard in
West Hollywood.
What's more, they followed up the three-pronged risqué installation with a clever disclaimer billboard, fringed with shredded orange plastic and sporting a witty tongue-in-cheek tagline.
Missing out on this coveted award was
The Dark Knight Rises exploded
Bat-sign billboard,
The Lorax 3D face billboard installation and the mannequin billboards for
The Campaign.
BEST MOVIE BILLBOARDS 2012
The film may have missed out on
Best Special Extension Billboard of the year, but
Snow White & The Huntsman totally deserves to win
Best Movie BAB Award.
These stylish billboards for the fantasy flick exude menace, action and intrigue, regardless of whether the film lived up to its full box-office potential.
Other movie billboard campaigns of note in 2012 were for
The Bourne Legacy and
Ted.
BEST TV BILLBOARDS 2012
The clear winner in the TV category had to be the teaser campaign for season five of
Mad Men. The visually arresting
'Falling Man' creative works on a small or large scale, and certainly got tongues wagging when it debuted at the start of the year.
The follow-up copy-only billboards continued to tease the new season without even mentioning the show's name thanks to the instantly identifiable font, until the series premiere creative arrived in late February. What a clever way to build excitement and anticipation for a highly-acclaimed TV series entering its fifth season.
Other cool TV billboards just beaten to the punch this year included the spooky nun billboard for
American Horror Story: Asylum, the
Arrow series premiere billboards and
Lifetime's saucy billboards for
The Client List.
BEST DRINKS BILLBOARDS 2012
There's nothing like a bit of humour and originality to help a brand stand out from the rest and
Stoli's Most Original Vodka campaign surely did that in style this year.
These fun, quirky and youthful billboards helped breath new life into the vodka brand.
Other honorable mentions for the drinks category include
Absolut Vodka's Greyhound billboards,
Espolon Tequila's skeleton billboards and this campaign for
Zico coconut water.
BEST FASHION BILLBOARD 2012
Daily Billboard thinks this super-sized
Very Perry Ellis billboard
was the most striking fashion billboard in 2012, with its cool over-sized bow tie really grabbing your attention on the side of the
Andaz Hotel along
L.A.'s Sunset Strip in September.
Other fashion houses making a style statement were these
Tom Ford for Women Fall/Winter billboards and
Gap's Be Bright billboard campaign.
BEST MALE MODEL BILLBOARDS 2012
Congratulations to
Matthew Terry for baring all this year and reaping the rewards of all those hours in the gym. The
American male model demonstrated an amazing body of work for
Calvin Klein this year, whether it be in jeans or bold underwear.
This year
Matthew bested the likes of
Les Misérables star
Eddie Redmayne for
Burberry and
David Beckham's H&M underwear billboards to take home the prize.
BEST FEMALE MODEL BILLBOARDS 2012
The beautiful
Lara Stone seemed to be everywhere for
Calvin Klein. If she wasn't stripping off for a giant bra billboard in
New York, then she was being washed up on the rocks in neon denims.
The
Dutch model also starred alongside
Alexander Skarsgard for
Calvin Klein's new
Encounter fragrance.
To claim top spot,
Lara beat off the likes of
Claudia Schiffer in
Guess Jeans 30 Sexy Years ad campaign and
Anais Pouliot for
Aldo.
And there you have them, this year's
BAB Award winners. Do you agree with
Daily Billboard's choices? If you're the agency responsible for the work show here please be sure to take some credit.
Happy New Year and let's hope the skies of continue to be filled with creativity and jaw-dropping spectacle in 2013.
The final countdown to the New Year has begun and the question you should be asking yourself is not where you'll be celebrating the end of 2012 and the dawn of 2013, but more importantly where do your bubbles come from?
True champagne comes from the Champagne wine region in France, so don't be fooled this New Year's Eve with all those overpriced bottles of 'I-can't-believe-it's-not-champagne' and stick to the real thing for the best taste experience.
To help usher 2013 in style, enjoy these champagne billboards from this holiday season and also a giant blast from the past.
The super-sized Moet & Chandon Oscar billboard was snapped on the side of the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood on March 4, 2010.
Meanwhile the 'question mark' champagne advocacy creative was spied along Vine Street in Hollywood on December 15, plus the landscape version was spotted along Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood on December 29, 2012.
Daily Billboard hopes your New Year celebrations will have some sparkle whatever fizz you decide to drink.
"God hates us all".
David Duchovny's 'Hank Moody' finds himself dazzled by the bright lights of the glamourous world of rock and roll, as his soap opera of a life gets turned into a rock opera circus.
This eye-catching sixth season Californication billboard was spotted along Sunset Boulevard in Showtime's regular ad space on December 19, 2012.
Hoorah, Project Runway is back for an amazing eleventh season and to shake things up this time, contestants in the reality fashion design competition will be forced to work in teams.
In previous seasons the episodes featuring team challenges are the ones that caused the most friction and drama (and sometimes even the best clothes), so it's no wonder the producers chose this route to add some spice and give the show a fashionable makeover.
This stylish Project Runway season eleven billboard was snapped on the side of Madame Tussauds Hollywood along Hollywood Boulevard on December 19, 2012. It's nice to see Tim Gunn sharing the spotlight and Heidi Klum keeping her clothes on.
Around this time of year Adult Swim seems to use their billboards to focus more on their channel offering overall than their individual shows, whether it's an irreverent message like this Fax Me personal ad billboard from last year or this latest cinemascope style creative.
Adult Swim certainly also know how to send a festive message in their own inimitable style, like these Santa billboards or Happy Holidays billboard.
This new, eye-catching 'You are watching Adult Swim' billboard was snapped along Sunset Boulevard on December 3, 2012.
UPDATED: Here's another few images of the billboard on a brighter and clearer December 20, 2012.
With party season in full swing, you can't move in L.A. at the moment without spotting an ad for one alcoholic beverage or another vying for your attention.
In this valuable gift-giving season Johnnie Walker wants to win you over with its Double Black and Blue Label Scotch Whisky, for the discerning gentleman and true connoisseur who apparently deserves more than a simple present under the Christmas tree.
These distilleries are certainly fans of their bottle product shots front and centre, whether it be against a charred wood background or a smooth marble finish. 
The Double Black whisky billboards were snapped along Sunset Boulevard on November 3 and November 23, 2012.
Meanwhile the Blue Label creatives were photographed along the Sunset Strip, plus on the side of the SLS Beverly Hills Hotel along La Cienega Boulevard on December 15, 2012.
Let's raise a glass to your good health and a very merry holiday season for one and all.
Happy New Year!
This season Raylan will investigate a cold case from his childhood involving his criminal father which should make for some interesting times in Kentucky.
This cool Western style TV billboard was snapped along Ventura Boulevard in Studio City on December 19, 2012.
