Firefly Wins Two Gold and One Silver at the 2026 OBIE Awards

Firefly is thrilled and grateful to be recognized as a Gold and Silver winner at the 2026 OBIE Awards across three categories, for two New York City campaigns running on its digital taxi tops.

Verified Closer Than You Think

United Airlines | 72andSunny | Dentsu

  • Gold, Contextual Brilliance

  • Gold, Programmatic & Real-Time OOH

Firefly’s digital tops turned NYC taxis into live travel advisors for United Airlines. Using real-time GPS and traffic data, each screen showed the drive time to Newark (EWR) and JFK from the cab’s exact location, challenging New Yorkers’ habit of defaulting to JFK. The creative was generated by the city itself, so the proof appeared at the very moment travelers were deciding.

Yellow NYC taxi in Times Square with a Firefly digital taxi top showing United Airlines drive times to JFK and EWR

Give Us the Finger

ŌURA | nice&frank | Rapport

  • Silver, Industry Sectors: Healthcare OOH

Firefly’s digital and static tops took “Give Us the Finger” to the streets of New York City for ŌURA, reframing aging as something to look forward to rather than fear. The line reads as a provocation at first, then pays off once you realize the index finger is where the Oura Ring is worn. On the move, the idea met New Yorkers right where life happens.

Yellow NYC taxi with a Firefly taxi top reading Give us the finger for ŌURA, passenger pointing upward

A Night To Celebrate at MoMA

2026 OBIE Awards ceremony at MoMA, stage screen showing the Give Us the Finger campaign for ŌURA
2026 OBIE Awards ceremony at MoMA, winners on stage as the Verified Closer Than You Think campaign for United Airlines is shown

Great campaigns are built together.

A big thank you to our clients, agency partners, and every Firefly team member who helped bring these award-winning campaigns to life.

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