Awards and press

Recognized for
the work itself.

Our commercials have earned honors from the Telly Awards, the Addy Awards, the Vision Awards, the New York Festival and more. Creative craft is where every Diamond campaign starts.

Recognized for the work

Commercials that
won the room.

Telly, Addy, Vision, New York Festival and more. The craft behind your campaign has been judged by other creative professionals, and it keeps getting honored.

Awards recognize creative production, not legal outcomes or case results.

59listed honors
19Gold awards
2Best of Show
15award programs
  • Telly Awards
  • Addy Awards
  • Vision Awards
  • New York Festival
  • WorldFest Houston
  • Crystal Quill
  • BPME Gold Medallion
  • CASE Awards
  • PRCA Medallion
  • Paragon Award
  • Galaxy Awards
  • ITVA Paddlewheel
  • American TV Marketing
  • National Grocers Association

The trophy case

Top honors,
front and center.

Best of Show, Gold and national winners from the production archive. Every honor is listed below.

  • Best of Show

    Aunt Gladys

    Tuscaloosa Addy Awards

    for Harco Drugs / TotalCom

  • Best of Show

    What Ya Waiting For

    National Paragon Award

    for Southern Union College

  • Gold, national

    Just Say No

    Telly Awards

    for District Addy Program Presentation

  • Gold, national

    Construction Worker

    CASE Awards

    for University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Gold, national

    Back To Living

    Crystal Quill Awards

    for HealthSouth Rehabilitation

  • National winner

    The Olympic Challenge

    Vision Awards

    for Birmingham Committee for Olympic Soccer

  • National winner

    Newlyweds

    Vision Awards

    for Alabama Manufactured Housing Association

  • Silver, national

    Smiling Faces

    Telly Awards

    for Budget Rent-A-Car

“Joe has done award-winning work for me and my clients.”

Bill Thomas Strategic Management Expert

The honor roll

Every award,
by program.

Listed from Diamond’s production archive. Awards recognize creative production, not legal outcomes or case results.

Showing every listing

Telly Awards

  • Gold (national)Just Say No for District Addy Program Presentation
  • Silver (national)Smiling Faces for Budget Rent-A-Car
  • SilverSuitcases for Birmingham Race Course
  • SilverAPEX – The Future Is USS (audio/visual and corporate audio/visual) for U.S. Steel

Addy Awards

  • GoldNight Team (TV commercial and TV campaign) for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert
  • GoldNobody’s Child for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert
  • GoldWhat Ya Waiting For for Southern Union College
  • GoldDeals for Locklear Dodge
  • CitationHot for Piggly Wiggly / Steiner Bressler
  • CitationValue for Jefferson Home Furniture
  • CitationAgain for Bruno’s Food Stores
  • CitationChristmas Wishes for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert
  • CitationAPEX – The Future Is USS for U.S. Steel
  • MeritMusic for Simply 6 Clothing Stores
  • MeritConstruction Worker for University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Merit citation, cinematographyFor The Times Of Your Life for WVTM-TV 13

District Addy Awards

  • MeritNight Team and Christmas Wishes for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert
  • MeritAPEX – The Future Is USS for U.S. Steel
  • MeritChoices for Pierce Tabor Paint & Decorating
  • MeritConstruction Worker for University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tuscaloosa Addy Awards

  • Best of ShowAunt Gladys campaign for Harco Drugs / TotalCom
  • GoldPhoto Finishing and Aunt Gladys campaigns for Harco Drugs / TotalCom

Vision Awards (national)

  • WinnerThe Olympic Challenge for Birmingham Committee for Olympic Soccer
  • WinnerNewlyweds for Alabama Manufactured Housing Association
  • WinnerLow Price Cutter for Marvin’s
  • Category runner-upHealing Hands for Norwood Clinic
  • FinalistChristmas for Jaymark Jewelers
  • FinalistSpoof for Cassady & Self Glass Company
  • FinalistValue for Jefferson Home Furniture
  • FinalistSports and Fire for WVTM-TV 13
  • Finalist, best editingHot for Simply Fashions
  • FinalistThe Best of Fall for The Riverchase Galleria
  • FinalistChoices for Sofa World

New York Festival

  • FinalistThe Olympic Challenge for Birmingham Committee for Olympic Soccer

International WorldFest Houston

  • GoldJust Say No for District Addy Program Presentation
  • SilverNobody’s Child and Fire for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert
  • SilverNight Team for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert

Crystal Quill Awards

  • Gold (national, corporate communications)Back To Living for HealthSouth Rehabilitation
  • GoldBTV for Bessemer State Technical College
  • SilverThe Olympic Challenge for Birmingham Committee for Olympic Soccer

BPME Gold Medallion Awards

  • GoldNight Team (generic and campaign) for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert
  • GoldBattered, Shattered Lives (TV series) for WVTM-TV 13 / Ballard Covert Group

CASE Awards

  • Gold (national)Construction Worker for University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Gold (district)Construction Worker for University of Alabama at Birmingham

Other national and international honors

  • Gold, National American TV MarketingConstruction Worker for University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Best of Show, National Paragon AwardWhat Ya Waiting For for Southern Union College
  • Gold, National MTV AwardMusic video for Vogue
  • Silver, International Galaxy AwardBack To Living for HealthSouth Rehabilitation
  • Gold, ITVA Deep South PaddlewheelBack To Living for HealthSouth Rehabilitation
  • Winner, National Grocers Association, Excellence in AdvertisingMagic 96 for Sunny Stores, Inc.
  • Award of Excellence, PRCA MedallionVideo Newsletter for Civitan International
  • Merit, PRCA Medallion25th Anniversary for Civitan International

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Brands and organizations

Commercials made
for brands you know.

  • U.S. Steel
  • Budget Rent-A-Car
  • HealthSouth Rehabilitation
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • WVTM-TV 13
  • The Riverchase Galleria
  • Bruno’s Food Stores
  • Piggly Wiggly
  • Harco Drugs
  • Birmingham Race Course
  • Locklear Dodge
  • Civitan International
  • Norwood Clinic
  • Jaymark Jewelers
  • Sunny Stores
  • Southern Union College
  • Bessemer State Technical College
  • Vogue

Client names shown are past production credits. They do not imply a current relationship or endorsement.

In the press

Featured in
Birmingham media.

“Faces of Birmingham: Diamond Studios” (opens in a new tab)

B-Metro, December 3, 2023. A profile of Diamond Studios and its 41 years of video production in Birmingham, from marketing videos to TV commercials.

“They take ideas and scripts and turn them into powerful video productions.”

Bill Attaway Owner, Attaway Advertising

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