The shortlists of the 2021 edition of the Campaign India Digital Crest Awards, presented by ITW Digital, will be announced through the week in five parts.
| Entry Category | Entrant Company | Title | Brand |
| Online marketing | WATConsult | Bhondu Just Chill | IndiaFirst Life Insurance |
| Online marketing | 21N78E Creative Labs | Reclaim Your Privacy | Reclaim Your Privacy |
| Online marketing | DViO Digital | #YouAreSoBeautifull | #YouAreSoBeautifull |
| Online marketing | Famous Innovations | #LonelyNoMore | Burger King | Burger King |
| Online marketing | Times Network | Act Now - A Mental Health Initiative | Times Network |
| Online marketing | Schbang | Fevikwik Stars | Fevikwik |
| Online marketing | WATConsult | Ab Cricket Buzzega | Cricbuzz |
| Online marketing | Tonic Worldwide | India Ka Longest Breakfast Table | Nutralite |
| Entry Category | Entrant Company | Title | Brand |
| Online Video - Long form (Over 180 seconds) | Wirality Media | Shabd | Truecaller |
| Online Video - Long form (Over 180 seconds) | SUNNYSIDEUP ADVERTISING INDIA | Duroflex Sounds of Sleep | Duroflex Private Limited |
| Entry Category | Entrant Company | Title | Brand |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Social Beat | You made it CLiQ | Tata CLiQ |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Mindshare | UltraTech Cement - Baat Ghar Ki | UltraTech Cement |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | ITW Consulting | The Greatest Lesson | Unacademy |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | WATConsult | The Empathy Pre-Roll | Bajaj Allianz General Insurance |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | WATConsult | Ab Cricket Buzzega | Cricbuzz |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Famous Innovations | #WrapsWithoutGaps | Burger King |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Times Network | #GiveBackHerTime | Times Network |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Famous Innovations | #LonelyNoMore | Burger King | Burger King |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Logicserve Digital | HDFC Life - BOI | HDFC Life Insurance |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Times Network | Act Now - A Mental Health Initiative | Times Network |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Schbang Digital Solutions | Mazboot Jod Ka Mazboot Reminder | Fevicol |
| Online Video - Short form (180 seconds or less) | Thinkstr | Chabaatey Raho India | Dabur Red |
| Entry Category | Entrant Company | Title | Brand |
| Real time advertising | Tonic Worldwide | Trash Your Spam | Wow Skin Science |
| Real time advertising | Digtias India | Sounds of Budget 2021 | digibank by DBS |
| Real time advertising | Famous Innovations | Trump Trumped | Burger King |
| Real time advertising | Schbang Digital Solutions | Monolith Post | Fevicol |
| Real time advertising | Dentsu Isobar | The Most Un-advertised Brand Ambassador | Captain Morgan Rum |
| Real time advertising | Tonic Worldwide | India Ka Longest Breakfast Table | Nutralite Choco Spread |
| Real time advertising | Tonic Worldwide | Sirf Sony Pe Dikhega | Sony Pictures Sports Network |
| Real time advertising | Tonic Worldwide | Vocal For Local Pets | World For All animal adoptions |
| Real time advertising | Isobar | Rewind Kia | Kia Sonet |
| Entry Category | Entrant Company | Title | Brand |
| Search Search - SEO/Paid search | Social Panga | Search Marketing Strategy for Tata Health | Tata Health |
| Search Search - SEO/Paid search | AdLift | Luminous India by AdLift | Luminous India |
| Search Search - SEO/Paid search | Dentsu Isobar | A VICE THAT TURNED INTO AN AD-VICE | SKORE Brand of Condoms |
| Entry Category | Entrant Company | Title | Brand |
| Showcase | Famous Innovations | Zoom Backgrounds | ZOOM |
| Showcase | Famous Innovations | Google Maps | |
| Entry Category | Entrant Company | Title | Brand |
| Social Cause - Campaign for an NGO | MSL India (TLG India) | Powering a Pro-choice World - Find My MTP | Pratigya |
| Social Cause - Campaign for an NGO | Schbang Digital Solutions | Jam The Trafficking | Mukul Madhav Foundation |
| Social Cause - Campaign for an NGO | Tonic Worldwide | Vocal For Local | World For All |
The awards celebrate excellence in digital marketing and were judged by a total of 14 jurors:
- Atit Mehta, marketing head, Byju's
- Deepika Warrier, chief marketing officer, Diageo
- Kartik Johari, vice president - marketing and commerce, Nobel Hygiene
- Mayur Hola, head of global brand, Oyo
- Nida Naushad, head - brand strategy and campaign, Cars24
- Pawan Sarda, group head - digital, marketing and e-commerce, Future Group
- Piali Dasgupta, senior vice president, marketing, Columbia Pacific Communities
- Ramalingam Subramanian, head - marketing, CoinDCX
- Ranjani Krishnaswamy, general manager - marketing, Tanishq
- Udaibir Singh, group business head, Sportskeeda
- Victoria Banaszak, senior vice president - marketing, Livinguard
- Vineet Sethi, chief marketing officer, Niyo
- Vipul Oberoi, chief marketing officer, IIFL
- Virat Khullar, group head - marketing, Hyundai Motor India
Winners will be announced in the last week of July.
