Reality? Optional. Imagination? Unlimited. Today we unveil the nominees for BEST ANIMATION, the category where music videos escape gravity and creativity has no rules. Frame by frame, these artists build entire universes. They bend physics, stretch emotions, and transform sound into living, breathing visual poetry.
Ready to step inside these extraordinary creations? June 11th to 13th, don’t miss it!
CREDITS (in order of appearance)
CARPENTER BRUT - THE MISFITS / THE REBELS @carpenterbrut Animation: Jean Delaunay, Sean Struble Director: Jean Delaunay Production Company: No Quarter @noquarterprod
NEOSHIN - EPISODE 3: DISTANT LOVE @neoshin2073x Animation: Müge Bulazar, Sebastian Selg, Louis Amaden@sebastian.lightup @louisamaden Director: Sebastian Selg
Crazy Frog - Beverly Hills Cop Axel F @thecrazyfrogofficial Animation Studio: Kaktus Film - Stockholm
Generation Gap - Party in my Body @generationgapska Animation: Emiel Stevenhagen @emielscartoons
WHY WE FIGHT - EGO ft. Qing Madi @valorant
Kriill - other I @kriill_music Animation: Gabriel Moise & Arantxa Chavarri @chanttart & @arantxart Director: Alina Popescu @polidott Production Company: Opale Production @opaleprod
Thundercat - She Knows Too Much (feat. Mac Miller) @thundercatmusic Animation: Joshua Clauss, Crux Studio, Mathematic, Frederick Venet, Cecil Tawale, Titouan Crasson, Turçin Soylu, Ines Fragueiro, Yutong Zhang, Lola Lefèvre, Zofia Klamka, Tom Jeanbourquin & Valentin Gaubert @monyyplus, @crux.animation.studio, @mathematic.tv, @skull.artwork, @turcinsoylu, @_lola.lefevre_, @zofiajklamka, @tomjeanbourquin & @valentingaubert Director: Léa Esmaili @heyimleaaa Editor:Thomas Bertrand Production Company: Blinkink @blink_ink
AJ Tracey - 3rd Time Lucky @ajtracey Animation: Pietro Morgani @pietro_morgani Directors: LateMilk & Imbro @latemilkfilm DOP: Guglielmo Trautvetter Editor: Matteo Ranzato Production Company: Ocurens @ocurenscontent
Jianbo - For the Honour @jianboforever Animation: Dan French @danthomasfrench Director & Editor: Dan French @danthomasfrench Production Company: Stink @stinkfilms
Last Dance With Mary Jane - Snoop Dogg feat. Jelly Roll & Tom Petty @snoopdogg @jellyroll615 @tompetty Animation: Temple Caché - Kelzang Ravach & Marion Castéra @templecache - @kelzang.ravach - @marion_castera Director: Dave Meyers @Davemeyers Production Company: Freenjoy @freenjoy
