Best Director 2026 Nominees

Before the first frame rolls, someone has imagined the entire universe. The nominees for BEST DIRECTOR carefully craft every color, object, and visual decision, building identities you can’t look away from.

Experience their creativity June 11th to 13th!

CREDITS (in order of appearance)

Rosalía ft. Björk, Yves Tumor - Berghain @rosalia.vt @bjork @yvestumor
Director: Nicolas Méndez @nmendezf
Production Company: CANADA

OLIGARKH, TALAN - NE DLYA MENYA
Director: SOLOMON

Peaches - No Lube So Rude @peachesnisker
Director:Matt Lambert @dielamb
Production Companies: Object & Animal & Iconoclast Germany @objectandanimal @iconoclast_germany

Deki Alem - Fun @dekialem
Director: Broken Int @brokenint
Production Company: FOLK @folk_film

Sub Urban - What You Sow @suburban
Director: Sterling LaRose @sterlinglarose
Production Company: Wallop Film & Dreambear Productions @dreambearproductions

BETON.HOFI - BETON.HOF1 @beton.hofi
Director: Büki Balázs @bukibalazsmate
Production Company: MONDAY.COLLECTIVE

Mitski - Where’s My Phone @mitskileaks
Director: Noel Paul @n0elpaul
Production Company: Friend London @friend_london

Paula's - She Knows @this_is_paulas
Director: Tomas Noi Emilsson @tomasnoi

Sabrina Carpenter - Tears @sabrinacarpenter
Director: Bardia Zeinali @bardiazeinali
Production Companies: freenjoy & Anonymous Content @freenjoy @anoncontent

JOJI - Last of a Dying Breed / Dior @sushitrash
Director: BRTHR @_brthr_

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