Best Animation 2026 Nominees
Reality? Optional.<br />Imagination? Unlimited.<br />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.<br /><br />Ready to step inside these extraordinary creations?<br />June 11th to 13th, don’t miss it!<br /><br />CREDITS (in order of appearance)<br /><br />CARPENTER BRUT - THE MISFITS / THE REBELS @carpenterbrut<br />Animation: Jean Delaunay, Sean Struble<br />Director: Jean Delaunay<br />Production Company: No Quarter @noquarterprod<br /><br />NEOSHIN - EPISODE 3: DISTANT LOVE @neoshin2073x<br />Animation: Müge Bulazar, Sebastian Selg, Louis [email protected] @louisamaden<br />Director: Sebastian Selg<br /><br />Crazy Frog - Beverly Hills Cop Axel F @thecrazyfrogofficial<br />Animation Studio: Kaktus Film - Stockholm<br /><br />Generation Gap - Party in my Body @generationgapska<br />Animation: Emiel Stevenhagen @emielscartoons<br /><br />WHY WE FIGHT - EGO ft. Qing Madi @valorant<br /><br />Kriill - other I @kriill_music<br />Animation: Gabriel Moise & Arantxa Chavarri @chanttart & @arantxart<br />Director: Alina Popescu @polidott<br />Production Company: Opale Production @opaleprod<br /><br />Thundercat - She Knows Too Much (feat. Mac Miller) @thundercatmusic<br />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<br />Director: Léa Esmaili @heyimleaaa<br />Editor:Thomas Bertrand<br />Production Company: Blinkink @blink_ink<br /><br />AJ Tracey - 3rd Time Lucky @ajtracey<br />Animation: Pietro Morgani @pietro_morgani<br />Directors: LateMilk & Imbro @latemilkfilm<br />DOP: Guglielmo Trautvetter<br />Editor: Matteo Ranzato<br />Production Company: Ocurens @ocurenscontent<br /><br />Jianbo - For the Honour @jianboforever<br />Animation: Dan French @danthomasfrench<br />Director & Editor: Dan French @danthomasfrench<br />Production Company: Stink @stinkfilms<br /><br />Last Dance With Mary Jane - Snoop Dogg feat. Jelly Roll & Tom Petty @snoopdogg @jellyroll615 @tompetty<br />Animation: Temple Caché - Kelzang Ravach & Marion Castéra @templecache - @kelzang.ravach - @marion_castera<br />Director: Dave Meyers @Davemeyers<br />Production Company: Freenjoy @freenjoy