Best Music Video
This award recognizes a music video that excels in its overall production, creativity, and storytelling, demonstrating a high level of artistry and technical skill.
Best Shock Award
This award honors a music video that is daring, provocative, or unexpected, challenging conventional norms and pushing the boundaries of music video creativity.
Best Cinematography
This award celebrates exceptional camera work and visual aesthetics in a music video, showcasing innovative techniques, beautiful compositions, and a strong sense of visual style.
Best Original Song
This award recognizes a song that is entirely new and original, written specifically for the music video. The song should demonstrate exceptional songwriting craft, musicality, and a strong connection to the video's theme or concept.
Best Low Budget Music Video
This award honors a music video that achieves a high level of quality despite limited resources. It recognizes creativity, resourcefulness, and the ability to create a compelling visual experience on a smaller budget.
Best Mobile Music Video
This award celebrates a music video that was primarily shot and edited using mobile devices. It recognizes the innovative use of technology and the ability to create high-quality content with portable equipment.
Best Rock Video
This award recognizes a music video that aligns with the rock genre, capturing the energy, intensity, and rebellious spirit of rock music.
Best Pop Video
This award recognizes a music video that aligns with the pop genre, showcasing catchy melodies, vibrant visuals, and a strong connection to popular culture.
Best Latino Music Video
This award honors a music video that celebrates Latino culture and music, showcasing the diversity, richness, and passion of Latin music.
Best Hip-Hop Video
This award recognizes a music video that aligns with the hip-hop genre, capturing the energy, creativity, and social commentary often associated with hip-hop culture.
Best Rap
This award recognizes a music video that focuses on rap music, showcasing powerful lyrics, rhythmic delivery, and a strong visual aesthetic.
Best Electro Music Video
This award recognizes a music video that aligns with the electronic music genre, featuring innovative visuals, pulsating rhythms, and a futuristic or otherworldly atmosphere.
Best Animation Music Video
This award honors a music video that uses animation techniques to tell a story, create visual metaphors, or simply enhance the music.
Best Drama Music Video
This award recognizes a music video with a strong narrative and dramatic elements, telling a compelling story through visuals and music.
Best EMD (Dance) Music Video
This award recognizes a music video that aligns with electronic dance music, featuring energetic choreography, vibrant colors, and a focus on dance and movement.
Best Art Music Video
This award honors a music video that emphasizes artistic expression and visual creativity, pushing boundaries and exploring unconventional techniques.
Best Experimental Video
This award recognizes a music video that is groundbreaking, innovative, and challenges traditional music video conventions. It celebrates experimentation, risk-taking, and a unique approach to storytelling.
Best Musician Film
This award recognizes a film that features a musician or band as the primary subject, exploring their lives, careers, and creative processes.
Best Student Music Video
This award honors a music video created by a student or student team, recognizing exceptional talent and creativity among emerging filmmakers.
Best Black&White Music Video
This award recognizes a music video that is shot entirely in black and white, showcasing the power of monochrome cinematography and the ability to create compelling visuals without color.
Best First Work
This award recognizes a music video that is the director's or producer's debut project, celebrating new talent and fresh perspectives in the music video industry.
Best Production
This award recognizes a music video that excels in its overall production values, including cinematography, editing, sound design, and special effects.
Best Director
This award recognizes the director of a music video for their creative vision, storytelling ability, and technical expertise.
Best Lyrics Music Video
This award honors a music video that effectively conveys the meaning and impact of the song's lyrics, creating a strong visual connection to the words and music.
Best Musical
This award recognizes a music video that incorporates theatrical elements, such as costumes, sets, and choreography, creating a more immersive and engaging experience.
Best Actor & Actress
This award recognizes the performances of actors and actresses in a music video, highlighting their talent, charisma, and ability to bring the story to life.
Best Costume
This award recognizes exceptional costume design in a music video, showcasing creativity, attention to detail, and a strong connection to the video's theme or concept.
Best Makeup
This award recognizes outstanding makeup artistry in a music video, highlighting the use of makeup to create characters, enhance visuals, or convey emotions.