Berlin Music Video Awards

Step into the Unsettling

Prepare for the eerie, the dark, and visions that defy explanation. THE MOST BIZARRE category celebrates music videos that don’t simply break the rules: they transform reality into something unsettling, mysterious, and unforgettable.

Here, creativity embraces its darker side. Familiar worlds become strange and disturbing, figures slip beyond recognition, and images make your heart race while challenging your mind. These videos are not meant to be funny: they frighten, disturb, and linger long after the screen fades to black.

If you’re drawn to the bizarre and the uncanny, where shadows come alive, atmospheres seem to breathe, and the unexpected becomes tangible, this category is your gateway to the unknown. Each nominee takes creative risks, pushing horror, surrealism, and visual dissonance to the limit, turning the screen into a place where fear becomes art.

From hauntingly beautiful moments to dark, otherworldly sequences, the creativity on display is fearless and unforgettable, not bizarre for laughs, but bizarre because it dives into the darkness and brings something extraordinary back.

We’ll be waiting for you from June 11th to 13th to dive into the most bizarre and unsettling worlds. These are not videos to watch casually: they are experiences that grab you and disturb you. Are you ready to discover how far beyond the limit creativity can go?

Grab your ticket and prepare to enter the darkest and most fascinating side of music.

CREDITS (in order of appearance)

Peaches – No Lube So Rude @peachesnisker

Director: Matt Lambert @dielamb
DOP: Chris Aoun @chris.aoun_
Editor: Judy Landkammer
Production Companies: Object & Animal & Iconoclast Germany @objectandanimal & @iconoclast_germany

The Weeknd – São Paulo (feat. Anitta) @theweeknd @anitta