BERLIN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2025 NOMINEES
The Berlin Music Video Awards honor the most creative and inspiring music videos from across the globe. This year’s nominees are here, showcasing artistic excellence, bold storytelling, and cutting-edge visuals. Scroll through and see who’s in the running for this year’s awards!
BEST EDITOR
- THE IRREPRESSIBLES – ECSTASY HOMOSEXUALITY | SAMUEL MARR
- KAREEM KALOKOH – AIN’T NEW FT MATHAIUS YOUNG | ANDREAS JONSON
- TINASHE – GETTING NO SLEEP | NICK YUMUL
- LISA – NEW WOMAN FEAT. ROSALÍA | AMANDA JAMES
- KITTYYY – HELLTÜRKIS (PROD. VITTORIA PS | STEFAN PECHER
- FREE NATIONALS, A$AP ROCKY, ANDERSON .PAAK – GANGSTA | ADRIANA LEGAY
- TRAVIS SCOTT – FE!N FT. PLAYBOI CARTI | JOSEPH TAYLOR
- MEGAN THEE STALLION – BOA | EMILIE AUBRY
- LADY GAGA – ABRACADABRA | SOFIA KERPAN
- FKA TWIGS – EUSEXUA | CHARLIE VON ROTBERG
BEST ANIMATION
- L’IMPÉRATRICE — DANZA MARILÙ (FEAT. FABIANA MARTONE) | VINCENT ALBERT, ARMAND GOXE, GABRIELLE SELNET, ARTHUR SEVESTRE & MAY TARAUD
- ELSA Y ELMAR – ENTRE LAS PIERNAS | THE CRUX
- MAC MILLER – BALLOONERISM | WOBBLY WAY – ANIMATION & MODELING
- J HUS FEAT. CB – CREAM | TIER-S, POINT FIVE CREATIONS
- THE WEEKND – THERE ARE THREE CHAPTERS IN THIS TALE | BLUE COW
- LINKIN PARK – HEAVY IS THE CROWN – LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLDS 2024
- ANTHEM | BRUNCH STUDIO ANIMATION
- FLYANA BOSS – MONEY AT – JD SPORTS X NIKE | CLAN
- RILÈS – SAVE MY MIND | GIBBON ANIMATION
- COLDPLAY – FEELSLIKEIMFALLINGINLOVE | RAMAN DJAFARI
- TERO RISTI – RISE OF MACHINES | STEFAN NACKE
BEST NARRATIVE
- PATIENCE (SABALI)
- MALSI MUSIC AND ZARINA – KORAB | ANVAR ORAZOV
- YULIYA DONCHENKO – BEFORE THE DAWN | ALEXANDER DENYSENKO
- GOLDBAND – YOU & ME | CASIMIR MULDER
- MACGRAY – HAUNTED | ALINE MAGREZ
- FREEHAND – ตลอดชีวิต (AWAY) | JIRAT SOMPAKDEE
- MANUEL – ORGONABOKOR | BÜKI BALÁZS
- THE HYBRID DRUMMER DUO – EH AH | SALVATORE GIULIANO
- MAKKO & MIKSU/MACLOUD – LICHTER AUS | STANISLAV BOROWSKI
- SABRINA CARPENTER – PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE | BARDIA ZEINALI
BEST ART DIRECTOR
- NK X ATOMIC OTRO WAY – MOLOKO | MATERIA
- LUIS FONSI – BUENOS AIRES | RITA VILLARROEL GOMEZ
- TATE MCRAE – SPORTS CAR | BRETT ALAN NELSON
- JADE – ANGEL OF MY DREAMS | SARAH ASMAIL
- FOSTER THE PEOPLE – LOST IN SPACE | FOSTER THE PEOPLE
- NINA CHUBA – 80QM | CHRISTINA MAMMES
- WAX WINGS, MIHA, LUCILLE CROFT – WHAT IF I TOLD YOU TO | WAX WINGS
- MICAH MCLAURIN – CALL ME | VICTORIA PAVON & AN LE
- TRANG PHÁP | BÊ TRAP | HOANG MINH NGUYEN
- BLAZEY – NOTHING TO LOSE | BLAZEY
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
- THE GASLAMP KILLER & JASON WOOL – CHAOS IN THE BRAIN | MARIELLE TEPPER
- MAX BABY – NOTHING EVER CHANGES | ALEX ACY
- RICHEY V – INFAMIA | MANUEL ESPOSITO
- BARBARELLA – HOLD ON | SOPHIE BRAMLEY
- MOLA ODDITY – HALF A SADDAY SAVING TIME | LAURENT NATHAN GREY + BAKU HASHIMOTO
- CLIPPING. – RUN IT | LAWRENCE KLEIN
- QRAUER – SUBTLEREJECTION | JONNY POLKA
- FJAAK – HUSTLE | MAXIMILIAN MOUSON
- KCPK – EVERYTHING IS… | VANBECZ
- OK GO – A STONE ONLY ROLLS DOWNHILL | DAMIAN KULASH & CHRIS BUONGIORNO
BEST AI VIDEO
- ANTHONY RUSSELL – MAKE ME LOVE YOU | JVIZ
- FHIN – THREAT | FHIN
- DON TOLIVER – TORE UP | SHAPXO & WHITE TRASH TYLER
- THE DOR BROTHERS – DRILL ME | THE DOR BROTHERS
- SUBLIFE – LOVE IS CURE FEAT. RAMA X SAYKA X GHENDA X ERBY | GLYTCH
- RIGHT ANGLE | JORDAN LE GALEZE
- ANCST – SHRINE OF THE UNFORGIVEN | ANCST
- HIMRA – DADDY | MTRAI, GAELMOVIE & LA TOQUE
- KADAVAR – I JUST WANT TO BE A SOUND | MAXIMILIAN WIEDENHOFER
- ANTHONY ROTHER – WE ARE FUTURISTS – FUTURE KIDS | TIMO SCHLENSTEDT
BEST ACTOR / PERFORMER
- CHIAMARE CASA SEMPRE LO STESSO POSTO – CHAPTER I | ALESSIA BOCCAGNI & DENISE BOCCAGNI
- DOGSHOW – JELLYKET | ROSIE TERRY TOOGOOD
- PUSHING WALLS | ÉLÉA HA MINH TAY
- ZAMILSKA FEAT HUSKIE – ODYSSEY | AGNIESZKA SZCZOTKA
- AUGANG – HUMMUS | RILEY FITZGERALD
- HOUDI – TOTALLY SPIES | LINE ANCEL
- MIMIKO — PEREHOD | DIMA KONOV
- EZRA COLLECTIVE – GOD GAVE ME FEET FOR DANCING (FT. YAZMIN LACEY) | KIKZ KATIKA
- ADONXS – KISS KISS GOODBYE | ADONXS
- HENKA- I’M A GOD | HENKA
BEST VFX
- DRAKE – FIRST PERSON SHOOTER FT. J. COLE | MATHEMATIC, KAREN ARAKELIAN, PENDULUM, SCISSOR FILMS, BLACK HAT & AID6N.EDITS
- VINIDA WENG – KILL THE FEAR (FT. MANU WORLDSTAR & AVA LIKE LAVA) |
- SDM – CARTIER SANTOS | DYLAN SACHI
- ZIAK FEAT KAARIS – RIEN NE SE REMPLACE |
- QUEBONAFIDE – FUTURAMA 3 | ANDRZEJ DRAGAN, PATRYK GADASZEWSKI, PWEE3000
- MNNK BRO. (TAKASHI MURAKAMI & JP THE WAVY) – LV MURAKAMI | BRTHR
- DAFNA – I WANNA FEEL | ABRAHAM MAST
- LAY – 开天(KAI TIAN) |
- IZZY SPEARS – BURN FT. LEYA | ZHEESHEE, ATAKA51
- AUDREY NUNA – JOKES ON ME | COLLIN JOURNEE & MATHIEU JUSSREANDOT
BEST CONCEPT
- JARINA DE MARCO + MEDIOPICKY – PÉLAME LA PAPA | MAMA
- TOMMY HOLOHAN & MEGRA – SHOW ME THE SKY | WILL WIGHTMAN
- TOMMY CASH – ESPRESSO MACCHIATO | ALINA PASOK
- GLASS ANIMALS – SHOW PONY | EOIN GLAISTER
- RM – LOST! | AUBE PERRIE
- FOREIGN ROOT | ANDZEJ GAVRISS
- JAMES BLAKE – THROWN AROUND | THE REIDS
- ASCENDANT VIERGE – TIC TAC | DAVID PERREARD
- MANIZHA – GUN | LADO KVATANIYA
- ALEMÁN, GERA MX – COMO PACMAN | PATO SAFA
MOST BIZARRE
- WITCH CLUB SATAN – FRESH BLOOD, FRESH PUSSY | STIAN ANDERSEN
- CULTS – ONIONS | ALICE FASSI
- SAD NIGHT DYNAMITE – WAKE UP PASS OUT | BALÁZS SIMON
- RABOCHIY GORODOK – DEATH | ILYA SHPOTA
- EDDIE DARK – NECROPOP | ADAM C. KELLER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- FELP22 – RJ | DOUGLAS TORRES
- KLANGKARUSSELL X GIVVEN – AFTERGLOW | MATTHIAS HELLDOPPLER
- EMIL KRUSE X TRYGFONDEN “I AM HERE” | JONAS BLOND
- DISCLOSURE – SHE’S GONE, DANCE ON | JEFF BIERMAN
- JENYS – LIKE A VIRGIN | JEFF BIERMAN
- SUNNAN – MY LOVE FOR YOU | ARVID KORNSTRAND
- VICTORIA MONÉT – ON MY MAMA | JON CHEMA
- RAYE – GENESIS | DAVID WRIGHT
- VINTAGE CULTURE, NOMBE – PLEASURE CHASERS | FABIO POLITI
- SUMMER WALKER – HEART OF A WOMAN | TEHILLAH DE CASTRO
MOST TRASHY
- TOMMY CASH – UNTZ UNTZ | ALINA PASOK & TOMMY CASH
- BIG TIME MACA – BED BY 9 | CHRISTIAN KLEIN
- FRANK & BEANS – BOB DYLAN’S BIG DICK | CHRIS LAMBOURNE
- HALSEY – SAFEWORD | LANA JAY LACKEY
- MCLUSKY – PEOPLE PERSON | REMY LAMONT
BEST LOW BUDGET
- MEMORY OF SPEKE – WIFE ONCE | FABIEN FRANKEL
- DORNIKA – BUSH | RONEN ELDAR
- JEDY DEADY – DDB | DARIA BASANCOVA
- TAPABOKA – EL REY | LEO ARANGO
- JAPANESE SUPER RATS – 哀 | ANTHONY YANO HAYS
- LAMIA – COBRA | RONEN ELDAR
- ELODIE GERVAISE – SWALLOW ME WHOLE | ADAM MUNNINGS
- CORVAD – DIVE | SOLOMON
- NAROSA X VENDELA – 5Y5 | DAMN CISCO & DISORDER
- AZIYA – BAMBI | DEADHORSES
BEST DIRECTOR
- LA FAVI & ROSALIEDU38 – MEMORIES | JULES
- BELINDA – LA MALA | SALOMON SIMHON
- ALINA PASH – BAD WITCH | DANIEL RUBINSHTEIN
- SCH – PREQUEL | JEAN-CHARLES CHARAVIN
- APASHE – CATCH ME | ADRIAN VILLAGOMEZ
- LIL DICKY – HAHAHA | PHILLIP R LOPEZ
- LITTLE SIMZ – FLOOD | SALOMON LIGTHELM
- MONOLINK – MESMERIZED | NICOLA VON LEFFERN
- CERO ISMAEL – DRIVING AROUND LOOKING FOR UNKNOWN | FOLKERT VERDOORN & SIMON BECKS
- MORGENSHTERN- ПОСЛЕДНЯЯ ЛЮБОВЬ (LAST LOVE) | VALERII ISCHENKO
BEST SONG
- KURTIS WELLS – PARAMOUNT | GUILLAUME DURAND
- THE BLUE STONES – YOUR MASTER | S.W. JAFAR
- JESSE FURY – HEAVEN | RYAN CALAVANO
- AIGEL – CHILDREN’S SEA | ALEKSANDR MARKIN
- ELECTRIC CALLBOY – ELEVATOR OPERATOR | SCHILLOBROS.
- MAGNET BRAIN – SOUL MANTRA | ROMA SHAGLANOV
- NSDX – LARMES URBAINES | KEVIN BODIN
- FLETCHY BOY – WRONG ROLE | ANASTASIA WEBER
- LOUIS CARDOZO – FLY | FRANZISKA TREPPMAN
- CLTX – HEARTBROK3N | BISHR LAHAM & JUNIOR KINSLEY OPUNKO