The nominations are here!
Technical
We're looking at the following areas:
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Looking for mainly 100% AI
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How does the lip sync look like; Best AI lip sync: realistic or creative use of audio-to-face synchronization
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Consistency: For keeping characters or styles consistent across multiple shots
Jailbird - Andrew Salter
Kira - Hashem Al-Ghaili
Electric pink - Henry Daubrez
Michael Jackson sick of AI - Nilson Studios
Genre
We're looking at the following areas:
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AI Music Video: Visuals generated to accompany a song
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"Fake" commercial: A parody or concept ad
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Sci-Fi / fantasy: AI excels at weird, dreamlike worlds, so this is usually the biggest category
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Horror: Uncanny valley effects make AI perfect for horror
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Documentary / Mockumentary: Using AI to visualize history or fake events
The hardest part - Washed out
Pepperoni hug spot - Pizza place
Scottish Haggis spotting - Haggis Wildlife foundation
Star Wars by Wes Anderson - Curious Refuge
Christmas Chaos in the UK - Artificial idiots
Narrative
We're looking at the following areas:
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AI scripting: For the story itself
Use of AI-generated sound effects or background music
Use of AI voice cloning or text-to-speech acting
As the sun - Fabian Mosele
WelcomeToVoids
Wlcome to Voids- Neural Viz
Heir - Yalin Somaz
Prompted - Ron Barano
As the sun - Fabian Mosele
Recursion
Recursion - Kateryna Kalchenko
Heir - Noah Shulman
The Last Screenwriter - Peter Luisi
A Note on Our 2026 Categories:
As this is our inaugural year, we have made a conscious decision to keep things streamlined. We are focusing exclusively on the core pillars that define excellence in AI filmmaking today. We know this technology is evolving at breakneck speed, and we plan to grow right along with it. Expect a wider range of niche categories, specific tool awards, and technical distinctions as we expand for 2027.