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What are the VCAs?

For 20 years, the A-M-V.org Viewers Choice Awards has been an annual opportunity to showcase and acknowledge the videos that stand out above the rest. It's a way for fans to say “Thank you” to the creators that put the extra effort into creating videos that are truly exceptional. And so every year, we let the community vote on what videos they thought were the very best from the previous year. There are awards for Best Action, Most Artistic, Editor of the Year, and many more! If you want to see what has won in previous VCAs you can go here and click through the years! and more!

What can compete?
All fan-made Anime Music Videos that first premiered online in 2021 are eligible to participate in the VCAs (even videos that aren't cataloged on A-M-V.org). Traditionally, the A-M-V.org VCAs have been exclusive to fan-made music videos that primarily use animation from Japan, but in recent years, we've decided to open the competition up to all forms of animation. And to have even more inclusiveness we added a "Best Use of Live Action Source" category that will recognize fan-made music videos that use Live Action movies and shows.

How do I nominate videos?
To nominate a video, simply post a link to it in a nomination thread that you feel it is eligible for. The moderation team will then auto nominate that video for every other category that we feel it fits in. When posting a link to a video, the original YouTube upload is highly preferred. Also, please ensure that the video first premiered in 2021.

How do I vote?
Once the Nomination period is over, all nominated videos will then be added to a google form. To vote, you simply need to be logged into a google account (Youtube, Gmail, Google Drive, etc), and the voting form will use your profile to anonymously submit your responses. You're also able to go back to the form as many times as you like to update or change your vote. As long as you click the "SUBMIT" button, your responses will be recorded and remembered if you need to edit them later.

You can use the google sheet links in each of the nomination threads to watch whatever videos were nominated for that category. To make finding videos as easy as possible, the document contains separate sheets sorted by each category. If you notice that a video is missing from the sheet or voting list, please let us know as soon as possible.

Nomination Categories
Videos must be nominated for these categories in order to be eligible for Round 1 voting

Best Action, Most Artistic, Best Character Profile, Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Fun, Most Original, Best Parody or Commercial, Best Romance, Best Rhythm & Dance, Best Sentimental, Best Short, Best Use of Instrumental Music, Best Use of Live Action Source, Best Use of Multiple Sources, Best Use of Special Effects, Best Storytelling, Best Thriller, Best Trailer

Non-nomination Categories
All videos and editors nominated for any category will be automatically eligible for Round 1 voting

Video of the Year

Editor of the Year

VCA Schedule
Nominations: 02/03 - 02/15
Round 1 Voting: 02/17 - 03/01
Round 2 Voting: 03/03 - 03/13
Final Round Voting: 03/15 - 03/22

LIVE Stream of Results: 03/24 @ 9PM EST

All rounds will end on the scheduled day at 11:59pm EST.

kireblue

Round 1 voting has officially begun!

To vote, you simply need to be logged into a google account (Youtube, Gmail, Google Drive, etc), and the voting form will use your profile to anonymously submit your responses. You're also able to go back to the form as many times as you like to update or change your vote. As long as you click the "SUBMIT" button, your responses will be recorded and remembered if you need to edit them later. Voting will end on March 1st at 11:59 PM EST

You can also visit AMVawards.org! This new site will help us manage the VCAs and also serve as an archive for AMV contest results.

Voting Form

kireblue

Round 1 voting is over......
and so the 2022 VCA Semifinals can now begin!

To vote, you simply need to be logged into a google account (Youtube, Gmail, Google Drive, etc), and the voting form will use your profile to anonymously submit your responses. You're also able to go back to the form as many times as you like to update or change your vote. As long as you click the "SUBMIT" button, your responses will be recorded and remembered if you need to edit them later.

All Semifinalists
Information/ Update Thread

Voting Ends: 3/13
@ 11:59 PM ET

Voting Form

kireblue

The Semifinal voting is over......
and so the 2022 VCA Finals can now begin!

To vote, you simply need to be logged into a google account (Youtube, Gmail, Google Drive, etc), and the voting form will use your profile to anonymously submit your responses. You're also able to go back to the form as many times as you like to update or change your vote. As long as you click the "SUBMIT" button, your responses will be recorded and remembered if you need to edit them later.

All Finalists
Information/ Update Thread

Voting Ends: 3/22
@ 11:59 PM ET

Voting Form

kireblue

The votes are in!

Tune in tomorrow (Thursday 3/24) at 8PM ET to find out the winners of the 2022 AMV Viewers' Choice Awards!

Youtube LiveStream Link

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Nominated Videos + Semifinalists + Finalists + Winners
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Thank you to everyone that participated by nominating and voting on their favorite videos. And special thanks to everyone that tuned into our LIVE Stream last night where we revealed all the winners. But without further ado, we're pleased to announce the winners of our 2022 AMV Viewers' Choice Awards!

Winners Recap

Best Action
"Abyssal Grail" - by Sean.PNG
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Most Artistic
"Different Light" - by VideoBeats
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Character Profile
"Invisible" - by NekoKitkat25hug
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Comedy
Best Short
"Truck-kun x Train-chan: Get Wrecked" - by TheLazyDaze
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Drama
"The Rift" - by Rider4Z
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Fun
"Into the Madness" - by Kireblue
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Thriller
"Hex" - by Farrix, Luna, JazzsVids
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Use of Instrumental Music
Most Original
"My Everyday Vibes" - by Synæsthesia Productions
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Use of Live Action Source
"Cutthroat" - by MinetChan
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Use of Multiple Sources
"Weebstagram" - by l33tmeatwad, pwcagal
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Parody or Commercial
"Sk8 but it's a 2000s Mcdonalds ad" - by TheLazyDaze
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Rhythm & Dance
"DRUM GO DUM" - by Zelda
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Romance
Best Storytelling
"Relationship_Final.MP4" - by TroubleClef
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Sentimental
"Quarantine Dreams" - by AllyKatAVR
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Use of Special Effects
"Ace of Hearts" - by lokkiclu
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Best Trailer
"Sukuna" - by BecauseImBored1
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Video of the Year
"Zero To Hero" - by veraveroAMV
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube

Editor of the Year
TroubleClef
Links: A-M-V.org, AMVNews, YouTube