What are the VCAs?
What can compete?
Fandom Music Videos that premiered online in 2025 are eligible to participate in the VCAs (even videos that aren't cataloged on A-M-V.org). Premieres are defined as a video's first upload to either a streaming platform (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) or a catalog site (AMVOrg, AMVNews). Videos that were only uploaded to file-sharing sites like Google Drive or were only made available to watch as a collection of submissions (as opposed to individual uploads) do not count as premieres.
Traditionally, the 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. We've also added a "Best Use of Live Action Source" category to recognize fan-made music videos that use Live Action movies and shows.
How do I nominate videos?
To nominate a video, 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 2025. Each person's Nominations will be limited to 10 per category, and can't be revoked once submitted. Also, users will be limited to a maximum of 3 posts per category thread. Nominations after either your 3rd post or 10th video in a category thread will be discarded.
How do I vote?
Once the Nomination period is over, all nominated videos will be added to a Google form. To vote, you need to be logged into a Google account (YouTube, Gmail, Google Drive, etc), and the voting form will use your profile to submit your responses anonymously. You can also return to the form as often 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 to be eligible for Round 1 voting
- Best Action, Best Character Profile, Best Comedy, Best Creative Vision, Best Drama, Best Fun, Best Use of Instrumental Music, Best Use of Live Action Source, Best Use of Multiple Sources, Best Romance, Best Rhythm & Dance, Best Sentimental, Best Short, Best Use of Special Effects, Best Storytelling, Best Thriller, Best Trailer
All videos and editors nominated for any category will be automatically eligible for Round 1 voting
- Video of the Year
- Editor of the Year
New for 2026:
- The Best Parody or Commercial category has been removed.
- The Most Artistic and Most Original categories have been merged to become "Best Creative Vision".
VCA Schedule
Nominations: 02/12 - 02/25
Round 1 Voting: 02/28 - 03/11
Round 2 Voting: 03/13 - 03/25
Final Round Voting: 03/27 - 04/06
LIVE Stream of Results: 04/11 @ 8PM EST
All rounds will end on the scheduled day at 11:59 pm EST.
