CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!

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Most Fun Best Animated Best Performance Best Narrative Best Interactive Best Hip Hop Best Choreography Best Art Direction Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Visual Effects Best Commissioning Artist Best New Director Best Director Video Of The Year

Make your nominations by posting a comment:

• maximum 3 nominations per category;
• eligibility: new videos posted between Dec. 11th, 2012 and Dec. 7th, 2013;
• this call will be open for 9 days (closing by the end of Dec. 22nd (GMT))
• the 5 most-nominated videos in each category will then be tailed and voted on as this year's finalists.

Go Antvillers!

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• Monthly faves (for all categories)
• This post's comments (for best interactive)

Once again, the AMVA 2013 logo is courtesy of Bruno Roda.

         

Most Fun Keys N Krates "Treat Me Right" dir. Ohji Inoue Phoenix "Trying to be Cool/Drakkar Noir" dir. CANADA Pharrell Williams "Happy" dir. We Are From L.A.

Best Animated Jackson and his Computerband "G.I. Jane (Fill Me Up)" dir. Mrzyk & Moriceau Keys N Krates "Treat Me Right" dir. Ohji Inoue Toro y Moi "Rose Quartz" dir. Lauren Gregory

Best Performance Phoenix "Trying to be Cool/Drakkar Noir" dir. CANADA Solange "Lovers in the Parking Lot" dir. Solange, Peter J. Brant, Emily Kai Bock Pharrell Williams "Happy" dir. We Are From L.A.

Best Narrative Devendra Banhart "Für Hildegard von Bingen" dir. Isaiah Seret Jackson and his Computerband "G.I. Jane (Fill Me Up)" dir. Mrzyk & Moriceau

Best Interactive Arcade Fire "Just a Reflektor" dir. Vincent Morrisset

Best Hip Hop Killer Mike "Reagan" dir. Daniel Garcia and Harry Teitelman Pusha T "Numbers on the Boards" dir. So Me Tyler the Creator "Tamale" dir. Wolf Haley

Best Choreography Phoenix "Trying to be Cool/Drakkar Noir" by Tuixén Benet Pharrell Williams "Happy" by Fatima Robinson

Best Art Direction Phoenix "Trying to be Cool/Drakkar Noir" by Laia Ateca

Best Editing Phoenix "Trying to be Cool/Drakkar Noir"

Best Cinematography James Blake ft. Chance the Rapper "Life Round Here (Remix)" dp. Matyas Erdely Phoenix "Trying to be Cool/Drakkar Noir" dp. Oscar Faura Pharrell Williams "Happy" dp. Alexis Zabe

Best Visual Effects Atoms for Peace “Before Your Very Eyes” dir. Andrew Thomas Huang Bloc Party "Ratchet" dir. Cyriak Clubfeet "Everything You Wanted" dir. Josh Thomas

Best Commissioning Artist Arcade Fire Dizzee Rascal

Best New Director PE Joubert

Best Director Cyriak Fleur & Manu Kijek/Adamski

Video Of The Year Gesaffelstein "Pursuit" dir. Fleur & Manu Phoenix "Trying to be Cool/Drakkar Noir" dir. CANADA

         

Most Fun Major Lazer - Bubble Butt (dir. Eric Wareheim) Mike Quinn - I Hope It Goes Away (dir. Ben Berman) IS TROPICAL - Dancing Anymore (dir. Megaforce)

Best Animated Tim Hecker - Black Refraction (dir. Sabrina Ratté) Oneohtrix Point Never - Problem Areas (dir. Takeshi Murata) Oneohtrix Point Never - Still Life (Excerpt) (dir. Nate Boyce)

Best Performance Arcade Fire - Afterlife (dir. Spike Jonze) Bring Me the Horizon - Shadow Moses (dir. A Nice Idea Every Day) Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (dir. Terry Richardson)

Best Narrative Phoenix - Entertainment (dir. Patrick Daughters) Indochine - College boy (dir. Xavier Dolan) MGMT - Cool Song No. 2 (dir. Isaiah Seret)

Best Interactive —

Best Hip Hop Kanye West - Bound 2 (dir. Nick Knight) Kanye West - BLKKK SKKKN HEAD (dir. Nick Knight) Kitty - ay shawty 3.0 (dir. Peter Wu)

Best Choreography Arcade Fire - Afterlife (dir. Spike Jonze) Solange - Lovers In The Parking Lot (dir. Solange, Peter J. Brant and Emily Kai Bock) Beach House - Wishes (dir. Eric Wareheim)

Best Art Direction Beach House - Wishes (dir. Eric Wareheim) Indochine - College boy (dir. Xavier Dolan) MGMT - Cool Song No. 2 (dir. Isaiah Seret)

Best Editing Katy B - What Love is Made of (dir. Emil Nava) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (dir. Megaforce) Portugal.The Man - Modern Jesus (dir. AG Rojas)

Best Cinematography Katy B - What Love is Made of (dir. Emil Nava) Phoenix - Chloroform (dir. Sofia Coppola) Indochine - College boy (dir. Xavier Dolan)

Best Visual Effects Bring Me the Horizon - Shadow Moses (dir. A Nice Idea Every Day) IS TROPICAL - Dancing Anymore (dir. Megaforce) Joe Goddard Ft. Mara Carlyle - She Burns (dir. Soandsau)

Best Commissioning Artist Oneohtrix Point Never Kanye West Phoenix

Best New Director Terry Richardson Jon Rafman Ben Berman

Best Director Isaiah Seret Eric Wareheim Megaforce

Video Of The Year Katy B - What Love is Made of (dir. Emil Nava) Oneohtrix Point Never - Still Life (Betamale) (dir. Jon Rafman) Kanye West - Bound 2 (dir. Nick Knight)

         

*Most Fun You Can’t Be My Girl – Darwin Deez (dir. Keith Schofield) Happy – Pharrell Williams (dir. We Are From L.A.) Dancing Anymore – Is Tropical (dir. Megaforce)

*Best Animated Katachi - Shugo Tokumaru (dir Kijek & Adamski) Submarine Test January 1967 - John Mayer (dir. Virgilio Villoresi) Aydin – Discodeine (dir. Pleix)

*Best Performance Tunnel Vision - Justin Timberlake (dir. Jonathan Craven, Simon McLoughlin, Jeff Nicholas) Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus - (dir. Terry Richardson) Despair - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (dir. Patrick Daughters)

*Best Narrative Für Hildegard von Bingen - Devendra Banhart (dir. Isaiah Seret) MGMT - Cool Song No. 2 (dir. Isaiah Seret) Waiting for a sign - Scratch Massive ft. Koudlam (dir. Edouard Salier)

*Best Interactive Like a rolling stone - Bob Dylan (dir. Vania Heymann)

*Best Hip Hop BLKKK SKKKN HEAD - Kanye West (dir. Nick Knight)

*Best Choreography Q.U.E.E.N.- Janelle Monáe feat. Erika Badu (dir. Alan Ferguson) Yeah Yeah - Willy Moon (dir. Alex Courtes) Afterlife - Arcade Fire(dir. Spike Jonze)

*Best Art Direction Wanderlust - Polly Scattergood (dir. NYSU) Pursuit - Gesaffestein (dir. Fleur & Manu) Cool Song No. 2 – MGMT (dir. Isaiah Seret)

*Best Editing Phoenix - Entertainment (dir. Patrick Daughters) Sacrilege - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - (dir. Megaforce) Pursuit - Gesaffestein (dir. Fleur & Manu)

*Best Cinematography Cool Song No. 2 – MGMT (dir. Isaiah Seret) Late Night – Foals (dir. Nabil) Pursuit - Gesaffestein (dir. Fleur & Manu)

*Best Visual Effects Dancing Anymore – Is Tropical (dir. Megaforce) Too many Friends – Placebo (dir. Saman Kesh)

*Best Commissioning Artist MGMT Foals

*Best New Director The Sacred Egg Andrew Thomas Huang Ian Pons Jewell

*Best Director Megaforce Isaiah Seret Fleur et Manu

*Video Of The Year Phoenix - Entertainment (dir. Patrick Daughters) Dancing Anymore – Is Tropical (dir. Megaforce) Cool Song No. 2 – MGMT (dir. Isaiah Seret)

         

Best Interactive:

Light, Light - Kilo / DoNotTouch (dir. Moniker)

www.2pause.com donottouch.org

Arcade Fire - Just a Reflektor (dir. Vincent Morisset and Aaron Koblin)

www.2pause.com www.justareflektor.com

Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (dir. Vania Heymann)

www.2pause.com video.bobdylan.com

         

Most Fun BEACH HOUSE - "WISHES" www.youtube.com

Best Hip Hop Death Grips Double Helix www.youtube.com

Best Animated DIANA - Perpetual Surrender www.youtube.com

Best Editing MGMT - You're Life is a Lie www.youtube.com

Best Visual Effects Metz - Wasted www.youtube.com

Best Narative Disclosure – “White Noise” www.youtube.com

Video of the Year ???

         

Most Fun Courtney Barnett: «Avant Gardener» (dir. Charlie Ford) Darwin Deez: «You Can’t Be My Girl» (dir. Keith Schofield) Phoenix: «Trying To Be Cool» (dir. CANADA)

Best Animated Bonobo: «Cirrus» (dir. Cyriak) Oneohtrix Point Never: «Problem Areas» (dir. Takeshi Murata) Oneohtrix Point Never: «Still Life (Excerpt)» (dir. Nate Boyce)

Best Performance Arcade Fire: «Afterlife» (dir. Spike Jonze) Blood Orange: «Time Will Tell» (dir. Alan Del Rio Ortiz) Solange: «Lovers In The Parking Lot» (dir. Solange, Peter J. Brant and Emily Kai Bock)

Best Narrative Devendra Banhart: «Für Hildegard von Bingen» (dir. Isaiah Seret) Foals: «Late Night» (dir. Nabil) Yeah Yeah Yeahs: «Sacrilege» (dir. Megaforce)

Best Interactive Arcade Fire: «Just a Reflektor» (dir. Vincent Morrisset) Bob Dylan: «Like A Rolling Stone» (dir. Vania Heymann) Pharrell Williams: «Happy» (dir. We Are From L.A.)

Best Hip Hop Death Grips: «Double Helix» (dir. Death Grips) DJ Fresh vs. Diplo (ft. Dominique Young Unique): «Earthquake» (dir. Jonas & François) Kanye West: «Bound 2» (dir. Nick Knight)

Best Choreography Arcade Fire: «Afterlife» (dir. Spike Jonze) Pharrell Williams: «Happy» (dir. We Are From L.A.) Solange: «Lovers In The Parking Lot» (dir. Solange, Peter J. Brant and Emily Kai Bock)

Best Art Direction Indochine: «College Boy» (dir. Xavier Dolan) MGMT: «Cool Song No. 2» (dir. Isaiah Seret) MGMT: «Your Life Is A Lie» (dir. Tom Kuntz)

Best Editing MGMT: «Your Life Is A Lie» (dir. Tom Kuntz) Phoenix: «Trying To Be Cool» (dir. CANADA) Yeah Yeah Yeahs: «Sacrilege» (dir. Megaforce)

Best Cinematography Phoenix: «Trying To Be Cool» (dir. CANADA) Foals: «Late Night» (dir. Nabil) MGMT: «Cool Song No. 2» (dir. Isaiah Seret)

Best Visual Effects Foals: «Late Night» (dir. Nabil) Gesaffelstein: «Pursuit» (dir. Fleur & Manu) Metz: «Wasted» (dir. Scott Cudmore)

Best Commissioning Artist Foals MGMT Oneohtrix Point Never

Best New Director Charlie Ford Death Grips

Best Director CANADA Fleur & Manu Megaforce

Video Of The Year MGMT: «Cool Song No. 2» (dir. Isaiah Seret) Oneohtrix Point Never: «Still Life (Betamale)» (John Rafman) Yeah Yeah Yeahs: «Sacrilege» (dir. Megaforce)

         

Most Fun Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool / Drakkar Noir” (dir. CANADA) Darwin Deez “You Can’t Be My Girl” (dir. Keith Schofield) Beach House “Wishes” (dir. Eric Wareheim)

Best Animated Bonobo “Cirrus” (dir. Cyriak) Keys N Krates “Treat Me Right” (dir. Ohji) Atoms for Peace “Before Your Very Eyes” (dir. Andrew Thomas Huang)

Best Performance Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool / Drakkar Noir” (dir. CANADA) Solange “Lovers In A Parking Lot” (dir. Solange, Peter J. Brant, Emily Kai Bock) Beach House “Wishes” (dir. Eric Wareheim)

Best Narrative Foals “Late Night” (dir. Nabil) Arcade Fire “Afterlife” (dir. Emily Kai Bock) Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Sacrilege” (dir. MEGAFORCE)

Best Interactive Arcade Fire “Reflektor” (dir. Vincent Morisset) Bob Dylan “Like A Rolling Stone” (dir. Vania Heymann)

Best Choreography Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool / Drakkar Noir” (dir. CANADA) Beach House “Wishes” (dir. Eric Wareheim) Solange “Lovers In A Parking Lot” (dir. Solange, Peter J. Brant, Emily Kai Bock)

Best Art Direction Beach House “Wishes” (dir. Eric Wareheim) Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool / Drakkar Noir” (dir. CANADA) Gesaffelstein “Pursuit” (dir. Fleur & Manu)

Best Editing Placebo “Too Many Friends” (dir. Saman Kesh) Cold Mailman “My Recurring Dream” (dir. André Chocron) Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Sacrilege” (dir. MEGAFORCE)

Best Cinematography Arcade Fire “Afterlife” (dir. Emily Kai Bock) Gesaffelstein “Hate or Glory” (dir. Fleur & Manu) Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Sacrilege” (dir. MEGAFORCE)

Best Visual Effects Placebo “Too Many Friends” (dir. Saman Kesh) Atoms for Peace “Before Your Very Eyes” (dir. Andrew Thomas Huang) Joel Compass “Back To Me” (dir. Ian & Cooper)

Best Commissioning Artist Arcade Fire Dizzee Rascal Phoenix

Best New Director André Chocron Ian & Cooper

Best Director Fleur & Manu Cyriak Andreas Nilsson

Video Of The Year Beach House “Wishes” (dir. Eric Wareheim) Placebo “Too Many Friends” (dir. Saman Kesh) Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool / Drakkar Noir” (dir. CANADA)

         

         

         

Should we postponed the deadline? Say until the end of the week? There's no rush I think, and we did the same the previous years. What do you think?

         

Yes.

         

Done. Progosk: will you do your magic to keep this one afloat til dec 22nd? :-)

         

NO ONE MENTIONED Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds "Jubilee Street" (John Hillcoat, Dir.)?

         

Most Fun Darwin Deez: «You Can’t Be My Girl» Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker (Insane Office Escape 2) Stromae - Papaoutai

Best Performance: Fiona Apple - Hot Knife Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Despair

Best Narrative Foals - Late Night (Nabil) Yuksek - Always on the run (Skinny) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Megaforce)

Best Cinematography Woodkid - Lolita Lempicka Arcade Fire - Reflektor Fiona Apple - Hot Knife

Best Editing Infinity Ink - Infinity Fiona Apple - Hot Knife M83 - Wait

Best Visual Effects Young Galaxy - New Summer

Best Director Nabil Fleur & Manu

Best New Director: Andre Chocron

Video Of The Year Foals - Late Night (Dir. Nabil) M83 - Wait (Fleur & Manu) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Megaforce)

         

Can you imagine, kullin? Not even YOU. :-)

         

Most Fun Chang Jung - Open the door Is Tropical - Dancing anymore Miles Fisher - This must be the place

Best Animated Jackson and his Computerband - G.I. Jane Keys N Krates - Treat me right The Leisure Society - Fight for everyone

Best Performance Arcade Fire - Afterlife (Live) oOohh Baby Gimme Mores - Beat up kidz Phoenix - Trying to be cool

Best Narrative Capital Cities - Kangaroo court Indochine - College boy Slava - Girl like me

Best HipHop Dizzee Rascal feat. Robbie Williams - Goin' crazy DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. Dominique Young Unique - Earthquake Tyler the Creator - Tamale

Best Choreography A-Trak & Tommy Trash - Tuna melt Biting Elbows - Bad motherfucker Cold Mailman - My recurring dream

Best Art Direction Booba - Jimmy Boxer Rebellion - Diamonds Gesaffelstein - Pursuit

Best Editing LOGO - Cardiocleptomania Monarchy & Dita von Teese - Disintegration Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege

Best Cinematography Birdy Nam Nam - Defiant order David Bowie - The stars (are out tonight) Moby & Mark Lanegan - The lonely night

Best Visual Effects Atoms for Peace - Before your very eyes Reptile Youth - My Yoko Ono

Best Commissioning Artist Arcade Fire David Bowie Woodkid

Best Director Eric Wareheim Megaforce

Video of the Year Beach House - Wishes Cold Mailman - My recurring dream Woodkid - I love you

. . . Most Disturbing Oneohtrix Point Never - Still life (betamale)

         

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