Uploaded November 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Welcome to the 5th Annual GMV Awards!

Are you ready to rise to another year of challenges?

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The Categories and their Head Judges:

• Most Memorable Video: From all your years of editing, do you remember a video that inspired you to keep editing, to try something new, or just continues to be your favourite to this day? A one off category for the 5th year, nominate a video that has inspired you.
Nominate Here:

• Editor Of The Year: Nominate an Editor you admire for Editor of the year!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=0neGTqx7JLM

• Studio Of The Year: Do you run a studio? Or follow a truly inspiring one? Then put them forward for Studio of the year!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=qGBKmI9l5g4

• Best Basic Software: WMM, iMovie and others may not have huge capabilities, but if you're convinced you're great with it, then see how you fare amongst the best of the basics!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=90AIMpeSXNM

• Best Short Video: Under 1 minute? But totally epic? Give it a shot!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=-jEfm_pMsw0

• Best Canon: A pairing implied or a pairing true to the storyline, a character tribute or just best friends, justify your canon video here!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2MHRtIiqU

• Best Collaboration: For epic videos between two editors? Are you the team that can make the best collab of 2012?
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=hdbeZ9csQQ4

• Best Comedy: Sometimes Parody is the only way to go! Tickle our funny bones in this category :D
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=r6lQ63Tb5j8

• Best Crossover: Is your OTP completely random but totally perfect? Can you show us how real you can make your pair seem?
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=YcppbdVks2s

• Best Effects: Wow us with dazzling use of your program, with bright colours and jazzy techniques, this is the category for you if you just can't leave your effects alone.
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=mCz6OToyio8

• Best Emotion: Make us laugh, cry, angry or any other emotion you want in this category.
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=nsxAHjycmSM

Best Flow - To flow is to move in a continuous, uninterrupted stream. We can all appreciate it in a video, but how are we at doing it ourselves? Let's see!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=QrY9yfLQ19U

• Best Group Project: 5 Editors or more? Then post it here and see how your flow, effects and clip choices mesh.
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=GFpWsDC7NYE

• Best Masker: Masking is a tricky tool to master but if you think you've got it then show us what you can do!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=ICThiCX9iWw

• Best Raw: If effects isn't your strong point and you'd rather use fades, then see how your timing fares in the Best RAW category.
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=N4vAh3NTTeU

• Best Storyteller: Can you twist the universe and create something original and unique in its story line with a strong relation between video and written story?
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ihxewz349Fg

• Best Trailer: Make us want for more with your trailers. Theses can be fan made trailers, AU trailers, or project trailers and previews.
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=papt3h_6Y8A

• Best Tributes: To your favourite game, series, or just fast paced, high action? This is the category for you.
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=nTcnhrKPyec

• Best Romance: can you make us fall for your OTP as hard as you have? Can you show the depths and meanings of their relationships?
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=j-YOFGcMyhc

• Best Newcomer: We're looking for the newest editors to come forward and show us what they can do!
Enter Here: youtube.com/watch?v=HzYCuQzab6M

MEMORABLE: Vote for a video thats truly inspired you
youtube.com/watch?v=13IAr63skgA

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• All entries must be in by 23:59 31st Jan 2015.