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Celebrating the Visionaries Shaping the Future of Motion Design
Each year, The Motion Awards shines a light on the artists and studios pushing our industry forward, the ones who remind us that Motion Design is not only a craft, but a language of imagination, emotion, and possibility.
Today, after two rigorous rounds of jury scoring and months of global submissions, we are proud to unveil the 2025 Motion Awards Winners.
This year’s winners reflect the extraordinary range of our field: from handcrafted experimental films to large-scale feature graphics, from poetic student work to world-building for television, from beautifully restrained design to outrageous visual invention. These projects didn’t just meet the standard, they expanded it.
Winner infographics » commercial – Josephine Baker Manifesto
They are the pieces that linger in your mind long after you’ve watched them.
The ones that make you whisper, “How did they do that?” The ones that remind us that Motion Design is an art form capable of moving people, not just pixels.
Winner feature film » film graphics – Alien: Romulus
A Year Defined by Breakthroughs
Throughout the judging process, a few themes emerged again and again:
Craft elevated to its highest expression.
Work that reveals an obsessive commitment to detail, the kind only possible when artists refuse to compromise.
Emotion driving design decisions.
Pieces where intention and storytelling guided every frame, every sound, every motion.
Courage in experimentation.
Studios and individuals pushing beyond comfort zones, embracing new tools, new technologies, and new ways of seeing.
A global conversation.
Creators from every part of the world contributing to a shared, ever-expanding creative language.
These winners are not simply the “best of the best.”
They are signposts pointing to where Motion Design is heading next.
Winner open format » experimental – Geometrip
A Process Built on Integrity
As always, winners at The Motion Awards are earned through a transparent, rigorous evaluation process. Every submission was independently scored by a diverse, international jury. Only the top-scoring work rose to the winner’s circle, no shortcuts, no exceptions.
This commitment to integrity is what makes winning a Motion Award such a meaningful milestone.
Explore All the Winners
We invite you to watch the full lineup of winning projects and experience the artistry for yourself:
See all the 2025 winners and watch the work at motionawards.com
To our winners: congratulations.
Your work doesn’t just represent excellence, it expands what our field can be.
To every artist, studio, collaborator, and student who submitted: thank you for the courage, the curiosity, and the heart you bring to this craft.
And to our judges: none of this would be possible without your generosity, expertise, and dedication.
Here’s to another year of moving the world forward through Motion Design.