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Best of the Year
Best Animation, Video & Motion of 2026
The animation, video and motion that won a GDUSA award in 2026, each with the firm and the designers credited.
39 award-winning projects
Motion is how a brand behaves on a screen, and screens are where most of its audience now meets it. The designer works in time as well as space, deciding what enters the frame and how long an idea holds before the cut, and the discipline is in what gets left out. The pieces that win here make one point per second and look composed at every frozen frame. Maverick Studios' SONIC Unicorn Dream Slush spot and Equinix's in-house social animations both took full pages for exactly that economy. The best motion designers in the awards are shown here. Open any project to watch the work and read how it was made.
Standouts of 2026
- Equinix Social Animations and Assetsby Equinix · 2026Featured Winner
- 2025 Year In Review Videoby University of Cincinnati · 2026Featured Winner
- Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency Videoby MJH Life Sciences · 2026
- PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 Animated Welcome Adsby PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies · 2026
- Intelligent Payables Videoby Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions · 2026
- Financial Literacy Simulator Videoby Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions · 2026
Firms named most
- 1Bank of America, Enterprise Creative SolutionsPennington, NJ4
- 2Freaner CreativeSan Diego, CA4
- 3Prime Therapeutics Creative ServicesEagan, MN3
- 4Allianz Life Insurance Company of North AmericaMinneapolis, MN2
- 5GAF Creative Services2
Best Animation, Video & Motion firms of 2026, by award wins →
2026
Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
MJH Life Sciences
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Full Page2026
Equinix Social Animations and Assets
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Equinix
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2026
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 Animated Welcome Ads
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
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2026
Intelligent Payables Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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2026
Financial Literacy Simulator Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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2026
Get Ready to Score Customized Cash Rewards Offer ATM
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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2026
Zelle Special Moments ATM
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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Full Page2026
2025 Year In Review Video
Animation, Video & Motion
School
University of Cincinnati
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2026
Lexington Partners Holiday Card
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Leibowitz
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2026
Top Producer Event Teaser Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
The Word & Brown Companies
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2026
What Is Immunotherapy? Motion Graphics
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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2026
AIGA Connecticut 2026 Community Vision Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Evie Grey Studio and Barnstormer Media
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2026
Heartland Dental Recruitment Video: Accelerate. Elevate. Enjoy.
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Notion LLC
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2026
PIONEER: In the Navy, We Don’t Say … Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
So Drama! Entertainment
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2026
Tijuana - San Diego Manufacturing Hub Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Freaner Creative
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2026
Beto Thank You Video Series and Campaign
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Freaner Creative
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2026
Celebrating Ralph's Starbucks Baristas - Jordan
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Freaner Creative
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2026
CRCD Website
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Freaner Creative
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2026
Frost x Texas Rangers: Our Partnership Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Frost Creative Studio
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2026
UPS and Happy Returns Are Expanding Return Bar Locations
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
UPS Creative Studio
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2026
UPS Conference Sizzle Reel
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
UPS Creative Studio
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2026
TCC 2025 State of the College
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Tarrant County College District - Creative Strategy Department
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2026
Bristol Road Extension Highlight Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Traffic Planning and Design
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2026
Sterling Handpiece Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
1930 Ventures
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2026
2025 Holiday Spirit
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Segal Inhouse Design (InDe)
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2026
Wolf Trap 2026 Opera Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Wolf Trap Foundation Creative
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2026
Quix Brand Promo Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
GAF Creative Services
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2026
FT Solutions Surface Safe Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
GAF Creative Services
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2026
Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
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2026
Smart Answer Video Series
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
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2026
PowerPoint Animation for ATC Summit
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Segal Inhouse Design (InDe)
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2026
2025 Specialty Summit Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Prime Therapeutics Creative Services
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2026
Judi Comparison Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Prime Therapeutics Creative Services
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2026
Rebrand Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Prime Therapeutics Creative Services
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2026
Teladoc That Campaign
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Teladoc Health Creative
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2026
PMax ‘Move Better, Feel Better’ Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Athletico Physical Therapy
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2026
2025 Medtronic Employee Holiday Program
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
Medtronic Corporate
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2026
AAD Board Prep Plus Promotional Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
American Academy of Dermatology
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2026
30th Birthday Video
Animation, Video & Motion
Firm
A Great Idea
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Featured
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Common questions
- How many animation, video and motion projects won GDUSA awards in 2026?
- The gallery lists 39 winners from 2026 in this category, out of 477 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for animation, video and motion in 2026?
- Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions and Freaner Creative share the top spot with 4 of the 2026 winners each. Prime Therapeutics Creative Services (3), Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (2), GAF Creative Services (2), Segal Inhouse Design (InDe) (2) follow. The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Animation, Video & Motion firms of 2026, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2026 animation, video and motion projects?
- Clients named on this work include AIGA Connecticut, Cancer Resource Center of the Desert, City of Tijuana, Guilford County Partnership for Children, Heartland Dental. The credit comes from the firm that entered the work.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.