2020 A Cappella Video Award Results
The following are the winners of the 2019/20 A Cappella Video Awards. Congratulations to all the deserving winning artists!
Genre Awards
Best Classical Video
Winner: “Evolution of Chinese Music” by MICappella
Runner-up: “Lady Mine (Bach v. Beethoven)” by Rockapella
Best Country Video
Winner: “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by Peter Hollens
Runner-up: “Broke My Window” by From the Roots
Best Electronic / Experimental Video
Winner: “BLACKOUT” by Gestalt (University of Florida)
Runner-up: “Supremacy” by Rebel Bit
Best Folk / World Video
Winner: “Felicità” by Rebel Bit
Runner-up: “Evolution of Chinese Music” by MICappella
Best Funk Video
Winner: “KISS” by The Pennchants (University of Pennsylvania)
Runner-up: “Limbo” by From the Roots
Best Hip-Hop/R&B Video
Winner: “Water Guns” by Upper Structure (Berklee College of Music)
Runner-up: “Be Mine” by Vadé ft. Jermaine Riley
Best Holiday Video
Winner: “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Y-Studs A Cappella (Yeshiva University)
Runner-up: “What Child Is This?” by Vocal Point (Brigham Young University)
Best Humor Video
Winner: “All-Nighter” by Fleet Street Singers (Stanford University)
Runner-up: “Swiss Lady” by Bassless
Best Jazz / Big Band Video
Winner: “Pure Imagination” by Rebel Bit
Runner-up: “Earth, Wind & Fire Medley” by m-pact
Best Pop Video
Winner: “Burnin’ Up” by Achordants (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Runner-up: “I’m in Luv W U” by Rockapella
Best Religious Video
Winner: “What Child Is This?” by Vocal Point (Brigham Young University)
Runner-up: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” by OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)
Best Rock Video
Winner: “Supremacy” by Rebel Bit
Runner-up: “Believer (Imagine Dragons Medley)” by The Sons of Pitches
Best Show Tunes / Soundtrack / Theme Song Video
Winner: “Circle Of Life” by Vocal Point (Brigham Young University)
Runner-up: “Friend Like Me” by DCappella
Best Video by a Professional Group
Winner: “Liebes Lied” by Unduzo
Runner-up: “1-800-273-8255” by Drums of War
Group Type Awards
Best High School Video
Winner: “High Hopes” by PFC (MacArthur High School)
Runner-up: “Bleed The Same ” by SoundProof
Best Female Collegiate Video
Winner: “I Did Something Bad” by AcaBelles (Florida State University)
Runner-up: “That’s My Girl” by Oxford Belles
Best Male Collegiate Video
Winner: “Circle Of Life” by Vocal Point (Brigham Young University)
Runner-up: “KISS” by The Pennchants (University of Pennsylvania)
Best Mixed Collegiate Video
Winner: “Water Guns” by Upper Structure (Berklee College of Music)
Runner-up: “BLACKOUT” by Gestalt (University of Florida)
Special Awards
Outstanding Choreography / Staging
Winner: “Facciamo Finta” by Rebel Bit
Runner-up: “That’s My Girl” by Oxford Belles
Outstanding Collaborative Video
Winner: “Hands of Gold & Rains of Castamere” by Peter Hollens
Runner-up: “Tightrope” by Australian A Cappella Collab Project
Outstanding Costume / Makeup
Winner: “Swiss Lady” by Bassless
Runner-up: “Past Lives” by Crimson & Slate (Cheyenne Mountain High School)
Outstanding Live Video
Winner: “Earth, Wind & Fire Medley” by m-pact
Runner-up: “Molasses” by Nomadic
Outstanding Special / Visual Effects
Winner: “I’m in Luv W U” by Rockapella
Runner-up: “Winter” by Lyt
Outstanding Video Editing
Winner: “Liebes Lied” by Unduzo
Runner-up: “I’m in Luv W U” by Rockapella
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Thank you again to all of the nominators and judges who put in hours of work to make sure all submissions were considered fairly and equally. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks everyone for another great awards season!
Also a huge thank you to the 2019/20 AVA team: Jessica Chen, Forrest Deters, Kyle Yampiro, John Colton and Shane Ardell.