2021 A Cappella Video Award Results
The following are the winners of the 2020/21 A Cappella Video Awards. Congratulations to all the deserving winning artists!
Genre Awards
Best Classical / Traditional Video
Winner: "Air on a G String (LIVE from London)" by The Swingles
Best Electronic / Experimental Video
Winner: "Håll mig hårt" by Riltons Vänner
Runner-up: "Rain On Me" by Six Appeal
Best Folk / World Video
Winner: "Queendom" by Lyt
Runner-up: "Gammel reinlender fra Sønndala" by Pust
Best Funk / Disco Video
Winner: "Lovefool" by Six Appeal
Runner-up: "You Make My Dreams" by Business Casual
Best Holiday Video
Winner: "Just a Christmas Wish" by Rebel Bit
Runner-up: "Geburtstag bei Gotts" by maybebop
Best Humor Video
Winner: "Raggamuffin" by maybebop
Runner-up: "The Epic Hand Washing Parody" by Peter Hollens
Best Jazz / Big Band Video
Winner (TIE): "Mueva Los Huesos" by Cloud 9 (A Cappella Academy)
Winner (TIE): "My Favorite Things" by m-pact
Best Pop Video
Winner: "Don't Start Now" by Feverdream (A Cappella Academy)
Runner-up (TIE): "The Message" by Rebel Bit
Runner-up (TIE): "Rain On Me" by Six Appeal
Best R&B Video
Winner: "Stand Up" by Squad Harmonix Ft. InToneNation
Runner-up: "Love on Top" by Six Appeal
Best Religious Video
Winner: "Soul's Anthem (It Is Well)" by Prismatics (Belmont University)
Runner-up: "Evolution of Hymns" by Chris Rupp
Best Rock Video
Winner: "Stairway To Heaven" by Fool Moon feat. Ludovique & FMaN
Runner-up: "Fool in the Rain" by Six Appeal
Best Show Tunes / Soundtrack / Theme Song Video
Winner: "My Favorite Things" by m-pact
Runner-up: "History Has Its Eyes on You" by Six Appeal
Group Type Awards
Best Video by a Professional Group
Winner: "You Make My Dreams" by Business Casual
Runner-up: "Broken Parts" by Postyr
Best Video by a Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Group
Winner: "Never Let Me Go" by Sound Off A Cappella
Runner-up: "White Winter Hymnal" by Top Shelf Vocal
Best High School Video
Winner: "Don't Start Now" by Feverdream (A Cappella Academy)
Runner-up: "Stand Up" by Squad Harmonix Ft. InToneNation
Best Collegiate Video
Winner: "Thunderclouds" by Under A Rest A Cappella (West Chester University)
Runner-up: "Levels" by Doox of Yale (Yale University)
Special Awards
Outstanding Choreography / Staging
Winner: "You Make My Dreams" by Business Casual
Runner-up: "Distanz-Tanz" by maybebop
Outstanding Collaborative Video
Winner: "Tapestry (feat. Emily Drum & RilloBlack)" by Avo
Runner-up: "Stand Up" by Squad Harmonix Ft. InToneNation
Outstanding Costume / Makeup
Winner: "You Make My Dreams" by Business Casual
Runner-up: "Epic Halloween Medley" by Peter Hollens
Outstanding Live Video
Winner: "Mueva Los Huesos" by Cloud 9 (A Cappella Academy)
Runner-up: "All For Us" by Opportunes (Harvard University)
Outstanding Special / Visual Effects
Winner: "Broken Parts" by Postyr
Runner-up (TIE): "Rain On Me" by Six Appeal
Runner-up (TIE): "Don't Start Now" by Feverdream (A Cappella Academy)
Outstanding Video Editing
Winner: "Levels" by Doox of Yale (Yale University)
Runner-up: "Don't Start Now" by Feverdream (A Cappella Academy)
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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 2020/21 AVAs team: Jessica Chen, Forrest Deters, Kyle Yampiro, John Colton and Shane Ardell.
2020/2021 Nominators and Judges: