🏆 Platinum Medal
Grand Jury Laureate / Best of Show: The highest honor awarded to a masterpiece that displays flawless execution across all creative and technical departments.
- Sounds of Sanatan: Vol. 1
Category: Music Album
Artists: Dr. Krupesh Thacker, Parv Thacker, Vacha Thacker, Dr. Pooja Thacker, Parv Fusion Band - Mbira Spirit
Category: ICon Award
Artist: Vivienne Aerts - Samuel Dahai
Category: African Contemporary - Joyin Wang
Category: Asian Folk - Men 4teto
Category: Latin Jazz & Crossover
🥇 Gold Medal
Award of Excellence: Awarded to exceptional, high-level professional projects that demonstrate superior artistry.
- Nomina ft. Nokwazi Dlamini
Category: African Pop - OHNomad
Category: Asian Classical - Elizabeth Riordan
Category: Australasian Pop - D-ONE
Category: African RnB/Soul - Madhumita Chatterjee & Shaan
Category: Bollywood Music - Rajaram Ramamoorthi
Category: Carnatic Music - Lily-Grace Grant
Category: Australasian Folk/Country - Aivee Hsu
Category: Asian Jazz & Crossover - Bruno Crivilin
Category: Brazilian Music - Kimberly Dawn
Category: North American Singer-Songwriter
🥈 Silver Medal
Outstanding Achievement: Awarded to prominent independent talents who show master-level command over their craft.
- Proklaim
Category: African Hip Hop - Chung-Ching Chen
Category: Asian Jazz & Crossover - Jennifer Parry
Category: Australasian Urban - Jody Quine
Category: North American Singer-Songwriter - Yeyun Jang / Universal Groove
Category: Asian Jazz & Crossover - Shitalchandra Kulkarni
Category: Asian Rock - Christine Clifford
Category: Sufi Folk Rock - Avra Banerjee
Category: Hindustani - Dead Talk
Category: Latin Rock - Daniel Gouveia
Category: European Independent Recording - Sarah Reeves
Category: North American Vocal Performance - Lisa Morales
Category: Latin Singer-Songwriter - Anna Lumb
Category: European Original Song - Ken Trujillo
Category: North American Original Music - Angélica Jiménez
Category: Latin World Music
🥉 Bronze Medal
Official Finalist: Awarded to highly promising rising creators and standout collegiate entries, including the UNCC student pipeline.
- Ma9Na
Category: Australasian Rock - VaN PeAcE Mw
Category: African Pop - Shlomi Cohen
Category: Asian Jazz - Dwight Franklin
Category: North American Independent Album - Mark Thomsen
Category: European Music Production - Ruupa Raaman & Aruna Sairam
Category: Indian Hindustani - Jorge Casabuena
Category: Latin Independent Music - Beatrix Leung
Category: Asian Contemporary Composition - David Novacek
Category: European Music Production - Angela McCluskey
Category: North American Vocal Music - Reva
Category: Feature Film - Last Film Show
Category: Feature Film - Wrong Side Raju
Category: Feature Film - Vash
Category: Feature Film - Killa
Category: Feature Film - Fandry
Category: Feature Film - Elizabeth Ekadashi
Category: Feature Film - Timepass
Category: Feature Film - The Lunchbox
Category: Feature Film - Shwaas
Category: Feature Film
🏅 Honorable Mention
Official recognition for unique artistic concepts or experimental works.