The nominations for the fourth edition of the Videoclip Italia Awards have been announced, with Damiano David’s Silverlines, directed by Nono+Rodrigo, leading the field with five nominations.

Awards in 19 categories in total, spanning music genres, technical roles, and special prizes, including Best International Video, will be presented at the ceremony of the leading event celebrating Italy’s music video scene on May 16th. 

Three additional awards will be assigned: the top prize for Best Italian Music Video (chosen among the night’s winners), and two editorial awards from Billboard Italia and a student jury. 

The nominations for Best International Video, which shines a spotlight on some of the most compelling music videos released beyond Italy in the past year, Cults – Onions, directed by Alice Fassi, a standout Italian talent working abroad; Y.B.P. by Danny Brown and Bruiser Wolf, a surreal and gritty piece helmed by Edem Wornoo and William Child; Ocean by Else, a cinematic journey directed by Mohamed Chabane and Théo Jourdain; Eusexua by FKA twigs, a darkly poetic visual directed by Jordan Hemingway; and the hypnotic triptych Circles + Body On Me + Glitching by SAINt JHN, directed by Alex Gargot and produced by CANADA.

Above: Damiano David's Silverlines, directed by Nono+Rodrigo: most nominated video at this year's Videoclip Italia Awards

The Director of the Year award will be contested by Attilio Cusani, Bendo, Nicolò Bassetto, Tommaso Ottomano, and Simone Peluso. 

Among production companies, Borotalco dominates the field with 27 nominations, setting an all-time record, followed by C41 and Partizan with 5 each - the latter for the Non-Rodrigo-directed Silverlines by Damiano David.

After holding the awards ceremony in Rome for the first three years of Videoclip Italia, the event moves to Milan - a key hub for music, advertising, and audiovisual production - where BASE will host the final evening, featuring panels, awards, and an after party.

The event takes place on Friday, May 16th, starting at 6pm with a full evening of talks, networking, the awards ceremony, and a party. The full program will be announced by the end of April. 

• Videoclip Italia Awards 2025: all the nominations here