A Monumental Year Starts Now. On 12 December 2026 the Web3 Artists Awards return — the same stage that last December crowned the most ambitious on-chain year yet. Before nominations open 1 October, we honour every first-place champion of 2025. They set the benchmark. They left a permanent record. Visual Arts: Digital & Analogue Digital Painting Excellence — @Sashelka Digital and AI Mixed Media — @voidformmeta Analogue Painting Award — @ASpangereid Mixed Media Artistry — @ahchoen Drawing Analogue — @pheez_touch 3D Modeling and Sculpture — @BreadHead_Gang Photography, Animation & Video Fine-art / Commercial Photography — @SketchLight_ray Documentary / Photojournalism — @Abbas_rahmani63 AI-Generated Animation Innovation — @evlosm AI Film Festival Short Form — @TheRobo42, @kino_zine, @beholdthe84 & @Disco_Dave Animation — @Sandytoes2211 Music Video — @AtikoAE Mixed Video Excellence — @iraxlab Digital Animation Excellence — @rodicqart Traditional Animation Award — @daxterpiece AI & Generative Art Best Use of AI in Art — @sandytoes2211 Best Generative Art / Code Art — @matiliart AI-Generated Painting Innovation — @NftSunage Music & Audio Songwriter of the Year — @ebabur_art AI-Generated / Assisted Composition — @stylez_morales Best Music Producer / Studio Work — @SongsOfEden Literary & Spoken Word Poetry Award — @evlosm Spoken Word Excellence — @LaurenceFuller Written Word Award — @A_Rahaad Fashion, Metaverse & Experiential Graphic Design Excellence — @rabbitscrypto Web3 Fashion Innovation — @javog0 Virtual Reality Painting Experience — @creatressart Best Immersive / Experiential Digital Art — @Music__District & @Metx_Mike Best Metaverse Architecture / Virtual Space — @iraxlab Community, Impact & Asset Best NFT for Social Impact / DAO — @jpg_prince Emerging Artist Award — @stripedrop Best Memecoin & Speculative Asset — @coreezyvibes These artists painted, filmed, coded, wrote, composed, built worlds, and organised communities on-chain. Their work is the standard the 2026 season will be measured against. Nominations open 1 October 2026. Awards ceremony: 12 December 2026. Follow @W3ArtistsAwards. Tag a 2025 winner. Get your submission ready. This is more than an awards night. It is the on-chain record of who is building the next era of art. #Web3ArtistsAwards #Web3Art #NFT