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YAY 2025!

The 2023 Young Animator of the Year UK Winners

The winners and nominees at the YAY UK 2025 Awards, hosted at Manchester Animation Festival 2025.

A huge congratulations to all of the animators, it was wonderful to see all of the films on the enormous screen at MAF, and celebrate their amazing creativity and artistry.

Thanks to HUE for sponsoring the awards and the judges for making some very tough decisions!

Watch all of the winning films by clicking on their thumbnails:

2025 Winners

Nelson's winning entry

Nelson

Age 13, Rochdale

2D Animation, Age 11-14
Vincent's winning entry

Vincent

Age 21, Bristol

2D Animation, Age 19-22
Ben's winning entry

Ben

Age 20, Bedford

Stop-Motion, Age 19-22
Eliana's winning entry

Eliana

Age 17, Ipswich, Suffolk

Stop-Motion, Age 15-18
Nishaan's winning entry

Nishaan

Age 20, London

3D Animation, Age 19-22
Ezra's winning entry

Ezra

Age 16, Harrow

3D Animation, Age 15-18
Sophie's winning entry

Sophie

Age 12, Sheffield

Stop-Motion, Age 11-14
Billy's winning entry

Billy

Age 17, WOLVERHAMPTON

2D Animation, Age 15-18
Timothy's winning entry

Timothy

Age 14, York

3D Animation, Age 11-14
Morgan's winning entry

Morgan

Age 18, Crediton

3D Animation, Age 15-18

2025 Winners

Ptolemy's winning entry

Ptolemy

Age 15, Exeter

Stop-Motion, Age 15-18
James's winning entry

James

Age 12, New Milton

Stop-Motion, Age 11-14
Morgan's winning entry

Morgan

Age 17, Exeter

3D Animation, Age 15-18
Vedha's winning entry

Vedha

Age 14, Rugby

2D Animation, Age 11-14
Dixie's winning entry

Dixie

Age 18, Kingston

2D Animation, Age 15-18

2023 Winners

Nuk's winning entry

Nuk

Age 14, Edinburgh

Stop-Motion, Age 11-14
Pavlos's winning entry

Pavlos

Age 14, London

2D Animation, Age 11-14
Jeremiah's winning entry

Jeremiah

Age 14, Derby

3D Animation, Age 11-14
Ben's winning entry

Ben

Age 18, Bedford

Stop-Motion, Age 15-18
Thomas's winning entry

Thomas

Age 17, London

2D Animation, Age 15-18
Euan's winning entry

Euan

Age 16, Glasgow

3D Animation, Age 15-18

2022 Winners

Pavlos's winning entry

Pavlos

Age 11, London

2D Animation, Age 11-14
Elise's winning entry

Elise

Age 16, Aberdeenshire

2D Animation, Age 15-18
Rohan's winning entry

Rohan

Age 13, Rugby

3D Animation, Age 11-14
Nishaan's winning entry

Nishaan

Age 17, Birmingham

3D Animation, Age 15-18
Nuk's winning entry

Nuk

Age 13, Edinburgh

Stop-Motion, Age 11-14
Ben's winning entry

Ben

Age 16, Bedford

Stop-Motion, Age 15-18

2021 Winners

Luke's winning entry

Luke

Age 18, Buckinghamshire

3D Animation, Age 15-18
Amelie's winning entry

Amelie

Age 17, Edinburgh

2D Animation, Age 15-18
Ben's winning entry

Ben

Age 16, Bedford

Stop-Motion, Age 15-18
Finlay's winning entry

Finlay

Age 14, East Sussex

Stop-Motion, Age 11-14
Freya's winning entry

Freya

Age 14, West Midlands

2D Animation, Age 11-14
Noah's winning entry

Noah

Age 14, Dorset

3D Animation, Age 11-14

2020 Winners

Josh's winning entry

Josh

Age 17, Birmingham

3D Animation, Age 15-18
Scarlett's winning entry

Scarlett

Age 14,

2D Animation, Age 11-14