People’s Choice · Winner 2026

The Reckless Play

The Reckless Play

The Reckless Play

By Maria Zozulia

· Kyiv, Ukraine

The People’s Choice trophy at The Australian AI Film Awards 2026

The film

Chosen by the audience from the finalist films on the night.

Chosen by the audience from the finalist films on the night.

More 2026 winners

More 2026 winners

A grumpy stone troll in close-up, from the animated film Blossom

Best Australian AI Film

Blossom

Pylon

A young woman shields a cheetah from a wall of fire, from The Trials

Best International AI Film

The Trials

Wonder Studios

Two aliens in a battered sedan on a desert planet, from the music video It Ain’t That Serious

Best AI Music Video

It Ain’t That Serious

Captain Hahaa

A startled woman in a yellow dress at a bowls club, from Extraordinary Rob

Best Regional Australian

Extraordinary Rob

Adam Szudrich

A researcher in a white coat filming through the fog, from External Observations

Best Experimental

External Observations

Andrew Frost Studio

THE 2026 AWARDS
THE 2026 AWARDS

THE 2026 AWARDS