Watch Party Night 2 is today. The deadline for general voting is tonight at 21:00 (Japan time)

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The general voting for the International AI Creator Award 2026 will close tonight at 21:00 (Japan time). If you have selected the BEST in each field, it will be included in the tally at the deadline even if you do not press confirm. Watch Party Night 2 starts at 14:00, and from 21:00 there will be a special program "Vote Counting Live RESULTS NIGHT".

2026-11-14

On the rooftop at dusk, the six members of AiCuty are gathered around a golden trophy, each selecting one vote on their smartphones.

This is the Secretariat of the International AI Creator Award 2026.

[Additional note 22:30] The general voting has been closed. Thank you very much

The general voting closed on November 14, 2026 (Saturday) at 21:00 (Japan time).

To everyone who chose BEST, to everyone who sent comments and emo to the works, and to all the creators who submitted 375 works from 20 countries and regions, thank you very much. The second night of the watch party ended at 22:15. It was viewed approximately 500 times in total on X and YouTube.

Here is the information going forward.

We look forward to meeting everyone at Makuhari Messe.

Below is the information delivered before the deadline (morning of November 14).

General voting will close tonight.

Even if you don't press confirm, BEST will be counted

On the ballot, select one work as "BEST" for each category. The BEST selected by the deadline will be counted even if you haven't pressed confirm. No votes will be counted for categories where BEST is not selected.

emo and the ★ for candidates are not votes. They are marks to collect works you are interested in. Once you press confirm, you cannot reselect.

If there are fields you haven't selected yet, please do so by tonight. Deliver your BEST with one vote in each of the 10 fields.

How to vote (video - 2 minutes 21 seconds)

We have summarized how to choose the BEST from signing in, in a video of about 2 minutes. You can also play it at the top of the ballot paper.

The road to the award ceremony

  1. General voting (until 21:00 tonight): Readers will choose the BEST in each category
  2. Final judging: The final judges will choose with comments after seeing the results of the general voting and the works. The judging system is at https://aicu.ai/award/2026/jury/description/
  3. Award ceremony (November 20): Results will be announced at the award ceremony

Watch Party First Night (until 13:59)

From 21:00 last night, we delivered 132 works in full in three categories: commercial video, music, MV, dance, and independent video. From 7:05 this morning, we delivered "Yumeminana" (YUMEKAIRO Production・A26C-50) in the character, manga, and webtoon categories. Of the 7 hours and 33 minutes of broadcasting, we aired the greeting from the person themselves and from the cafeteria scene to the end, and the first night ended at 13:59.

On AiCuTV, the remaining time until the voting deadline is displayed at the top of the screen. Every 10 minutes, along with the time and remaining time until the deadline, we provide information on voting and feedback, as well as information on AICU Magazine Vol.30. The QR code of the work currently being shown is also displayed on the screen.

Watch Party Night 2

The second night is being broadcast from 14:00 on AiCuTV, X, and YouTube. The program schedule and list of all works are compiled on note.

The second night starts with videos in the music, MV, and dance categories, following the flow of the Watch Party First Night. Then, we present five long independent films entrusted from the first night, and move on to the game, tool, and app categories. Works without video will be introduced by AiCuty with voice.

Works in the fields of characters, manga, and webtoons will be introduced one by one with a comment from AiCuty during the breaks in the program. During the breaks, we will also provide information on the AICU Magazine Vol.30 Award Special Issue.

Time (Japan time)Content
14:00〜Music, MV, Dance
Around 17:30~Independent Films (5 Feature Films)
Around 20:24~Games, Tools, Apps
20:50〜21:00Countdown to the voting deadline
21:00〜22:00Special program "Election Results RESULTS NIGHT"

In the special program "Election Results RESULTS NIGHT" starting at 21:00, we will review works by field based on the reaction of the live board (points calculated from emo, impressions, plays, and views). It is not the number of votes. The winning works will be announced at the award ceremony on Friday, November 20, after the final judges' evaluation.

Both can be viewed at the same shortened URL. https://j.aicu.ai/A26WP

AICU Magazine Vol.30 Award Special Issue

This is a special issue that compiles submitted works into one complete volume, categorized into 10 fields. The Kindle version is available for unlimited reading on Kindle Unlimited. Please revisit the works you encountered at the watch party in the magazine.

You can send your impressions even after the deadline

On the gallery's work page, you can send feedback and emo even after the deadline. Feedback will be delivered directly to the creators.

The deadline for the CCCP (Best Supporter Award) tally will be set by the secretariat during the watch party. The exact time will not be announced in advance.

https://aicu.ai/award/2026/gallery/

Schedule after this

After the final judging, the award ceremony will be held on November 20 (Friday) at INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO 2026 at Makuhari Messe. The award ceremony will be streamed live on YouTube. https://j.aicu.ai/A26YT

Thank you very much to everyone who has watched, selected, and sent words to the works so far. Let's enjoy the last day together.