The 6th International VR Awards
Finalists Announced for the 6th International VR Awards

The VR Awards finalists for 2022 have just been announced!
The Academy wishes the finalists all the luck as they enter this year’s judging stage.

The 6th International VR Awards
The VR Awards is at the centre of recognition and celebration of outstanding achievement in VR. Combined with year-round international initiatives, the VR Awards brings together a night of red carpet highlights, the celebration of excellence and unique access to the world’s most influential names in immersive technology.








The 6th International VR Awards
This year we are celebrating our 6th anniversary of gathering the globe’s biggest innovators to recognize ground-breaking projects that redefined the immersive world. The live ceremony will be held at de Doelen in the heart of Rotterdam, 1st December 2022.
Nominations for the VR Awards 2022 have now closed. For more information and to keep up to date with everything VR Awards, please register your interest via the button below.
What are the key dates?

25 April 2022
Nominations Open

04 May & 06 June 2022
Nominations Briefing Webinar

08 July 2022
Nominations Extension Closes

03 August 2022
Finalist Announced

01 Sept - 15 Sept 2022
Judging Period

01 December 2022
Awards Ceremony
Building the future of virtual reality, together.
Join us this year!

Celebrating some of the most influential projects in the VR space. As an independent, not-for-profit, the VR Awards is the biggest celebration of the very best virtual reality has to offer from across the globe.

The VR Awards gather the world’s biggest and brightest innovators to recognize ground-breaking projects that redefined the immersive world and the way we interact with technology.

The 6th International VR Awards will feature the most exciting line up yet, including never seen before world premieres and exclusive immersive entertainment.

Breaking the rules and limitations of traditional award shows, the VR Awards is designed to shatter expectations and re-define the virtual event space.
Over 70 Expert Judges
Our judging panel is made up of industry-leading creatives in virtual reality. We have gathered experts in various sectors of VR, from academics, journalists, and creative directors to founders and C-Suite executives. We tailor and match our judges’ specific areas of expertise to our award categories in order to ensure that our judging is of the highest-possible quality.
Lou Pushelberg
Circuit Stream, Founder & CEO
Michaela Holland
Experiential Creative Strategist & Consultant
Sam Mateosian
The Yarn Corporation, Co-Founder & CEO
Amy Hedrick
Cleanbox Technology, CEO & Co-Founder
The VR Awards 2021 Winners
Join us in November 2022.

The Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Furness
Founder of Virtual World Society
Supported by:


HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition by HP
VR Hardware of the Year

Demeo by Resolution Games
VR Game of the Year

Paper Birds by 3DAR
VR Film of the Year

Current, Rising by Figment Productions Ltd.
Out-of-home VR Entertainment of the Year

Madrid Noir by ATLAS V & NO GHOST
VR Experience of the Year

ThrillSeeker
VR Social Influencer Award

Shibuya Virtual Halloween by Geometry Ogilvy Japan
VR Marketing of the Year

Virtualware
Innovative VR Company of the Year

Vale VR by NORCAT
VR Education and Training of the Year

Cinematic VR Surgical Training Platform by Osso VR
VR Healthcare of the Year

AVEnueS – Race Equity in Child Welfare by Accenture
VR Social Impact Award

Hyperbat – World’s First VR Design Review over 5G by Masters of Pie
VR Enterprise Solution of the Year

triple A code GmbH
Rising VR Company of the Year
What they say
Hear from previous attendees about their experience with the VR Awards.


The VR Awards is a very important event for us and we’re so excited to see all the great companies participating.

Some of VR’s biggest luminaries in attendance all there to celebrate some of the outstanding milestones in the industry.
— VR Scout

A great event that brings the VR community together to celebrate each other’s success.
— Oculus

The VR Awards is a fun and sophisticated event that truly connected all facets of this burgeoning industry.
— Cloudhead Games

Can’t thank the judges, the organisers and the community enough for the passion that has gone into this event.
— Magnopus

The celebration of the Oscars in Virtual reality. Unforgettable red carpet night.
— Virtualware
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