The Gardiner Brothers, the famous Irish American Irish dancing siblings, got a special recognition at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 on Thursday night.
The Irish dancing brothers who enjoy a huge following across social media were nominated in the Video of the Year category for their inventive choreography to the hit song "Anxiety" by Doechii.
At the time of publishing, the TikTok posted by the brothers in March has a staggering 68.7 million views and 6.7 million likes:
@gardinerbrothers Seeing double 👀😅 #carltondance #trend #gardinerbrothers ♬ original sound - Franklin Saint
It was a tough category - they were nominated alongside Sam Morris (@justsammorris) for his dance to CMAT's "Take A Sexy Picture of Me," Joseph's Machines (@josephmachines) for his 'ultimate automatic dish cleaning contraption,' Brad Ben (@bben9450) for his humorous take on the 'jet2holiday' trend, Bemi Orojuogun (@omo.oroje) for her wholesome London Bus video, and Friends of the Elm Tree for their efforts to save their local pub.
While Orojuogun was the overall Video of the Year winner, the Gardiner Brothers scooped a 'Highly Commended' distinction in a vote decided by the fans.
"#2 TikTok video of the year!!" the Gardiner Brothers said on social media after the awards.
"We had an incredible night at the @tiktok awards!
"Thank you to everyone who voted for us. We are so grateful for all of your continued support and to be able to keep pushing our art form and content forward every day is an honour."
After congratulating all of the other nominees and winners, the Gardiner Brothers said they would be traveling back to Nashville.
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Who are The Gardiner Brothers?
Brothers Michael and Matthew Gardiner were born in Denver, Colorado, where they began their Irish dancing career.
After winning their respective age groups in 2004 and 2005 at the Western Region Oireachtas, the Gardiner family relocated to Co Galway, where the boys joined the Hession School of Irish Dance.
As they continued their competitive Irish dance careers, the boys dipped their toes into performances and began making waves on social media.
In April 2014, Michael won his first World Irish Dancing Championship title. The following year, the boys made Irish dance history when they became the first set of brothers in over 40 years to each win their age group at the World Irish Dancing Championships in the same year.
In July 2015, the Gardiner brothers successfully auditioned for the Riverdance Summer School. Michael did his first show at the end of the week of auditions and went on to tour with the hugely popular Irish dance show.
Matthew went on to clinch two more World titles - his final win, in 2018, saw him take home the first World trophy his brother had won.
In March 2020, as the world largely went virtual during lockdowns, the Gardiner brothers began posting daily content on social media.
In August 2021, the boys featured together for the first time in Riverdance for the production's UK autumn tour.
The following month, the Gardiner Brothers surpassed 1 million followers on TikTok.
In May 2022, the Gardiner Brothers successfully auditioned for the lead role in Riverdance; they toured the world as lead members of the show until September 2024.
While no longer performing with Riverdance, the Gardiner Brothers have not stopped producing Irish dance content for their millions of followers on social media.
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