Last night the 9th annual UK Music Video Awards hosted by Adam Buxton were held at London’s legendary Roundhouse, where a throng of more than 800 British and International filmmakers assembled to celebrate creative and technical excellence in music videos.
Music videos for Beyoncé, David Bowie, The Chemical Brothers, Coldplay, Michael Kiwanuka, Miike Snow, Run The Jewels, Tame Impala and Jamie xx were among the big winners on the night, while Massive Attack won the Best Video Artist award for an output of music video work that included ‘Voodoo In My Blood’, starring actor Rosamund Pike – the most nominated video at this year’s UKMVAs.
In the awards show that mainly honours the creative talents that make the music videos, British director Ninian Doff was named Best Director, while his videos for Miike Snow’s ‘Genghis Khan’ and Run The Jewels’ ‘Love Again’ both won two awards apiece: ‘Genghis Khan’ won Best International Pop Video and Best Cinematography In A Video (presented to the video’s DoP Patrick Meller); ‘Love Again’ won Best International Urban Video and Best Editing In A Video (presented to the video’s editor, Paul O’Reilly).
Video of the Year went to Jamie xx’s ‘Gosh’ directed by Romain Gavras, also picking up the Best International Alternative Video and Best Colour Grade In A Video (won by the video’s colourist, Mathieu Caplanne). The other multiple award-winning video on the night was The Chemical Brothers’ ‘Wide Open’, featuring Beck, directed by longtime collaborators Dom & Nic, which won Best UK Dance Video and Best VFX In A Video (presented to the visual effects team at the The Mill, London).
Meanwhile, videos for Beyoncé and David Bowie triumphed in the craft categories, with Beyonce’s stylist for the ‘Lemonade’ project, Marni Senofonte, collecting the Best Styling award for her work on ‘Formation’, and production designer Jan Houllevigue being awarded for his work on David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’. Dutch animation team Studio Smack were honoured in the Best Animation category for their work for De Staat’s ‘Witch Doctor’.
Among the other acts being honoured at the ceremony were Coldplay whose ‘Up&Up’ video directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia picked up the Best UK Rock/Indie Video award; Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Black Man in a White World’ video directed by Hiro Murai which picked up the Best UK Pop Video award; Florence + The Machine, whose ‘Delilah’ video claimed the Best Choreography in a Video prize for choreography for Holly Blakey; and Tame Impala whose video for ‘The Less I Know The Better’ won the Best International Rock/Indie Video. New British artists who saw their videos collect awards included Will Joseph Cook, Nao and Honeyblood.
Also picking up two honours at the ceremony was British director Ian Pons Jewell for Nao’s ‘Bad Blood’, and Valentino Khan’s ‘Deep Down Low’. This year’s Best New Director award went to Oscar Hudson who has directed videos for indie stalwarts Darwin Deez and Gilligan Moss, as well as creating one of the blips for Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool campaign in the past year. Meanwhile, the Best Commissioner honour was bestowed on XL’s Phil Lee whose work in the past year has included commissioning videos for Adele, Radiohead and Jamie xx.
British director Vaughan Arnell was presented with the Icon Award. He is celebrated for his iconic work with some of the biggest names in pop over the past 30 years, including Robbie Williams, George Michael, The Spice Girls, All Saints, Olly Murs and James Blunt. Arnell dedicated his award to Robbie Williams and his manager David Enthoven who died in August. The Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Sony Music’s VP of Creative, Mike O’Keefe. Tributes on the night came from artists including Kasabian, Olly Murs and One Direction, and also Simon Cowell.
The Best Live Music Coverage award this year went to director Nick Wickham for Iggy Pop’s Post Pop Depression Live At The Royal Albert Hall.
The UK Music Video Awards editorial director, David Knight, said, “Since 2008, the UK Music Video Awards has celebrated music videos as a form of creative expression, as entertainment, and as an effective way to bring music to the world. This year’s winners and nominees reflect the extraordinary extent of talent and craft that’s been applied to the making of music videos in Britain and around the world, and we’re honoured to be a part of celebrating that.”
Here is the full list of winners:
Best Pop Video – UK, in association with Rushes
Michael Kiwanuka – Black Man In A White World
Director: Hiro Murai
Producer: Danielle Hinde & Jason Cole
Prod Co: Doomsday Ent
Commissioner: Emily Tedrake for Polydor
Best Rock/Indie Video – UK, in association with Locomotion
Coldplay – Up&Up
Directors: Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia
Producers: Natan Schottenfels & Juliette Larthe
Prod Co: Prettybird
Commissioner: Sam Seager for Parlophone
Best Alternative Video – UK
Jamie xx – Gosh
Director: Romain Gavras
Producer: Roman Pichon Herrera
Prod Co: Iconoclast
Record Company: XL Recordings
Best Dance Video – UK
The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Wide Open
Directors: Dom & Nic
Producer: John Madsen
Prod Co: Outsider
Commissioner: Ailsa Robertson for Virgin Emi
Best Urban Video – UK
Nao – Bad Blood
Director: Ian Pons Jewell
Producer: Dobi Manolova
Prod Co: Friend & B2y
Commissioner: Elizabeth Doonan for Sony Music
Best Pop Video – International
Miike Snow – Genghis Khan
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Alex Bittan for Atlantic US
Best Rock/Indie Video – International
Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better
Directors: CANADA
Producer: Laura Serra Estorch
Prod Co: Canada
Commissioner: Glen Goetze for Universal Music Australia
Best Alternative Video – International
The Blaze – Virile
Directors: Jonathan Alric & Guillaume Alric
Producer: Jonathan Alric
Prod Co: Standard Films
Best Dance Video – International
Valentino Khan – Deep Down Low
Director: Ian Pons Jewell
Producer: Satoshi Takahashi
Prod Co: Nion Tokyo / Robot
Commissioner: Caroline Clayton for OWSLA
Best Urban Video – International
Run The Jewels ft Gangsta Boo – Love Again
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Amit Nerukar for Mass Appeal
Best Pop Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Will Joseph Cook – Take Me Dancing
Director: Rafe Jennings
Producer: Hannah Shipley
Prod Co: Tribe Films
Commissioner: Shadeh Smith for Atlantic Records
Best Rock/Indie Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Honeyblood – Ready For The Magic
Director: Thomas James
Producer: Katie Lambert
Prod Co: Black Dog Films
Commissioners: Jaimie Hodgson & Max Woollett for Fat Cat Records
Best Alternative Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Holy Fuck – Tom Tom
Director: Michael Leblanc
Producer: Michael Leblanc
Prod Co: 7257422 Canada Inc
Commissioner: Holy Fuck
Record Company: Last Gang Records / Innovative Leisure
Best Dance Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Beardyman – Mountainside
Director: Lewis Rose
Producers: Lewis Rose & Nic Crum
Prod Co: Unihill Productions
Commissioner: Tummy Touch Records
Best Urban Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Jesse James Solomon – YPT
Director: Noah Lee
Producer: Ryland Burns
Prod Co: Pulse Films & Burning Film
Commissioner: Gabe Spierer for 4AD
Best Production Design in a Video
David Bowie – Blackstar
Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue
Director: Johan Renck
Producer: Svana Gisla
Prod Co: Gisla & Renck
Record Co: Columbia Records
Best Styling in a Video, in association with i-D
Beyoncé – Formation
Stylist: Marni Senofonte
Director: Melina Matsoukas
Producer: Nathan Scherrer
Prod Co: Prettybird
Record Co: Parkwood Entertainment
Best Choreography in a Video
Florence + The Machine – Delilah
Choreographer: Holly Blakey
Director: Vincent Haycock
Exec Producers: Jackie Kelman Bisbee & Alex Fisch
Producer: Courtney Davies
Prod Co: Park Pictures
Record Co: Island Records
Best Cinematography in a Video, in association with Panalux
Miike Snow – Genghis Khan
DOP: Patrick Meller
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Record Co: Atlantic US
Best Colour Grade in a Video, in association with CHEAT
Jamie xx – Gosh
Colourist: Mathieu Caplanne at Nightshift
Director: Romain Gavras
Producer: Roman Pichon Herrera
Prod Co: Iconoclast
Record Company: XL Recordings
Best Editing In A Video
Run The Jewels ft Gangsta Boo – Love Again
Editor: Paul O'reilly At Stitch
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Record Co: Mass Appeal
Best Visual Effects in a Video
The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Wide Open
Vfx Artist: The Mill London
Directors: Dom & Nic
Producer: John Madsen
Prod Co: Outsider
Record Co: Virgin EMI
Best Animation in a Video
De Staat – Witch Doctor
Animators: Studio Smack
Directors: Studio Smack
Prod Co: Partizan
Record Co: Cool Green Records
Best Interactive Video, in association with The Mill
Naïve New Beaters Ft Izia – Heal Tomorrow
Director: Romain Chassaing
Producers: Nicolas Tiry & Edouard Chassaing
Prod Co: Solab
Record Co: Cinq7
Best Live Music Coverage, in association with Procam
Post Pop Depression Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Director: Nick Wickham
Producer: Emer Patten
Prod Co: Splinter Films
Record Co: Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd
Commissioner: Peter Worsley
Best Music Documentary
Breaking A Monster
Director: Luke Meyer
Producer: Tom Davis
Prod Co: Black Label Productions / Seethink Films
Best Producer, in Association with Worldwide Production Agency
Roman Pichon Herrera
Best New Director, in association with Electric Theatre Collective
Oscar Hudson
Best Director, in association with MPC
Ninian Doff
Best Commissioner
Phil Lee (XL Recordings)
Best Video Artist
Massive Attack
Outstanding Achievement Award
Mike O’Keefe
The Icon Award
Vaughan Arnell
Video Of The Year, in association with Promo News
Jamie xx – Gosh
Director: Romain Gavras
Producer: Roman Pichon Herrera
Prod Co: Iconoclast
Record Company: XL Recordings
