09 November 2011
Newsdesk
Last night, 8th November, the 4th annual UK Music Video Awards were held in London’s Leicester Square where a throng of British filmmakers assembled to celebrate creative excellence in British music videos.
Adele, Chase & Status, Depeche Mode, Wiley and JLS are among the British artists whose outstanding music videos from the past year were honoured at the 4th annual UK Music Video Awards, held at the legendary Empire, Leicester Square cinema on November 8th.
International artists who also scooped awards at the event included Arcade Fire, Jay Z and Kanye West, Oh Land, and Manchester Orchestra – whose video for Simple Math, directed by LA duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, picked up The Video of the Year award, and Best International Indie/Rock Video.
The Best UK Pop Video went to Adele for Rolling in the Deep, which was directed by UK director, Sam Brown, who was nominated for three awards. The Best International Pop Video award went to Oh Land’s White Nights, which was directed by Barcelona-based directing team Canada, who, having been nominated for an impressive eleven nominations, also picked up the prestigious Best Director award.
Other British directors spotlighted by the UK Music Video Awards 2011, which celebrates the creativity and technical excellence of music videos made in the past year both in the UK and worldwide, include relative newcomers, Us, who won the Best New Director award and Best UK Urban Video for Wiley’s Numbers in Action. Last year’s ‘Best Director’ winner Daniel Wolfe won the Best UK Dance Video award for Chase & Status’ Blind Faith.
Meanwhile Duran Duran presented The Icon Award to Jonas Akerlund, whose 15 year career has seen him work with the cream of music talent including Madonna, Lady Gaga, The Prodigy, Metallica, Christina Aguilera, U2, Blink-182, P!nk, Rammstein, and Britney Spears, to name but a few.
JLS featuring Tinie Tempah won The People’s Choice Award, in association with VEVO for Eyes Wide Shut. Other winners include the videos for Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs (Best International Alternative Video) and Jay Z & Kanye West’s Otis (Best International Urban Video), both directed by music video legend Spike Jonze. And the controversial video for little-known British indie band Is Tropical’s The Greeks – directed by French directing team Megaforce – won two awards, Best UK Indie/Rock Video and Best Animation in a Video.
THE WINNERS:
Best Pop Video – UK in association with Music Week
Adele – Rolling in the Deep
Directed by Sam Brown
Best Pop Video – International
Oh Land – White Nights
Directed by Canada
Best Pop Video – Budget
Cool Fun – House
Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond
Best Dance Video – UK in association with Rudeye Dance Agency
Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey – Blind Faith
Directed by Daniel Wolfe
Best Dance Video – International
Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand
Directed by So Me
Best Dance Video – Budget
Eskmo – We Got More
Directed by Cyriak Harris
Best Urban Video – UK, in association with East End Studios
Wiley – Numbers in Action
Directed by Us
Best Urban Video – International
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis
Directed by Spike Jonze
Best Urban Video – Budget
Jargon VA feat Tinie Tempah – Disappoint You
Directed by Ian Pons Jewell
Best Indie/Rock Video – UK, in association with 3 Mills Studios
Is Tropical – The Greeks
Directed by Megaforce
Best Indie/Rock Video – International
Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math
Directed by Daniels
Best Indie/Rock Video – Budget
Memory Tapes – Yes I Know
Directed by Eric Epstein
Best Alternative Video – UK, in association with Smoke & Mirrors
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus (Stargate remix)
Directed by Patrick Daughters
Best Alternative Video – International
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Directed by Spike Jonze
Best Alternative Video – Budget
Matta – Release The Freq
Directed by Kim Holm
Best Animation in a Video
Seven for Is Tropical – The Greeks
Best Art Direction & Design in a Video
Roger Bellés for Scissor Sisters – Invisible Light
Best Choreography in a Video
Jen Irons for Wave Machines – Keep The Light On
Best Cinematography in A Video, in association with Panalux
Tom Townend for Adele – Rolling In the Deep
Best Editing in a Video, in association with Vanderquest
Tom Lindsay for Tom Vek – Aroused
Best Styling in a Video
Hannah Edwards for Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey – Blind Faith
Best Telecine in a Video
Simon Bourne for Plan B – Love Goes Down
Best Visual Effects in a Video, in association with BEAM
Ric Comline for Klaxons – Twin Flames
The Innovation Award
The Shoes – Cover Your Eyes
Directed by We Are From L.A.
The People’s Choice Award, in association with VEVO
JLS featuring Tinie Tempah – Eyes Wide Shut
Directed by Syndrome
Best Live Music Coverage, in association with BBC Motion Gallery
Tinie Tempah – Ibiza Rocks
Directed by Paul Caslin
Best Music Ad – TV or Online
Mark Ronson & The Business International – Record Collection
Directed by Steve Milbourne and Phil Clandillon
The Outstanding Achievement Award
Barry Wasserman
Best Producer, in association with Rushes
Tim Francis
Best Commissioner, in association with IMD Fastrax
Ross Anderson
Best New Director, in association with Locomotion
Us
Best Director, in association with Promo News
Canada
The Icon Award
Jonas Akerlund
Video of the Year
Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math
Directed by Daniels
