Charli xcx leads this year’s table of multi-nominated artists at the UK Music Video Awards, with 9 nominations overall for a total of 6 different videos: Camera, Rock Music, SS26, Wink Wink, House (featuring John Cale) and Residue (with AG Cook).
She is closely followed in overall nominations by Kneecap whose Irish Goodbyeepic, featuring Kae Tempest and directed by Thomas James, notches up 5 nominations, and Sayonara featuring Paul Hartnoll, directed by Finn Keenan, wins them another 3 nods. Romain Gavras’ internet-busting Stormby GENER8ION starring Yung Lean wins the most nominations for a single video, clocking up 6 mentions in this year’s shortlist. And Povoa & Madge’s explicit sex-comedy Beat Bunny, directed by Tanner K Williams, has 4 nominations.
Award shortlists have been announced in 39 categories at this year’s UKMVAs, recognising the best work in music videos in the UK and around the world, and the creative and technical talent behind them, defined by music genre, craft and technical expertise and individual achievement.
The winners of this year’s UKMVAs will be announced at the awards ceremony at The Roundhouse in London on 4th November (the first time the event is being held at the legendary Camden Town-based venue since 2021). Music video directors, production companies and artists will be celebrated for their outstanding creative work alongside other filmmaking talent in areas including Casting, Production Design, Choreography, Styling, Cinematography, Colour grading, Editing, Animation and Visual Effects.
Charli, Kneecap and GENER8ION lead a field of UK and international artists at the 19th annual UKMVAs with multiple nominations for their music videos. A$AP Rocky, winner of Video Of The Year at the UKMVAs in 2025, sees two videos featured in the list this year with 2 nominations apiece: Helicopter directed by Dan Streit and Punk Rocky, directed by Folkert Verdoon and Simon Becks. Madonna’s star-studded CONFESSIONS ll, directed by Torso, wins 3 nominations for Best Pop International, Best Cinematography and Best Special Visual Project. Ezra Collective is mentioned twice for Only Love featuring Pa Salieu and for the film Here Because of Hope, both directed by Ebeneza Blanche, as well as their collaboration with Fred again.. and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso on Beto’s Horns in the Best Live Video category. The Rolling Stones see 3 different videos make the list: Jealous Lover for Best UK Rock Video, In The Stars for Best Visual Effects, and Shame, Shame, Shame for Best Animation.
Other UK artists with multiple nominations this year include Beabadoobee, DAVE, Fred again.., Harry Styles, James Blake, Joy Crookes, PinkPantheress, Tom Misch and Wesley Joseph. They stand alongside a raft of international artists with multiple mentions which includes Ariana Grande, ROSALlA, Tove Lo, Balming Tiger, Ibeyi, Povoa and Madge, Rich The Kid and Theodora.
Among the hotly contested Best Video categories, the Best UK Pop Video category sees Harry Styles facing competition from a female-dominated line-up that includes Charli xcx, FLO, MEEK and PinkPantheress with Zara Larsson. It’s an all-female race to the top in the Best Pop Video International category, where Madonna, ROSALlA and Sabrina Carpener line up alongside Tove Lo, Theodora and Angèle.
This year’s Best Director award shortlist features Charli xcx’s regular collaborator, Aidan Zamiri, alongside 5 first-time nominees in the category: Folkert Verdoon and Simon Becks for their work with A$AP Rocky and Kun, Jake Erland for his videos for Olivia Dean, Beabadoobee and Foo Fighters, South Korean director Lee Suho for his work with Balming Tiger, Olivia de Camps for her films for FLO, Becky G and Maria Isabel, and French duo Torso who directed Madonna’s CONFESSIONS II as well as Charli xcx’s SS26.
In the Best New Director category British directors Ben Harris and Billy King face competition from Canadian director Alex Acy, French talents Léa Esmaili and Melchior Leroux, and US director Tanner K Williams. The Best Production Company award sees another international line-up with Anonymous Content, CANADA, DIVISION, Iconoclast, Magna Studios and Object & Animal vying for the big prize.
Now in its 19th year, since its inception in 2008 the UKMVAs has grown into the leading global awards programme for music video creativity, the most important annual event in the calendar for the world of music video production. Tickets for the awards show at The Roundhouse on November 4th are on sale now at www.ukmva.com.
UK Music Video Awards 2026 – Nominations
Best Pop Video – UK
Harry Styles – Aperture
Charli xcx – Camera
MEEK – Fabulous
FLO – Leak It
PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson – Stateside
Charli xcx – Wink Wink
Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – UK
Alewya – City of Symbols
Wesley Joseph ft Jorja Smith – July
Ezra Collective ft Pa Salieu – Only Love
Joy Crookes – Pain Killer
Tom Misch – Sisters With Me
Olivia Dean – So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Best Dance / Electronic Video – UK
Barry Can't Swim – Dance Dance Dance!
Fred again.., KETTAMA & Shady Nasty – Hardstyle 2
Bonobo – Me And You
Overmono – Pure devotion
Charli xcx, A.G Cook – Residue
KETTAMA – Sort It Out
Best Rock Video – UK
Beabadoobee ft The Marias – All I Did Was Dream Of You
The Last Dinner Party – Count The Ways
Makeshift Art Bar – Discipline
The Rolling Stones – Jealous Lover
Wolf Alice – Just Two Girls
Charli xcx – Rock Music
Best Alternative Video – UK
Jim Legxacy – ‘06 wayne rooney
JJerome87 – Brush Me Like A Horse
James Blake – Death of Love
Novo Amor & Yvette Young – Monty
Wet Leg – pokemon
Truman ft Isabel – Tell Him
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – UK
AntsLive – Billie Holiday
Dave x Kano – Chapter 16
Wesley Joseph ft Danny Brown – Peace Of Mind
kwn – Risk it all
21 Savage ft Young Nudy – Stepbrothers
Dave – The Boy Who Played The Harp
Best Pop Video – International
ROSALÍA ft Björk & Yves Tumor – Berghain
Madonna – Confessions II
Theodora – Des Mythos
Tove Lo – I’m Your Girl, Right?
Sabrina Carpenter – Tears
Angèle ft Justice – What you want
Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – International
Amber Mark ft Anderson .Paak – Don’t Remind Me
Baby Keem – Good Flirts
Laufey – Madwoman
Ibeyi – Offerings
Kelsey Lu – Running to Pain
Ayra Starr – Tornado
Best Dance / Electronic Video – International
Povoa x madge – Beat Bunny
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso & Fred again.. – Beto’s Horns (Fred remix)
Purple Disco Machine – Disco Cherry
Channel Tres – Medicine
Kneecap ft Paul Hartnoll – Sayonara
GENER8ION, starring Yung Lean – Storm
Best Rock Video – International
The Neighbourhood – Hula Girl
GURRIERS – Nothing Happens Twice
Foo Fighters – Of All People
Dillom – Rojo Profundo
Genesis Owusu – Stampede
ATARASHII GAKKO! – TTTTOKYO
Best Alternative Video – International
Alaskan Tapes – Holocene
Kneecap ft Kae Tempest – Irish Goodbye
Balming Tiger – Keep On
Apashe – Kyiv
Phoebe Bridgers – Lost Boys
Mitski – Where's My Phone
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International
Mond – Bzns
Rich The Kid – Calling My Line
A$AP Rocky – Helicopter
A$AP Rocky – Punk Rocky
Asinine – Si le Soleil Existe
Tierra Whack – Wax Paper
Best Pop / R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – Newcomer
Ibeyi – Aset
Chiara Savasta – Cross Control Patrol
Béesau – Pas Encore
Ebony – Rage
MNEK – Reverse!!
Oklou ft FKA twigs – Viscus
Best Dance / Electronic Video – Newcomer
gilm0re – another breathtaking melody
Shelter 12 & Benjamin Amaru – Everybody Feels That Way (From Time to Time)
Belaria – Losing Control
Venbee – Not My Day
LB aka LABAT & notinbed – Take Me Home
Logic 1000 x Christine & The Queens – The Only One
Best Rock / Alternative Video – Newcomer
American Football – Bad Moons
Bonnie Banane – Hoes of Na
Space Afrika – If This Is Hell
Common Saints - Illusions
Bilderbuch – Irgendwo
Keg – Satan
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer
John Glacier – Bond Girl
BK – Castelos y Ruínas
Coast Contra – Don't Worry
Yvnnis – EMOTICONE
TR Gobrazy – FORREDUCI
corto.alto ft Mick Jenkins – WHODIS
Best Low Budget Video or Visualiser
Foule – Brigitte
ANDY – Can't Wait
Tamara Flores – Chingona
Makeshift Art Bar – Discipline
Shelter 12 & Benjamin Amaru – Everybody Feels That Way (From Time to Time)
Farmar – Rambla
Best Live Video
Fred again.., Ezra Collective, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – Beto’s Horns (Ezra remix)
James Blake – Death of Love
Anaiis – Devotion & The Black Divine (Live Session)
Nectar Woode – Live On The Rooftop With Friends
RAYE – Nightingale Lane - Live from Abbey Road Studios
Arca – XXXXX
Best Special Visual Project
André 3000 – 7 Piano Films
Madonna – Confessions II - The Film
War Child – Help 2
Ezra Collective – Here Because of Hope
Kneecap ft Kae Tempest – Irish Goodbye
Ibeyi – Offerings
Best Performance in a Video
Harry Styles – Aperture
Charli xcx – Camera
Kneecap ft Kae Tempest – Irish Goodbye
Kneecap ft Paul Hartnoll – Sayonara
Jungle – Someday, Somewhere
GENER8ION, starring Yung Lean – Storm
Best Casting in a Video
Povoa x madge – Beat Bunny
Wallace Cleaver – Incendie
Kneecap ft Kae Tempest – Irish Goodbye
Tom Misch – Sisters With Me
GENER8ION, starring Yung Lean – Storm
Truman ft Isabel – Tell Him
Best Production Design in a Video in association with radioaktive.film
Ariana Grande – hate that i made you love me
Novo Amor & Yvette Young – Monty
Taylor Swift – Opalite
Balming Tiger – Oui
Dave – The Boy Who Played The Harp
Olivia Rodrigo – The Cure
Best Styling in a Video in association with DAZED
ROSALÍA ft Björk & Yves Tumor – Berghain
JADE – Church
Adéla – KGB
Tove Lo – I’m Your Girl, Right?
Charli xcx – SS26
PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson – Stateside
Best Choreography in a Video
Povoa x madge – Beat Bunny
Love Spells – Don't Touch
FKA twigs – Hard
Adéla – KGB
GENER8ION, starring Yung Lean – Storm
no na – Work
Best Cinematography in a Video
Mond – Bzns
Madonna – Confessions II
Charli xcx ft John Cale – House
Tove Lo – I’m Your Girl, Right?
Tamino – Raven
GENER8ION, starring Yung Lean – Storm
Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer
Erin LeCount – Alice
Navy Blue – Commencement
Coast Contra – Don't Worry
Bilderbuch – Irgendwo
Joy Crookes – Pain Killer
Asinine – Si le Soleil Existe
Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with Studio RM
Beabadoobee ft The Marias – All I Did Was Dream Of You
Baby Keem – Good Flirts
Ezra Collective ft Pa Salieu – Only Love
Ariana Grande – Petal
Odeal – Pretty Girls
Charli xcx – Wink Wink
Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer
KOTA the Friend – Anyway
Henry Coke – I Want To Feel It In My Heart
Kneecap ft Kae Tempest – Irish Goodbye
Kelela – linknb
Adam Oh – STROKE
Reign Judge – Wouldn't You Like To Know
Best Editing in a Video in association with Shift
Povoa x madge – Beat Bunny
Charli xcx ft John Cale – House
A$AP Rocky – Punk Rocky
Kneecap ft Paul Hartnoll – Sayonara
GENER8ION, starring Yung Lean – Storm
Olivia Rodrigo – The Book of Love
Best Editing in a Video – Newcomer
George Riley – Drip
Mura Masa – I'm Really Hot (For Myself)
Belaria – Losing Control
KETTAMA – Man With A Second Face
Joy Crookes – Pain Killer
Supermodel – Seventeen Days
Best Animation in a Video
Cassius – Dance On
Tinariwen – Erghad Afewo
Mr Bruce ft Brian Eno & Homeboy Sandman – How Will We Know
The Rolling Stones – Shame, Shame, Shame
Thundercat & Mac Miller – She Knows Too Much
Lex Amarni – The Kill 2
Best Visual Effects in a Video
Jim Legxacy – ‘06 wayne rooney
Rich The Kid – Calling My Line
Theodora – Des Mythos
A$AP Rocky – Helicopter
The Rolling Stones – In The Stars
J Cole – The Fall-Off is Inevitable
Best Director in association with Freenjoy
Aidan Zamiri
Folkert Verdoorn & Simon Becks
Jake Erland
Lee Suho
Olivia de Camps
Torso
Best New Director in association with Harbor
Alex Acy
Ben Harris
Billy King
Léa Esmaili
Melchior Leroux
Tanner K Williams
Best Agent
Alexa Haywood, Freeagent
André Reid, Rep Media
Claire Stubbs, Mouthpiece
Lee Fairweather, Leethal Reppin
Nikhil Sinh Smith, LUX Artists
Sam Davey, Hurry Sundown
Best Creative Commissioner
Emily Jeffery, Polydor
Jake Crossland, Partisan
Kat Cattaneo, Sony Music
Kim Jarrett
Michael Lewin, Sony Music
Ruth Morris, Warp Records
Best Executive Producer
Alex Brinkman
Elizabeth Doonan
Kiran Mandla
Morgan Clement
Nnena Nwakodo
Shelley Jones
Best Producer
Alice Wills
Chris Murdoch
Collin Druz
Maggie Curwin
Nathan Scherrer
Rowan Mackintosh King
Best Production Company in association with Kodak
Anonymous Content
CANADA
DIVISION
Iconoclast
Magna Studios
Object & Animal
Video of the Year
To be announced on the night
