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uk music video awards 18

ten years on from the very first uk music video awards, we’re delighted to be still celebrating the best work and top talent in music video and music film making.

this year more than 1800 videos were submitted for judging. 400 jury members were invited to vote in round 1 and the top-voted entries were reviewed by 100 industry professionals in a series of live judging panels. the entries for the individual awards for director, new director, producer, commissioner, artist and production company, based on a body of work from the past year, were voted on by jury members.

the ukmva team would like to thank everyone who entered, and everyone who took part in the judging and voting to deliver the results we’re celebrating tonight. supported by congratulations to all our nominees and winners, and thank you for another amazing year of music video creativity.

the ukmva team ukmva.com

with thanks to uk video best pop video – uk best rock video – uk best alternative video – uk best dance video – uk best urban video – uk categories winner winner winner winner winner dua lipa – idgaf florence + the machine – alt-j – pleader jon hopkins – singularity jorja smith – blue lights director: henry scholfield big god director: isaiah seret director: seb edwards director: olivia rose producer: campbell beaton director: autumn de wilde producer: sonya sier producer: ash lockmun producer: adam farley prod co: caviar producer: jacob swan hyam prod co: biscuit filmworks prod co: academy films prod co: mill+ commissioner: alex burford prod co: commissioner: andrew law commissioner: john moule commissioner: zubin irani for warner bros records anonymous content x for infectious music uk for domino recordings somesuch shortlist shortlist commissioner: shortlist shortlist bipolar sunshine – easy to do george ezra – shotgun james hackett for virgin emi gaz coombes – walk the walk aphex twin – collapse director: matilda finn directors: nelson de castro director: najeeb tarazi director: weirdcore producer: gloria bowman & carlos lopez estrada shortlist producer: andy roberts producer: paulette caletti prod co: friend producers: jennifer goodridge arctic monkeys – prod co: more media prod co: prettybird commissioner: & kimberly stuckwisch four out of five commissioner: roger walker commissioner: james burton derrick gee for mixcloud prod co: little ugly directors: for caroline international for warp records commissioner: laura clayton aaron brown & ben chappell col3trane – for sony music uk producer: rob leonard king krule – biscuit town calvin harris & dua lipa – fear & loathing / britney prod co: friend director: cc wade one kiss director: oscar hudson nao – another lifetime commissioner: producer: aaron z willson director: emil nava producer: francois larpin directors: zhang + knight jonathan bradshaw for prod co: somesuch producer: amy james prod co: pulse films producer: nick hayes domino records commissioner: prod co: ammolite inc commissioner: prod co: friend phil lee for xl recordings commissioner: caroline clayton for interscope commissioners: florence + the machine – mike o’keefe for sony music laura clayton & kat cattaneo hunger leon vynehall – dizzee rascal – for sony music uk director: ag rojas movements (chapter lll) damian lazarus & the ancient bop n keep it dippin producer: joe faulstich director: young replicant moons – heart of sky director: romain chassaing sam smith ft logic – pray prod co: park pictures producer: nicole powell director: jessy moussallem producers: nicolas tiry & director: joe connor commissioners: prod co: pulse films producer: eli souaiby edouard chassaing producer: colin offland bob brimson & james hackett commissioner: prod co: caviar prod co: solab prod co: chief productions for virgin emi jim martin for ninja tune commissioner: john hassay commissioner: john moule commissioner: for selecta for dirty stank / island records john moule for capitol records royal blood – novo amor – birthplace how did we get so dark? director: gorillaz ft little simz – stormzy – gang signs & prayer stormzy ft mnek – directors: the sacred egg sil van der woerd & jorik dozy garage palace director: rollo jackson blinded by your grace producer: natalie arnett producer: sean lin directors: noah harris & producer: tom gardner director: nez prod co: riff raff films prod co: new frontier pictures nicos livesey prod co: somesuch producer: maurizio von trapp commissioners: commissioner: producer: hugo donkin commissioner: rob semmer prod co: pulse films nathan james tettey & jen ivory dave grinnell for allpoints prod co: blinkink for the fader & youtube commissioner: dan curwin for warner bros records commissioner: sam seager for atlantic records young fathers – holy ghost for warner music tom misch ft loyle carner – snow patrol – life on earth director: oscar hudson water baby years & years – director: brett simon producer: maurizio von trapp jon hopkins – emerald rush director: georgia hudson sanctify (part 1) producer: matthew clyde prod co: pulse films directors: elliot dear & producers: hayley williams & director: fred rowson prod co: iron age pictures commissioner: robert hunter freddie barrass producers: paul weston (ep) commissioner: carrie sutton theresa adebiyi for ninja tune producer: greet kallikorm prod co: agile films & corin taylor for polydor records prod co: blinkink commissioner: connie meade prod co: blink commissioner: for beyond the groove commissioner: semera khan the horrors – something james stevenson bretton for polydor records to remember me by for domino records director: max weiland producer: dougal meese prod co: somesuch commissioner: natalie arnett for wolf tone records international best pop video – best rock video – best alternative video – best dance video – best urban video – video international international international international international categories winner winner winner winner winner rosalía – malamente jack white – corporation sevdaliza – shahmaran the blaze – queens childish gambino – director: canada director: jodeb director: emmanuel adjei directors: the blaze this is america producer: alba barneda producers: producers: chris toumazou, producers: director: hiro murai prod co: canada candice dragonas & melodie saba, sam fontaine, maëva tenneroni & producer: jason cole jason baum gijs determeijer horace de gunzbourg prod co: shortlist prod co: prettybird us prod co: compulsory, prod co: iconoclast doomsday entertainment ariana grande – commissioner: saul levitz handsome, halal pictures commissioner: god is a woman for columbia records commissioner: manu barron for savoir faire shortlist director: dave meyers twisted elegance a$ap rocky ft moby – forever producer: nathan scherrer shortlist shortlist director: dexter navy prod co: freenjoy father john misty – mr tillman shortlist carnage & steve aoki producers: commissioner: donna gryn directors: jeff desom & björk – utopia ft lockdown – plur genocide jules de chateleux & théo gall for republic records carlos lopez estrada directors: warren & nick directors: the sacred egg prod co: division producers: jennifer goodridge producer: campbell beaton producers: commissioner: christine and the queens ft & kimberly stuckwisch prod co: natalie arnett & jane tredget tara razavi for rca records dâm-funk – girlfriend prod co: little ugly immortal productions prod co: riff raff films director: jordan bahat commissioner: commissioner: kali uchis ft tyler the creator, producers: celine roubaud & alissa atkins for sub pop lcd soundsystem – oh baby caitlin bosse for indie-pop bootsy collins – after the storm jeremy martin director: rian johnson director: nadia lee cohen prod co: caviar jack white – producer: maggie mclean chaka khan – like sugar producer: sylvia zakhary commissioner: over and over and over prod co: caviar director: kim gehrig prod co: anonymous content marie godicheau for director: us commissioner: saul levitz producer: james waters commissioner: hanan cher because music producer: connor hollman for columbia records prod co: somesuch for virgin emi records and prod co: academy films commissioner: interscope records. leon bridges – bad bad news commissioner: saul levitz moses sumney – quarrel ailsa robertson for director: natalie rae for columbia & phil lee for xl director: allie avital island records kamasi washington – producer: preston lee producer: meghan doherty street fighter mas prod co: lenny kravitz – low prod co: partizan dj snake – magenta riddim director: ag rojas sanctuary content / opc director: jb mondino commissioner: directors: vania heymann & producer: jeremy hartman commissioner: saul levitz producer: cameron parkins gal muggia prod co: park pictures for columbia records horace de gunzbourg for jagjaguwar producers: commissioner: prod co: iconoclast natan schottenfels & phil lee for xl recordings rosalía – pienso en tu mirá commissioner: craig fuirn rone ft noga erez – wave francesco colombo director: canada director: greg barth prod co: iconoclast kendrick lamar ft sza – producer: alba barneda phantogram – funeral pyre producer: commissioner: all the stars prod co: canada director: gianluca minucci selena cunningham michelle an for interscope director: dave meyers producer: liana rae perez prod co: blinkink geffen a&m records producer: nathan scherrer sean paul & major lazer – prod co: mad dog films commissioners: prod co: freenjoy tip pon it commissioner: alexandre cazac & didier tshegue – muanapoto commissioner: michelle an director: alex courtès jim petosa for barsuk records de raeck for infiné / idol director: pantera for interscope records producer: théo gall producer: melodie saba prod co: division rainbow kitten surprise – hide sevdaliza – prod co: anonymous content the carters – apeshit commissioner: john moule director: kyle thrash hear my pain heal x handsome director: ricky saiz for island records producer: joaquin poblete director: ian pons jewell producer: natan schottenfels prod co: more media producer: davide ferazza tune-yards – heart attack prod co: iconoclast commissioner: prod co: friend director: mimi cave commissioner: mandee mallonee for producer: zachary wright erinn williams for parkwood atlantic records prod co: entertainment / rocnation doomsday entertainment commissioner: gabe spierer for beggars group newcomer best pop video – newcomer best rock video – newcomer best alternative video – best dance video – best urban video – video winner winner newcomer newcomer newcomer categories leyya – wannabe idles – colossus winner winner winner director: rupert höller director: will hooper badbadnotgood ft kelly lee owens – flohio – 10 more rounds producer: rupert höller producer: will hooper samuel t herring – throwing lines director: duncan loudon commissioner: prod co: blink i don’t know director: producer: andreas jantsch commissioner: director: will mayer kasper häggström fred bonham carter for las vegas records freddie forsyth for topsafe producer: brendan garrett producer: prod co: somesuch prod co: kasper häggström commissioners: shortlist shortlist aot projects & stink films commissioner: jiulia ferrazzi & 11 – find a way bloody knees – commissioner: kasper häggström for patrick hanrahan director: charlie reader maybe it’s easy jamie strong for small town supersound producer: alex thompson director: sam taylor innovative leisure shortlist prod co: compulsory producer: henry napier brown shortlist ato – monster prod co: agile films shortlist confidence man – don’t you directors: zhang + knight becky and the birds – agar agar – fangs out know i’m in a band producer: martha mcguirk becky and the birds gengahr – before sunrise director: william laboury director: schall & schnabel prod co: friend director: geej ower director: jamie whitby producer: théo gall co director: julian lucas producer: molly mcgregor producer: sorcha bacon prod co: division producers: schall & schnabel, col3trane ft ebenezer – prod co: stink prod co: try hard / hla commissioner: donatien cras jessica galea language commissioner: commissioner: mike harounoff de belleval for cracki record prod co: schall & schnabel director: felix brady paul sonkamble for deerlily for transgressive records commissioner: producer: martha mcguirk hak baker – like it or lump it pias, heavenly records & prod co: stink kenzie – dark july lightwave empire – director: broken antenna stu mccullough at amplifire commissioner: director: too close to the sun producers: caroline clayton for camille summers valli director: anders malmberg claire oxley & hak baker daniel avery – glass tap management producer: mayling wong producer: camilla søholt prod co: mother studios directors: prod co: partizan prod co: new land commissioner: ali bla-bla sam davis & tom andrew gaika – crown and key commissioner: producers: director: paco raterta jim martin for bbytth pumarosa – lion’s den liars – cred woes sam davis & tom andrew producer: maurizio von trapp director: niall trask director: yoonha park prod co: rattling stick prod co: pulse films poppy ajudha – producer: michael p spencer producer: felipe dieppa record label: phantasy commissioner: she is the sum prod co: the keep productions prod co: neighborhood watch rik green for warp director: ali kurr commissioner: roger walker commissioner: gila – shadow boxing producer: erin sayder for fiction records john moule for mute director: duncan loudon kobo – baltimore prod co: friend producer: carla steinberg director: felix brady commissioner: ben skerritt wolf alice – space and time solomon grey – prod co: somesuch producer: francios larpin directors: wonderful world prod co: stink zagmachi – god’s lament brian petchers & ellie rowsell director: niall o’brien mj cole x kojey radical – commissioner: amaury feron directors: producers: brian petchers, producer: leah joyce soak it up for polydor (france) jude chun & yena gim dave gelb, evan brown prod co: academy films director: filmawi producer: taekyeol kim prod co: dreambear commissioner: producer: carla steinberg slowthai – ladies prod co: studio nanadashii commissioner: hamish duff for mercury kx prod co: compulsory director: the rest nicolas robespierre for rca commissioner: producer: andy picton the horrors – ghost tom street for 892 recordings prod co: pulse films director: in/out commissioner: producer: natalie arnett turtle – bloodtype lewis levin (the rest) prod co: riff raff films director: fanny hoetzeneder commissioner: producer: sorcha bacon laura singer for wolf tone prod co: knucklehead commissioner: ali raymond for beatnik creative craft categories prod co: compulsory, best choreography in a video technical categories best colour grading best editing in a video handsome, halal pictures winner in a video in association with cut+run best production design record co: twisted elegance florence + the machine – best cinematography in association with cheat winner in a video big god in a video winner chaka khan – like sugar winner best styling in a video choreographers: akram khan in association with panalux chaka khan – like sugar editor: fouad gaber at trim king krule – biscuit town in association with i-d & florence welch winner colourist: simon bourne director: kim gehrig production designer: winner director: autumn de wilde childish gambino – at framestore producer: james waters francesca di mottola years & years – producer: jacob swan-hyam this is america director: kim gehrig prod co: somesuch director: cc wade if you’re over me prod co: anonymous content dop: larkin seiple producer: james waters record co: island records producer: aaron z willson stylist (wardrobe): nick royal x somesuch director: hiro murai prod co: somesuch prod co: somesuch hair & make up: emma croft record co: virgin emi producer: jason cole record co: island records shortlist record co: xl recordings director: fred rowson prod co: alt-j – pleader producers: paul weston (ep) shortlist doomsday entertainment shortlist editor: stewart reeves shortlist & corin taylor childish gambino – a$ap rocky ft moby – forever at work editorial björk – arisen my senses prod co: blink this is america shortlist colourist: director: isaiah seret production designer: record co: polydor records choreographer: sherrie silver ateph elidja – burn october matt turner at absolute producer: sonya sier arthur de borman director: hiro murai dop: adolpho veloso director: dexter navy prod co: biscuit filmworks prosthetics designed by shortlist producer: jason cole director: wacho producers: record co: infectious music uk jesse kanda and created by chaka khan – like sugar prod co: producers: jules de chateleux & théo gall tristan schoonraad stylist: vanessa coyle doomsday entertainment morgan prêleur & manu aguer prod co: division aufgang – backstabbers director: jesse kanda director: kim gehrig prod co: noside x pantera record co: rca records editor: richard mettler producer: hannah may producer: james waters christine and the queens – record co: peermusic france director: laurent chanez prod co: prettybird prod co: somesuch doesn’t matter alt-j – pleader producer: nicolas garnier record co: one little indian record co: island records choreographers: colin solal aufgang – backstabbers colourist: simone grattarola prod co: soixante quinze cardo, christine and the dop: kanamé onoyama at time based arts record co: blue note jack white – dizzee rascal – queens & romain guillermic director: laurent chanez director: isaiah seret over and over and over bop n keep it dippin director: colin solal cardo producer: nicolas garnier producer: sonya sier jon hopkins – singularity production designer: stylist: esther rouah producer: prod co: soixante quinze prod co: biscuit filmworks editor: sam rice edwards mikey hollywood director: romain chassaing christophe ‘chryde’ abric record co: blue note record co: infectious music uk at the assembly rooms director: us producers: nicolas tiry & prod co: la blogothèque director: seb edwards producer: connor hollman edouard chassaing record co: because music carnage & steve aoki ft leon bridges – producer: ash lockmun prod co: academy films prod co: solab lockdown – plur genocide bet ain’t worth the hand prod co: academy films record co: columbia records record co: christine and the queens ft dop: benjamin todd colourist: record co: domino recordings & xl recordings dirty stank - island records dâm-funk – girlfriend directors: the sacred egg ricky gausis at mpc la choreographer: la horde producers: director: natalie rae the blaze – queens kali uchis ft tyler the creator, florence + the machine – director: jordan bahat natalie arnett & jane tredget producer: editor: bootsy collins – after the storm big god producers: celine roubaud prod co: riff raff films zachary luke kislevitz nicolas larrouquère at poster production designer: stylists: vanessa coyle (cast) & jeremy martin record co: indie-pop prod co: sanctuary content directors: the blaze victoria tam & aldene johnson (florence) prod co: caviar record co: columbia records producers: maëva tenneroni director: nadia lee cohen director: autumn de wilde record co: because music indochine – station 13 & horace de gunzbourg producer: sylvia zakhary producer: jacob swan hyam dop: kanamé onoyama neneh cherry – kong prod co: iconoclast prod co: anonymous content prod co: anonymous content jon hopkins – singularity director: bouha kazmi colourist: tim smith at etc record co: savoir faire record co: virgin emi records x somesuch choreographer: producer: sarah tognazzi director: jenn nkiru & interscope records record co: virgin emi hofesh shechter prod co: london alley exec producers: young fathers – toy director: seb edwards record co: sony music france emily rudge & jannis birsner editor: dan sherwen at final rosalía – malamente neneh cherry – kong producer: ash lockmun producer: nkem egbuchiri cut, and salomon ligthelm prod designer: jose tirado stylist: ibrahim kamara prod co: academy films sevdaliza – shahmaran prod co: iconoclast director: salomon lightelm director: canada director: jenn nkiru record co: domino recordings dop: paul ozgur record co: producer: sorcha bacon producer: alba barneda exec producers: director: emmanuel adjei smalltown supersound prod co: stink prod co: canada emily rudge, jannis birsner, n.e.r.d & rihanna – lemon producers: chris toumazou, record co: ninja tune record co: sony music producer: nkem egbuchiri choreographer: jaquel knight melodie saba, sam fontaine, tagua tagua – rastro de pó prod co: iconoclast directors: gijs determeijer colourist: sergio pasqualino sevdaliza – shahmaran rec co: smalltown supersound todd tourso & scott cudmore prod co: compulsory, at bleach post production designers: producers: brian welsh (ep/ handsome, halal pictures director: douglas bernardt miranda lorenz, fred brandon, rosalía – malamente producer), jonathan lia (ep), record co: twisted elegance producer: ingrid raszl yann aldabe stylist: cris quer stacey thiel (producer) prod co: stink director: emmanuel adjei director: canada dancer/performer: mette towle producers: chris toumazou, producer: alba barneda prod co: good company melodie saba, sam fontaine, prod co: canada record co: sony music gijs determeijer record co: sony music entertainment us technical best visual effects in a video best animation in a video interactive & live best live video best live concert categories winner winner categories in association with procam winner sevdaliza – shahmaran father john misty – winner biffy clyro – mtv unplugged vfx: mathematic please don’t die best interactive video justin timberlake ft (live at the roundhouse, executive post producer: animators: cadi catlow & winner chris stapleton – london) guillaume marien henry nicholson pup – old wounds say something director: sam wrench post producer: marguerite director: chris hopewell director: director: arturo perez jr producers: moreaude lizoreux producer: rosie lea brind jeremy schaulin-rioux producer: sian larkin, jeremy davies vfx supervisor: yann aldabe prod co: jacknife producers: christophe ‘chryde’ abric & albert schilcher director: emmanuel adjei record co: sub pop amanda fotes & pup prod co: la blogothèque prod co: producers: chris toumazou, prod co: commissioner: mtv networks europe melodie saba, sam fontaine, shortlist mad ruk entertainment nicholas robespierre for rca commissioner: mtv uk gijs determeijer aphex twin – collapse prod co: compulsory, animator: weirdcore shortlist shortlist shortlist handsome, halal pictures director: weirdcore daniel og – roll the dice biffy clyro – many of horror arcade fire live at record co: twisted elegance producer: paulette caletti director: robin fraser (mtv unplugged) l’accorhotels arena prod co: prettybird producer: hide whone director: sam wrench director: david ctiborsky shortlist record co: warp records prod co: act natural producers: sian larkin, producers: aphex twin – collapse commissioner: benson udia jeremy davies & albert schilcher christophe ‘chryde’ abric & vfx artist: weirdcore paula cavalciuk – prod co: mtv networks europe anousonne savanchomkeo director: weirdcore uterine death and life foster the people – commissioner: mtv uk prod co: la blogothèque producer: paulette caletti animator: daniel bruson sit next to me commissioner: arte concert prod co: prettybird director: daniel bruson director: fourclops ::) daughter – all i wanted record co: warp records producers: daniel bruson & producers: candice dragonas (live at asylum chapel) arctic monkeys live at the bbc samantha alves & derek richmond director: simon lane director: ed coleman björk – the gate prod co: prettybird producer: hannah wainwright producer: mark thorne vfx artist: sigrid – focus commissioner: saul levitz prod co: clouded vision prod co: cc-lab adam swaab at wolf & crow 2d animation: for columbia records commissioner: commissioner: director: andrew thomas huang bianca beneduci assad, sophie hall for 4ad sam bailey for bbc producers: sara nassim & mattias breitholtz, russell human pyramids – jeremy hartman etheridge, alex grigg, mick crackle pop jorja smith – february 3rd house of vans presents: prod co: o’sullivan, stephen vuillemin director: john lynch (vevo lift) royal blood live streamed riff raff films, strangelove & moth studio producer: john lynch director: shaun james grant from london record co: one little indian 3d animation: prod co: full stop film producer: harri kamalanathan director: paul dugdale russell etheridge, commissioner: prod co: lemonade money producer: amy james dj snake – magenta riddim jason pamment & moth studio human pyramids commissioner: prod co: the firepit vfx artists: compositing: mish mayer for vevo vania heymann & tal baltuch daniele baiardini & moth studio lcd soundsystem – mgmt live at days off directors: director: moth studio dance tonite moses sumney – rank & file director: david ctiborsky vania heymann & gal muggia producers: moth studio, directors: jonathan puckey, director: colin solal cardo producers: producers: natan schottenfels charlie drinkwater, david knight roel wouters and jeff nusz producer: christophe ‘chryde’ abric & & francesco colombo prod co: moth studio producer: sabah kosoy anousonne savanchomkeo anousonne savanchomkeo prod co: iconoclast record co: island records prod co: prod co: la blogothèque prod co: la blogothèque record co: interscope geffen google’s data arts team commissioner: tom davies commissioner: arte concert a&m records toto bono lokua – ma mama for secretly canadian animators: katy wang, too many t’s – steven wilson: home invasion justice – pleasure lois de silva, martha halliday, featuring alexa soulwax – is it always binary (in concert at the royal albert vfx: machine molle hannah mcnally, maria morris director: robin karow director: james willis hall) director: alex courtès director: katy wang producer: too many t’s producer: nailah clair blissett director: james russell producer: elsa rodach producer: leo green prod co: bullion productions producer: andy derbyshire prod co: division prod co: partizan prod co: record co: ed banger record co: no format eagle rock film productions commissioner: sean paul & major lazer – u2 – love is bigger than eagle rock entertainment tip pon it anything in its way vfx: machine molle (beck remix) director: alex courtès animators: broken fingaz crew producer: théo gall directors: broken fingaz crew prod co: division prod co: broken fingaz crew record co: island records record co: island records individual best commissioner best new director awards in association with the mill in association with winner time based arts andrew law winner zhang + knight shortlist connie meade shortlist elizabeth doonan adriaan louw james hackett anton tammi john moule duncan loudon semera khan klvdr paco raterta best artist winner best director young fathers in association with leap winner shortlist canada björk christine and the queens shortlist florence + the machine ag rojas janelle monáe autumn de wilde sigrid dexter navy nadia lee cohen the blaze best producer in association with worldwide the outstanding production agency achievement award winner recipient théo gall carrie sutton shortlist amber millington video of the year dasha deriagina winner jason baum childish gambino – natalie arnett this is america natan schottenfels director: hiro murai producer: jason cole prod co: best production company doomsday entertainment winner somesuch shortlist academy films division rep: ob management freenjoy rep: lark creative iconoclast a ballistic event rep: hands london ballisticevents.com art direction pulse films studiothomson rep: hands london in collaboration with mill+