uk music video awards 19 since 2008, the uk music video awards has celebrated the incredible talent of music video and music film makers from around the globe. it is our honour to provide a platform to recognise the most inspiring work and people on an annual basis, and to create a legacy for all those to come. the ukmva team would like to thank everyone who entered the awards, and continues to support the event as a benchmark for global creativity. we are grateful for the commitment of our jury members – it is thanks to them that the ukmvas is a valued and respected competition. here we celebrate all of the 2019 nominees and winners. thank you all for another extraordinary year of music video creativity. the ukmva team ukmva.com uk best pop video – uk best rock video – uk best alternative video – uk best dance video – uk best urban video – uk video in association with winner winner winner winner categories cinelab london sam fender – dead boys fka twigs – cellophane beardyman ft joe rogan – stormzy – vossi bop winner director: vincent haycock director: 6am (ready to write) director: henry scholfield barns courtney – you and i producer: andrew thomas huang director: ian pons jewell producer: javier alejandro director: pablo maestres fred bonham-carter producers: producer: ash lockmun prod co: caviar producer: inés massa prod co: park pictures alex chamberlain & prod co: academy films commissioner: prod co: primo / friend commissioner: morgan clement commissioner: dan curwin for #merky commissioner: paul mckee semera khan for polydor prod co: object & animal elena argiros for records / atlantic records commissioner: sony music entertainment shortlist shortlist scott wright for young turks shortlist ed sheeran & chance bombay bicycle club – shortlist dave – black the rapper ft pnb rock – eat sleep wake shortlist camelphat ft jake bugg – director: nathan james tettey cross me director: louis bhose four tet – teenage birdsong be someone producer: kelly spacey director: ryan staake producer: callum harrison director: joanna nordhal directors: the sacred egg prod co: producer: tom knight prod co: agile films producer: islay leefe-griffiths producer: jess bell dirty work @ rattling stick prod co: riff raff films commissioner: prod co: pulse films prod co: riff raff films record co: commissioner: dan curwin mmm… records commissioner: four tet commissioners: neighbourhood recordings for atlantic records record co: text records dan millar & kat cattaneo for foals – exits film laboratory: sony music entertainment jorja smith ft burna boy – ed sheeran & travis scott – director: albert moya cinelab london be honest antisocial producers: karen saurí elderbrook vs rudimental – director: amber grace johnson director: dave meyers & roman pichon herrera james blake – can’t believe something about you producer: alex chamberlain exec producer: prod co: canada the way we flow director: luke davies prod co: object & animal nathan scherrer commissioner: jennifer ivory director: frank lebon producer: georgina smith record co: famm prod co: freenjoy for warner records producers: prod co: academy films commissioner: dan curwin nat baring & jill ferraro commissioner: sam seager loyle carner ft for atlantic records idles – mercedes marxist exec producer: for parlophone jordan rakei – ottolenghi director: 32 anastasia ehrich director: oscar hudson labrinth – miracle producer: erin sayder prod co: camera club hot chip – hungry child producer: callum harrison director: sacha barbin prod co: pulse films commissioner: director: saman kesh prod co: pulse films producers: commissioner: ellie rumbold semera khan for polydor producer: sarah park commissioner: théo gall & jules de chateleux for partisan records prod co: london alley connie meade for amf records prod co: division film laboratory: james massiah – natural commissioner: john moule commissioner: cinelab london born killers (ride for me) for domino recording co slowthai ft skepta – inglorious elizabeth doonan for director: ian pons jewell directors: crowns & owls sony music entertainment mumford & sons – beloved exex producers: adrian prospa – prayer producer: andy picton director: charlotte regan d’amario & dave morrison director: joao retorta record co: method mark ronson ft miley cyrus – producer: ore okonedo producer: tito ortiz basualdo producer: nick hayes film laboratory: cinelab london nothing breaks like a heart prod co: knucklehead prod co: landia, reset prod co: bullion productions directors: we are from la commissioner: david knight in association with time commissioner: marco grey wiley, sean paul, stefflon don producer: natan schottenfels for island records based arts for polydor ft idris elba – boasty prod co: iconoclast record co: levels director: henry scholfield commissioner: mike o’keefe the 1975 – the chemical brothers – producer: javier alejandro for sony music entertainment love it if we made it novo amor – we’ve got to try prod co: caviar director: adam powell repeat until death director: ninian doff commissioner: john hassay the 1975 – sincerity is scary producers: directors: jorik dozy & producer: ellie fry for bmg rights management director: warren fu emily crofton-atkins sil van der woerd prod co: pulse films producer: jona ward & imogen harrison producer: sean lin commissioner: prod co: partizan prod co: my accomplice prod co: ailsa robertson for virgin emi commissioner: commissioner: semera khan new frontier pictures semera khan for polydor for polydor / dirty hit commissioner: dave grinnell for all points the specials – vote for me director: dan emmerson producer: india lee prod co: somesuch commissioner: cynthia lole for universal music catalogue 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 – de aquí no sales de staat – kitty kitty cayucas – girl salvatore ganacci – horse a$ap rocky ft tame impala – directors: director: wouter stoter director: nick roney director: vedran rupic sundress diana kunst & mau morgó producer: william griffioen exec producer: producers: director: frank lebon producer: ella ackroyd prod co: we are will andreas attai christian kuosmanen & producers: anastasia ehrich prod co: commissioner: torre florim producers: siamand masoodian & nat baring object & animal / o creative for caroline benelux alan michnoff & ed leer prod co: prod co: camera club commissioner: luis angeles prod co: anarchy films business club royale commissioner: a$ap rocky for sony music spain shortlist record co: park the van record co: owsla record co: beirut – landslide a$ap worldwide, polo shortlist director: eoin glaister shortlist shortlist grounds music, rca records billie eilish – producer: martha mcguirk jordan klassen – apparat – heroist film laboratory: cinelab london when the party’s over prod co: stink films virtuous circle director: matilda finn directors: carlos lópez estrada commissioner: director: farhad ghaderi producer: martha mcguirk shortlist & chris muir sophie hall for 4ad producer: shelby manton prod co: stink films 21 savage ft j cole – a lot producer: sammi farber prod co: boldly commissioner: director: aisultan seitov prod co: little ugly brittany howard – stay high john moule for mute producer: yulia safonova commissioner: director: kim gehrig kamasi washington – prod co: partizan michelle an for interscope producer: saskia whinney hub-tones carnage ft terror bass – record co: slaughter gang, prod co: somesuch director: jenn nkiru holy moly sony music entertainment madonna – dark ballet commissioner: dan millar producer: emily rudge director: eoin glaister director: emmanuel adjei for sony music entertainment prod co: iconoclast producer: joshua noon a$ap rocky – producer: tom birmingham record co: young turks prod co: stink films kids turned out fine prod co: compulsory. gary clark jr – this land commissioner: director: dexter navy commissioners: michelle an director: savanah leaf karen o & danger mouse – ethan wigfield for producer: tara razavi & semera khan for interscope producer: alicia martinez woman heavyweight records, empire prod co: happy place & division exec producers: director: spike jonze film laboratory: commissioner: a$ap rocky rosalía – aute cuture danielle hinde & jason cole producers: cinelab london record co: a$ap worldwide, directors: bradley & pablo prod co: amanda adelson & alec sash polo grounds music, rca records producers: candice dragonas, doomsday entertainment prod co: christine earl chaka khan – chris clavadetscher & commissioner: commissioner: hello happiness freddie gibbs & madlib – ross levine devin sarno for warner bros like management for director: sam pilling crime pays prod co: prettybird us bmg rights management producer: sarah park director: nick walker commissioner: saul levitz rammstein – deutschland prod co: pulse films producers: for columbia records director: specter berlin sam tudor – commissioner: corey whitted & justin benoliel producer: ronja prinz joseph in the bathroom ailsa robertson for prod co: object & animal sigrid – sucker punch prod co: mmaattcchh berlin director: lucas hrubizna island records commissioner: director: ab/cd/cd commissioner: producer: nicholas robespierre for producer: rammstein gbr joaquin cardoner justice – love s.o.s sony music entertainment, ailsa vanessa tapping record co: director: édouard salier keep cool, rca records prod co: forever the lumineers – gloria bootjack records producers: commissioner: david knight director: kevin phillips horace de gunzbourg & lil nas x ft billy ray cyrus – for island records producer: tshegue – m’benga bila maeva tenneroni old town road neighborhood watch director: sacha barbin prod co: iconoclast director: calmatic tove lo – glad he’s gone prod co: producer: théo gall commissioner: producers: candice dragonas directors: neighborhood watch prod co: division pedro winter for & melissa larsen gal muggia & vania heymann commissioner: commissioner: because music prod co: prettybird us producer: natan schottenfels the lumineers matthieu gazier for commissioner: saul levitz prod co: iconoclast record co: decca ekler’o’shock weval – someday for columbia records commissioner: director: charlie twaddle for páraic mc gloughlin vince staples – fun! island records producer: radar agency director: calmatic commissioner: weval producers: record co: kompakt candice dragonas & ross levine prod co: prettybird us commissioner: corey smyth at blacksmith nyc 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 ashnikko – hi, it’s me flasher – material in association with winner winner director: lucrecia taormina director: nick roney ob management cora novoa – state of mind jay prince – beamlight producer: joseph goldman producer: andreas attai winner director: alex gargot director: filmawi prod co: friend prod co: anarchy films inc. obongjayar – never change producer: alvaro priante producer: joseph j goldman commissioner: commissioner: director: duncan loudon prod co: grayskull prod co: compulsory. sam seager for parlophone johanna mcmanus for producer: tarquin glass commissioner: record co: domino recording co prod co: somesuch cora novoa cosa nostra music shortlist commissioner: record co: harrison ft ralph – your girl shortlist richard grewe for seeking the velvet shortlist directors: oliver brooks & beabadoobee – disappear plastic circle col3trane – 2am freestyle william wilkinson directors: bedroom film laboratory: shortlist director: robin fraser producer: william wilkinson producer: joseph j goldman cinelab london dáithí ft the sei – producer: ishbel lowther prod co: ft langley prod co: compulsory. in my darkest moments prod co: act natural commissioner: dan hawie commissioner: shortlist director: locky commissioner: ella maughan for last gang records jon moore for dirty hit amon tobin – producer: locky for cole basta, tap records, vipers follow you prod co: kode media geffen records kwaye – paralyzed crows – wednesday’s child director: charles de meyer commissioner: director: billy boyd cape director: samuel taylor producers: charles de meyer daithí o’dronaí flohio – wild yout producer: juliette harris producer: eleri evans & patricia motte record co: strange brew director: duncan loudon prod co: academy films prod co: agile films prod co: chuck eklectric producer: carla steinberg commissioner: titus hajek record co: bailey records commissioner: amon tobin daniel avery – prod co: somesuch moore for mind of a genius film laboratory: record co: nomark under the tallest arch commissioners: cinelab london director: tom andrew giulia & patrick for alpha shura – religion pearl city – down by the tree prod co: (u can lay your hands on me) fat white family – director: grandmas tom andrew photography ghetts ft kojey radical – director: chloé wallace when i leave producer: grandmas commissioner: black rose producer: karen saurí director: fiona godivier prod co: black dog films nerve management director: netti hurley prod co: canada producer: leah joyce record co: record co: phantasy / mute producer: jesus rubio commissioner: prod co: academy films sunday best recordings prod co: my accomplice hannah overton for commissioner: leifur james – wurlitzer commissioner: secretly canadian chloe van bergen for sola – save yourself director: balázs simon ali neale for caroline domino recording co director: savannah setten producer: balázs simon spencer sutherland – producer: india bradshaw prod co: umbrella & airplan lauren declasse – evisu sweater indoor pets – being strange prod co: pulse films commissioner: paul glancy director: jake saner director: seth michael stern director: yousef commissioner: for night time stories producer: lauren declasse producers: sam robinson & producer: yousef mike rowland associate producers: seth michael stern commissioner: joss acock rl grime ft graves – arcus lauren pratt & ramya pratt commissioner: for wichita recordings soak – everybody loves you director: arnaud bresson commissioner: taylor bringuel for bmg director: joe wilson producer: théo gall lauren declasse rights management lo! – as fools ripen producer: ersan beskardes prod co: division director: toby pike prod co: bullion productions commissioner: ocean wisdom – 4am yumi zouma – in camera producer: adrian shapiro commissioner: michael washington director: shan phearon director: pavel brenner prod co: holly cunnigham for for sable valley records producer: shan phearon producer: ella hatamian toby pike & adrian shapiro rough trade exec producer: prod co: pegathon pictures commissioner: lo! sludge – blacksmith indiana mookram commissioner: swim deep – to feel good director: kenneth karlstad commissioner: john moule lindsay brandt director: producer: dom danielewicz for ocean wisdom, georgina cammalleri prod co: stink films warner records uk producer: commissioner: georgina cammalleri ethan wigfield for prod co: lorenzo levrini heavyweight records cinematography ltd commissioner: stu giles for cooking vinyl craft categories best styling in a video best choreography technical categories best colour grading best editing in a video an association with i-d in a video in a video in association with cut+run best production design winner winner best cinematography in association with cheat winner in a video baloji – zombies thom yorke – anima in a video winner fka twigs – cellophane in association with cheat stylist: baloji choreographer: in association with panalux prince – editor: winner director: baloji damien jalet winner mary don’t you weep andrew thomas huang loyle carner ft jordan rakei – prod co: bbl productions director: fka twigs – cellophane colourist: simon bourne director: ottolenghi record co: bella union paul thomas anderson dop: daniel fernández abelló at framestore andrew thomas huang production designer: producers: sara murphy, dir: andrew thomas huang director: salomon ligthelm producers: alex chamberlain luke moran-morris shortlist paul thomas anderson & producers: alex chamberlain prod co: stink films & morgan clement director: oscar hudson a$ap rocky ft fka twigs – erica frauman & morgan clement record co: warner bros prod co: object & animal producer: chris harrison fukk sleep prod co: dawn chorus, prod co: object & animal record co: young turks prod co: pulse films stylists: matthew josephs & llc for netflix record co: young turks shortlist record co: amf records matthew henson record co: xl recordings carnage ft terror bass – shortlist director: diana kunst shortlist holy moly camelphat ft jake bugg – shortlist producer: morgan clement shortlist a$ap rocky ft tame impala – colourist: be someone barns courtney – you and i prod co: fka twigs – cellophane sundress jack mcginity at cheat editor: sam bould at cut+ run prod designer: anna colomer object & animal / o creative choreographer: kelly yvonne dop: molly manning walker director: eoin glaister directors: the sacred egg director: pablo maestres record co: director: director: frank lebon producer: joshua noon prod co: riff raff films producer: inés massa a$ap worldwide, andrew thomas huang producers: prod co: stink films record co: prod co: primo / friend polo grounds music, producers: alex chamberlain anastasia ehrich & nat baring record co: heavyweight sony music entertainment rca records & morgan clement prod co: camera club records, empire dizzee rascal ft skepta – prod co: object & animal record co: estrons – body money right kojey radical – 25 record co: young turks a$ap worldwide, polo grounds james massiah – editor: flaura atkinson production designer: stylists: natalie roar (for kojey), music, rca records natural born killers at the quarry paulina rzeszowska dasha lagenberg (cast) heavy baile ft goes – ciranda film laboratory: cinelab london (ride for me) director: ed morris director: romain chassaing director: taz tron delix choreographer: colourist: lewis crossfield producer: emma wellbelove producers: édouard chassaing, producer: dasha deriagina jonathan neguebites agoria ft phoebe killdeer – at time based arts prod co: rattling stick nicolas tiry, arthur parratte & prod co: compulsory. director: alex tiernam embrace director: ian pons jewell record co: gofod records rob godbold record co: atlantic records producer: marina novello dop: benoit soler exec producers: adrian prod co: solab production co: old man taro director: jessy moussallem d’amario & dave morrison ghetts ft kojey radical – record co: little dragon – lover chanting (brazil), you are here (uk) producer: olivier muller producer: tito ortiz basualdo black rose dirtee stank / island records costume designer & stylist: record co: prod co: phantasm, clandestino production co: landia, editor: taff williamson heavy baile sounds films, caviar (usa), bwgtbld reset in association with liam bachler at tenthree jorja smith ft burna boy – make-up, hair, sfx designer & record co: sapiens recordings, time based arts director: netti hurley be honest additional tech-costume: jungle – casio virgin / mercury record co: levels prod co: my accomplice production designer: natasha lawes choreographers: nat zangi & record co: caroline studio augmenta directors: kane klendjian (kz creatives) everyone you know – the drive paloma faith – loyal director: amber grace johnson jack whiteley & joe wills directors: josh lloyd-watson dop: sam meyer colourist: simona cristea james blake – producer: alex chamberlain producer: emma wellbelove & charlie di placido directors: silent tapes at coffee & tv can’t believe the way we flow prod co: object & animal prod co: rattling stick producer: rosanna gouldman (stephanie & francis lane) director: jamie travis editor: frank lebon record co: famm record co: ninja tune prod co: jfc worldwide producer: andrei croitor producer: erin sayder director: frank lebon record co: xl recordings prod co: ob productions prod co: pulse films producers: lee ann womack – hollywood mark ronson ft lykke li – record co: record co: nat baring & jill ferraro production designer: late night feelings paloma faith – loyal sony music entertainment sony music entertainment exec producer: the joy of sets stylist: mel ottenberg choreographer: anastasia ehrich director: chris ullens director: jp chartrand jasmin vardimon kojey radical – 25 peggy gou – starry night prod co: camera club producer: jade bogue producer: roisin audrey director: jamie travis dop: ruben woodin-dechamps colourist: luke morrison record co: polydor prod co: jade & chris prod co: caviar producer: erin sayder director: taz tron delix at electric theatre collective record co: ato records record co: prod co: pulse films producer: dasha deriagina director: jonas lindstroem the chemical brothers – sony music entertainment record co: sony music prod co: compulsory. prod co: iconoclast we’ve got to try thom yorke – anima entertainment record co: atlantic records record co: editor: prod designer: petr kunc rosalía – de aquí no sales gudu records, apple music paul o’reilly at stitch dir: paul thomas anderson stylist: carolina galiana yumi zouma – in camera stormzy – vossi bop director: ninian doff producers: sara murphy, directors: choreographer: dop: kanamé onoyama youth – haunted prod co: pulse films paul thomas anderson & diana kunst & mau morgó derek nemechek director: henry scholfield colourist: record co: virgin emi erica frauman producer: ella ackroyd director: pavel brenner producer: javier alejandro matthieu toullet at mpc prod co: dawn chorus, prod co: producer: ella hatamian prod co: caviar director: james f coton llc for netflix object & animal / o creative prod co: pegathon pictures record co: #merky records / prod co: the lion & the wolf record co: xl recordings record co: sony music spain record co: cascine atlantic records record co: alaska records best visual effects best animation in a video special project & live best live video best live concert in a video winner categories in association with procam in association with in association with creep weval – someday winner anna valley winner animator: best special video project maggie rogers – winner fka twigs – cellophane páraic mc gloughlin in association with the mill light on (la blogothèque - kylie minogue – vfx: analog studio, director: winner live in paris) golden live tour matt chandler, fabio zaveti páraic mc gloughlin kano – trouble director: elie girard directors: director: record co: kompakt director: aneil karia producer: ondine benetier blue leach & rob sinclair andrew thomas huang producer: prod co: la blogothèque producer: tom colbourne prod co: object & animal shortlist precious mahaga commissioner: prod co: blink record co: young turks john grant – prod co: somesuch umg / capitol records commissioners: he’s got his mother’s hips commissioner: sam seager polly bhowmik & alli main shortlist animators: for parlophone shortlist record co: bmg amon tobin – ewan jones morris, kano – trouble vipers follow you angela stempel, shortlist director: aneil karia shortlist vfx: charles de meyer anna mantzaris, baco exu do blues – producer: coldplay – live in sao paolo director: charles de meyer benjamin portas, bluesman precious mahaga director: mat whitecross prod co: chuck eklectric casey raymond, director: douglas bernardt prod co: somesuch producer: hannah clark record co: nomark cheng-hsu chung, producer: leonardo duque commissioner: prod co: my accomplice cossa, prod co: stink films sam seager for parlophone record co: parlophone beardyman ft joe rogan – gabriel mangold, commissioner: akqa 6am (ready to write) gyuri cloe lee, kojey radical – justice – iris: a space opera vfx: electric theatre collective jimmy screamerclauz, cayucas – girl can’t go back (mtv originals) directors: andré chemetoff & creative director james sindle kokofreakbean, director: nick roney director: shaun james grant armand béraud 2d lead: alex grey linyou xie, exec producer: producer: kerry brandon producers: 3d lead: nick turner thu tran andreas attai prod co: lemonade money horace de gunzbourg & director: ian pons jewell directors: ewan jones morris & producers: commissioner: maeva tenneroni prod co: academy films casey raymond alan michnoff & ed leer alex critchley for mtv prod co: iconoclast record co: prod co: friends electric prod co: anarchy films commissioner: sony music entertainment record co: bella union record co: park the van mumford & sons – delta (live) emanuelle de buretel director: dick carruthers record co: because music the chemical brothers – lee ann womack – hollywood kamasi washington – producer: jim parsons free yourself animator: chris ullens as told to g/d thyself prod co: cinefromage paul weller – vfx: the team at the mill director: chris ullens directors: commissioner: david knight may love travel with you creative director: wes prod co: jade & chris the ummah chroma for island records director: joe connor executive producer: record co: ato records producers: producer: jeremy goold alex fitzgerald erin wile & banch abegaze tom walker – angels prod co: you are here producer: imogen pai leifur james – wurlitzer prod co: rock and roll city (vevo uk lift) commissioner: vfx supervisor: animators: balázs simon, commissioner: young turks director: jacob hopewell will nichols for parlophone sid harrington-odedra dávid dell’edera, gábor filkor, exec producer: mish mayer 2d lead: fergal hendrick tímea horváth, donát áron thom yorke – anima producer: rob wildsmith director: dom&nic ertsey, máté barbalics director: prod co: dadbod films prod co: dom&nic director: balázs simon paul thomas anderson commissioner: vevo record co: virgin emi prod co: umbrella & airplan producers: sara murphy, record co: night time stories paul thomas anderson & wolf alice – heavenward tove lo – glad he’s gone erica frauman (boiler room x 2018 hyundai vfx: vania heymann sivan talmor – sad heart prod co: dawn chorus, mercury prize) directors: gal muggia & animator: saul freed llc for netflix director: joao retorta vania heymann director: karni & saul commissioner: netflix producer: james cross prod co: iconoclast prod co: sulkybunny record co: xl recordings prod co: bullion productions record co: island records commissioner: boiler room the specials – vote for me tove lo – blue lips vince staples – fun! animator: richie oldfield director: malia james vfx: tommy smith (lead), director: dan emmerson exec producer: mikey smith, ben persons, producer: india lee nathan scherrer james aguilar, phoebe britton prod co: somesuch producers: at electric theatre collective record co: jeff kopchia & tiffany suh director: calmatic universal music catalogue prod co: freenjoy prod co: prettybird us commissioner: laura haber record co: def jam recordings individual best commissioner best new director awards winner in association with semera khan time based arts winner shortlist duncan loudon connie meade dan curwin shortlist john moule charlotte regan laura clayton louis bhose sam seager max siedentopf nick roney the rest best artist winner fka twigs best director in association with shortlist electric theatre collective dave winner james blake henry scholfield lizzo loyle carner shortlist rosalía dave meyers diana kunst & mau morgó frank lebon best producer ian pons jewell in association with matilda finn worldwide production agency winner javier alejandro the icon award recipient shortlist michel gondry dasha deriagina dom thomas hayley williams morgan clement video of the year nick hayes in association with promonews winner stormzy – vossi bop best production company director: in association with leap henry scholfield winner producer: object & animal javier alejandro prod co: caviar shortlist commissioner: caviar dan curwin for compulsory. #merky records / division atlantic records partizan pulse films a ballistic event ballisticevents.com art direction studiothomson in collaboration with jimmy turrell