UK Music Video Awards

Musical awards

UK Music Video Awards

Current: 2024 UK Music Video Awards
Awarded for| excellence in music video and moving image for music
Country| United Kingdom
First award| 2008
Website| www.ukmva.com

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. The awards began in 2008. There is a wide range of opportunities for UK individuals and companies to enter their work: from genre-led video categories, to prizes for individuals in the technical and craft areas of the business, to recognition for innovative approaches to music videos, ads and other visuals.[1] There are also awards for international videos and outstanding individuals, voted for by the MVA jury members.[2] The Awards take place in the autumn, with the entry process opening in early August. The UK MVA’s are originally the key members of the team behind BUG, the BFI Southbank’s music video strand, and have 20 years’ experience running events in the UK music video business.

## Ceremonies

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Edition  | Date  | Venue  | Host  | Video of the Year

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Video  | Musician  | Director
1st  | 14 October 2008 | Leicester Square | Adam Buxton | "Wanderlust"  | Björk | Encyclopedia Pictura
2nd  | 13 October 2009[3] | "Strawberry Swing"  | Coldplay | Shynola
3rd  | 12 October 2010[4][5] | "This Too Shall Pass"  | OK Go | James Frost, Synn Labs and OK Go
4th  | 8 November 2011[6][7] | "Simple Math"  | Manchester Orchestra | Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
5th  | 8 November 2012[8][9] | "Bad Girls"  | M.I.A. | Romain Gavras
6th  | 28 October 2013[10] | Queen Elizabeth Hall | "Until the Quiet Comes"  | Flying Lotus | Kahlil Joseph
7th  | 10 November 2014[11][12] | "Turn Down for What"  | DJ Snake and Lil Jon | Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
8th  | 5 November 2015[13][14] | Roundhouse | "Alright"  | Kendrick Lamar | Colin Tilley and The Little Homies
9th  | 20 October 2016[15] | "Gosh"  | Jamie xx | Romain Gavras
10th  | 26 October 2017[16] | "Wyclef Jean"  | Young Thug | Ryan Staake
11th  | 25 October 2018[17] | "This Is America"  | Childish Gambino | Hiro Murai
12th  | 23 October 2019[18] | "Vossi Bop"  | Stormzy | Henry Scholfield
13th  | 5 November 2020[19][20] | Virtual  | Becca Dudley | "Rocket Fuel"  | DJ Shadow featuring De La Soul | Sam Pilling
14th  | 4 November 2021[21] | Roundhouse | Maisie Adam | "Mesmerize"  | Duck Sauce | Keith Schofield
15th  | 27 October 2022[22] | Magazine London  | Spencer Jones | "Cash In Cash Out"  | Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator | François Rousselet
16th  | 26 October 2023[23] | Ana Matronic | "Mama's Eyes"  | METTE | Camille Summers-Valli
17th  | 24 October 2024 | "360"  | Charli XCX | Aidan Zamiri

## Categories

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As of 2021, 38 categories are awarded split in video genre (which are divided in British, international and newcomer), special video, craft and technical and individual and company categories plus the Video of the Year and special categories like the Icon Award.[24][25]

### Current categories

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* Video of the Year

#### Video genre categories

* Best Pop Video – UK
* Best Pop Video – International
* Best Rock Video – UK
* Best Rock Video – International
* Best Alternative Video – UK
* Best Alternative Video – International
* Best Dance/Electronic Video – UK
* Best Dance/Electronic Video – International
* Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – UK
* Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – International
* Best R&B/Soul Video – UK
* Best R&B/Soul Video – International
* Best Pop Video – Newcomer
* Best Rock Video – Newcomer
* Best Alternative Video – Newcomer
* Best Dance/Electronic Video – Newcomer
* Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – Newcomer
* Best R&B/Soul Video – Newcomer

#### Special video categories

* Best Live Video
* Best Performance in a Video
* Best Special Video Project
* Best Music Film

#### Craft and technical categories

* Best Production Design in a Video
* Best Styling in a Video
* Best Choreography in a Video
* Best Cinematography in a Video
* Best Color Grading in a Video
* Best Editing in a Video
* Best Visual Effects in a Video
* Best Animation in a Video

#### Individual and company categories

* Best Director
* Best New Director
* Best Commissioner
* Best Producer
* Best Production Company
* Best Post-Production Company
* Best Agent

## References

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1. ^ "UK Music Video Awards returns; entries now open". Music Week. June 28, 2016.
2. ^ "Foals, Florence + The Machine, James Blake nominated for UK Music Video Awards". mdy. October 13, 2013.
3. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2009 - here are the nominations". promonews. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. ^ "uk music video awards 2010 here are nominations". promonews. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
5. ^ "UKMVA Past Winners 2010". www.ukmva.com. Retrieved 14 Nov 2018.
6. ^ "uk music video awards 2011 here are nominations". promonews. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
7. ^ "UKMVA Past Winners 2011". www.ukmva.com. Retrieved 14 Nov 2018.
8. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2012: here are the nominations!". promonews. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
9. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2012 nominations are announced". BBC. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
10. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2013 - all of last night's winners!". Promonews. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
11. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2014 - all of the winners!". Promonews. 10 Nov 2014.
12. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2014 Winners Announced". Shots. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
13. ^ "UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2015". Concertus Music. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
14. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2015 - all of the winners!". PromoNews. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
15. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2016: all the winners!". Promonews. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
16. ^ "UKMVA Highlights 2017". The Mill. 27 Oct 2017.
17. ^ "UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2018 WINNERS CROWNED". M Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
18. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2019 nominations revealed". Music Week. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
19. ^ "DJ Shadow ft De La Soul's Rocket Fuel a big winner at UK Music Video Awards". Music.News. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
20. ^ "2020 UK MVA Awards Winners". VideoStatic. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
21. ^ "Here Are the Winners of the UK Music Video Awards 2021". Ibbonline. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
22. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2022: final day to enter the UKMVAs - including Best Live Video and Best Special Video Project". Promonews. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
23. ^ "See Who Won at the UK Music Video Awards 2023". LBB Online. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
24. ^ "Entry info". ukmva. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
25. ^ "UK Music Video Awards - Award Categories and Definitions" (PDF). ukmva. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

## External links

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* Official website