UK Music Video Awards 2014 - all the winners The seventh annual UK Music Video Awards took place in London last night, held in honour of British and international filmmakers and to celebrate creative and technical excellence in music videos. Winners included directors, producers, artists and commissioners, and spanned across the spectrum of production and post-production craft categories. Video of the Year went to American directing duo Daniels, who received a total of five nominations and also picked up Best Dance Video - International for DJ Snake ft Lil Jon’s Turn Down For What. LA-based director Hiro Murai was named Best Director of the past year for his body of work, which includes Queens of the Stone Age’s Smooth Sailing, which also won him the Best Rock/Indie Video – International. One of the big British winners of the night was Daniel Wolfe for Paolo Nutini’s eight-minute Iron Sky, which picked up five nominations and rewarded him with the Best Pop Video title as well as the Best Cinematography prize for Robbie Ryan. Also picking up two honours at the ceremony was Mercury Prize-nominated FKA Twigs (pictured) who won the brand new Best Video Artist category, as well as the Best Alternative Video – Budget for Papi Pacify, co-directed by Twigs with Tom Beard. Other British women gracing the stage on the night included Agile Films producer, Amber Millington, who won the Best Producer award, and Caroline Clayton who took home Best Commissioner. Alt-J, Atoms For Peace, Disclosure, Paloma Faith, Peace, Jon Hopkins and James were among the other British artists whose videos won awards at the UKMVAs. In the non-video categories, Kate Moross collected the Best Music Ad – TV or Online for her direction of Settle by Disclosure. And Bartleberry Logan picked up the Best Live Music Coverage title for his direction of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Live in Paris. Among other international talent celebrated at the awards were Israeli director Vania Heymann, French directing team Truman & Cooper and OK Go. Sia and Daniel Askill were honoured for the choreography-led video for Chandelier and UK director Sam Pilling grabbed the Best International Urban Video award for J Cole ft Amber Coffman’s She Knows.
Sony Music were the biggest winners among record labels at the UK MVAs, picking up five awards, and Grammy-award winning video director Joseph Kahn was presented with the Icon Award. The full list of winners is as follows: Best Pop Video – UK in association with Rushes Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky Director: Daniel Wolfe Producer: Lee Groombridge Prod co: Somesuch Commissioner: Dan Curwin for Atlantic Best Dance Video – UK Director: Emile Sornin Producer: Jules de Chateleux Prod co: DIVISION Paris Commissioner: John Moule for Island Records Best Rock/Indie Video – UK in association with Finish Throne - Tharsis Sleeps Director: Nicos Livesey / Tom Bunker Producer: Posy Dixon Prod co: Lucky Features Commissioner: Channel 4 Random Acts Best Alternative Video – UK in association with Smoke & Mirrors Atoms For Peace - Before Your Very Eyes Director: Andrew Thomas Huang Exec Producers: Tamsin Glasson / Nathan James Tettey Prod co: Colonel Blimp / Blinkink Commissioner: Phil Lee for XL Records Best Urban Video – UK Director: Karim Huu Do Producer: Katie Dolan
Exec Producers: Katie Dolan / Sorcha Shepherd / Louise Gagen Prod co: Caviar Commissioner: Last Night In Paris Best Pop Video – International Sia – Chandelier Director: SIA / Daniel Askill Producer: Jack Hogan Prod co: Radical Media Commissioner: Camille Yorrick for RCA Records / Sony Music Ent Best Dance Video – International DJ Snake ft Lil Jon - Turn Down For What Director: DANIELS Producer: Judy Craig / Jonathan Wang Exec Producer: Candice Ouaknine Prod co: Prettybird Commissioner: Bryan Younce for Columbia Records Best Rock/Indie Video – International Queens of the Stone Age - Smooth Sailing Director: Hiro Murai Producer: Jason Colon Exec Producer: Danielle Hinde Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment Commissioner: Gabe Spierer for Matador Best Alternative Video – International Arcade Fire - After Life Director: Emily Kai Bock Producer: Anne Johnson Exec Producer: Kathleen Heffernan Prod co: Iconoclast Commissioner: Genneah Turner for Mercury / Merge Best Urban Video – International
J Cole ft Amber Coffman - She Knows Director: Sam Pilling Producer: Sarah Park Exec Producer: Laura Tunstall Prod co: Pulse Films Commissioner: Chaka Pilgrim for Roc Nation Best Pop Video – Budget The Correspondents - Fear and Delight Director: Naren Wilks Producer: Naren Wilks Commissioner: The Correspondents Best Dance Video – Budget Friend Within - The Renegade Director: Craig Moore Producer: Liam Johnson Exec Producer: Sophie Brooks Prod co: Familia / robot Commissioner: Caroline Clayton for Ministry of Sound Best Rock/Indie Video – Budget Kid Wise – Hope Director: Truman & Cooper Producer: Anthony & Johnathan Prod co: Chey Eddy / Colonel Blimp Commissioner: Kid Wise Best Alternative Video – Budget FKA twigs - Papi Pacify Director: FKA twigs / Tom Beard Producer: Cherise Payne Prod co: Cherise Payne Commissioner: FKA twigs Best Urban Video – Budget
Bonnie Banane - Champs-Elysees Director: Helmi Producer: Clémence Cuvelier Prod co: DIVISION, Paris Commissioner: Jules Cuvelier for Weird Data Music Best Art Direction & Design in a Video in association with Creative Commission OK Go - The Writing's On The Wall Art Director: Ethan Tobman Director: Aaron Duffy, Damian Kulash, Jr. Bob Partington Producer: Garrett Fennelly Exec Producers: Cheri Anderson / Sam Penfield Prod co: 1st Ave Machine / Warm & Fuzzy Record company: Paracadute Best Styling in a Video in association with i-D Brooke Candy – Opulence Stylist: Nicola Formichetti Director: Steven Klein Producer: Colin Lewis Exec Producer: Coleen Haynes Prod co: Black Dog Films Record company: RCA Best Choreography in a Video Peace – Money Choreographer: Supple Nam Director: Ninian Doff Producer: Rik Green / Ore Okonedo Exec Producer: Zak Razvi Prod co: Pulse Films Record company: Sony Music Best Cinematography in a Video in association with Panalux Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky DOP: Robbie Ryan
Director: Daniel Wolfe Producer: Lee Groombridge Prod co: Somesuch Record company: Atlantic Records Best Colour Grade in a Video Paloma Faith - Can't Rely On You Colourist: George K @ MPC Director: Paul Gore Producer: Denna Cartamkhoob Exec Producer: Tim Nash / Tash Tan Prod co: Somesuch Record company: Sony Music Best Animation in a Video James – Moving On Animator: Ainslie Henderson / Michael Huges Director: Ainslie Henderson Producer: Ainslie Henderson Prod co: White Robot Record company: BMG Chrysalis / Cooking Vinyl Best Editing in a Video Jon Hopkins – Collider Editor: Dan Sherwen @ Final Cut Director: Tom Haines Producer: Connor Hollman Exec Producer: Dom Gomez Prod co: Rogue Films Record company: Domino Records Best Visual Effects in a Video Alt-J - Hunger Of The Pine VFX Artist: Adam Watson / Richard C Thomas / Annie Rowland / Bernardo Varela / Micheal Walton @ Electric Theatre Collective Director: Nabil
Producer: Claire Oxley Exec Producer: Liz Kessler Prod co: Academy / A+ Record company: Infectious Best Live Music Coverage Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live In Paris Director: Bartleberry Logan Producer: Bartleberry Logan Commissioner: Jordan Berliant Record company: Abstract Dragon Best Music Ad – TV or Online Disclosure – Settle Director: Kate Moross Prod co: Studio Moross Commissioner: Universal-Island Recordings Record company: Universal-Island Recordings Best Interactive Video Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone Director: Vania Heymann Prod co: Interlude, Walter Pictures, Pulse Films Commissioner: Sony Music Global Record company: Sony / Legacy Recordings Vevo Must See Award Wilkinson – Afterglow Director: Rémy Cayuela Prod co: Able&Baker Commissioner: James Hackett for Virgin EMI / Ram Records Best Producer in association with Island Studios Amber Millington Best New Director in association with Electric Theatre Collective
Truman and Cooper Best Director in association with Locomotion Hiro Murai Best Commissioner in association with IMD Fastrax Caroline Clayton Best Video Artist in association with Box Television FKA twigs The Icon Award Joseph Kahn Video of the Year, in association with Promo News DJ Snake ft Lil Jon - Turn Down For What Director: DANIELS Producer: Jon Wang / Judy Craig Executive Producer: Juliette Larthe UK Prod co: Prettybird Commissioner: Bryan Younce for Sony Music