The 2019 UK Music Video Awards were held on 23 October 2019 to recognise the best in music videos from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 25 September 2019. British singer FKA Twigs led the nominations with seven.
Video of the Year Video of the YearStormzy - "Vossi Bop" (Director: Henry Scholfield)
The Icon Award The Icon AwardMichel Gondry
Video Genre Categories Best Pop Video - UKBest Pop Video - InternationalBarns Courtney - "You and I" (Director: Pablo Maestres) Ed Sheeran & Chance the Rapper ft. PnB Rock - "Cross Me" Ed Sheeran & Travis Scott - "Antisocial" Labrinth - "Miracle" Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus - "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" The 1975 - "Sincerity Is Scary"Rosalía - "De aquí no sales" (Directors: Diana kunst & Mau morgó) Billie Eilish - "when the party's over" Madonna - "Dark Ballet" Rosalía - "Aute Cuture" Sigrid - "Sucker Punch" Tove Lo - "Glad He's Gone"Best Rock Video - UKBest Rock Video - InternationalSam Fender - "Dead Boys" (Director: Vincent Haycock) Bombay Bicycle Club - "Eat, sleep, wake" Foals - "Exits" Idles - "Mercedes Marxist" Mumford & Sons - "Beloved" The 1975 - "Love It If We Made It"De Staat - "Kitty Kitty" (Director: Wouter Stoter) Beirut - "Landslide" Brittany Howard - "Stay High" Gary Clark Jr. - "This Land" Rammstein - Deutschland The Lumineers - "Gloria"Best Alternative Video - UKBest Alternative Video - InternationalFKA Twigs - "Cellophane" (Director: Andrew Thomas Huang) Four Tet - "Teenage Birdsong" James Blake - "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" James Massiah - "Natural Born Killers (ride for me)" Novo Amor - "Repeat Until Death" The Specials - "Vote for Me"Cayucas - "Girl" (Director: Nick Roney) Jordan Klassen - "Virtuous Circle" Kamasi Washington - "Hub-tones" Karen O & Danger Mouse - "Woman" Sam Tudor - "Joseph in the Bathroom" Tshegue - "m'benga bila"Best Dance Video - UKBest Dance Video - InternationalBeardyman ft. Joe Rogan - "6am (ready to write)" (Director: Ian Pons Jewell) CamelPhat x Jake Bugg - "Be Someone" Elderbrook x Rudimental - "Something About You" Hot Chip - "Hungry Child" Prospa - "Prayer" The Chemical Brothers - "We've Got to Try"Salvatore Ganacci - "Horse" (Director: Vedran Rupic) Apparat - "Heroist" Carnage ft. Terror Bass - "Holy Moly" Chaka Khan - "Hello Happiness" Justice - "Love S.O.S." Weval - "Someday"Best Urban Video - UKBest Urban Video - InternationalStormzy - "Vossi Bop" (Director: Henry Scholfield) Dave - "Black" Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - "Be Honest" Loyle Carner ft. Jordan Rakei - "Ottolenghi" Slowthai ft. Skepta - "Inglorious" Wiley, Sean Paul, Stefflon Don ft. Idris Elba - "Boasty"A$AP Rocky ft. Tame Impala - "Sundress" (Director: Frank Lebon) 21 Savage ft. J. Cole - "A Lot" A$AP Rocky - "Kids Turned Out Fine" Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - "Crime Pays" Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road Remix" Vince Staples - "Fun!"Best Pop Video - NewcomerBest Rock Video - NewcomerAshnikko - "Hi, it's Me" (Director: Lucrecia Taormina) Harrison ft. Ralph - "Your Girl" KWAYE - "Paralyzed" Shura - "Religion (u can lay your hands on me)" Spencer Sutherland - "Sweater" Yumi Zouma - "In Camera"Flasher - "Material" (Director: Nick Roney) Beabadoobee - "Disappear" Crows - "Wednesday's Child" Fat White Family - "When I Have" Indoor Pets - "Being Strange" Lo! - "As Fools Ripen"Best Alternative Video - NewcomerBest Dance Video - NewcomerObongjayar - "Never Change" (Director: Duncan Loudon) Amon Tobin - "Vipers Follow You" Pearl City - "Down by the Tree" SOAK - "Everybody Loves You" Sola - "Save Yourself" Swim Deep - "To Feel Good"Cora Novoa - "State of Mind" (Director: Alex Gargot) Daithi ft. The Sei - "In My Darkest Moments" Daniel Avery - "Under the Tallest Arch" Leifur James - "Wurlitzer" RL Grime & Graves - "Arcus" Sludge - "Blacksmith"Best Urban Video - NewcomerJay Prince - "Beamlight" (Director: Filmawi) Col3trane - "2am Freestyle" Flohio - "Wild Yout" Ghetts ft. Kojey Radical - "Black Rose" Lauren Declasse - "Evisu" Ocean Wisdom - "4AM"
Craft and Technical Categories Best Production Design in a VideoBest Styling in a VideoLoyle Carner ft. Jordan Rakei - "Ottolenghi" (Production Designer: Luke Moran-Morris) Barns Courtney - "You and I" Dizzee Rascal ft. Skepta - "Money Right" Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy - "Be Honest" Lee Ann Womack - "Hollywood" Thom Yorke - "Anima"Baloji - "Zombies" (Stylist: Baloji) A$AP Rocky ft. FKA Twigs - "Fukk Sleep" Kojey Radical - "25" Little Dragon - "Lover Cheating" Mark Ronson ft. Lykke Li - "Late Night Feelings" Rosalía - "De aquí no sales"Best Choreography in a VideoBest Cinematography in a VideoThom Yorke - "Anima" (Choreographer: Damien Jalet) FKA Twigs - "Cellophane" Heavy Baile ft. Goes - "Ciranda" Jungle - "Casio" Paloma Faith - "Loyal" Yumi Zouma - "In Camera"FKA Twigs - "Cellophane" (DOP: Daniel Fernández Abelló) A$AP Rocky ft. Tame Impala - "Sundress" Agoria featuring Phoebe Killdeer - "Embrace" Everyone You Know - "The Drive" Kojey Radical - "25" Stormzy - "Vossi Bop"Best Color Grading in a VideoBest Editing in a VideoPrince - "Mary Don't You Weep" (Colourist: Simon Bourne at Framestore) Carnage ft. Terror Bass - "Holy Moly" James Massiah - "Natural Born Killers (Ride for Me)" Paloma Faith - "Loyal" Peggy Gou - "Starry Night" Youth - "Haunted"FKA Twigs - "Cellophane" (Editor: Andrew Thomas Huang) CamelPhat x Jake Bugg - "Be Someone" Estrons - "Body" Ghetts ft. Kojey Radical - "Black Rose" James Blake - "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" The Chemical Brothers - "We've Got to Try"Best Visual Effects in a VideoBest Animation in a VideoFKA Twigs - "Cellophane" (VFX: Analog Studio, Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti) Amon Tobin - "Vipers Follow You" Beardyman ft. Joe Rogan - "6am (ready to write)" The Chemical Brothers - "Free Yourself" Tove Lo - "Glad He's Gone" Vince Staples - "Fun!"Weval - "Someday" (Animator: Páraic mc Gloughlin) John Grant - "He's Got His Mother's Hips" Lee Ann Womack - "Hollywood" Leifur James - "Wurlitzer" Sivan Talmor - "Sad Heart" The Specials - "Vote for Me"
Live and Interactive Categories Best Live VideoBest Live ConcertMaggie Rogers - "Light On" (La Blogotèque - Live in Paris) (Director: Elie Girard) Kano ft. D Double E & Ghetts - "Class of Deja" Kojey Radical - "Can't Go Back" (MTV Originals) Mumford & Sons - "Delta" Tom Walker - "Angels" (Vevo UK Lift) Wolf Alice - "Visions of a Life"Kylie Minogue - Golden Live Tour (Director: Blue Leach & Rob Sinclair) Coldplay - Live in São Paulo Justice - IRIS: A Space Opera Paul Weller - May Love Travel with YouBest Special Video ProjectKano - "Trouble" (Director: Aneil Karia) Baco Exu do Blues - "Bluesman" Cayucas - "Girl" Kamasi Washington - "As Told to g/d Thyself" Thom Yorke - "Anima" Tove Lo - "Blue Lips"
Individual and Company Categories Best ArtistBest CommissionerFKA Twigs Dave James Blake Lizzo Loyle Carner RosalíaSemera Khan Connie Meade Dan Curwin John Moule Laura Clayton Sam SeagerBest Production CompanyBest ProducerObject & Animal Cavias Compulsory Division Partizan Pulse FilmsJavier Alejandro Dasha Deriagina Dom Thomas Hayley Williams Morgan Clement Rick HayesBest DirectorBest New DirectorHenry Scholfield Dave Meyers Diana Kunst & Mau Morgó Frank Lebon Ian Pons Jewell Matilda FinnDuncan Loudon Charlottew Regan Louis Bhose Max Siedentopf Rick Roney The Rest
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