Charli XCX, AntsLive, RM, The Chemical Brothers and Fontaines D.C. were the big winners at this year’s UK Music Video Awards, as they collected 2 awards apiece for individual videos and further recognition for the teams behind them.
British director Aidan Zamiri claimed the Video of the Year trophy for Charli XCX’s 360, after also winning the Best UK Pop Video award. The production team behind Zamiri, Object & Animal, were named as Best Production Company while O&A’s Alex Brinkman won the Best Executive Producer accolade.
Meanwhile French director Aube Perrie was awarded the Best Director award for the second year running, his third award of the night following recognition for his direction of Fontaines D.C.’s Starburster in the Best International Rock Video category and RM’s Lost! in the Best International Alternative Video category. Perrie’s regular collaborator, Gwen Ghelid, also won the Best Editing award for his work on Perrie’s video for Jade ‘Angel of My Dreams’ while production designers Studio Augmenta took the trophy for their part in creating the world of Perrie’s RM Lost! video.
Charli XCX’s 360, claimed the Best UK Pop Video up against strong competition from Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Jade and Raye. AntsLive was awarded the Best Performance trophy for his starring role in Captain Ants, which was also awarded the Best UK Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video, a video directed by Tom Emmerson, who received the award for the second year in a row. Meanwhile the Penscola-directed video for Skipping Like A Stone by The Chemical Brothers ft Beck claimed the UK Dance/Electronic Video trophy as well as the Best Visual Effects award. As well as the International Rock Video award for Starburster, a second Fontaines D.C. video, Here’s The Thing, directed by Londoner Luna Carmoon, was recognised as Lucy James picked up the trophy for Best Styling.
Other UK artist success came in the form of Tajana Tokyo’s video for Ezra Collective’s God Gave Me Feet For Dancing, and Rich Hall’s video for Depeche Mode’s People Are Good, while Loose picked up the Best Live Video for her direction of Fred Again… and Anderson .Paak’s Places To Be. IDLES, Coldplay, Jade, Elbow, and Matilda Mann were among the other UK artists honoured at the celebration of global music video creativity, hosted for the second year running by DJ, presenter and Scissor Sisters frontwoman Ana Matronic at Magazine London.
The international artists who triumphed on the night included last year’s video of the Year winner, Mette who claimed the Best Pop Video – International award for the second year running, this time for Bet directed by previous UKMVA winner C Prinz, as well as Kamasi Washington, Justice, Lil Dicky, and Alaskan Tapes. The collaboration between Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky and .Anderson Paak won the Best International Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video for Gangsta, directed by multi-UKMVA award winner, François Rousselet.
The UKMVAs also honoured Canadian director, Floria Sigismondi with the Icon Award for her outstanding achievement in music videos for over the past three decades. Presented by Lawrence Rothman, the award celebrated Sigismondi’s career in the medium with video messages from superstar artists Sam Smith and Christina Aguilera, actress Elle Fanning and director (and previous UKMVA Icon Award winner) Jonas Akerlund.
Other winners on the night included brothers The Reids who took home the Best New Director award for their work with Mura Masa and James Blake, French director Lea Ceheivi. who triumphed in the Best International Dance/Electronic Video category for her video for Justice’s Generator, and American director David Helman for his video for IDLE’s Gift Horse which claimed the Best UK Rock Video award. Meanwhile, London-bord Jenn Nkiru took the Best International R&B/Soul Video award for Kamasi Washington’s Get Lit.
XL Recording’s Scott Wright claimed the title as the Best Creative Commissioner, with Theo Hue Williams named Best Producer and FreeAgent UK’s Alexa Haywood took the Best Agent trophy for the third year in a row.
UK Music Video Awards 2024 – Winners
Best Pop Video – UK in association with Cinelab Film & Digital
Charli XCX – 360
Director: Aidan Zamiri
Producers: Jami Arceo, Evan Thicke
Production Co: Object & Animal
Commissioner: Andrew Reid for Atlantic Records
Best R&B / Soul Video – UK
Ezra Collective ft Yazmin Lacey – God Gave Me Feet For Dancing
Director: Tajana Tokyo
Producer: Ayomide Alli
Production Co: Somesuch
Commissioner: Jake Crossland for Partisan
Best Dance / Electronic Video – UK
The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Skipping Like A Stone
Director: Pensacola
Producer: Callum Harrison
Production Co: Canada
Commissioner: Ailsa Robertson for Emi
Best Rock Video – UK
IDLES – Gift Horse
Director: David Helman
Producer: Manoela Chiabai
Production Co: Iconoclast
Commissioner: John Moule for Partisan Records
Best Alternative Video – UK
Depeche Mode – People Are Good
Director: Rich Hall
Producer: Manoela Chiabai
Production Co: Riff Raff Films
Commissioner: Saul Levitz for Columbia Us
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – UK
AntsLive – Captain Ants
Director: Tom Emmerson
Producer: Joseph Goldman
Production Co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Tom Emmerson
Record Co: Payday Records
Best Pop Video – International
Mette – Bet
Director: C Prinz
Producer: Joel Spencer
Production Co: Smuggler, Field Trip Media
Commissioner: Kat Cattaneo for Sony Music Entertainment UK
Best R&B / Soul Video – International
Kamasi Washington ft George Clinton, D Smoke – Get Lit
Director: Jenn Nkiru
Producer: Maeva Tenneroni
Production Co: Iconoclast
Commissioner: Caroline Waxse for Young
Best Dance / Electronic Video – International
Justice – Generator
Director: Léa Ceheivi
Producer: Horace De Gunzbourg
Production Co: Aswan
Commissioner: Christian De Rosnay for Ed Banger, Because Music
Best Rock Video – International
Fontaines D.C. – Starburster
Director: Aube Perrie
Producers: Joseph Goldman, Luke Tierney (Two Happy)
Production Co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Scott Wright for Xl Recordings
Best Alternative Video – International
RM – Lost!
Director: Aube Perrie
Producers: Joseph Goldman, Luke Tierney (Two Happy)
Production Co: Pulse Films
Creative Director: San Yawn
Creative Team: Sehoon Jang, Jnkyrd
Record Co: Bighit Music
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International
Free Nationals, A$Ap Rocky, Anderson .Paak – Gangsta
Director: François Rousselet
Producer: Jules De Chateleux
Production Co: Division
Commissioner: Anderson Paak
Record Co: Empire
Best Pop/R&B/Soul Video – Newcomer
Matilda Mann – Meet Cute
Director: Ben Harris
Producers: Ben Harris, Evie Stylianou
Production Co: Screw Loose
Commissioner: Chris McCourt for 7476
Best Dance / Electronic Video – Newcomer
Realo – Money Up Pants Down
Director: Alex Acy
Producers: Zoé Marcil-Bérubé, Alex Acy
Best Rock / Alternative Video – Newcomer
Elbow – Lovers’ Leap
Director: Baby
Producer: Freddie Hill
Production Co: Graded Films, Mindseye
Commissioner: Ariel Pedatzur for Polydor
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer
AntsLive – Cutlery
Director: Billy King
Producers: Daniel Coen, Smera Kumar
Production Co: Torriano / Mother
Commissioner: Tom Emmerson for Payday Records
Best Production Design in a Video
RM – Lost!
Production Designer: Studio Augmenta
Director: Aube Perrie
Production Co: Pulse Films
Record Co: Bighhit Music
Best Styling in a Video
Fontaines D.C. – Here’s The Thing
Stylist: Lucy James
Director: Luna Carmoon
Production Co: Prodco
Record Co: XL Recordings
Best Choreography in a Video
Jeremy Pope – U Lost + What I Gotta Do
Choreographer: Parris Goebel
Director: C Prinz
Production Co: Smuggler, Paradise Productions
Best Cinematography in a Video in association with Harbor
Lil Dicky – Hahaha
Cinematographer: Benjamin Loeb
Director: Phillip R Lopez
Production Co: Typeface x Freenjoy
Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer
Wallace Cleaver – Plus Rien N'est Grave
Cinematographer: Angelo Marques
Director: Sangfroid
Production Co: Ocurens
Record Co: Boro
Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with Studio RM
Alaskan Tapes – Of Woods And Seas
Colourist: Sam Gilling @ Outsider Editorial
Director: Andrew De Zen
Production Co: Nakama
Record Co: Nettwerk
Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer
Say Lou Lou – Dust
Colourist: Alex O'Brien @ Okay Studio
Director: Angelina Mamoun-Bergenwall
Production Co: Lundlund
Best Editing in a Video in association with Digital Beauty Work
Jade – Angel Of My Dreams
Editor: Gwen Ghelid
Director: Aube Perrie
Production Co: Pulse Films
Record Co: RCA, Sony Music Entertainment UK
Best Editing in a Video - Newcomer
Yvnnis – Gare Du Nord
Editor: Ferina
Director: Ferina
Production Co: Omar Films
Record Co: Filigrane, Plus262
Best Visual Effects in a Video
The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Skipping Like A Stone
VFX Artists: Pensacola
Director: Pensacola
Post House: Mathematic
Production Co: Canada
Record Co: EMI
Best Animation in a Video
Coldplay – Feelslikeimfallinginlove
Director: Raman Djafari
Animators: Tokay, Dante Zaballa, Martin Robic, Kinemus, Jack Zhang, Niki Lindroth Von Bahr, Moera.Cf, Gaia Esther Maria, Aaron Fisher, Karlotta Freier, Raman Djafari, Isabel Garrett, Hannah Van Der Weide, Kohana Wilson, Ram Han
Production Co: Blinkink
Record Co: Warner Music
Best Performance in a Video
AntsLive – Captain Ants
Performer: AntsLive
Director: Tom Emmerson
Producer: Joseph Goldman
Production Co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Tom Emmerson for Payday Records
Best Special Visual Project
Baloji – Augure: Infinite Trolling
Director: Baloji
Producer: Gregory Panteix
Production Co: Loveboat
Commissioner: Bruno Lion for Peer Music France
Best Live Video
Fred Again.. X Anderson .Paak ft Chika – Places To Be
Director: Loose
Producer: Balint Seres
Production Co: Stink Films
Commissioner: Kim Jarrett for Atlantic Records UK
Best Creative Commissioner
Scott Wright
Best Agent
Alexa Haywood, Freeagent UK
Best Producer in association with WPA UK
Theo Hue Williams
Best Executive Producer
Alex Brinkman, Object & Animal
Best New Director in association with Leap
The Reids
Best Director in association with Electric Theatre Collective
Aube Perrie
Best Production Company in association with Kodak
Object & Animal
The Icon Award
Floria Sigismondi
Video of the Year
Charli XCX – 360
Director: Aidan Zamiri
Producers: Jami Arceo, Evan Thicke
Production Co: Object & Animal
Commissioner: Andrew Reid for Atlantic Records
