2023 UK Music Video Awards

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2023 UK Music Video Awards
Date26 October 2023
LocationMagazine London, London
Hosted by Ana Matronic
Most awards METTE (4)
Most nominations METTE (6)
Website www.ukmva.com
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The 2023 UK Music Video Awards was held on 26 October 2023, at Magazine London in London, to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. [1] [2] The ceremony was hosted by American singer and former Scissor Sisters frontwoman Ana Matronic. [3]

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The nominations were announced on 27 September 2022, with British singer Harry Styles and American singer METTE leading the nominations with six each, followed by British rapper Little Simz with five. [4] [5] The categories for Best Wardrobe Styling in a Video and Best Hair & Make-up in a Video were merged into Best Styling in a Video, lowering the number of technical & craft categories from ten to nine.

American singer METTE received the award for Video of the Year for "MAMA'S EYES", directed by Camille Summers-Valli. [6] METTE also received the most awards with four. [3] Music video directors dom&nic (Nic Goffey and Dominic Hawley) received the Icon Award for their achievements in music video directing.

Video of the Year

Video of the Year
  • METTE - "MAMA'S EYES"
    (Director: Camille Summers-Valli)

Video Genre Categories

Best Pop Video – UKBest Pop Video – International
Best R&B/Soul Video – UKBest R&B/Soul Video – International
Best Dance/Electronic Video – UKBest Dance/Electronic Video – International
Best Rock Video – UKBest Rock Video – International
  • Squid – "The Blades"
    (Director: Kasper Häggström)
    • Shame – "Fingers of Steel" (Director: Ja Humby)
    • Bring Me the Horizon – "LosT" (Director: Jensen Noen)
    • Elephant Kind – "Love As" (Director: Rich Hall)
    • Royal Blood – "Pull Me Through" (Director: Polocho)
    • Squid – "Swing (In a Dream)" (Director: Yoonha Park)
Best Alternative Video – UKBest Alternative Video – International
  • Bakar – "Alive!"
    (Director: rubberban.)
    • Hak Baker – "Doolally" (Director: Hugh Mulhern)
    • Tiberius B – "HHB" (Director: Aidan Zamiri)
    • Young Fathers – "I Saw" (Director: David Uzochukwu)
    • L.A. Priest – "It's You" (Director: Eoin Glaister)
    • Kokoroko – "Rapt" (Director: Akinola Davies)
  • Son Lux – "Undertow"
    (Director: Alex Cook)
    • 070 Shake – "Black Dress" (Director: Noah Lee)
    • Paris Texas – "Bulletman" (Director: Aus Taylor)
    • Yves Tumor – "Echolalia" (Director: Jordan Hemingway)
    • Tshegue – "Mais" (Director: Ibrahim Kamara)
    • Dominic Fike – "Mama's Boy" (Director: rubberband.)
Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – UKBest Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – International
  • AntsLive – "Number One Candidate"
    (Director: Tom Emmerson)
    • Little Simz – "Gorilla" (Director: Dave Meyers)
    • J Hus – "It's Crazy" (Director: Taz Tron Delix)
    • Stormzy – "Mel Made Me Do It" (Director: KLVDR)
    • Jords – "Mobay / Stay Close" (Director: Renee Osobu)
    • Loyle Carner – "Nobody Knows (Ladas Road)" (Director: UNCANNY)
Best Pop Video – NewcomerBest R&B/Soul Video – Newcomer
  • Ariete – "Mare di Guai"
    (Director: Enea Colombi)
    • Kamal – "Freeflow" (Director: Tyrus)
    • Beabadoobee – "Glue Song" (Director: Jacob Erland)
    • Virgin Miri – "Kill Me" (Directors: Virgin Miri and Andreas Öhman)
    • Sila Lua – "Rompe" (Director: Nysu)
    • Grentperez – "Us Without Me" (Director: Devon Kuziw)
  • Sans Soucis – "I Know Your Present"
    (Director: Jay Green)
    • George – "Forever" (Director: Tanaseth Tulyathan)
    • Aaron Taylor – "Have a Nice Day" (Director: Devon Kuziw)
    • Hendrix Harris – "It's Not You" (Director: Lauren Luxenberg)
    • Léa Sen – "Luv Him" (Director: Constantine/Spence)
    • Konyikeh – "Teenage Dreams" (Director: Korrie Powell)
Best Dance/Electronic Video – NewcomerBest Rock Video – Newcomer
  • Mura Masa – "Whenever I Want"
    (Director: The Reids)
    • DJ Seinfeld featuring Confidence Man – "Now U Do" (Director: India Rose Harris)
    • Everyone You Know – "Paper Aeroplanes" (Director: Jay Green)
    • Riton featuring Soaky Siren – "Sugar" (Director: Phillip Watson)
    • Ghost Gun – "Venom" (Director: Alfredo Vidal)
    • Fakear – "Voyager" (Director: ffi0oul)
  • Stone – "Left Right Forward"
    (Director: Abigail Wilson)
    • Heartworms – "24 Hours" (Director: Gilbert Trejo)
    • Aliment – "Com Espines" (Director: Albert Sala)
    • Stone – "I Gotta Feeling" (Director: Maxi McLachlan)
    • L Devine – "Push It Down" (Director: Emilio Gamal Boutros)
    • The Academic – "Pushing Up Daisies" (Director: Tearjerker)
Best Alternative Video – NewcomerBest Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – Newcomer
  • Hak Baker – "Telephones 4 Eyes"
    (Director: Hugh Mulhern)
    • Anna B Savage – "in|FLUX" (Director: Rosie Barrett)
    • Patrick Wolf – "Nowhere Game" (Director: Joseph Wilson)
    • Entely – "Prosa" (Director: Kyryl Volovych)
    • Tsunaina – "Tenderer" (Directors: Tsunaina, Justin Ridler, Jake Jelicich)
    • dné – "Traps in My Feed" (Director: Lubos Vacke)
  • Kibo – "Mr Lamborghini Deathslide"
    (Director: Lauzza)
    • Ayrtn – "2 Da Max" (Director: Tyrus)
    • Kam-Bu – "Eton Mess" (Director: Jay Green)
    • Louis Culture – "Grime" (Director: Tyrus)
    • Big Health – "Let's Go" (Director: Henry Oliver)
    • Depzman – "Life Cut Short" (Director: brightnight)

Technical and Craft Categories

Best Performance in a VideoBest Production Design in a Video
  • Truman – "Charley Boy"
    (Performer: Truman)
Best Styling in a VideoBest Choreography in a Video
Best Cinematography in a VideoBest Colour Grading in a Video
  • The Blaze – "Madly – The Poem"
    (Cinematographer: Nicolas Loir)
    • The Hives – "Bogus Operandi" (Cinematographer: Joel Hördegård)
    • Little Simz – "Gorilla" (Cinematographer: Scott Cunningham)
    • Josman – "Intro" (Cinematographer: Julien Ramirez-Hernan)
    • Harry Styles – "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" (Cinematographer: Christopher Ripley)
    • AntsLive – "Number One Candidate" (Cinematographer: Isaac Eastgate)
  • Katie Melua – "Love and Money"
    (Colourist: Felipe Szulc at Nomad)
Best Editing in a VideoBest Visual Effects in a Video
  • Audrey Nuna – "Locket"
    (VFX Artist: Square)
    • Skiifall – "2 Charming" (VFX Artist: Square)
    • Hak Baker – "Telephones 4 Eyes" (VFX Artists: Dom Harwood, @infinite_vibes, @cmkrealm)
    • Labrinth – "Kill for Your Love" (VFX Artist: sauvage.tv)
    • The Chemical Brothers featuring Halo Maud – "Live Again" (VFX Artist: Untold Studios)
    • Stormzy featuring Fredo – "Toxic Trait" (VFX Artists: Luke Todd, Nick John, Callum Wellby, Alfie Vaughan, James Belch & Lewis Crossfield at Coffee & TV)
Best Animation in a Video
  • Daft Punk – "Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)"
    (Animators: Robert Faux, Liam O'Connor, Warren Fu, Thành Tran, Deco Daviola, Thomás Kiyoshi, Swan Lenczne, Lino Grandi, Cyrielle Gulacsy, Angelo Caramanica, Luca Giarrettino, Dan Vislocky, Raphaël Bot-Gartner & Aurélien Roncerai)
    • Hot Chip – "Eleanor" (Animators: Rita Sampaio, Shirel Lebovich, Mike Kelly, Fred Stanton at b.art studio)
    • des hume featuring (juicelover) – "onetwostep" (Animator: Jordan Clarke)
    • Gorillaz – "Silent Running" (Animators: William Lorton, Marylou Mao, Tom Lowe & Beth Levy at Nexus Studios)
    • Ashnikko – "Worms" (Animators: Dominic Lutz, Harry Bharelao, Barley Abrahams, Ate Die, Sandrine Gimenez, Klaas Harm Deboer, Michael Marczewski, Balazs Simon, John Malcom Moore, Andrew Khosravani, Vladislav Enshin, Aroline Terrago & Raman Djafari)
    • Muse – "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" (Animators: Steven Lee, Stephanie Buschhorn, Cristina Kuong, Paolo Cogliati, Matheus Caetano, Talles Fernando, Alvaro Moreira & Enrique de la Garza at Frame 48)

Special Video Categories

Best Live VideoBest Special Video Project

Individual and Company Categories

Best DirectorBest New Director
  • Aube Perrie
    • Camille Summers-Valli
    • Charlie di Placido
    • rubberband.
    • Tanu Muino
    • The Blaze
  • Hugh Mulhern
    • Aboveground
    • Aidan Zamiri
    • Kassandra Powell
    • Tom Emmerson
    • UNCANNY
Best Director of PhotographyBest Producer
  • Nikita Kuzmenko
    • Adam Newport-Berra
    • Henry Gill
    • Jake Gabbay
    • Natasha Duursma
    • Spike Morris
  • Rik Green
    • Danny Herman
    • Elizabeth Doonan
    • Fred Bonham Carter
    • Maeva Tenneroni
    • Theo Hue Williams
Best Production CompanyBest Commissioner
  • Pulse Films
    • CANADA
    • Friend London
    • Iconoclast
    • Object & Animal
    • Smuggler
  • Kat Cattaneo
    • Erin Corrian-Alexis
    • Faye Purcell
    • John Moule
    • Kim Jarrett
    • Michael Lewin
Best AgentIcon Award
  • Alexa Haywood, Freeagent
    • André Reid-McKinley, Somesuch
    • Claire Stubbs & Connie Meade, Mouthpiece
    • Lee Fairweather, Leethal Reppin
    • Sam Davey & Polly Millner, OB42
    • Sarah Boardman, Joceline Gabriel & Camille Semprez, Hands

Related Research Articles

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. There are also awards for international videos and outstanding individuals, voted for by the MVA jury members. 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.

The 2017 UK Music Video Awards were held on 26 October 2017 to recognise the best in music videos from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 21 September 2017.

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.

The 2008 UK Music Video Awards were held on 14 October 2008 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 25 September 2008.

The 2009 UK Music Video Awards were held on 13 October 2009 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 28 September 2009. British rock band Coldplay won Video of the Year for "Strawberry Swing", directed by Shynola.

The 2010 UK Music Video Awards were held on 12 October 2010 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 20 September 2010. American rock band OK Go won Video of the Year for "This Too Shall Pass " directed by James Frost, Synn Labs and OK Go.

The 2011 UK Music Video Awards were held on 8 November 2011 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 12 October 2011. American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra won Video of the Year for "Simple Math" directed by Daniels.

The 2012 UK Music Video Awards were held on 8 November 2012 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 8 October 2012. English rapper M.I.A. won Video of the Year for "Bad Girls" directed by Romain Gavras.

The 2013 UK Music Video Awards were held on 28 October 2013 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Southbank Centre, London and was hosted by Adam Buxton to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. The nominations were announced on 1 October 2013. American producer and rapper Flying Lotus won Video of the Year for "Until the Quiet Comes" directed by Kahlil Joseph. English director Julien Temple received the Icon Award.

The 2021 UK Music Video Awards were held on 4 November 2021, at the Roundhouse in London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide, unlike last year's ceremony, the ceremony for this year is expected to be live.

The 2022 UK Music Video Awards were held on 27 October 2022, at Magazine London in London and hosted by Spencer Jones, to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide. This marks the first change in venue for the awards since the 2015 edition, from 2015 to 2021, the awards ceremony was held at the Roundhouse in London, with the exception of the virtual ceremony in 2020.

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