List of Ivor Novello Award winners and nominees (2010s–2020s)

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The Ivor Novello Awards are held annually since 1956 by the Ivors Academy, formerly the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, to recognize the excellence in songwriting and composing. The following list consists of all the winners and nominees of the awards by year, the winners are listed first and in bold followed by the nominees if present.

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The awards and/or nominations are received by the songwriters of the nominated work, not the performers, unless they also have songwriting credits.

2010s

2010
Paolo Nutini received the Album Award. Paolo Nutini - 2015.jpg
Paolo Nutini received the Album Award.
Lily Allen won Best Song Musically and Lyrically, Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year, all three alongside Greg Kurstin. Lily Allen - Tufnell Park Dome - Wednesday 21st March 2018 LilyTufnell210318-11 (40111059665) (cropped).jpg
Lily Allen won Best Song Musically and Lyrically, Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year, all three alongside Greg Kurstin.

The 55th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 20, 2010 at the Grosvenor House, London. [1] [2]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriters of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2011
Plan B won the Album Award, Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year. Plan B new press shot March 2012.jpg
Plan B won the Album Award, Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year.
Stephen Sondheim received the Special International Award. Stephen Sondheim - smoking.JPG
Stephen Sondheim received the Special International Award.

The 56th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 19, 2011 at the Grosvenor House, London. [3]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2012
PJ Harvey won the Album Award. Pj-harvey-athens-0c.jpg
PJ Harvey won the Album Award.
Adele Songwriter of the Year and Most Performed Work, the latter alongside Paul Epworth. Adele for Vogue in 2021.png
Adele Songwriter of the Year and Most Performed Work, the latter alongside Paul Epworth.
Siouxsie Sioux received the Ivors Inspiration Award. Sioux-edinburgh80.jpg
Siouxsie Sioux received the Ivors Inspiration Award.

The 57th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 17, 2012 at the Grosvenor House, London. [4]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Jazz Award
2013
Emeli Sande won Best Song Musically and Lyrically and Most Performed Work alongside Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze and Anup Paul. Emeli Sande OF13 001.jpg
Emeli Sandé won Best Song Musically and Lyrically and Most Performed Work alongside Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze and Anup Paul.
Randy Newman won the Special International Award and the Songwriter of the Year award. Randy Newman HWOF Aug 2012 (levels adjusted).jpg
Randy Newman won the Special International Award and the Songwriter of the Year award.

The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 13, 2013 at the Grosvenor House, London. [5] [6]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Award for Outstanding Achievement
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2014
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Nick Cave (top) and Warren Ellis (bottom) received the Album Award.
English band London Grammar won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically. London Grammar (24762973598).jpg
English band London Grammar won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.

The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 22, 2014 at the Grosvenor House, London. [7]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special Achievement Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2015
Hozier won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically. Hozier 2015 01 (cropped).jpg
Hozier won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
Ed Sheeran won Songwriter of the Year. Ed Sheeran-6886 (cropped).jpg
Ed Sheeran won Songwriter of the Year.
Boy George received the Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Boy George at The SSE Arena Wembley on14th December 2016.jpg
Boy George received the Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

The 60th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 21, 2015 at the Grosvenor House, London. [8] [9]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Special Anniversary Award
2016
Jamie Lawson won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically. Jamie Lawson (musician) 2015 (cropped).jpg
Jamie Lawson won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
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Beth Gibbons (top), Adrian Utley (center) and Geoff Barrow (bottom) from the band Portishead received the Outstanding Contribution to British Music award.

The 61st Ivor Novello Awards took place on May 19, 2016 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [10] [11]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2017
Laura Mvula won the Album Award. Laura Mvula performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival.jpg
Laura Mvula won the Album Award.
Michael Kiwanuka won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically. Michael Kiwanuka am Haldern Pop Festival 2019 - 8 - Foto Alexander Kellner.jpg
Michael Kiwanuka won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
Florence Welch won the International Achievement Award. Anais photography Auckland concert Florence-And The Machine.jpg
Florence Welch won the International Achievement Award.

The 62nd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 18, 2017 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [12] [13]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Achievement
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Jazz Award
2018
Stormzy won the Album Award. Stormzy - Openair Frauenfeld 2019 02.jpg
Stormzy won the Album Award.
Mica Levi won Best Original Film Score, they also received an Academy Award nomination for the score. Mica Levi (Composer UNDER THE SKIN), Petra Erdmann (Moderator) (13988007916) (cropped).jpg
Mica Levi won Best Original Film Score, they also received an Academy Award nomination for the score.

The 63rd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 31, 2018 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [14] [15]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Best Video Game Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Classical Music Award
2019
British-Irish band IDLES won the Album Award. Idles am Haldern Pop Festival 2019 - 25 - Foto Alexander Kellner.jpg
British-Irish band IDLES won the Album Award.
English band The 1975 won Best Contemporary Song, as well as the Songwriter of the Year award. The 1975 2020 .jpg
English band The 1975 won Best Contemporary Song, as well as the Songwriter of the Year award.
Mariah Carey received the Special International Award. MariahRAH270519-51 (49620845103) (cropped).jpg
Mariah Carey received the Special International Award.

The 64th Ivors Novello Awards were presented on May 23, 2019 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [16] [17]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Jazz Award

2020s

2020

Little Simz won the Album Award. Little Simz - Openair Frauenfeld 2019 03.jpg
Little Simz won the Album Award.
Jamie Cullum won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically. Jamie Cullum in 2018 (cropped).jpg
Jamie Cullum won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
Labrinth won Best Television Soundtrack. Lab Photo Crop.jpg
Labrinth won Best Television Soundtrack.
Joan Armatrading received the Academy Fellowship and won Songwriter of the Year. Armatrading in Dublin.jpg
Joan Armatrading received the Academy Fellowship and won Songwriter of the Year.

The 65th Ivors took place on September 2, 2020 on Apple Music 1 hosted by Matt Wilkinson. [18] [19]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award
  • Mysie
  • Amahla
  • Carmel Smickersgill
  • Griff
  • Lullahush
Songwriter of the Year
2021
Lianne La Havas won the Album Award. Lianne La Havas (2021).jpg
Lianne La Havas won the Album Award.
Harry Styles won Most Performed Work alongside Amy Allen, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. Harry Styles Denver HsLot (cropped).jpg
Harry Styles won Most Performed Work alongside Amy Allen, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon.
Celeste won Songwriter of the Year with Jamie Hartman. Celeste at Omeara 2019.png
Celeste won Songwriter of the Year with Jamie Hartman.
Goldfrapp won the Ivors Inspiration Award. Alison Goldfrapp 2010.jpg
Goldfrapp won the Ivors Inspiration Award.

The winners for the 66th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on September 21, 2021. [20] [21]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Special International Award
2022
Peter Gabriel received the Academy Fellowship Award. Peter Gabriel Back To Front-Tour Digging in the dirt 29042014.jpg
Peter Gabriel received the Academy Fellowship Award.
Laura Mvula won the Album Award. LauraMvula cropped.jpg
Laura Mvula won the Album Award.
Sam Fender won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically. Sam Fender (2021).jpg
Sam Fender won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
Shakira received the Special International Award. Shakira for VOGUE in 2021 2.png
Shakira received the Special International Award.

The winners for the 67th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on May 19, 2022 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House in London. [22] [23]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Best Album
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award with Apple Music
Songwriter of the Year
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Visionary Award

2023

Sting received the Academy Fellowship. Sting in April 2018.jpg
Sting received the Academy Fellowship.
Florence Welch won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically alongside Jack Antonoff. Florence and the Machine 12 09 2018 -32 (32834280768) (cropped).jpg
Florence Welch won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically alongside Jack Antonoff.
Charli XCX received the Ivors Visionary Award. PrimaveraBarcW1Jun22 (33 of 318) (52164015044) (cropped).jpg
Charli XCX received the Ivors Visionary Award.

The winners for the 68th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on May 18, 2023 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House in London. [24] The nominees were announced on April 18, 2023. [25] [26]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Best Album
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award with Apple Music
Songwriter of the Year
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Visionary Award
Outstanding Song Collection

2024

Bruce Springsteen received the Academy Fellowship. Bruce Springsteen - Roskilde Festival 2012.jpg
Bruce Springsteen received the Academy Fellowship.

The nominees for the 69th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on April 23, 2024. [27] [28] The ceremony took place at Grosvenor House, London, on May 23, 2024. [29]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Best Album
Best Contemporary Song
  • "Back on 74" – Written by Lydia Kitto, Josh Lloyd and Tom McFarland; Performed by Jungle
  • "Enough" – Written by Brian Eno, Fred Gibson, Buddy Ross and Winnie Raeder; Performed by Fred Again and Brian Eno
  • "Geronimo Blues" – Written by Giles Kwakeulati "Kwake Bass" King-Ashong, Peter Bennie, Alan Ross "Biscuit" Harris, Raven Bush and Kae Tempest; Performed by Speakers Corner Quartet featuring Kae Tempest
  • "Mama's Eyes" – Written by Todd Dulaney, Ines Dunn, Barney Lister and Mette; Performed by Mette
  • "Water" – Written by Imani "Mocha" Lewis, Corey Lindsay-Keay, Jackson Lomastro, Ari PenSmith, Rayo, Sammy Soso and Olmo Zucca; Performed by Tyla
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award with Apple Music
  • Blair Davie
  • Chrissi
  • Elmiene
  • Master Peace
  • Nino SLG
Songwriter of the Year
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Visionary Award
Outstanding Song Collection
Outstanding Contribution to British Music

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