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.
The awards and/or nominations are received by the songwriters of the nominated work, not the performers, unless they also have songwriting credits.
The 55th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 20, 2010 at the Grosvenor House, London. [1] [2]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Lifetime Achievement | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 |
The 56th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 19, 2011 at the Grosvenor House, London. [3]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 57th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 17, 2012 at the Grosvenor House, London. [4]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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Lifetime Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 |
The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 13, 2013 at the Grosvenor House, London. [5] [6]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Award for Outstanding Achievement | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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PRS for Music Special International Award | |
Songwriter of the Year | |
The Ivors Classical Music Award | |
The Ivors Inspiration Award |
The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 22, 2014 at the Grosvenor House, London. [7]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Lifetime Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 |
The 60th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 21, 2015 at the Grosvenor House, London. [8] [9]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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Lifetime Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 |
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The 61st Ivor Novello Awards took place on May 19, 2016 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [10] [11]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Lifetime Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 |
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The 62nd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 18, 2017 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [12] [13]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Lifetime Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 |
The 63rd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 31, 2018 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [14] [15]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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Best Video Game Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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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 |
The 64th Ivors Novello Awards were presented on May 23, 2019 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. [16] [17]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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International Achievement | |
Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music | |
PRS for Music Special International Award | |
Songwriter of the Year |
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The Ivors Inspiration Award | |
The Ivors Jazz Award |
2020
The 65th Ivors took place on September 2, 2020 on Apple Music 1 hosted by Matt Wilkinson. [18] [19]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Academy Fellowship | |
Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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Rising Star Award |
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Songwriter of the Year |
The winners for the 66th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on September 21, 2021. [20] [21]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Album Award |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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Outstanding Song Collection | |
PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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Rising Star Award |
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Songwriter of the Year | |
The Ivors Classical Music Award | |
The Ivors Inspiration Award | |
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]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Academy Fellowship | |
Best Album |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song, Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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Rising Star Award with Apple Music |
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Songwriter of the Year | |
PRS for Music Special International Award | |
The Ivors Visionary Award |
2023
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]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Academy Fellowship | |
Best Album |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song, Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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Rising Star Award with Apple Music |
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Songwriter of the Year |
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PRS for Music Special International Award |
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The Ivors Visionary Award | |
Outstanding Song Collection |
2024
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]
Category | Recipient and nominees |
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Academy Fellowship | |
Best Album |
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Best Contemporary Song |
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Best Original Film Score |
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Best Original Video Game Score |
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Best Song, Musically and Lyrically |
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Best Television Soundtrack |
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PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
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Rising Star Award with Apple Music |
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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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