The British-produced video for DJ Shadow ft De La Soul’s Rocket Fuel and Finnish-born director Anton Tammi were the biggest winners at the UK Music Video Awards 2020.
The Sam Pilling-directed video for DJ Shadow’s Rocket Fuel won Video Of The Year and three more awards.
Tammi, director of four interconnected music videos to accompany The Weeknd’s latest album After Hours, won the Best Director award, and also Best Pop Video International for Blinding Lights.
The ceremony was presented by broadcaster and DJ Becca Dudley from a London studio via a virtual audience platform, which saw 500-plus music video professionals joining in the show from their homes or offices around the world.
On the first day of second lockdown in England, the UKMVAs handed a one-off Best Lockdown Video prize to directing team Stylewar’s video for DJ/producer Bronson’s Keep Moving.
The Streets won the Best Music Film category for their livestream.
Other artists recognised at this year’s UKMVAs include Dua Lipa, Disclosure, Idles, FKA twigs, JME, Riz Ahmed and Greentea Peng, in an event that honoured work in music video across music genres, individual achievement and craft and technical prowess behind the camera.
The Best Production Company award was won by London and LA-based Somesuch for videos for artists including The Weeknd, Michael Kiwanuka, Coldplay and Riz Ahmed.
The full list of winners is below.
Best Pop Video – UK
Dua Lipa – Break My Heart
Director: Henry Scholfield
Producer: Javier Alejandro
Prod co: Caviar
Commissioner: Caroline Clayton for Warner Records/Tap Mgmt
Best Dance/Electronic Video – UK
Disclosure ft Aminé & Slowthai – My High
Director: Simon Cahn
Exec producers: Clémence Cuvelier, Jules de Chateleux;
Producers: Théo Gall, Laure Salgon
Prod co: Division
Commissioner: Kevin Kloecker for Island Records
Best R&B/Soul Video – UK
Berwyn – Trap Phone
Director: Brock Neal-Roberts
Producer: India Bradshaw
Prod co: Agile Films
Commissioner: Dan Millar for Sony Music Entertainment UK
Best Rock Video – UK
Idles – War
Director: Will Dohrn
Producer: Mel Giles
Prod co: Ground Work
Commissioner: Theresa Adebiyi for Partisan Records
Best Alternative Video – UK
Lapsley – My Love Was Like The Rain
Director: Camille Summers-Valli
Producer: Scarlett Barclay
Prod co: Ground Work
Commissioner: Scott Wright for XL Recordings
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – UK
JME ft Merky Ace – Live
Director: Matthew Walker
Producer: Matthew Walker
Prod co: MKW Films
Commissioner: Jamie Adenuga for Boy Better Know
Best Pop Video – International
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Director: Anton Tammi
Producer: Sarah Park
Prod co: Somesuch
Commissioner: La Mar C Taylor for Republic Records
Best Dance/Electronic Video – International
Salvatore Ganacci – Boycycle
Director: Vedran Rupic
Producers: Christian Kuosmanen, Sia Masoodian
Prod co: Business Club Royale
Commissioner: Blake Foster for OWSLA
Best R&B/Soul Video – International
Yseult – Corps
Director: Colin Solal Cardo
Producers: Christophe 'Chryde’ Abric, Adrien Chibatte
Prod co: La Blogothèque, Y.Y.Y
Commissioner: artist commissioned for Believe
Best Rock Video – International
Joywave – Obsession
Directors: Dimitri Basil, Laura Gorun, Cooper Roussel,
Producer: Laura Gorun
Prod co: Mad Meridian 76 NW
Commissioner: Craig Cox for Hollywood Records
Best Alternative Video – International
Agoria – Call Of The Wild
Director: Loic Andrieu
Producer: Pierre Cazenave-Kaufman
Prod co: Soldats
Commissioner: Christian de Rosnay for Sapiens
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International
DJ Shadow ft De La Soul – Rocket Fuel
Director: Sam Pilling
Producer: Emma Wellbelove
Prod co: Pulse Films, Radioaktive Film
Commissioner: Caroline Clayton for Mass Appeal Records
Best Pop Video – Newcomer
Vagabon – In A Bind
Director: Maegan Houang
Producers: Benjamin Kang, John Lozada
Prod co: Antidote Films
Commissioner: artist commissioned for Nonesuch
Best Dance/Electronic Video – Newcomer
Mild Minds ft Boats – Walls
Director: Colin Read
Producer: Francesco Rizzo
Prod co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Emmanuelle George for Foreign Family Collective
Best R&B/Soul Video – Newcomer
Greentea Peng – Mr Sun (miss da sun)
Director: Felix Brady
Producer: Nellie Heron-Anstead
Prod co: Stink Films
Record co: Earbuds
Best Rock Video – Newcomer
Willie J Healey – True Stereo
Director: Joe Wheatley
Producer: Luke Fraser
Prod co: Joe Wheatley
Commissioner: Emma Greengrass for Yala! Records
Best Alternative Video – Newcomer
Zebra Katz – Moor
Directors: Žanete Skarule & Ojay Morgan
Producer: Normunds Rumba
Prod co: Common People Films / wmw.studio
Commissioner: Zebra Katz for Mad Decent
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer
Jurdan Bryant – Words For Thomas
Director: Alonzo Hellerbach
Producer: Chris Toumazou
Prod co: COMPULSORY
Best Production Design in a Video
Tommy Cash – Sdubid
Production designer: Taivi Lippmaa
Directors: Tommy Cash & Anna Himma
Prod co: Iconoclast
Best Styling in a Video
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – Already
Stylist: Zerina Akers
Directors: Beyoncé, Pierre Debusschere, Kwasi Fordjour
Prod co: Parkwood Entertainment
Record co: Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music, Columbia Records
Best Choreography in a Video
Sheenah Ko – Wrap Me Up
Choreographer: Brittney Canda
Choreographic assistant: Susannah Haight
Directors: Vincent René-Lortie & Brittney Canda
Prod co: Telescope Films
Best Cinematography in a Video
FKA Twigs – Sad Day
DoP: Larkin Seiple
Director: Hiro Murai
Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
Record co: Young Turks
Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with CHEAT
DJ Shadow ft De La Soul – Rocket Fuel
Colourist: Thomas Mangham at The Mill
Director: Sam Pilling
Prod co: Pulse Films, Radioaktive Film
Record co: Mass Appeal Records
Best Editing in a Video
DJ Shadow ft De La Soul – Rocket Fuel
Editor: Ellie Johnson at tenthree
Director: Sam Pilling
Prod co: Pulse Films, Radioaktive Film
Record co: Mass Appeal Records
Best Visual Effects in a Video
Flatbush Zombies – Afterlife
VFX artist: Machine Molle
Director: Arnaud Bresson
Prod co: DIVISION
Record co: Glorious Dead Records
Best Animation in a Video
Ghetts ft Jaykae & Moonchild Sanelly – Mozambique
Animator: Ruff Mercy
Director: Ruff Mercy
Prod co: My Accomplice
Record co: Warner Records
Best Live Video
The Weeknd – Heartless (Live)
Director: Alex Lill
Producers: Brendan Garrett, Jeff Kopchia
Prod co: Somesuch
Record co: Republic Records
Best Lockdown Video
Bronson – Keep Moving
Director: StyleWar
Producer: Elizabeth Doonan
Prod co: Smuggler
Record co: Ninja Tune
Best Special Video Project
Riz Ahmed – The Long Goodbye
Director: Aneil Karia
Producer: Tom Gardner
Prod co: Somesuch
Record co: Mongrel Records (via Warp)
Best Music Film
The Streets – None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Live Alive (Livestream)
Director: James Barnes
Producer: Jim Parsons
Prod co: Globe Productions
Commissioner: Amy Collins for Island Records
Best Director
Anton Tammi
Best New Director in association with LEAP
Arnaud Bresson
Best Producer in association with WPA
Daniella Manca
Best Commissioner
Caroline Clayton
Best Agent
Claire Stubbs
Best Production Company
Somesuch
Best Post Production Company
The Mill
Video of the Year
DJ Shadow ft De La Soul – Rocket Fuel
Director: Sam Pilling
Producer: Emma Wellbelove
Prod co: Pulse Films, Radioaktive Film
Commissioner: Caroline Clayton for Mass Appeal Records
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