UK Music Video Awards 2018 Winners Announced
The annual awards saw Childish Gambino, Florence + the Machine, Sevdaliza and Young Fathers win big.
The 11th annual UK Music Video Awards ceremony was hosted in Camden’s Roundhouse last night. Presented by BUG frontman, and UKMVA regular host, Adam Buxton, the evening saw filmmakers, production companies, labels and artists chugging back drinks and cheering uproariously at the many worthy victors.
Picking up the biggest haul of the night was, unsurprisingly, Donald Glover and his longterm visual collaborator, Hiro Murai for the headline-grabbing ‘This Is America’ video. As well as being recognised by industry peers as the Video of the Year, the film also grabbed Best International Urban Video and won DoP Larkin Seiple the award for Best Cinematography.
Florence + The Machine and Sevdaliza also picked up multiple awards: director Autumn de Wilde collecting awards for Best UK Rock Video and Best Choreography in a Video for ‘Big God’, while ‘Shahmaran’, an epic tale of desire and oppression, was honoured in the Best Visual Effects category as well as winning the Best UK Alternative Video award for Ghanaian director Emmanuel Adjei.
This year’s Best Director award went to Barcelona-based directing collective, CANADA, for their work over the past 12 months, primarily with critically-acclaimed Spanish artist, Rosalía. The Best Production Company award, handed out for only the second time at the UKMVAs, was won by Somesuch and the Best Artist award went to Young Fathers.
In one of the sweetest moments in the ceremony, UK industry stalwart Carrie Sutton was presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award. Only the 4th person to be honoured with the award in the UKMVAs history, and the first female winner, Sutton has worked as a commissioner, producer, and director’s rep for more than 20 years, with artists including U2, Supergrass, Blur, Noel Gallagher, Snow Patrol, Goldfrapp and Take That, but most notably with Robbie Williams throughout his solo career. She was honoured with a heartwarming montage of messages from industry peers and artists.
Below is the full list of winners. To see all winning videos in a custom Slate, click here. To view all work with fully linked production credits, click here.
Best Rock Video – UK
Florence + The Machine – Big God
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Producer: Jacob Swan Hyam
Prod co: Anonymous Content x Somesuch
Commissioner: James Hackett for Virgin EMI
Best Pop Video – UK
Director: Henry Scholfield
Producer: Campbell Beaton
Prod co: Caviar
Commissioner: Alex Burford for Warner Bros Records
Best Alternative Video – UK
Director: Isaiah Seret
Producer: Sonya Sier
Prod co: Biscuit Filmworks
Commissioner: Andrew Law for Infectious Music UK
Best Dance Video – UK
Director: Seb Edwards
Prod co: Academy Films
Commissioner: John Moule for Domino Recordings
Best Urban Video – UK
Director: Olivia Rose
Producer: Adam Farley
Prod co: Mill+
Commissioner: Zubin Irani
Best Pop Video – International
Director: CANADA
Producer: Alba Barneda
Prod co: CANADA
Best Rock Video – International
Director: Jodeb
Producers: Candice Dragonas & Jason Baum
Prod co: Prettybird US
Commissioner: Saul Levitz for Columbia Records
Best Alternative Video – International
Director: Emmanuel Adjei
Producers: Chris Toumazou, Melodie Saba, Sam Fontaine, Gijs Determeijer
Prod co: COMPULSORY, Handsome, Halal Pictures
Commissioner: Twisted Elegance
Best Dance Video – International
Directors: The Blaze
Producers: Maëva Tenneroni & Horace de Gunzbourg
Prod co: Iconoclast
Commissioner: Manu Barron for Savoir Faire
Best Urban Video – International
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Director: Hiro Murai
Producer: Jason Cole
Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment
Best Pop Video – Newcomer
Director: Rupert Höller
Producer: Rupert Höller
Commissioner: Andreas Jantsch for Las Vegas records
Best Rock Video – Newcomer
Director: Will Hooper
Producer: Will Hooper
Prod co: Blink
Commissioner: Freddie Forsyth for Topsafe
Best Alternative Video – Newcomer
Badbadnotgood ft Samuel T Herring – I Don't Know
Director: Will Mayer
Producer: Brendan Garrett
Prod co: AOT Projects & Stink Films
Commissioner: Jamie Strong for Innovative Leisure
Best Dance Video – Newcomer
Kelly Lee Owens – Throwing Lines
Director: Kasper Häggström
Producer: Kasper Häggström
Commissioner: Kasper Häggström for Small Town Supersound
Best Urban Video – Newcomer
Director: Duncan Loudon
Producer: Fred Bonham Carter
Prod co: Somesuch
Commissioners: Jiulia Ferrazzi & Patrick Hanrahan
Best Interactive Video
Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux
Producer: Amanda Fotes & PUP
Prod co: Mad Ruk Entertainment
Best Live Video in association with Procam
Justin Timberlake ft Chris Stapleton – Say Something
Director: Arturo Perez Jr
Producer: Christophe 'Chryde' Abric
Prod co: La Blogothèque
Commissioner: Nicholas Robespierre for RCA
Best Live Concert
Biffy Clyro – MTV Unplugged (Live at the Roundhouse, London)
Director: Sam Wrench
Producers: Sian Larkin, Jeremy Davies & Albert Schilcher
Prod co: MTV Networks Europe
Commissioner: MTV UK
Best Production Design in a Video
Production Designer: Francesca Di Mottola
Director: CC Wade
Producer: Aaron Z Willson
Prod co: Somesuch
Record Co: XL Recordings
Best Styling in a Video an association with i-D
Years & Years – If You're Over Me
Stylist (wardrobe): Nick Royal
Hair & Make Up: Emma Croft
Director: Fred Rowson
Producers: Paul Weston (EP) & Corin Taylor
Prod co: Blink
Record Co: Polydor Records
Best Choreography in a Video
Florence + The Machine – Big God
Choreographers: Akram Khan & Florence Welch
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Producer: Jacob Swan-Hyam
Prod co: Anonymous Content x Somesuch
Record Co: Virgin EMI
Best Cinematography in a Video in association with Panalux
Childish Gambino – This Is America
DOP: Larkin Seiple
Director: Hiro Murai
Producer: Jason Cole
Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment
Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with CHEAT
Colourist: Simon Bourne at Framestore
Director: Kim Gehrig
Producer: James Waters
Prod co: Somesuch
Record Co: Island Records
Best Editing in a Video in association with Cut+Run
Editor: Fouad Gaber at Trim
Director: Kim Gehrig
Producer: James Waters
Prod co: Somesuch
Record Co: Island Records
Best Visual Effects in a Video
VFX: Mathematic
Executive Post Producer: Guillaume Marien
Post producer: Marguerite Moreaude Lizoreux
VFX Supervisor: Yann Aldabe
Director: Emmanuel Adjei
Producers: Chris Toumazou, Melodie Saba, Sam Fontaine, Gijs Determeijer
Prod co: COMPULSORY, Handsome, Halal Pictures
Record Co: Twisted Elegance
Best Animation in a Video
Father John Misty – Please Don't Die
Animators: Cadi Catlow & Henry Nicholson
Director: Chris Hopewell
Producer: Rosie Lea Brind
Prod co: Jacknife
Record Co: Sub Pop
Best Commissioner in association with The Mill
Andrew Law
Best Producer in association with Worldwide Production Agency
Théo Gall
Best Production Company
Best New Director in association with Time Based Arts
Zhang + Knight
Best Director in association with Leap
Best Artist
Young Fathers
The Outstanding Achievement Award
Carrie Sutton
Video of the Year
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Director: Hiro Murai
Producer: Jason Cole
Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment
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