See Who Won at the UK Music Video Awards 2023
At this year’s UK Music Video Awards (UKMVAs), up-and-coming American artist Mette enjoyed a triumphant night as she claimed three trophies for her debut music video, ‘Mama’s Eyes’. The video is directed by Camille Sumer Valli and won them the Best International Pop Video and Best Editing categories – with the prize handed to editor Vid Price – and then the night’s big award: Video of the Year.
This year’s awards show was hosted again at Magazine London by DJ, presenter and former Scissor Sisters frontwoman Ana Matronic.
Among the British artists honoured at the awards show were Harry Styles, Jorja Smith, James Blake, Jungle, Young Fathers, AntsLive, Squid, Hak Baker, Katie Melua and Mura Masa, while the triumphant internationals included Troye Sivan, Kendrick Lamar, Daft Punk, The Hives, The Blaze, and Audrey Nuna.
Pulse Films director Aube Perrie also had a successful evening, claiming the Best UK Pop Video for Harry Styles’ ‘Music For A Sushi Restaurant’, Best International Rock Video for The Hives’ ‘Bogus Operandi’, and finally the overall Best Director award. Pulse Films had a big night in general as Pulse producer and global music video head Rik Green took the Best Producer trophy, ahead of his team claiming the Best Production Company award.
Two more Pulse directors also won awards: former Best Director winner, Oscar Hudson, and Tom Emmerson, who took the Best UK Dance/Electronic Video and Best UK Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video respectively.
Above: Video of the Year winner, Mette – 'Mama's Eyes'
UK directing duo Dom&Nic (Dominic Hawley and Nic Goffey) were presented with the Icon Award for their 30 years of outstanding achievement in the field. Nic’s brother, and Supergrass drummer, Danny Goffey, presented the award, accompanied by video messages from Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams, as well as Gaz Coombes and Mick Quinn from Supergrass, and peers from the industry.
Other winners included Irish director Hugh Mulhern who won Best New Director for his work with Inhaler and Hak Baker, the American duo rubberband who triumphed in the Best UK Alternative Video category, and Norwegian director Kasper Häggström for Squid’s ‘The Blades’.
Pelican Paris saw a double win in the craft categories as Gregory Ohrel’s video for Fatoumata Diawara ft Damon Albarn’s Nsera picked up the awards for Best Styling and Best Production Design. Meanwhile, Sony Music video commissioner Kat Cattaneo reclaimed her 2021 title as the Best Commissioner, while Alexa Haywood took the Best Agent trophy for the second year in a row.
See all the winners below and at www.ukmva.com
UK Music Video Awards 2023 – Winners
Best Pop Video – UK in association with Cinelab Film & Digital
Harry Styles – Music For A Sushi Restaurant
director: Aube Perrie
producers: Bryan Younce, Rik Green & Josh Sondock
production company: Pulse Films
commissioner: Bryan Younce for Columbia Records US
Best Dance / Electronic Video – UK
James Blake – Big Hammer
director: Oscar Hudson
producers: Archie Johnston Stewart & Rik Green
production company: Pulse Films
commissioner: Emily Jeffery for Polydor / Interscope
Best R&B / Soul Video – UK
director: Amber Grace Johnson
producer: Alex Chamberlain
production company: Object & Animal
commissioner: Erin Corrian-Alexis for FAMM
Best Rock Video – UK
Squid – The Blades
director: Kasper Häggström
producers: Hattie Jackson
production company: Epoch Films UK Ltd
music rep: Carrie Sutton
record co: WARP Records
Best Alternative Video – UK
Bakar – Alive!
director: rubberband.
producer: Theo Hue Williams
production company: Smuggler
commissioner: Michael Lewin for Sony Music Entertainment UK
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video - UK
AntsLive – Number One Candidate
director: Tom Emmerson
producers: Tom Emmerson & Billy King
production company: Emmerson Films
commissioner: Tom Emmerson for Payday Records
Best Pop Video - International
director: Camille Summers-Valli
producer: Daisy Rylance
production company: Love Song / DIVISION
commissioner: Kat Cattaneo for Sony Music Entertainment UK
Best Dance / Electronic Video – International
Troye Sivan – Rush
director: Gordon von Steiner
producer: Josefine Bothe
production company: BWGTBLD GmbH
commissioner: Kevin Kloecker for Universal Music
Best R&B / Soul Video - International
Lil Yachty – Say Something
directors: Crowns and Owls
creative directors: Tara Razavi, Cam Hicks
executive producers: Tara Razavi, Daniel Mcausland
producer: Miranda Sarah Einy
production company: Happy Place
commissioners: Emmanuelle Cuny, Nathan Ledesma, Jill Lamothe & Gelareh Rouzbehani Molly Kreppel for Motown, Capitol Records, Quality Control Music
Best Rock Video – International
director: Aube Perrie
producers: Josephine Strindberg & Rik Green
production company: Pulse Films
commissioner: Matthew Greer for Disques Hives
Best Alternative Video – International
Son Lux – Undertow
director: Alex Cook
producer: Reef Oldberg
production company: Crimson Edge
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International
Benjamin Earl Turner – Headspace/Bent
director: Abteen Bagheri
producer: Elise Tyler
production company: Joon Projects
Best Pop Video - Newcomer
Ariete - Mare di Guai
director: Enea Colombi
producer: Matilde Composta
production company: Borotalco
commissioner: Davide Caucci for Bomba Dischi
Best Dance / Electronic Video – Newcomer
Mura Masa - Whenever I Want
director: The Reids
producer: Poppy Ashton
production company: TwoFortyFour
record co: Pond Recordings
Best R&B / Soul Video – Newcomer
Sans Soucis - I Know Your Present
director: Jay Green
producer: Beth Clifton
production company: COMPULSORY
commissioner Chloe Anderson for Universal Music
Best Rock Video – Newcomer
Stone – Left Right Forward
director: Abigail Wilson
producer: Kitty Wordsworth
production company: Racket Studio
commissioner: Joanna Szyczewska for Polydor
Best Alternative Video – Newcomer
director: Hugh Mulhern
producer: Alexander Handschuh
production company: Riff Raff Films
creative commissioner: Nadine Persaud
commissioner: Lisa Foo for AWAL Recordings
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer
Kibo – Mr Lamborghini Deathslide
director: LAUZZA
producer: Cameron McKenzie
production company: COMPULSORY
Best Live Video
Young Fathers – I Saw, Rice, Geronimo
director: Tom Hingston
producer: Vanessa McDonnell
production company: Black Dog Films
record co: Ninja Tune
Best Special Visual Project
Kendrick Lamar - We Cry Together
directors: Jake Schreier, Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
producers: Jamie Rabineau & Cody Ryder
production company: pgLang / project3 & Park Pictures
record co: pgLang
Best Performance in a Video
Truman - Charley Boy
director: James Alexandrou
producers: James Alexandrou & Avital Lvova
production company: AE
record co: Rank Records
Best Production Design in a Video
Fatoumata Diawara ft Damon Albarn - Nsera
production designer: Anais Profit
director: Gregory Ohrel
production company: Pelican Paris
record co: Montun Records & Wagram
Best Choreography in a Video
Jungle - Back on 74
choreographer: Shay Latukolan
director: Charlie Di Placido & J.Lloyd
production company: Contentus Maximus
record co: Caiola Records
Best Styling in a Video in association with i-D
Fatoumata Diawara ft Damon Albarn - Nsera
stylist: Dabby Naval
director: Gregory Ohrel
production company: Pelican Paris
record co: Montun Records & Wagram
Best Cinematography in a Video
The Blaze – Madly – The Poem
cinematographer: Nicolas Loir
director: The Blaze
production company: Iconoclast
record co: Savoir Faire & Animal63
Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with Studio RM
Katie Melua - Love and Money
colourist: Felipe Szulc @ Nomad
director: Katie Lambert
production company: MrMr Films
record co: BMG Rights Management
Best Editing in a Video
editor: Vid Price @ Trim Editing
director: Camille Summers-Valli
production company: Love Song / DIVISION
record co: Sony Music Entertainment UK
Best Visual Effects in a Video
Audrey Nuna - Locket
vfx artist: Square
director: Valentin Petit
production company: Ocurens
record co: Arista
Best Animation in a Video
Daft Punk - Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)
animators: Robert Faux, Liam O'Connor, Robert Faux, Warren Fu, Thành Tran, Deco Daviola, Thomás Kiyoshi, Swan Lenczne, Lino Grandi, Cyrielle Gulacsy, Angelo Caramanica, Luca Giarrettino, Dan Vislocky, Raphaël Bot-Gartner, Aurélien Ronceray director: Warren Fu
post house: Partizan Studio, Partizan Entertainment, Picnic Studio, Daft Life
production company: Partizan Entertainment
Best Director in association with Electric Theatre Collective
Aube Perrie
Best New Director in association with LEAP
Hugh Mulhern
Best Director of Photography
Nikita Kuzmenko
Best Producer in association with WPA UK
Rik Green
Best Production Company in association with Kodak
Pulse Films
Best Commissioner
Kat Cattaneo
Best Agent
Alexa Haywood, FreeAgent
Video of the Year
director: Camille Summers-Valli
producer: Daisy Rylance
production company: Love Song / DIVISION
commissioner: Kat Cattaneo for Sony Music Entertainment UK
