UK Music Video Awards '11 winners announced

 

Adele, Chase & Status, Depeche Mode, Wiley and JLS were among the British artists whose outstanding music videos from the past year were honoured. International artists who also scooped awards included Arcade Fire, Jay Z and Kanye West, Oh Land, and Manchester Orchestra – whose video for Simple Math, directed by LA duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, picked up The Video of the Year award, and Best International Indie/Rock Video.

 

The Best UK Pop Video went to Adele for Rolling in the Deep. This was directed by UK director, Sam Brown, who was nominated for three awards. The Best International Pop Video award went to Oh Land’s White Nights, which was directed by Barcelona-based directing team Canada, who, having been nominated for an impressive eleven nominationsalso picked up the prestigious Best Director award. 

 

Other British directors spotlighted by the UK Music Video Awards 2011, which celebrates the creativity and technical excellence of music videos made in the past year both in the UK and worldwide, included relative newcomers, Us, who won the Best New Director award and Best UK Urban Video for Wiley’s Numbers in Action.
Last year’s ‘Best Director’ winner Daniel Wolfe won the Best UK Dance Video award for Chase & Status’ Blind Faith. 

 

Meanwhile Duran Duran presented The Icon Award to Jonas Akerlund, whose 15 year career has seen him work with the cream of music talent including Madonna, Lady Gaga, The Prodigy, Metallica, Christina Aguilera, U2, Blink-182, P!nk, Rammstein, and Britney Spears...

 

JLS featuring Tinie Tempah won The People’s Choice Award, in association with VEVO for Eyes Wide Shut. Other winners include the videos for Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs (Best International Alternative Video) and Jay Z & Kanye West’s Otis (Best International Urban Video), both directed by music video legend Spike Jonze. And the controversial video for little-known British indie band Is Tropical’s The Greeks – directed by French directing team Megaforce – won two awards, Best UK Indie/Rock Video and Best Animation in a Video.

 

UK Music Video Awards editorial director David Knight, says, “Some amazing music videos have been made in the past year, and that resurgence of the medium as a creative force is reflected in the range of winners at the UK Music Video Awards. Great videos, and great creative achievements by individuals usually working on very challenging budgets, have been rewarded at the MVAs tonight.”

 

THE WINNERS: 

Best Pop Video – UK in association with Music Week

Adele – Rolling in the Deep 

Directed by Sam Brown

 

Best Pop Video – International

Oh Land – White Nights

Directed by Canada

 

Best Pop Video – Budget

Cool Fun – House

Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond

 

Best Dance Video – UK in association with Rudeye Dance Agency 

Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey – Blind Faith

Directed by Daniel Wolfe

 

Best Dance Video – International

Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand

Directed by So Me

 

Best Dance Video – Budget

Eskmo – We Got More

Directed by Cyriak Harris

 

Best Urban Video – UK, in association with East End Studios

Wiley – Numbers in Action

Directed by Us

 

Best Urban Video – International

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis 

Directed by Spike Jonze

 

Best Urban Video – Budget

Jargon VA feat Tinie Tempah – Disappoint You

Directed by Ian Pons Jewell

 

Best Indie/Rock Video – UK, in association with 3 Mills Studios 

Is Tropical – The Greeks 

Directed by Megaforce

 

Best Indie/Rock Video – International

Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math

Directed by Daniels

 

Best Indie/Rock Video – Budget

Memory Tapes – Yes I Know

Directed by Eric Epstein

 

Best Alternative Video – UK, in association with Smoke & Mirrors

Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus (Stargate remix)

Directed by Patrick Daughters

 

Best Alternative Video – International

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Directed by Spike Jonze

 

Best Alternative Video – Budget

Matta – Release The Freq

Directed by Kim Holm

 

Best Animation in a Video

Seven for Is Tropical – The Greeks

 

Best Art Direction & Design in a Video

Roger Bellés for Scissor Sisters – Invisible Light

 

Best Choreography in a Video

Jen Irons for Wave Machines – Keep The Light On

 

Best Cinematography in A Video, in association with Panalux

Tom Townend for Adele – Rolling In the Deep

 

Best Editing in a Video, in association with Vanderquest

Tom Lindsay for Tom Vek – Aroused

 

Best Styling in a Video

Hannah Edwards for Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey – Blind Faith

 

Best Telecine in a Video

Simon Bourne for Plan B – Love Goes Down 

 

Best Visual Effects in a Video, in association with BEAM

Ric Comline for Klaxons – Twin Flames

 

The Innovation Award 

The Shoes – Cover Your Eyes

Directed by We Are From L.A.

 

The People’s Choice Award, in association with VEVO

JLS featuring Tinie Tempah – Eyes Wide Shut

Directed by Syndrome

 

Best Live Music Coverage, in association with BBC Motion Gallery

Tinie Tempah – Ibiza Rocks

Directed by Paul Caslin

 

Best Music Ad – TV or Online

Mark Ronson & The Business International – Record Collection

Directed by Steve Milbourne and Phil Clandillon

 

The Outstanding Achievement Award

Barry Wasserman

 

Best Producer, in association with Rushes

Tim Francis

 

Best Commissioner, in association with IMD Fastrax

Ross Anderson

 

Best New Director, in association with Locomotion

Us

 

Best Director, in association with Promo News 

Canada

 

The Icon Award

Jonas Akerlund

 

Video of the Year

Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math

Directed by Daniels