2015 UK Music Video Awards

2015 UK Music Video Awards
2015 UK Music Video Awards
Date	5 November 2015
Location	Roundhouse, London
Hosted by	Adam Buxton
Website	www.ukmva.com

Date5 November 2015

LocationRoundhouse, London

Hosted byAdam Buxton

Websitewww.ukmva.com

The 2015 UK Music Video Awards were held on 5 November 2015 at the Roundhouse in London and was hosted by Adam Buxton to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide.^[1]^[2] The nominations were announced on 30 September 2015.^[3] American rapper Kendrick Lamar won Video of the Year for "Alright", directed by Colin Tilley and The Little Homies.^[4]^[5] British director David Mallet received the Icon Award.

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Best Pop Video - UK	Best Pop Video - International
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk" (Directors: Cameron Duddy & Bruno Mars) Gabrielle Aplin – "Sweet Nothing" George Ezra – "Listen to the Man" Naughty Boy ft. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin – "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Sam Smith – "Lay Me Down" Years & Years – "King"	Rihanna – "Bitch Better Have My Money" (Director: Megaforce) DATA ft. Benny Sings – "Don't Sing" OK Go – "I Won't Let You Down" Roy Kafri – "Mayokero" Sia – "Elastic Heart" Taylor Swift – "Bad Blood"
Best Dance Video - UK	Best Dance Video - International
Leftfield & Sleaford Mods – "Head and Shoulders" (Director: Ewan & Casey) Clark – "To Live and Die in Grantham" Fono – "Real Joy" Grades – "King" Hot Chip – "Need You Now" The Chemical Brothers – "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted"	Tiga – "Bugatti" (Director: Helmi) Hook n Sling ft. Far East Movement – "Break Yourself" Paul Kalkbrenner – "Feed Your Head" Skrillex – "Doompy Poomp" Tchami – "Promesses" Ten Walls – "Walking with Elephants"
Best Urban Video - UK	Best Urban Video - International
Rag'n'Bone Man ft. Vince Staples – "Hell Yeah" (Director: Truman & Cooper) Dizzee Rascal – "Couple of Stacks" Dizzee Rascal – "Pagans" George the Poet – "1, 2, 1, 2" Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih – "Freak of the Week" Raleigh Ritchie – "Bloodsport '15 Pt 2"	Kendrick Lamar – "Alright" (Directors: Colin Tilley and The Little Homies) Childish Gambino – "Sober" Run the Jewels ft. Zack de la Rocha – "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" SonReal – "For The Town" Stromae – "Carmen" Vince Staples ft. Future & Snoh Aalegra – "Señorita"
Best Rock/Indie Video - UK	Best Rock/Indie Video - International
Royal Blood – "Out of the Black" (Directors: David Wilson & Christy Karacas) Bastille vs Grades – "Torn Apart" Florence + The Machine – "Queen of Peace" Florence + The Machine – "What Kind of Man" Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – "Ballad of the Mighty I" Slaves – "Cheer Up London"	Tame Impala – "Let It Happen" (Director: David Wilson) Cold Mailman – "Something You Do" Darwin Deez – "Kill Your Attitude" Death from Above 1979 – "Virgins" Joywave – "Somebody New" U2 – "Every Breaking Wave"
Best Alternative Video - UK	Best Alternative Video - International
The Staves – "Black & White" (Director: Jack Whiteley) Alt-J – "Pusher" Alt-J – "Every Other Freckle" FKA Twigs – "Pendulum" Glass Animals – "Hazey" Philip Selway – "Coming Up for Air"	Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Never Catch Me" (Director: Hiro Murai) Black Atlass – "Jewels" Brodinski ft. SD – "Can't Help Myself" Chet Faker – "Gold" Flying Lotus – "Coronus, The Terminator" Nicolas Godin – "Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde"
Best Pop Video - Budget	Best Dance Video - Budget
Aquilo – "Losing You" (Director: Eoin Glaister) ALB – "The Road" Cais Sodré Funk Connection – "Offbeat" Honne – "Coastal Love" The Coronas – "Just Like That" Zak Abel & Joker – "Wise Enough"	Lorn – "Acid Rain" (Director: R113) Delta Heavy – "Ghost" Gwilym Gold – "Triumph" Little Boots – "Taste It" Rone ft. François Marry – "Quitter La Ville" Sinkane – "How We Be"
Best Urban Video - Budget	Best Rock/Indie Video - Budget
DELS – "Burning Beaches" (Director: Us) A$AP Rocky – "Chevy" Findlay – "Electric Bones" Hervé ft. Knytro – "Money Where Your Mouth Is" Run the Jewels – "Lie, Cheat, Steal" Stig of the Dump ft. Jehst – "Kubrick"	Naïve New Beaters – "Run Away" (Director: Roman Chassaing) BRO – "Less Than Three" Eaves – "Pylons" Electric Youth – "Runaway" Oscar – "Daffodil Days" Stealing Sheep – "Deadlock"
Best Alternative Video - Budget
Son Lux – "Change Is Everything" (Director: Nathan Johnson) AE – "Dreamers" Ariel Pink – "Dazed Inn Daydreams" Bruce Smear – "Pick and Roll" Dralms – "Crushed Pleats" Young Fathers – "Shame"

Best Animation in a Video	Best Art Direction & Design in a Video
Royal Blood – "Out of the Black" (Animators: Mike Carlo, Ian Miller, Yuri Fain, Sachio Cook, Alex Kwan, Sam Marlo) Hugo 'Beats' Chegwin & Fred Berry – "Amaro & Walden's Joyride" Leftfield & Sleaford Mods – "Head and Shoulders" Panda Bear – "Boys Latin" Son Lux – "Change Is Everything" Stromae – "Carmen"	Tiga – "Bugatti" (Art Director: Anna Brun & Helmi) Fur Voice – "Fantasía" Little Boots – "Taste It" Snoop Dogg – "So Many Pros" Take That – "These Days" U2 – "Every Breaking Wave"
Best Cinematography in a Video	Best Choreography in a Video
Kendrick Lamar – "Alright" (DOPs: Corey Jennings & Rob Witt) Flying Lotus – "Coronus, The Terminator" Naughty Boy ft. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin – "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Nicolas Godin – "Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde" Sam Smith – "Lay Me Down" U2 – "Every Breaking Wave"	Sia – "Elastic Heart" (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington) Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud" FKA twigs – "Glass & Patron" Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Never Catch Me" Gwilym Gold – "Triumph" OK Go – "I Won't Let You Down"
Best Editing in a Video	Best Styling in a Video
Royal Blood – "Out of the Black" (Editor: Max Windows at Stitch) Bruce Smear – "Pick and Roll" DATA ft. Benny Sings – "Don't Sing" The Chemical Brothers – "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" Tiga – "Bugatti" U2 – "Every Breaking Wave"	Rihanna – "Bitch Better Have My Money" (Stylist: Mel Ottenberg) FKA twigs – "Glass & Patron" Róisín Murphy – "Evil Eyes" Snoop Dogg – "So Many Pros" Taylor Swift – "Bad Blood" Tiga – "Bugatti"
Best Colour Grade in a Video	Best Visual Effects in a Video
Rudimental – "Never Let You Go" (Colourist: Aubrey Woodiwiss) Benjamin Booker – "The Future is Slow Coming" FKA Twigs – "M3LL155X" Lapalux ft. Andreya Triana – "Puzzle" Naughty Boy ft. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin – "Runnin' (Lose It All)" The Chemical Brothers – "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted"	Black Atlass – "Jewels" (VFX Artist: Yoann Lemoine) Darwin Deez – "Kill Your Attitude" Fur Voice – "Fantasía" Maestro – "Darlin' Celsa" Roy Kafri – "Mayokero" The Bug – "Function/Void"

Best Live Music Coverage	Best Music Documentary
Lenny Kravitz – "Just Let Go" (Director: Paul Dugdale) Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 Gabrielle Aplin at Wilton's Music Hall Jay Z & Beyoncé – "On the Run Tour" Mumford & Sons – The Hospital Live Sessions Wolf Alice – Vevo Lift UK	The Wrecking Crew (Director: Denny Tedesco) 808 – The Documentary Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of Dazed x Channel 4 – Music Nation Open Mic Noisey Israel Palestine – Hip Hop in the Holy Land The Redemption of the Devil
Best Interactive Video	Best Lyric Video
Cee Lo Green – "Robin Williams" (Director: Vania Heymann) Coldplay – "Ink" Foals – "Mountain at My Gate" Steye & The Bizonkid – "What Do We Care 4" The Geek x vrv – "Waves" Years & Years – "Shine", Channel 4 Takeover	The Shoes – "Feed The Ghost" (Director: Dent De Cuir) Cee Lo Green – "Robin Williams" Newham Generals ft. Wiley – "Scars" The Rolling Stones – "Wild Horses" Run the Jewels – "Early" To Kill a King – "Love is Coal"

Best Producer	Best Commissioner
Sarah Tognazzi Amber Millington Corin Taylor Jason Colon/Danielle Hinde Jess Bell Sarah Boardman	James Hackett Caroline Clayton Dan Curwin Jane Third John Moule Sam Seager
Best Director	Best New Director
David Wilson Colin Tilley Fleur & Manu Ian Pons Jewell Ninian Doff Vincent Haycock	Helmi Dexter Navy Eoin Glaister Fred Rowson Nelson de Castro Zack Spiger
Best Artist
Flying Lotus Alt-J Ed Sheeran Florence + The Machine Kendrick Lamar Years & Years

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