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Romain Gavras wins Video Of The Year for Jamie xx's Gosh, Ninian Doff wins Best Director, Vaughan Arnell accepts Icon Award at UK Music Video Awards 2016

Romain Gavras wins Video Of The Year for Jamie xx's Gosh, Ninian Doff wins Best Director, Vaughan Arnell accepts Icon Award at UK Music Video Awards 2016

David Knight - 21st Oct 2016

Romain Gavras collected the Video Of The Year award for Jamie xx's Gosh, Ninian Doff won the Best Director, and special honours went to Vaughan Arnell and Mike O'Keefe at the ninth annual UK Music Video Awards on Thursday night (October 20th) at the Roundhouse in London.

At the big night of the year for the music video making community, Adam Buxton hosted the UKMVAs 2016, with over 30 awards presented to honour the best videos and the greatest craft contributions to music videos of the past year. The spectacular video for Jamie xx directed by Gavras (above) won three awards - Best Alternative Video (UK) and Best Colour Grading In A Video as well as Video Of The Year - the final award of the evening presented in assocation with Promonews by singer and director Roisin Murphy.

Doff (below) also won three awards in all, winning Best Pop Video (International) for Miike Snow's Genghis Khan and Best Urban Video (International) for Run The Jewels ft Gangsta Boo's Love Again, before taking the prestigious Best Director prize.

In the other Individual categories, Oscar Hudson won the Best New Director award and Massive Attack were named Best Video Artist for the quality of their music video output in the past year; XL Recordings' Phil Lee won the Best Commissioner prize for the first time, for his work with Adele, Radiohead and others; and Roman Pichon Herrera, whose credits in the past year include the Gosh video, won Best Producer.

Other big winners on the night included Ian Pons Jewell, who garnered two Best Video awards for Nao's Bad Blood in the Best Urban Video (UK) category and Valentino Khan's Deep Down Low in Best Dance Video (International). The Chemical Brothers' Wide Open video won Best Dance Video (UK) - collected by directors Dom & Nic and producer John Masden - and the video also won Best Visual Effects In A Video, the award going to the visual effects team at The Mill.

Other highly prized Technical Achievement honours went to Holly Blakey (above, with Adam Buxton), who won the Best Choreography in a Video prize for her work on Florence & The Machine's Delilah; Patrick Meller, who won Best Cinematography In A Video for his work on Miike Snow's Genghis Khan; and Paul O'Reilly who won Best Editing In A Video for his work on Run The Jewels' Love Again. Marni Senofonte won the Best Styling Award for her work on Beyoncé's Formation.

Music video makers came from far and wide to attend the music video industry's annual awards bash. Barcelona-based collective CANADA were on hand to collect the Best Rock/Indie Video (International) award for Tame Impala's The Less I Know The Better. And Israeli director Vania Heymann was presented with the Best Rock/Indie Video (UK) for his and Gal Muggia's video for Coldplay's Up And Up. Both videos were also shortlisted for Video Of The Year, with Miike Snow's Genghis Khan and Chemical Brothers' Wide Open. Dutch animation team Studio Smack collected the Best Animation in a Video prize for De Staat's Witch Doctor.

In the five Newcomer categories sponsored by giffgaff – for videos made for under £5K by up-coming directors – Rafe Jennings won Best Pop Video for Will Joseph Cook's Take Me Dancing, Noah Lee won Best Urban Video for Jesse James Solomon's YPT, Michael Leblanc won Best Alternative Video for Holy Fuck's Tom Tom, Thomas James won Best Rock/Indie for Honeyblood's Ready For The Magic, and Lewis Rose won Best Dance Video for Beardyman's Mountainside. 

It was a night short of winners' speeches but with moments of joy, surprise and spontaneous celebration - not least during the presentation of the special awards. Singer Will Young appeared on stage to present the Outstanding Achievement Award to Sony music video boss Mike O'Keefe (above) - for whom the award was a complete surprise. An accompanying film included messages from Olly Murs and Niall from One Direction, Sergio from Kasabian, Little Mix, Emil Nava, Jake Nava, Director X and Simon Cowell. 

The UKMVAs annual Icon Award went to Vaughan Arnell for a career directing iconic British pop videos going back three decades. After a film which included contributions from Robbie Williams, Tim Pope, Daniel Wolfe and his mother Jean Arnell, Arnell accepted the award from his friend and fellow director Nez Khammal, with his mother Jean (above), dedicating the award to Robbie Williams' late manager David Enthoven, and then inviting everyone in the audience who had worked with him down the years to join him on stage.  

Over 800 people attended the big night of the year for the British and international music videomaking community, making it the biggest ever UKMVAs. And as well as handing out the awards, the evening began with a dance performance choreographed by Holly Blakey, to live music by Gwilym Gold. The evening also provided the opportunity for the audience to remember four people whose lives were tragically cut short in the past year - with four short films paying tribute to Thomas Rhazi, Grant Branton, Lucy Booth, and Chris Massey.

• More UK Music Video Awards 2016 photos here

UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2016 - ALL THE WINNERS

Best Pop Video – UK, in association with Rushes
Michael Kiwanuka – Black Man In A White World
Director: Hiro Murai
Producer: Danielle Hinde & Jason Cole
Prod Co: Doomsday Ent
Commissioner: Emily Tedrake for Polydor

Best Rock/Indie Video – UK, in association with Locomotion
Coldplay – Up&Up
Directors: Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia
Producers: Natan Schottenfels & Juliette Larthe
Prod Co: Prettybird
Commissioner: Sam Seager for Parlophone

Best Alternative Video – UK
Jamie xx – Gosh
Director: Romain Gavras
Producer: Roman Pichon Herrera
Prod Co: Iconoclast
Record Company: XL Recordings

Best Dance Video – UK
The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Wide Open
Directors: Dom & Nic
Producer: John Madsen
Prod Co: Outsider
Commissioner: Ailsa Robertson for Virgin EMI

Best Urban Video – UK
Nao – Bad Blood
Director: Ian Pons Jewell
Producer: Dobi Manolova
Prod Co: Friend & B2y
Commissioner: Elizabeth Doonan for Sony Music

Best Pop Video – International
Miike Snow – Genghis Khan
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Alex Bittan for Atlantic US

Best Rock/Indie Video – International
Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better
Directors: CANADA
Producer: Laura Serra Estorch
Prod Co: Canada
Commissioner: Glen Goetze for Universal Music Australia

Best Alternative Video – International
The Blaze – Virile
Directors: Jonathan Alric & Guillaume Alric
Producer: Jonathan Alric
Prod Co: Standard Films

Best Dance Video – International
Valentino Khan – Deep Down Low
Director: Ian Pons Jewell
Producer: Satoshi Takahashi
Prod Co: Nion Tokyo / Robot
Commissioner: Caroline Clayton for OWSLA

Best Urban Video – International
Run The Jewels ft Gangsta Boo – Love Again
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Commissioner: Amit Nerukar for Mass Appeal

Best Pop Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Will Joseph Cook – Take Me Dancing
Director: Rafe Jennings
Producer: Hannah Shipley
Prod Co: Tribe Films
Commissioner: Shadeh Smith for Atlantic Records

Best Rock/Indie Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Honeyblood – Ready For The Magic
Director:  Thomas James
Producer: Katie Lambert
Prod Co: Black Dog Films
Commissioners: Jaimie Hodgson & Max Woollett for Fat Cat Records

Best Alternative Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Holy Fuck – Tom Tom
Director: Michael Leblanc
Producer: Michael Leblanc
Prod Co: 7257422 Canada Inc
Commissioner: Holy Fuck
Record Company: Last Gang Records / Innovative Leisure

Best Dance Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Beardyman – Mountainside
Director: Lewis Rose
Producers: Lewis Rose & Nic Crum
Prod Co: Unihill Productions
Commissioner: Tummy Touch Records

Best Urban Video – Newcomer, in association with giffgaff
Jesse James Solomon – YPT
Director: Noah Lee
Producer: Ryland Burns
Prod Co: Pulse Films & Burning Film
Commissioner: Gabe Spierer for 4AD

Best Production Design in a Video
David Bowie – Blackstar
Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue
Director: Johan Renck
Producer: Svana Gisla
Prod Co: Gisla & Renck
Record Co: Columbia Records

Best Styling in a Video, in association with i-D
Beyoncé – Formation
Stylist: Marni Senofonte
Director: Melina Matsoukas
Producer: Nathan Scherrer
Prod Co: Prettybird
Record Co: Parkwood Entertainment

Best Choreography in a Video
Florence + The Machine – Delilah
Choreographer: Holly Blakey
Director: Vincent Haycock
Exec Producers: Jackie Kelman Bisbee & Alex Fisch
Producer: Courtney Davies
Prod Co: Park Pictures
Record Co: Island Records

Best Cinematography in a Video, in association with Panalux
Miike Snow – Genghis Khan
DOP: Patrick Meller
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Record Co: Atlantic US

Best Colour Grade in a Video, in association with CHEAT
Jamie xx – Gosh
Colourist: Mathieu Caplanne at Nightshift
Director: Romain Gavras
Producer: Roman Pichon Herrera
Prod Co: Iconoclast
Record Company: XL Recordings

Best Editing In A Video
Run The Jewels ft Gangsta Boo – Love Again
Editor: Paul O'reilly At Stitch
Director: Ninian Doff
Producers: Sarah Boardman & Rik Green
Prod Co: Pulse Films
Record Co: Mass Appeal

Best Visual Effects in a Video
The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Wide Open
Vfx Artist: The Mill London
Directors: Dom & Nic
Producer: John Madsen
Prod Co: Outsider
Record Co: Virgin EMI

Best Animation in a Video
De Staat – Witch Doctor
Animators: Floris Kaayk & Studio Smack
Directors: Floris Kaayk & Studio Smack
Prod Co: Floris Kaayk & Studio Smack
Record Co: Cool Green Records

Best Interactive Video, in association with The Mill
Naïve New Beaters Ft Izia – Heal Tomorrow
Director: Romain Chassaing
Producers: Nicolas Tiry & Edouard Chassaing
Prod Co: Solab
Record Co: Capitol/Universal Music

Best Live Music Coverage, in association with Procam
Post Pop Depression Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Director: Nick Wickham
Producer: Emer Patten
Prod Co: Splinter Films
Record Co: Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd
Commissioner: Peter Worsley

Best Music Documentary
Breaking A Monster
Director: Luke Meyer
Producer: Tom Davis
Prod Co: Black Label Productions / Seethink Films

Best Producer, in association with Worldwide Production Agency
Roman Pichon Herrera

Best New Director, in association with Electric Theatre Collective
Oscar Hudson

Best Director, in association with MPC
Ninian Doff

Best Commissioner
Phil Lee (XL Recordings)

Best Video Artist
Massive Attack

Outstanding Achievement Award
Mike O’Keefe

The Icon Award
Vaughan Arnell

Video Of The Year, in association with Promo News
Jamie xx – Gosh
Director: Romain Gavras
Producer: Roman Pichon Herrera
Prod Co: Iconoclast
Record Company: XL Recordings

David Knight - 21st Oct 2016

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