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UK Music Video Awards 2026: in the winners' enclosure

UK Music Video Awards 2026: in the winners' enclosure

Promonews - 6th Nov 2026

All the winners at this year's UKMVAs, moments after they received their awards - including Aidan Zamiri, winner of Best Director (above). Photos: Ben Meadows.

It's the big night of the year for music videos, the premiere celebration of global music video creativity and the biggest party of the year - all in one night. And this year it was back at The Roundhouse.

There were 39 awards that were presented for the best work in music videos over the past year at this year's UK Music Video Awards 2026 on Wednesday (November 4th), plus one special presentation of the UKMVAs' Legend Award, commemorating the late music video commissioner John Moule.

Here are the recipients of the honours at this year's UKMVAs moments after they collected their awards, their photos taken at the sponsorboard area by resident UKMVA lensman Ben Meadows, in the order the honours were handed out. More on this year's UK Music Video Awards here.

1. Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer

TR Gobrazy – Forreduci
Director: Will Norman
Production company: COMPULSORY
Director’s rep: Lee Fairweather at Leethal Reppin (above)

2. Best Pop / R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – Newcomer

Béesau – Pas encore
Director: Rémi Belleville (above)
Production company: Shoot Studio

3. Best Dance / Electronic Video – Newcomer

Logic1000 ft Christine and the Queens – The Only One
Director: Dora Paphides (aoove)
Production company: Kode

4. Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer

Coast Contra – Don't Worry
Cinematographer: Badr Ezzat (above)
Director: Badr Ezzat
Production company: MCDF Agency

5. Best Editing in a Video – Newcomer

Kettama – Man with a Second Face
Editor: Craig Griffiths (above)
Edit house: Cabin Edit
Director: Tom Clover
Production company: Pulse Films

6. Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer

Kneecap ft Kae Tempest – Irish Goodbye
Colourist: Nathaniel Skeels (above)
Post house: The Shop
Director: Thomas James
Production company: Artclass

7. Best Animation in a Video

Tinariwen – Erghad Afewo
Animators: Axel Digoix, Camille Lherminier, Léo Schweitzer, Jean Courtois, Anaïs Maumet, Paul Surmont
Director: Axel Digoix
Production company: Wizz @Quad Group

8. Best Rock / Alternative Video – Newcomer

American Football – Bad Moons
Directors: Alex Acy (above right) & Rémi Belleville (left)
Production company: Object & Animal, Omar Films, Denim

9. Best Low Budget Video or Visualiser

Tamara Flores – Chingona
Director: Rupert Höller (above)
Production company: Cicatriz

10. Best Casting in a Video

Gener8ion starring Yung Lean – Storm
Casting directors: Marie Levy (above), Coralie Rose
Director: Romain Gavras
Production company: Iconoclast

11. Best Styling in a Video in association with DAZED

Rosalía ft Björk & Yves Tumor – Berghain
Stylist: Jose Carayol
Director: Nicolás Méndez
Production company: CANADA
CANADA London EPs: Callum Harrison (above right), Marta Bobic (left)

12. Best Visual Effects in a Video

Theodora – Des Mythos
VFX: Melchior Leroux
Post house: Paume
Director: Melchior Leroux

13. Best Live Video

Fred again.., Ezra Collective, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – Beto’s Horns (Ezra Remix)
Director: LOOSE (above, centre)
Producer: Alice Ellis (above, left)
Production company: Amelia Studios
Commissioner: Luke Tipping
 

14. Best Special Visual Project

War Child – Help 2
Creative director & director: Jonathan Glazer
Directors: Billy Boyd Cape, John Angus Stewart (PHC), Talia Beale (above centre)
Project producer: Steve Overs
MV producer: Kishan Patel
Production company: Academy Films
MD/EP: Medb Riordan (right)
Record co: War Child Records, Rich Clarke (left)

15. The Legend Award

John Moule
Award Recipients: Nancy Moule (above left), Michael Moule (right)

16. Best Production Design in a Video in association with radioaktive.film

Novo Amor & Yvette Young – Monty
Production designer: Mafer Ramirez
Directors: Leo Villares & Victor Nauwynck
Producers: Bea Ralston, Guy Lindley
Production company: picloc.
Commissioner: Lacey Music
Record co: Lacey Music, 5000mgmt

17. Best Performance in a Video

Gener8ion starring Yung Lean – Storm
Performers: Yung Lean, Leo Merrien and cast
Director: Romain Gavras
Production company: Iconoclast
Commissioner: Léo Copet (above), Iconoclast Music

18. Best Rock Video – International

The Neighbourhood – Hula Girl
Director: Ramez Silyan
Production company: Stink Films
Commissioner: Devin Sarno
 

19. Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – International

Kelsey Lu – Running to Pain
Director: Savanah Leaf
Production company: Park Pictures
 

20. Best Alternative Video – International

Kneecap ft Kae Tempest – Irish Goodbye
Director: Thomas James (above, centre)
Producer: Darren Sinnott
Production company: Artclass
Commissioner: Peadar Ó Goill
Record co: Heavenly Recordings

21. Best Cinematography in a Video

Mond – BZNS
Cinematographer: Mostafa El Kashef
Director: Ahmed Razeek (above)
Production company: Butter Films
 

22. Best Editing in a Video in association with Shift

Kneecap ft Paul Hartnoll – Sayōnara
Editors: Finn Keenan & Ed Fay
Director: Finn Keenan
Production company: Riff Raff Films
EP: Natalie Arnett (above centre)
Award sponsor presenters: Tallia Clarke and Christina Hill, Shift (above left and right)

23. Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with Studio RM

Ezra Collective ft Pa Salieu – Only Love
Colourist: Connor Coolbear (above right)
Post house: Electric Theatre Collective
Director: Ebeneza Blanche
Production company: SMUGGLER
Sponsor/presenter: Robert Moore, Studio RM (above left)

24. Best Choreography in a Video

Gener8ion starring Yung Lean – Storm
Choreographer: Damien Jalet (above)
Director: Romain Gavras
Production company: Iconoclast

25. Best Alternative Video – UK

Jim Legxacy – ‘06 Wayne Rooney
Director: LAUZZA
Producer: Kadri Mahmoud (above left)
Production company: COMPULSORY
EP: Kiran Mandla (right)
Director’s agent: Lee Fairweather at Leethal Reppin (centre)

26. Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – UK

Joy Crookes – Pain Killer
Directors: Ethan & Tom (above left and second right)
Producer: Danny Herman (right)
Production company: Partizan
DoP: Ryan Zeller (second left)
Starring: Matty Whipps (centre)

27. Best Rock Video – UK

Makeshift Art Bar – Discipline
Director: Colin Peppard (above left)
Producer: Claudia McCormick (above right)
Production company: Rowdy Pig
 

28. Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International

A$AP Rocky – Helicopter
Director: Dan Streit
Production company: Somesuch, Grin Machine
Somesuch EP: Tash Tan (above)

29. Best Pop Video – International

Rosalía ft Björk & Yves Tumor – Berghain
Director: Nicolás Méndez
Producer: María Rubio
Production company: CANADA
CANADA London: Callum Harrison, Marta Bobic
 

30. Best Dance / Electronic Video – International

Gener8ion starring Yung Lean – Storm
Director: Romain Gavras
Production company: Iconoclast
EP: Jean Mougin (above)
 

31. Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – UK

kwn – Risk It All
Director: Sophie Jones (above)
Production company: Somesuch
 

32. Best Dance / Electronic Video – UK

A.G. Cook – Residue
Director: Aidan Zamiri (above)
Production company: Object & Animal

33. Best Pop Video – UK

Harry Styles – Aperture
Director: Aube Perrie
Production company: DIVISION
DIVISION UK: Millie O'Brien (above)

34. Best Agent

Claire Stubbs, Mouthpiece

35. Best Executive Producer

Nnena Nwakodo, Magna Studios 

36. Best Producer in association with Ascent Creatives

Chris Murdoch
Award Sponsor/Presenter: Barnaby Laws, Ascent (above left) with Chris (right)

37. Best Creative Commissioner

Emily Jeffery, Polydor

38. Best New Director in association with Harbor

Tanner K Williams
Award sponsor presenters: Mara Ciorba and Megan Lee (above left and right) with award collector Nnena Nwakodo

39. Best Director in association with Freenjoy

Aidan Zamiri
Award sponsor presenters: Boma Iluma (above left) and Andrew Balasia (right) with Aidan (centre)

40. Best Production Company in association with Kodak

CANADA
Award sponsor/presenter: Sam Jones, Kodak (above, front right) with the CANADA team

41. Video of the Year

Gener8ion starring Yung Lean – Storm
Director: Romain Gavras
Artist: Benoit Surkin (above second right)
Production company: Iconoclast
Casting director: Marie Levy (above left)
Choreographer: Damian Jalet (above second left)
Commissioner: Léo Copet (above right), Iconoclast Music

• More on this year's UK Music Video Awards here.

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