UK Music Video Awards 2013: Winners Announced
Production and promo-making communities gather at the Southbank Centre for this year’s ceremony and after party.
The sixth annual UK Music Video Awards was held last night at a packed Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre as the production and promo-making communities celebrated this year’s winners.
Greeted with plentiful drinks and shown through to the auditorium, the event got underway with comedian, broadcaster, video director and host of BUG live and TV shows, Adam Buxton, introducing the event with a string of gags before announcing this year’s winners, the bulk of which you can see below.
Best Pop Video - UK: Willy Moon – Yeah Yeah from director Alex Courtes
Best Dance Video – UK: Rudimental ft John Newman and Alex Clare – Not Giving In from director Josh Cole
Best Rock/Indie Video – UK: Darwin Deez – Free (The Editorial Me) from director Ninian Doff
Best Alternative Video – UK: London Grammar – Wasting My Young Years from director Bison
Best Urban Video – UK: Joel Compass – Back To Me from directors Ian & Cooper
Best Pop Video – International: Solange Knowles – Losing You from director Melina Matsoukas
Best Dance Video – International: Gesaffelstein – Pursuit from directors Fleur & Manu
Best Rock/Indie Video – International: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege from directors Megaforce
Best Alternative Video – International: Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes from director Kahlil Joseph
Best Urban Video – International: 2 Chainz Ft Kanye West – Birthday Song from director Andreas Nilsson
Best Pop Video – Budget: Tiny Dancer – Who Am I? from director Zaiba Jabber
Best Dance Video – Budget: Pixel – Call Me from director Ola Martin Fjeld
Best Rock/Indie Video – Budget: Kodaline – All I Want from director Stevie Russell
Best Alternative Video – Budget: Connan Mockasin – Faking Jazz Together from directors Fleur & Manu
Best Urban Video – Budget: Lushlife – Magnolia from directors Lamar+Nik
Best Art Direction & Design In A Video: Phoenix – Trying To Be Cool from directors CANADA and art director Laia Ateca
Best Music Ad – Tv Or Online: Laura Mvula – Sing To The Moon from director James Swindells
Best Interactive Video: Do Not Touch from director Moniker
Best Director: Megaforce
Best New Director: Andrew Thomas Huang
Best Producer: Liz Kessler
Best Commissioner: Dan Curwin
The Icon Award was handed to Julien Temple.
The ceremony drew to a close with up and coming Pulse director Kahlil Joseph on stage to collect his award - his second of the night - for Video Of The Year for the Flying Lotus track Until The Quiet Comes.
Guests trickled out with the song playing in the background as they were fed in the adjoining room at the aftershow party where DJ Miss G took to the decks and entertained a full dancefloor into the early hours to wrap the event for another year.
For a full list of winners (with directing and production credits) from the night please visit UK MVA winners 2013.