UK Music Video Awards 2026 open for submissions
The UK MVAs announces its call for submissions from June 10th 2026. Plus signals a return to London’s iconic Roundhouse.
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The search for the year’s most creative work in music videos and music visual projects is underway as the UK Music Video Awards announces its call for submissions from June 10th 2026.
The premier global celebration of excellence in music video production is inviting submissions in 39 separate categories from creators around the world via the official website at www.ukmva.com with a deadline of Monday 3rd August.
This year’s Awards show is making a return to London’s iconic Roundhouse. The celebration of world-beating visual work and the talent behind it will be held on Wednesday November 4th.
Music video directors will be recognised for achievements in 12 categories defined by music genre: Pop, R&B/Soul/Jazz, Dance/Electronic, Rock, Alternative, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap for both UK and international artists. There will be 4 awards for Newcomer directors who have been working professionally for four years or less, as well as a Best Low Budget Video category, now expanded to include Visualisers, to recognise creative projects made for under £5k. Directorial achievement will also be celebrated with the Best Live Music Video and Best Special Visual Project.
Craft and technical excellence in music videos remain a focus of the UKMVAs programme, with individual awards for Styling, Choreography and Production Design, and separate awards for established and newcomer talent in Cinematography, Colour Grading and Editing. Post-production artistry will also be recognised with awards for Visual Effects and Animation.
Two awards will also recognise stand-out on-screen appearances with a Best Performance award for artists, actors and ensemble casts and a Best Casting award, introduced in 2025, to recognise the contribution of casting directors to the year’s finest music videos.
The Best Director and Best New Director, awarded for a body of work over the past year, feature among the Individual and Company categories. These categories also recognise EPs, Producers, Creative Commissioners and Agents, the latter making a return this year to honour the contribution of professionals who represent directors, cinematographers and other specialists whose craft is essential to the success of music video-making. The list is topped off by the coveted Best Production Company category for the best output of work by a company over the past 12 months.
Since its inception in 2008, the UKMVAs has grown into the leading global awards programme for music video creativity, the most important annual event in the calendar for the world of music video production. The UKMVAs Jury, unrivalled in its breadth, brings together creatives from within the UK and from around the world and offers filmmakers an unrivalled opportunity to have their work seen by industry experts and potential future collaborators
