UK Music Video Awards 2024: Nominations Revealed

Charli XCX leads the nominations at this year’s UK Music Video Awards with a suite of attention-grabbing videos. The artist sees her videos for 360, Von Dutch and Guess, her collaboration with Billie Eilish, pick up a total of seven shortlist places across the music genre and craft categories, the most by any single artist, in the annual celebration of music video creativity.

In hot pursuit, Jade wins five nominations, four for the official music video for Angel Of My Dreams by last year’s Best Director winner Aube Perrie, as well as a nod for the live version helmed by Theo Adams and Sophie Muller. Among the other British artists to make headlines in the shortlists, the ever-charismatic Raye and AntsLive pick up multiple nominations for their music videos and live videos, while Irish rockers Fontaines D.C. win a total of five mentions for their innovative videos for Here’s The Thing  and Starburster. They head a list which includes multiple nods for Coldplay, James Blake, The Rolling Stones, The Chemical Brothers, Ezra Collective, IDLES, Mura Masa and Jeshi demonstrating the breadth of music video creativity over the past year.

Among the international artists, previous UKMVA multi-nominee Childish Gambino leads the way with five nominations and last year’s Video of the Year winner, Mette, scores four places for her video for Bet. The video for the collaboration between Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky and Anderson .Paak for the track Gangsta also gains four nominations, while Camila Cabello, Jeremy Pope, Justice, Kamasi Washington, Rage Against The Machine, Wallace Cleaver and Yseult receive multiple mentions in this year’s list of nominations for over 35 awards, celebrating the best work in music videos in the UK and around the world, and the creative and technical talent behind them. 

The winners at this year’s UKMVAs will be announced at the awards ceremony which takes place at Magazine London on October 24th, when directors and production companies will be celebrated for their outstanding creative work alongside other filmmaking talent in areas including Cinematography, Colour grading, Production Design, Choreography, Styling, Editing, Animation and Visual Effects.

Among the directors on this year’s list, Frenchman Aube Perrie leads the pack with a total of nine nominations for his work with Jade, Fontaines D.C. and South Korean rapper RM, while British talent Aidan Zamiri and Tom Emmerson score multiple mentions for their work with Charli XCX and AntsLive respectively. They face off in the Best Director category against the multi-nominated François Rousselet and American director C Prinz, and previous two-time winner in the category, Tanu Muino.

Among the new directing talent on the list, British director Billy King leads the way with five nominations for his work with Konyikeh and AntsLive, closely followed by British brothers The Reids for their videos for James Blake’s Thrown Around and Mura Masa’s Rise, and French duo Sang Froid, recognised for their work with Paris-based rapper Wallace Cleaver. In the Best New Director category, they will contend with Jake Erland, Pedro Takahashi and Zac Dov Wiesel for the title. Other directors with multiple nominations are Otis Dominique for his collaboration with Raye on Genesis, London filmmaker Luna Carmoon for her video for Fontaines D.C.’s Here’s The Thing, and previous Best Director winner Hiro Murai returning to the shortlist with his video for Childish Gambino’s Little Foot Big Foot.

This year’s shortlist for the Best Performance in a Video category, designed to spotlight outstanding on-camera performances by artists, actors and ensembles in music videos, this year features stellar turns by AntsLive, Childish Gambino, Jade, Mette, Raye and two young actors portraying A$AP Rocky and Anderson .Paak in François Rousselet’s video for Gangsta.

The hotly-contested Best Production Company award, presented in association with Kodak, this year sees a face-off between six strong contenders, all renowned for their output of music videos: Riff Raff FIlms, Object & Animal, Pulse Films, Stink Films, DIVISION and Iconoclast.

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 global reach of the competition saw entries from 33 different territories. Tickets for the awards show at Magazine, London on October 24th are on sale now here.

UK Music Video Awards 2024 – Nominations 

Best Pop Video – UK in association with Cinelab Film & Digital

Charli XCX – 360

Jade – Angel Of My Dreams

Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove 

RAYE – Genesis 

Dua Lipa – Illusion 

Charli XCX – Von Dutch 

Best Dance / Electronic Video - UK

Charli XCX ft Billie Eilish – Guess 

James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven

Supermodel – Push 

The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Skipping Like a Stone

Fred again.. & Lil Yachty & Overmono – stayinit 

James Blake – Thrown Around

Best R&B / Soul Video - UK

Sampha – Can't Go Back

Ezra Collective ft Yazmin Lacey – God Gave Me Feet For Dancing

Mabel ft Shygirl – Look At My Body pt ll

Leigh-Anne – My Love

Anaiis – Openhearted

Olivia Dean – Time

Best Rock Video - UK

The Rolling Stones – Angry 

IDLES – Dancer 

IDLES – Gift Horse 

Stone – Queen 

Fat Dog – Running 

Fat White Family – Work 

Best Alternative Video - UK

The Irrepressibles – Be Wild

Skinny Pelembe – Don't Be Another

Depeche Mode – People Are Good

The Smile – Wall of Eyes

Metronomy x Naima Bock x Joshua Idehen – With Balance

Joe Armon Jones & Hak Baker – Wrong Side Of Town

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video - UK

AntsLive – Captain Ants

J Hus – Cream 

Jeshi ft Fredwave, Louis Culture & J Caesar – Disconnect!  

Unknown T ft Loyle Carner – Hocus Pocus

Meekz – Mini Me's

Bashy – Sweet Boys Turned Sour

Best Pop Video - International

Mette – Bet

V – FRI(END)S

Camila Cabello ft Playboi Carti – I Luv It

Miki Matsubara – Mayonaka no Door / Stay With Me

Olivia Rodrigo – Obsessed 

Lisa (from BLACKPINK) – Rockstar 

Best Dance / Electronic Video - International

Salvatore Ganacci & Tommy Cash – Ass & Titties

Yseult – Bitch You Could Never

Innellea x Flowdan – Forward Forever

Justice – Generator 

Confidence Man – I Can't Lose You

Apashe – Revenge Of The Orchestra

Best R&B / Soul Video - International

Kamasi Washington ft George Clinton, D Smoke – Get lit

Ravyn Lenae ft Childish Gambino – One Wish

Kamasi Washington – Prologue

Omar Apollo – Spite

Jeremy Pope – U Lost + What I Gotta Do

Moses Sumney – Vintage 

Best Rock Video - International

Fontaines D.C. – Here’s The Thing

Childish Gambino – Lithonia

Zach Bryan – Nine Ball

Falling In Reverse ft Tech N9ne – Ronald

Rage Against The Machine – Sleep Now in the Fire

Fontaines D.C. – Starburster

Best Alternative Video - International

Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – Antenna

Nick Leng – Beetlebugs

Judeline – Inri

RM – LOST!

Mitski – My Love Mine All Mine

Jerry Paper – Scenic Route 

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video - International

Mula B – Blokke Gepikt

Megan Thee Stallion – Cobra

Doja Cat – Demons

Travis Scott ft Playboi Carti – FEIN

Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky, Anderson .Paak – Gangsta

Childish Gambino – Little Foot Big Foot

Best Pop / R&B / Soul Video - Newcomer

Rio Rainz – BAD 

Konyikeh – Lie To Me

Matilda Mann – Meet Cute

Hillari – New Beginnings

Moonchild Sanelly – Scrambled Eggs

Joalin – Without You

Best Dance / Electronic Video - Newcomer

FEUX – Angel

Siriusmo ft Mr Oizo – Doppelklick

Realo – Money Up Pants Down 

Mura Masa – Rise

Elisa Delage – Shikaponk

Lydsten – You won't / Burn / _Yourself

Best Rock / Alternative Video - Newcomer

Oracle Sisters – Alouette

Sam Akpro – Death by Entertainment

Honeyglaze – Don't

Humane The Moon ft Jeshi – K9

Elbow – Lovers’ Leap

DEADLETTER – Mere Mortal

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video - Newcomer

Audrey Nuna – Cellulite

John Glacier – Cows Come Home

AntsLive – Cutlery

Yvnnis – Gare du Nord

ONHA – Kodak

Wallace Cleaver – Plus rien n'est grave

Best Live Video

Jade – Angel Of My Dreams (live)

Omar Apollo – Dispose of Me

Yard Act – Live From Utopia 

RAYE – Oscar Winning Tears (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

Fred Again.. x Anderson. Paak ft Chika – Places To Be

Washed Out – Waking Up (Eclipse Live Session)

Best Special Visual Project

Baloji – Augure: infinite trolling

Childish Gambino – Bando Stone & The New World

Arssalendo – Chiamere Casa Sempre Lo Stesso Posto

Kamasi Washington ft George Clinton, D Smoke – Get Lit

Rage Against The Machine – Sleep Now in the Fire

The Avalanches – Yeah The Boys

Best Performance in a Video

Jade – Angel Of My Dreams

Mette – Bet

AntsLive – Captain Ants

Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky, Anderson .Paak – Gangsta

RAYE – Genesis

Childish Gambino – Little Foot Big Foot

Best Production Design in a Video

Yseult – Bitch You Could Never

Porter Robinson – Cheerleader

Olly Alexander – Dizzy

Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky, Anderson .Paak – Gangsta

Charli XCX ft Billie Eilish – Guess

RM – LOST!

Best Styling in a Video 

Charli XCX – 360

Jade – Angel Of My Dreams

Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky, Anderson .Paak – Gangsta

Fontaines D.C. – Here’s The Thing

Fontaines D.C. – Starburster

Crystal Murray – Starmaniak

Best Choreography in a Video

Mette – Bet

Soprano – Facile À Danser

Ezra collective ft Yazmin Lacey – God Gave Me Feet For Dancing

Childish Gambino – Little Foot Big Foot

Molchat Doma – Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya

Jeremy Pope – U Lost + What I Gotta Do

Best Cinematography in a Video in association with Harbor

Justice – Generator

RAYE – Genesis

Lil Dicky – HAHAHA

Fontaines D.C. – Here’s The Thing

Alaskan Tapes – Of Woods And Seas

James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven

Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer 

James Massiah – Charlie

Chameleon – I Never Knew You Well

Konikyeh – Lie To Me

Wallace Cleaver – Plus rien n'est grave

Stone – Queen

ĠENN – The Sister Of

Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with Studio RM

Charli XCX – 360

Pink – All Out Of Fight

AntsLive – Captain Ants

Friedberg – My Best Friend

Alaskan Tapes – Of Woods And Seas

Cassie Marin – Tanto

Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer 

Say Lou Lou – Dust 

Nick Wilson – For You It Was Him

Konyikeh – Lie To Me

Downtown Kayoto – My Best

Wallace Cleaver – Plus rien n'est grave

Nia Archives – Unfinished Business

Best Editing in a Video in association with Digital Beauty Work

Jade – Angel Of My Dreams

Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – Antenna

Jeshi ft Fredwave, Louis Culture & J Caesar – Disconnect!

Camila Cabello ft Playboi Carti – I Luv It

Charli XCX – Von Dutch 

Joe Armon Jones & Hak Baker – Wrong Side Of Town

Best Editing in a Video – Newcomer 

John Glacier – Cows Come Home

Yvnnis – Gare du Nord

ONHA – Kodak

21 Savage – Redrum

Mura Masa – Rise

KiLLOWEN x Tommy Villiers – Top Bins

Best Visual Effects in a Video

The Rolling Stones – Angry

Mette – Bet

Justice – Generator

RM – LOST!

The Chemical Brothers ft Beck – Skipping Like a Stone

Cassie Marin – Tanto

Best Animation in a Video

L'Impératrice – Danza Marilù

Elsa y Elmar – entre las piernas

Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove

HONNE – Girl In The Orchestra

Sad Night Dynamite – Wake Up, Pass Out

Danny Brown – Y.B.P.

Best Creative Commissioner 

John Moule

Kat Cattaneo, Sony Music Entertainment UK

Louis Danckwerts, Polydor

Michael Lewin, Sony Music Entertainment UK

Scott Wright, XL Recordings

Theresa Adebiyi, Warner Music UK

Best Agent

Alex Brinkman, Object & Animal

Alexa Haywood, FreeAgent UK

Andre Reid-McKinley, REPmedia

Claire Stubbs & Connie Meade, Mouthpiece

Lee Fairweather, Leethal Reppin

Sarah Boardman, Joceline Gabriel & Camille Semprez, HANDS

Best Director in association with Electric Theatre Collective

Aidan Zamiri

Aube Perrie

C Prinz

François Rousselet

Tanu Muino

Tom Emmerson

Best New Director in association with LEAP 

Billy King

Jake Erland

Pedro Takahashi

Sang Froid

The Reids

Zac Dov Wiesel

Best Producer in association with WPA UK

Chris Murdoch

Ernest Bouvier

Manoela Chiabai 

Rowan Mackintosh King

Theo Hue Williams 

Two Happy (Joseph J Goldman & Luke Tierney)

Best Executive Producer 

Alex Brinkman, Object & Animal

Dom Thomas, Object & Animal

Dominic Mckiernan, Stink Films

Elena Argiros & Rik Green, Pulse Films

Frank Borin & Ivanna Borin, Underwonder Content

Jules de Chateleux, DIVISION

Best Production Company in association with Kodak

DIVISION

Iconoclast

Object & Animal

Pulse Films

Riff Raff Films

Stink Films

Video of the Year

To be announced on the night