2014 UK Music Video Awards

2014 UK Music Video Awards
2014 UK Music Video Awards
Date	10 November 2014
Location	Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
Hosted by	Adam Buxton
Website	www.ukmva.com

The 2014 UK Music Video Awards were held on 10 November 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Southbank Centre, London and was hosted by Adam Buxton to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide.^[1]^[2] The nominations were announced on 2 October 2014.^[3] The collaboration "Turn Down for What" between French producer DJ Snake and American rapper/producer Lil Jon received the award for Video of the Year, directed by filmmaking duo Daniels.^[4] Korea-American director Joseph Kahn received the Icon Award. Below are the list of nominations,^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] the winners are highlighted in bold.^[1]^[9]^[10]

Video of the Year

Video of the Year
DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What" (Directors: Daniels)

Icon Award

Video of the Year
Joseph Kahn

Video Genre Categories

Best Pop Video - UK	Best Pop Video - International
Paolo Nutini – "Iron Sky" (Director: Daniel Wolfe) Ella Eyre – "If I Go" George Ezra – "Budapest" Jessie Ware – "Tough Love" Katy B – "Crying for No Reason" Metronomy – "Love Letters"	Sia – "Chandelier" (Directors: Sia / Daniel Askill) Jamaica – "Two on Two" Keisza – "Hideaway" Pharrell – "Happy" Pharrell – "Marilyn Monroe" Stromae – "Tous Les Mêmes"
Best Dance Video - UK	Best Dance Video - International
Disclosure – "Grab Her" (Director: Emile Sornin) Chase & Status ft. Jacob Banks – "Alive" Jon Hopkins – "Collider" Julio Bashmore – "Peppermint" Jungle – "Busy Earnin'" Wilkinson – "Afterglow"	DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What" (Directors: Daniels) Gesaffelstein – "Hate or Glory" Hercules and Love Affair – "I Try and Talk to You" Klangkarussell – "Netzwerk (Falls Like Rain)" Movement – "Ivory" Vic Mensa – "Down On My Luck"
Best Urban Video - UK	Best Urban Video - International
Last Night In Paris – "Pure" (Director: Karim Huu Do) Hawk House – "Chill Pill" M.I.A. – "Double Bubble Trouble" Raleigh Ritchie – "Stronger Than Ever" Rudimental ft. Becky Hill – "Powerless" Scrufizzer – "Kick It"	J. Cole ft. Amber Coffman – "She Knows" (Director: Sam Pilling) Childish Gambino – "3005" Childish Gambino – "Sweatpants" Dominique Young Unique – "Throw It Down" Iggy Azalea – "Change Your Life" Tyler, The Creator – "Tamale"
Best Rock/Indie Video - UK	Best Rock/Indie Video - International
Throne – "Tharsis Sleeps" (Directors: Nicos Livesey & Tom Bunker) Drenge – "Fuckabout" Jake Bugg – "There's a Beast and We All Feed It" James – "Moving On" Peace – "Money" Peace – "Lost On Me"	Queens of the Stone Age – "Smooth Sailing" (Director: Hiro Murai) Jack White – "Lazaretto" Kaja Gunnufsen – "Au" Mastodon – "High Road" OK Go – "The Writing's On The Wall" PUP – "Guilt Trip"
Best Alternative Video - UK	Best Alternative Video - International
Atoms for Peace – "Before Your Very Eyes..." (Director: Andrew Thomas Huang) Alt-J – "Hunger of the Pine" Ibeyi – "River" London Grammar – "Nightcall" Metronomy – "Reservoir" Placebo – "Too Many Friends"	Arcade Fire – "After Life" (Director: Emily Kai Bock) DyE – "She's Bad" Jackson and his Computerband – "G.I. Jane" Liars – "Mess On a Mission" MGMT – "Cool Song No 2" St Vincent – "Digital Witness"
Best Pop Video - Budget	Best Dance Video - Budget
The Correspondents – "Fear and Delight" (Director: Naren Wilks) Catfish and the Bottlemen – "Fallout" Midnight Juggernauts – "Systematic" Mister D – "Chleb" New Beat Fund – "Get Up" Rosemary – "I Know"	Friend Within – "The Renegade" (Director: Craig Moore) Basement Jaxx – "Mermaid of Salinas" Festival Girlfriend – "Infatuation" Halogen – "So" Max Cooper – "Supine" TCTS – "These Heights"
Best Urban Video - Budget	Best Rock/Indie Video - Budget
Bonnie Banane – "Champs-Elysees" (Director: Helmi) Die Antwoord – "Pitbull Terrier" Knytro – "My Motive (Movement)" Moors – "Asphyxiated" Pearls Negras – "Make It Last" Run the Jewels – "A Christmas F*cking Miracle"	Kid Wise – "Hope" (Director: Truman & Cooper) Eugene McGuiness – "Godiva" Lonely The Brave – "Victory Line" PUP – "Reservoir" Small Black – "Breathless" Tiny Ruins – "Carriages"
Best Alternative Video - Budget
FKA Twigs – "Papi Pacify" (Directors: FKA Twigs & Tom Beard) Bored Nothing – "Let Down" FKA Twigs – "Tw-ache" Goose – "Your Ways" Jenny Wilson – "The Future" Joan As Police Woman – "Witness"

Technical Achievement Categories

Best Animation in a Video	Best Art Direction & Design in a Video
James – "Moving" (Animator: Ainslie Henderson, Michael Huges) Coldplay – "Always in My Head" Nils Frahm – "Re" Metronomy – "Reservoir" Savages – "Marshal Dear" Throne – "Tharsis Sleeps"	OK Go – "The Writing's On The Wall" (Art Director: Ethan Tobman) Bob Dylan – "Like a Rolling Stone" Metronomy – "I'm Aquarius" Metronomy – "Love Letters" Paolo Nutini – "Iron Sky" St Vincent – "Digital Witness"
Best Cinematography in a Video	Best Choreography in a Video
Paolo Nutini – "Iron Sky" (DOP: Robbie Ryan) Jon Hopkins – "Collider" London Grammar – "Nightcall" MGMT – "Cool Song No 2" Paul McCartney – "Early Days" Woodkid – "Golden Age"	Peace – "Money" (Choreographer: Supple Nam) Ed Sheeran – "Don't" FKA Twigs – "Papi Pacify" FKA Twigs – "Tw-ache" Hercules and Love Affair – "I Try and Talk to You" Jungle – "Time"
Best Editing in a Video	Best Styling in a Video
Jon Hopkins – "Collider" (Editor: Dan Sherwen at Final Cut) DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What" Franz Ferdinand – "Evil Eye" Kid Wise – "Hope" Moody Good – "Musicbx" Peace – "Money"	Brooke Candy – "Opulence" (Stylist: Nicola Formichetti) Coldplay – "Magic" Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – "Fancy" Paul McCartney – "Early Days" Skrillex – "Ragga Bomb" St Vincent – "Digital Witness"
Best Colour Grade in a Video	Best Visual Effects in a Video
Paloma Faith – "Can't Rely on You" (Colourist: George K at MPC) Alt-J – "Hunger of the Pine" DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What" Paloma Faith – "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" Paolo Nutini – "Iron Sky" Sam Smith – "I'm Not the Only One"	Alt-J – "Hunger of the Pine" (VFX: Electric Theatre Collective) Atoms for Peace – "Before Your Very Eyes..." Disclosure – "Grab Her" DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What" DyE – "She's Bad" Liars – "Mess On a Mission"

Non-traditional Music Visual and Public Vote Categories

Best Live Music Coverage	Best Music AD - TV or Online
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – "Live in Paris" (Director: Bartleberry Logan) Coldplay – "Ghost Stories Sky Arts" Rudimental – "Live at Brixton Academy" Rolling Stones – "Sweet Summer Sun" Sam Smith ft. Howard Lawrence – "Make It To Me Stripped Live (Vevo Lift UK)" Savages – "Live at the Forum"	Disclosure – "Settle" (Director: Kate Moross) Bob Dylan – "Like a Rolling Stone" Bombay Bicycle Club – "So Long, See You Tomorrow" Last Night In Paris – "Pure" London Grammar – "If I Wait" Sam Smith / Google Play – "Live at The Roundhouse"
Best Interactive Video	VEVO Must See Award (Public Voted)
Bob Dylan – "Like a Rolling Stone" (Director: Vania Heymann) Damon Albarn – "Heavy Seas of Love" Death Koolaid – "Second Rule" Étienne de Crécy – "Hashtag My Ass" ManCub – "Waiting in Line 3D" Pharrell – "24 Hours of Happy"	Wilkinson – "Afterglow" Bombay Bicycle Club – "Luna" Catfish and the Bottlemen – "Fallout" Duke Dumont – "Won't Look Back" Ella Eyre – "If I Go" Jungle – "Time"

Individual Categories

Best Producer	Best Commissioner
Amber Millington Brett Webb Joe Walker Jules de Chateleux Rik Green Sarah Tognazzi	Caroline Clayton Connie Meade Dan Curwin James Hackett Sam Seager Semera Khan
Best Director	Best New Director
Hiro Murai Aoife McArdle Fleur & Manu Nabil Ninian Doff Sophie Muller	Truman and Cooper George Belfield Georgia Hudson Nadia Oliver Hadlee Pearch Thomas Rhazi
Best Video Artist
FKA Twigs James Vincent McMorrow Jungle London Grammar Metronomy Paloma Faith

References

1 2 "UK Music Video Awards 2014 Winners Announced!". Louder Than War. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ Shots (11 November 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014 Winners Announced". Shots. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
↑ Knight, David (2 October 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014: here are the nominations..." PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ Knight, David (10 November 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014 - all of the winners!". PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ Gottlieb, Steven (2 October 2014). "2014 UK Music Video Award Nominations". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
↑ "UK Music Video Awards 2014: 1 week to go - here are the Individual Award nominations in full". PromoNews. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ Knight, David (31 October 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014: the Music Vision/Interactive nominations in full". PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ Knight, David (27 October 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014: 2 weeks to go - here are the Best Video UK nominations in full". PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ Britton, Luke Morgan (11 November 2014). "Alt-J, Peace, Disclosure and FKA Twigs among UK Music Video Awards winners". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ Gottlieb, Steven (11 November 2014). "2014 UK Music Video Award Winners". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

External links

Official website

[LTW-1] 1 2 "UK Music Video Awards 2014 Winners Announced!". Louder Than War. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[2] Shots (11 November 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014 Winners Announced". Shots. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[3] Knight, David (2 October 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014: here are the nominations..." PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[4] Knight, David (10 November 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014 - all of the winners!". PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[5] Gottlieb, Steven (2 October 2014). "2014 UK Music Video Award Nominations". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.

[6] "UK Music Video Awards 2014: 1 week to go - here are the Individual Award nominations in full". PromoNews. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[7] Knight, David (31 October 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014: the Music Vision/Interactive nominations in full". PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[8] Knight, David (27 October 2014). "UK Music Video Awards 2014: 2 weeks to go - here are the Best Video UK nominations in full". PromoNews. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[9] Britton, Luke Morgan (11 November 2014). "Alt-J, Peace, Disclosure and FKA Twigs among UK Music Video Awards winners". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[10] Gottlieb, Steven (11 November 2014). "2014 UK Music Video Award Winners". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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