UK Music Video Awards 2025 winners announced 31 Oct 2025
FKA TWIGS WINS BEST POP & BEST ALTERNATIVE VIDEO
A$AP ROCKY’S ‘TAILOR SWIF’ NAMED VIDEO OF THE YEAR
OK GO’S DAMIAN KULASH ACCEPTS ICON AWARD, GABRIEL MOSES WINS BEST DIRECTOR, LUNA CARMOON NAMED BEST NEW DIRECTOR
FKA twigs and A$AP Rocky were the big winners at this year’s UK Music Video Awards, as their videos claimed multiple awards for their directors, crafts people and teams at the annual celebration of global music video creativity.
FKA twigs’ Eusexua directed by Jordan Hemingway was awarded the Best Pop Video – UK, as well as Best Choreography for Zoi Tatapoulos and Best Editing for Stitch’s Charlie Von Rotberg. The artist and director also triumphed in the Best Alternative Video - UK with the video for Striptease. Object & Animal, the production team behind Eusexua, were named as Best Production Company for their work with twigs, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Yung Lean among others, while O&A’s Morgan Clement picked up the Best Executive Producer accolade.
A$AP Rocky’s Tailor Swif claimed the Video of the Year trophy after earlier picking up Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and the Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video - International for directors Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia.
Meanwhile British director Gabriel Moses won the Best Director award in recognition of his standout work with Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice and Travis Scott. Fellow Brit, Luna Carmoon was honoured with the Best New Director award for her videos for Fontaines D.C. after earlier claiming the Best Rock/Alternative Video – Newcomer award for In The Modern World.
Hosted by broadcaster, author and Scissor Sisters founding frontwoman Ana Matronic at Magazine London, this year’s ceremony saw OK Go frontman, Damian Kulash honoured with the Icon Award for his visionary approach to the band’s music videos for over the past twenty years. He also collected the Best Rock Video – International award for OK Go’s Love, directed by Kulash with Aaron Duffy and Miguel Espada. There was also a moving tribute to trailblazing director, Diane Martel who passed away last month.
Other directors celebrated on the night included Colin Solal Cardo who took the Best Rock Video – UK trophy for Wolf Alice’s Bloom Baby Bloom, Alice Fassi for Cults’ Onions who picked up the Best Alternative Video – International award, Lydia Garnett who claimed the Special Visual Project award for Hannah Holland’s Last Exit On Bethnal, and Celeste who was honoured with the Best R&B/Soul/Jazz Video – UK trophy for directing her own video for This Is Who I Am. Directing collective Boy Dykes won the Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – UK for Kae Tempest’s Statue In the Square.
Doechii was awarded the Best Performance gong for Denial Is A River, while the inaugural Best Casting award was presented to Selma Nicholls CDA for her work on Bakar’s Lonyo! Further recognition in the Craft categories went to Desiree Laidler for Best Styling in Yung Lean’s Forever Yung and to Misha Levchenko for Best Production Design in A$AP Rocky’s Tailor Swif. Two cinematography awards saw Denys Lushchyk recognised for his work on Tailor Swif and Mikuláš Hrdlička awarded the Newcomer Cinematography gong for his work on Son Lux’s Flickers.
Further UK artist success came in the form of Olivia Dean’s video for Nice To Each Other which saw Jake Erland collecting the award for Best Pop/R&B/Soul/Jazz Video – Newcomer, and Leon Vynehall who won the Best Dance/Electronic Video – UK directed by Alex Takács. Squid won the Best Low Budget video award for Cro-Magnon Man directed by Rory Alexander Stewart, and the Best Live Video went to Fred Again.. for the second year running, this time for his collaboration with Obongjayar on Adore U.
The international artists who triumphed on the night included Sabrina Carpenter who claimed the Best Pop Video – International award for Manchild, directed by Vania & Muggia, as well as Audrey Nuna for Mine directed by Zac Dov Wiesel. There were further honours for DJ Snake with Amadou & Mariam’s Patience directed by Valentin Guiod in the Best Dance/Electronic Video - International category, for Mac Miller’s Balloonerism in the Best Animation category and for Brazilian singer Rubel in the Best Colour grading category. French rapper Clovis’ video for Les Cigales collected the award for Best Editing Newcomer for Alvyn Diagne and Terence Nury, while Rüfüs du Sol’s Break My Love won British colourist Sharon Chung the Best Colour Grading Newcomer trophy.
Other notable winners on the night included Polydor’s Louis Dankwerts who claimed the Best Creative Commissioner award for his work on projects for Celeste, Confidence Man, Haim, Olivia Dean and Sam Smith, and Chris Murdoch who was named Best Producer for his work with Celeste, Fontaines D.C., PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson.
See all the winners at www.ukmva.com
UK Music Video Awards 2025 – Winners
Best Pop Video – UK in association with Cinelab Film & Digital
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Director: Jordan Hemingway
Director's Rep: Object & Animal
Producers: Morgan Clement, Sarah Tognazzi
Production Company: Object & Animal
Record Co: Atlantic Records / Young
Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – UK
Celeste – This Is Who I Am
Director: Celeste
Producer: Chris Murdoch
Production Co: Casino
Commissioner: Louis Danckwerts
Record Co: Polydor Records
Best Dance / Electronic Video – UK
Leon Vynehall – Cruel Love
Director: Alex Takács
Director's Rep: Prodco
Producer: Fred Qvortrup
Production Co: Prodco
Record Co: Ooze
Best Rock Video – UK
Wolf Alice – Bloom Baby Bloom
Director: Colin Solal Cardo
Director's Rep: Hands
Producers: Biba Thomas, Kitty Wordsworth
Production Co: Stink Films
Commissioner: Michael Lewin
Record Co: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment
Best Alternative Video – UK
FKA twigs – Striptease
Director: Jordan Hemingway
Director's Rep: Division
Producer: Ernest Bouvier
Production Co: Division
Commissioner: Brian Mboa
Record Co: Atlantic Records / Young
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – UK
Kae Tempest – Statue In The Square
Directors: Boy Dykes (Juliette Larthe, Jess Kohl, Lydia Garnett, Jesse Glazzard, Romeo Roxman Gatt)
Producers: Gael Houdin-Brenac, Benji Landman
Production Co: Pure Phase
Commissioner: Studio Island
Record Co: Island Records
Best Pop Video – International
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Directors: Vania & Muggia
Director's Rep: Iconoclast
Producers: Natan Schottenfels, Nathan Scherrer, Aiden Magarian
Production Co: Iconoclast
Commissioner: Steven Gottlieb
Record Co: Island Records
Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – International
Audrey Nuna – Mine
Director: Zac Dov Wiesel
Director's Rep: Hands
Producers: Megan Adriana, Claire Loudis
Production Co: Big Kid
Commissioner: Arista Records
Record Co: Arista Records
Best Dance / Electronic Video – International
DJ Snake with Amadou & Mariam – Patience
Director: Valentin Guiod
Director's Rep: Capri Aurell
Exec Producers: Fabacary Assymby Coly, Hugo Besson, Laura Drault
Producers: Hugo Legrand Nathan (Birth), Souleymane Kebe (Assy Productions), Yacine Medkour (2horloges)
Production Co: Birth, Assy Productions, 2horloges
Commissioner: DJ Snake
Record Co: Pardon My French
Best Rock Video – International
OK Go – Love
Directors: Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada
Director's Rep: Park Pictues, 1stAveMachine
Exec Producer: Andrew Geller
Producer: Petra Ahmann
Production Co: 1stAveMachine
Commissioner: OK Go / Paracadute
Record Co: Paracadute
Best Alternative Video – International
Cults – Onions
Director: Alice Fassi
Director's Rep: C41
Exec Producers: Barbara Guieu (C41), Anna Roudaut (Le/Pac)
Producers: Benjamin Bernard, Shayan Farooq
Production Co: Le\Pac & C41
Commissioner: Bryan Younce
Record Co: Imperial Records
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif
Directors: Vania & Muggia
Director's Rep: Iconoclast
Producer: Natan Schottenfels
Production Co: Iconoclast
Record Co: RCA
Best Pop / R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – Newcomer
Olivia Dean – Nice To Each Other
Director: Jake Erland
Producer: Rowan Mackintosh King
Production Co: Park Pictures
Commissioners: Louis Danckwerts & Semera Khan
Record Co: Capitol Records
Best Dance / Electronic Video – Newcomer
Tinie Tempah ft Skepsis – Eat It Up
Director: Yeeiid
Director's Rep: Ocurens
Exec Producer: Emmanuelle Le Chat
Producer: Adam Watts
Production Co: Ocurens
Commissioner: Sara Vieira
Record Co: Imhotep Records
Best Rock / Alternative Video – Newcomer
Fontaines D.C. – In The Modern World
Director: Luna Carmoon
Director's Rep: Prodco
Producer: Chris Murdoch
Production Co: Prodco
Commissioner: Scott Wright
Record Co: XL Recordings
Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer
Archy Moor – Robbery Rings
Director: Nicolas De Sola
Director's Rep: Diplomats
Producers: Diplomats / When Not If
Production Co: Diplomats
Record Co: AOPCTV
Best Low Budget Video
Squid – Cro-Magnon Man
Director: Rory Alexander Stewart
Director's Rep: Hands
Producer: Zaigham Hameed Butt
Production Co: CANADA
Commissioner: Ruth Morris
Record Co: Warp Records
Best Live Video
Fred Again.. & Obongjayar – Adore U
Director: Chapter Road
Director's Rep: Claire Stubbs at Mouthpiece
Producer: Sarah Parks
Production Company: Partizan
Commissioners: Kim Jarrett, Andrew Reid
Record Co: Atlantic Records Uk
Best Special Visual Project
Hannah Holland – Last Exit On Bethnal
Director: Lydia Garnett
Producer: Celeste Doig
Production Co: Somesuch
Record Co: ATC Management
Best Casting in a Video
Bakar – Lonyo!
Casting Director: Selma Nicholls CDA
Director: Tom Emmerson
Producer: Zoe Gunn
Production Co: Business Club
Record Co: Bad Habit
Best Performance in a Video
Doechii – Denial Is A River
Performer: Doechii
Casting Agent: Sarah-May Levy
Director: James Mackel
Producer: Autumn Maschi
Production Co: Lotumn
Record Co: TDE
Best Production Design in a Video
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif
Production Designer: Misha Levchenko
Directors: Vania & Muggia
Producer: Natan Schottenfels
Production Co: Iconoclast
Record Co: RCA
Best Styling in a Video in association with DAZED
Yung Lean – Forever Yung
Stylist: Desiree Laidler
Director: Aidan Zamiri
Production Co: Object & Animal
Record Co: World Affairs
Best Choreography in a Video
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Choreographer: Zoï Tatopoulos
Director: Jordan Hemingway
Production Co: Object & Animal
Record Co: Atlantic Records / Young
Best Cinematography in a Video
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif
Cinematographer: Denys Lushchyk
Directors: Vania & Muggia
Production Co: Iconoclast
Record Co: RCA
Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer
Son Lux – Flickers
Cinematographer: Mikuláš Hrdlička
Director: Petr Vlček
Production Co: Famu
Record Co: This Is Meru
Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with Studio RM
Rubel – Ouro / Reckoner
Colourist: Osmar Junior
Director: Larissa Zaidan
Post House: Kaus
Production Co: Kaus
Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer
Rüfüs du Sol – Break My Love
Colourist: Sharon Chung
Director: Katzki
Post House: Wash
Production Co: Rabbit House MX
Record Co: Warner Records
Best Editing in a Video in association with Shift
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Editor: Charlie Von Rotberg
Director: Jordan Hemingway
Edit House: Stitch Editing
Production Co: Object & Animal
Record Co: Atlantic Records / Young
Best Editing in a Video - Newcomer
Clovis – Les Cigales
Editors: Alvynn Diagne & Terence Nury
Director: Alvynn Diagne
Post House: Monumental
Production Co: Ocurens
Record Co: Politesse Records
Best Visual Effects in a Video
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif
VFX Artists: Vania Heymann, Tal Baltuch
Directors: Vania & Muggia
Production Co: Iconoclast
Record Co: RCA
Best Animation in a Video
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Director: Samuel Jerome Mason
Post House: Wobbly Way
Production Co: Hornet
Record Co: Warner Records
Best Creative Commissioner
Louis Danckwerts, Polydor
Best Producer in association with WPA UK
Chris Murdoch
Best Executive Producer
Morgan Clement, Object & Animal
Best New Director
Luna Carmoon
Best Director in association with Electric Theatre Collective
Gabriel Moses
Best Production Company in association with Kodak
Object & Animal
The Icon Award
Damian Kulash
The Legend Award
Diane Martel
Video of the Year
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif
Directors: Vania & Muggia
Director's Rep: Iconoclast
Producer: Natan Schottenfels
Production Co: Iconoclast
Record Co: RCA
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