2012 UK Music Video Awards

The 2012 UK Music Video Awards were held on 8 November 2012 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square, London to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from United Kingdom and worldwide.[1] The nominations were announced on 8 October 2012.[2][3] English rapper M.I.A. won Video of the Year for "Bad Girls" directed by Romain Gavras.[4]

2012 UK Music Video Awards
Date8 November 2012
LocationLeicester Square, London
Hosted byAdam Buxton
Websitewww.ukmva.com
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Video of the Year

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Video of the Year

Special Awards

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Icon Award Outstanding Contribution

Jamie Thraves

David Knight

Video Genre Categories

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Best Pop Video - UK Best Pop Video - International

M.I.A. - "Bad Girls"
(Director: Romain Gavras)

Lana Del Rey - "Blue Jeans"
(Director: Yoann Lemoine)

Best Dance Video - UK Best Dance Video - International

The Shoes - "Time to Dance"
(Director: Daniel Wolfe)

Duck Sauce - "Big Bad Wolf"
(Director: Keith Schofield)

Best Urban Video - UK Best Urban Video - International

Plan B - "Ill Manors"
(Director: Yann Demange)

Frank Ocean - "Novacane"
(Director: Nabil)

Best Indie/Rock Video - UK Best Indie/Rock Video - International

Spiritualized - "Hey Jane"
(Director: AG Rojas)

The Shins - "Simple Song"
(Director: Daniels)

Best Alternative Video - UK Best Alternative Video - International

Alt-J - "Breezeblocks"
(Director: Ellis Bahl)

The Hickey Underworld - "The Frog"
(Director: Joe Vanhoutteghem)

Best Pop Video - Budget Best Dance Video - Budget

Rent Boys - "Shoot The Shot"
(Director: Zac Ella)

Todd Terje - "Inspector Norse"
(Director: Kristoffer Borgli)

Best Urban Video - Budget Best Indie/Rock Video - Budget

Noisses ft. RTKAL, Lady Leshurr and Foreign Beggars - "Run Your Mouth"
(Director: Drew Cox)

When Saints Go Machine - "Parix"
(Director: Daniel-Kragh Jacobsen)

Best Alternative Video - Budget

The Death Set - "They Come to Get Us"
(Director: Guillaume Panariello)

Technical

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Best Animation in a Video Best Art Direction & Design in a Video

Fleet Foxes - "The Shrine/An Argument"
(Animators: Sean Pecknold & Britta Johnson)

Justice - "New Lands"
(Art Director: Roger Bellés)

Best Cinematography in a Video Best Choreography in a Video

Feist - "The Bad In Each Other"
(DoP: Kasper Tuxen)

Will Young - "Losing Myself"
(Choreographer: Aletta Collins)

Best Editing in a Video Best Styling in a Video

The Shoes - "Time to Dance"
(Editor: Tom Lindsay)

M.I.A. - "Bad Girls"
(Stylist: Hannah Edwards)

Best Telecine in a Video Best Visual Effects in a Video

Temper Trap - "Trembling Hands"
(TK: James Tillett at Moving Picture Company)

Woodkid - "Run Boy Run"
(VFX: One More Productions)

Music Vision and Innovation

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Best Live Music Coverage Best Music AD - TV or Online

Chemical Brothers - "Don't Think"
(Director: Adam Smith)

LCD Soundsystem - "Shut Up and Play the Hits"
(Director: Thirtytwo)

Kasabian - "Velociraptor!"
(Directors: John Paveley, The Lennox Brothers & Ian Dutt)

The Innovation Award People's Choice Award

ALB - "Golden Chains"
(Director: Johnatan Broda)

One Direction - "Live While We're Young"
(Director: Vaughan Arnell)

Individual

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Best Producer Best Commissioner

Lee Groombridge

  • Gareth Thomas
  • Leanne Stott
  • Liz Kessler
  • Phil Tidy
  • Tamsin Glasson

John Moule

  • Dan Millar
  • Dan Curwin
  • James Hackett
  • Julia Frost
  • Mike O'Keefe
Best Director Best New Director

Romain Gavras

AG Rojas

References

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  1. ^ "UKMVA Past Winners 2012". www.ukmva.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2012: here are the nominations!". promonews. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2012 nominations are announced". BBC. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "MIA Wins at UK Music Video Awards". Stylus. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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