2012 MVPA Award WINNERS

2012 Music Video Production Association Award Winners are...

Director of the Year:

• Yoann Lemoine, director | Iconoclast/Black Dog, production co.
  Woodkid "Iron" 
  Lana Del Rey "Born To Die"

Best Video Produced for Under $25,000:

• Yuksek "Always On The Run"
  Skinny, director | Partizan, production co.

 Best Directorial Debut:

• Social Distortion "Machine Gun Blues"
  Jeremy Alter, director | Pusher Media, production co.

Best Direction of a Band:

• The Black Keys "Howlin' For You"
  Chris Marrs Piliero, director | HELLO!, production co.

 Best Direction of a Female Artist:

• Lana Del Rey "Blue Jeans"
  Yoann Lemoine, director | Iconoclast @ Black Dog Films, production co.

Best Direction of a Male Artist:

• Chris Brown "Look At Me Now"
  Colin Tilley, director | Riveting Entertainment, production co.

Best Direction of a New Artist:

• Cults "Go Outside"
  Isaiah Seret, director | PRETTYBIRD, production co.

Best Adult Contemporary Video:                 

• Maroon 5  "Never Gonna Leave This Bed"
  Tim Nackashi, director |  HSI, production co. 

Best Alternative Video:

• The Black Keys "Lonely Boy "
  Jesse Dylan, director | Wondros, production co.

Best Electronic Video:

• Skrillex "Bangarang"
  Tony Truand Datis, director | DNA, production co.

Best Hip Hop Video:

• Jay-Z & Kanye West "Otis"
  Spike Jonze, director | MJZ, production co.

 Best International Video:

• MIA "Bad Girls"
  Romain Gavras, director | Iconoclast, production co.

Best Pop Video:

• Rihanna "We Found Love"
  Melina Matsoukas, director | PRETTYBIRD, production co.

Best R&B Video:

• Cassie "King of Hearts"
  Christopher Sims, director | DNA, production co.

 Best Rock Video:

• Spiritualized "Hey Jane"
  AG Rojas, director | Caviar / Somesuch & Co., production co.

Best Animated Video:

• Kina Grannis "In Your Arms"
  Greg Jardin, director |@radical.media LLC, production co.

Best Art Direction:

• David Courtemarche for Maroon 5 "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" 
  Tim Nackashi, director | HSI Productions, production co.

 Best Choreography:

• Michael Rooney for Sara Bareilles "Gonna Get Over You" 
  Jonah Hill, director | DNA, production co.

 Best Cinematography:

• Maz Makhani for Lil Wayne / Bruno Mars "Mirror" 
  Antoine Fuqua, director | Wondros, production co.

Best Colorist:

• Dave Hussey for Rihanna "We Found Love" 
  Melina Matsoukas, director | Prettybird, production co.

Best Computer Effects (FX done in computer):

• Proof, Laundry for Will.I.Am "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" 
  Rich Lee, director | DNA, production co.

 Best Editing:

• Ken Mowe for Will.I.Am "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" 
  Rich Lee, director | DNA, production co.

 Best Hair:

• Pamela Neal for Katy Perry "The One That Got Away" 
  Floria Sigismondi, director | Black Dog Films, production co. 

Best Special Effects (FX done on scene/in camera):

• Radical for Kina Grannis "In Your Arms"
  Greg Jardin, director | @radical.media LLC, production co.

Best Styling:

• Marjan Malakpour for Britney Spears "'Till the World Ends" 
  Ray Kay, director | Rockhard, production co.