The UK Music Video Awards announced the shortlists for its 2011 show, to be held November 8 in London. Unlike most (if not all) video awards, there is no overarching Best Video category here: Instead there are Best categories for Alternative, Dance, Indie/Rock, Pop ,and Urban, with each further broken into International, UK and (Low) Budget subsets.
Leading all videos with three nominations each are:
- Adele "Rolling In The Deep" (Sam Brown, dir.)
- Battles "Ice Cream" (Canada, dir.)
- Chase & Status f/ Liam Bailey "Blind Faith" (Daniel Wolfe, dir.)
- Justice "Civilization" (Edouard Salier, dir.)
- Metronomy "The Bay" (David Wilson, dir.)
- Oh Land "White Nights" (Canada, dir.)
- Scissor Sisters "Invisible Light" (Nicholas Mendez/Canada, dir.)
- Woodkid "Iron" (Yoann Lemoine, dir.)
Best Director Nominees are:
Full nominees for all categories are below...
UK GENRE CATEGORIES
Best Alternative Video – UK
in association with Smoke & Mirrors
- Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus (Stargate remix)
- James Blake – Lindisfarne
- Klaxons – Twin Flames
- Tom Vek – Aroused
- Tyler The Creator – Yonkers
- Yeasayer – Madder Red
Best Dance Video – UK
- Calvin Harris feat Kelis – Bounce
- Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey – Blind Faith
- Grum – Through The Night
- J Majik & Wickaman feat Dee Freer – In Pieces
- Japanese Popstars – Let Go
- Magnetic Man feat. John Legend – Getting Nowhere
Best Indie/Rock Video – UK
in association with 3 Mills Studios
- Battles – Ice Cream
- Foals – Blue Blood
- Is Tropical – The Greeks
- Little Comets – The Isles
- Metronomy – The Bay
- The Shoes – Stay The Same
Best Pop Video – UK
- Adele – Rolling in the Deep
- Bruno Mars – Lazy Song
- Jessie J – Do It Like A Dude
- Kylie Minogue – Get Outta My Way
- Mark Ronson feat. Boy George – Somebody To Love Me
- Scissor Sisters – Invisible Light
Best Urban Video – UK
in association with East End Studios
- Chase & Status feat. Tinie Tempah – Hitz
- Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don’t Need You
- Tinie Tempah feat. Ellie Goulding – Wonderman
- Tricky – Murder Weapon
- Wiley – Numbers in Action
- Wretch 32 – Traktor
INTERNATIONAL GENRE CATEGORIES
Best Alternative Video – International
- Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
- MGMT – Congratulations
- OK Go – All Is Not Lost
- OK Go – White Knuckles
- Royksopp – Senior Living
- Spoek Mathambo – Control
Best Dance Video – International
- !!! – Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass
- B Fleischmann – Playtime
- Bag Raiders – Sunlight
- Bonjay – Stumble
- Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand
- Wolfgang Gartner – Illmerica
Best Indie/Rock Video – International
- El Guincho – Bombay
- Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math
- No Age – Fever Dreaming
- The Black Keys – Howlin’ For You
- The Good The Bad – 030
- WhoMadeWho – Every Minute Alone
Best Pop Video – International
- Cassius – I Love You So
- Justice – Civilization
- Karl X Johan – Flames
- Oh Land – White Nights
- Robyn – Call Your Girlfriend
- Woodkid – Iron
Best Urban Video – International
- Beastie Boys feat. Santigold – Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win
- Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
- Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis
- Raphael Saadiq – Good Man
- Thunderclaps – Judgement Day “Todor & Petru”
BUDGET GENRE CATEGORIES
Best Alternative Video – Budget
- Esben & The Witch – Marching Song
- Ghostpoet – Liiines
- Hauschka – Children
- King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Bubble
- Matta UK – Release The Freq
- UNKLE – Runaway Pointman re-edit
Best Dance Video – Budget
- Clean Bandit – Mozart’s House
- Craze Hoax – Wait For Me
- Eskmo – We Got More
- Etienne de Crecy – No Brain
- Jaymo and Andy George feat J2k – Hold Me Back
- Loose Fit – Table Beggar
Best Indie/Rock Video – Budget
- Fulton Lights – Staring Out The Window
- Hollerado – Americanarama
- Keaton Henson – Charon
- Lasse Passage – Say Say Say
- Maps & Atlases – Israeli Caves
- Memory Tapes – Yes I Know
Best Pop Video – Budget
- Alex Clare – Relax My Beloved
- Clean Bandit – Telephone Banking
- Cool Fun – House
- Duran Duran – Before The Rain
- Josh Radin – I Missed You
- Sébastien Tellier – Look
Best Urban Video – Budget
- Dels – Trumpalump
- Dels feat. Roots Manuva & Joe Goddard – Capsize
- Ghostpoet – Survive It
- Jargon VA feat Tinie Tempah – Disappoint You
- Riz MC – Get On It
- Skillit feat T.B. & K-Nite 13 – The Truth
TECH CATEGORIES
Best Animation in a Video
- Clinic – Bubblegum
- Eskmo – We Got More
- Flying Lotus – Kill Your Co-Workers
- Is Tropical – The Greeks
- King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Bubble
- Massive Attack – Atlas Air
Best Art Direction & Design in a Video
- Adele – Rolling In The Deep
- Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey – Blind Faith
- Justice – Civilization
- Oh Land – White Nights
- Plan B – The Recluse
- Scissor Sisters – Invisible Light
Best Choreography in a Video
- Darwin Deez – DNA
- Radiohead – Lotus Flower
- SebastiAn – Embody
- Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
- Wave Machines – Keep The Light On
- Wiley – Numbers In Action
Best Cinematography in A Video
in association with Panalux
- Adele – Rolling In the Deep
- Battles – Ice Cream
- Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
- Chapel Club – Surfacing
- J Majik & Wickaman feat Dee Freer – In Pieces
- Jessie J – Do It Like A Dude
Best Editing in a Video
- Battles – Ice Cream
- Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don’t Need You
- Little Comets – The Isles
- Metronomy – The Bay
- The Subways – We Don’t Need Money To Have a Good Time
- Tom Vek – Aroused
Best Styling in a Video
- Alpines – Cocoon
- Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey – Blind Faith
- Oh Land – White Nights
- Paloma Faith – Smoke and Mirrors
- Scissor Sisters – Invisible Light
- Woodkid – Iron
Best Telecine in a Video
- DJ Fresh – Louder
- Plan B – Love Goes Down
- Kylie Minogue – Get Out Of My Way
- Liam Bailey – It’s Not The Same
- Metronomy – The Bay
- Plan B – The Recluse
Best Visual Effects in a Video
in association with BEAM
- Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi, Norah Jones – Black “3 Dreams of Black”
- Justice – Civilization
- Klaxons – Twin Flames
- Massive Attack – Atlas Air
- Memory Tapes – Yes I Know
- Woodkid – Iron
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Best Producer
in association with Rushes
- Leanne Stott
- Liz Kessler
- Sarah Tognazzi
- Tamsin Glasson
- Tim Francis
- Tom Berendsen
Best Commissioner
in association with IMD Fastrax
- Ailsa Robertson
- Dan Curwin
- Daniel Millar
- James Hackett
- Phil Lee
- Ross Anderson
Best New Director
in association with Locomotion
- Bob Harlow
- Chino Moya
- Ian Pons Jewell
- Sam Pilling
- The General Assembly
- Us
Best Director
- Canada
- Daniel Wolfe
- Daniels
- David Wilson
- Emil Nava
- Saam Farahmand
OTHER CATEGORIES
Music vision and innovation categories
The Innovation Award
- Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi, Norah Jones – Black “3 Dreams of Black”
- Arcade Fire – We Used To Wait “The Wilderness Downtown”
- OK Go – All Is Not Lost
- Professor Green with Doritos – Coming To Get Me 360 degree interactive video
- The Shoes – Cover Your Eyes
- White Lies – Strangers web video
Best Live Music Coverage
- Faithless – Passing The Baton
- Jessie J – Live In London
- Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite Les Folies tour in 3D
- Richard Ashcroft – Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
- Tinie Tempah – Ibiza Rocks
- Various – Live From Abbey Road
Best Music Ad – TV or Online
- BBC 6Music – Building
- Fenech Soler – Minotaur (album launch viral)
- Mark Ronson & The Business International – Record Collection
- Ministry of Sound – Electronic 80s ll
- Plan B – The Defamation of Strickland Banks
- Tinie Tempah – Disc-Overy
