The votes are in and the judging panels have met. And now the nominations for the UK Music Video Awards 2025 have been announced.

The shortlists in 38 categories at this year's UKMVAs are listed below, in the areas of best video by music genre, technical achievement, live, low budget, special project, and the individual and company award categories – all chosen by the MVA Jury Members, comprised mostly of members of the UK music video industry.

And the announcement of the shortlists at the UK Music Video Awards, the premier global celebration of music video creativity starts the countdown to the big night in a month's time - on Thursday, October 30th at Magazine London. Tickets to this year's UKMVAs awards ceremony and aftershow party and are on sale now.

Here is the full list of nominations.

UK Music Video Awards 2024: THE NOMINATIONS

Best Pop Video – UK in association with Cinelab Film & Digital

FKA twigs – Eusexua
Lola Young – One Thing
Charli XCX – party 4 u
FKA twigs – Perfect Stranger
Elton John – Step into Christmas
Pink Pantheress – Tonight

Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – UK

Sekou – Catching Bodies
Joy Crookes – Mathematics
Celeste – On With the Show
Obongjayar – Sweet Danger
Oscar Jerome – The Fork
Celeste – This Is Who I Am

Best Dance / Electronic Video – UK

Maribou State – All I Need
Disclosure – Arachnids
Leon Vynehall – Cruel Love
Rival Consoles – Gaivotas
Mura Masa – Jump
Rival Consoles – Soft Gradient Beckons

Best Rock Video – UK

Wolf Alice – Bloom Baby Bloom
White Lies – In the Middle
Sam Fender – People Watching
Sam Fender – Remember My Name
Wolf Alice – The Sofa
YUNGBLUD – Zombie

Best Alternative Video – UK

The Irrepressibles – Destination
Novo Amor – Earth Defender
Geordie Greep – Holy, Holy
Bakar – Lonyo!
FKA twigs – Striptease
Gunship – Tech Noir 2

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – UK

AJ Tracey – 3rd Time Lucky
Little Simz ft Obongjayar & Moonchild Sanelly – Flood
Pozer – Habits
Kae Tempest – Statue in the Square
Fuse ODG – Sundiata
Little Simz – Young

Best Pop Video – International

Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Theodora – Fashion Designa
Jackson Wang – High Alone
Addison Rae – High Fashion
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Chappell Roan – The Subway

Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – International

SAINt JHN – Body On Me
Audrey Nuna – Mine
Amaarae – S.M.O
Yves Jarvis – The Knife In Me
Bricknasty – Vinland
Rimon – Where do we go?

Best Dance / Electronic Video – International

Dom Dolla – Dreamin
DJ Snake ft Balvin – Noventa
Bad Bunny – NUEVAYoL
DJ Snake with Amadou & Mariam – Patience
Tommy Cash – Untz Untz
Didi Han – Youth

Best Rock Video – International

Viagra Boys – Bog Body
Fontaines D.C. – It's Amazing To Be Young
OK Go – Love
Turnstile – Never Enough
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth

Best Alternative Video – International

Oracle Sisters – Blue Left Hand
Cero Ismael – Driving Round Looking For Unknown
Lorde – Hammer
Clairo – Juna
Cults – Onions
Geese – Taxes

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International

Travis Scott – 4x4
Doechii – Anxiety
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice – Chains & Whips
Doechii – Denial Is A River
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif
Paris Texas – They Left Me With A Gun / Sword

Best Pop / R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – Newcomer

Addison Rae – Aquamarine
Louis Culture ft Tora-i, Richie – Babe
Chainsmokers – Helium
Danna – Khe Calor
Olivia Dean – Nice To Each Other
Isabella Lovestory – Vanity

Best Rock / Alternative Video – Newcomer

Kean Kavanagh – A Cowboy Song
Lil Chick – Downpour
Fontaines D.C. – In The Modern World
Lowswimmer – IRL
Baxter Dury – Schadenfreude
Club Kuru – Sunshine Kiss The Water

Best Dance / Electronic Video – Newcomer

Tinie Tempah x Skepsis – Eat It Up
Prince 85 – Electronic Talk
Confidence Man ft Jade – Gossip
Tommy Holohan x Megra – Show Me The Sky
Jorja Smith – With You
KETTAMA & Interplanetary Criminal – Yosemite

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer

Rushy – Hooligan
Clovis – Les Cigales
Loyle Carner – Lyin
Lujipeka – Paulise
Archy Moor – Robbery Rings
Jme & 8syn – TMNT

Best Low Budget Video

Squid – Cro-Magnon Man
Swaggerboyz x Dillom – El Morocho, El Rubio y El Colo
Sam Akpro – Evenfall
Juan Duarte – Maquina Latina
Archy Moor – Robbery Rings
Jessica2010 – Week Ago

Best Live Video

Jacob Collier & AURORA – A Rock Somewhere X The Seed (For Greenpeace)
Fred Again.. & Obongjayar – Adore U
Adrianne Lenker – Not A Lot, Just Forever
English Teacher – Not Everybody Gets To Go To Space
Yamê – Solo
Amie Blu – Swimming In Pity

Best Special Visual Project

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Kojey Radical – Don't Look Down Short Film
Yamê – Ebem
Hannah Holland – Last Exit on Bethnal
Maxo – Mars Is Electric
John Grant – The Art of The Lie

Best Performance in a Video

Doechii – Anxiety
Doechii – Denial Is A River
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Little Simz ft Obongjayar & Moonchild Sanelly – Flood
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

Best Casting in a Video

Disclosure – Arachnids
Sekou – Catching Bodies
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice – Chains & Whips
Alabaster DePlume – Invincibility
Hannah Holland – Last Exit on Bethnal
Bakar – Lonyo!

Best Production Design in a Video

Jisoo – Earthquake
Igor Klepnev – Gun
OK Go – Love
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Cults – Onions
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif

Best Styling in a Video in association with DAZED

Wolf Alice – Bloom Baby Bloom
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Yung Lean – Forever Yung
Haim – Relationships
Fuse ODG – Sundiata
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif

Best Choreography in a Video

Wolf Alice – Bloom Baby Bloom
FKA twigs – Childlike Things
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Little Simz ft Obongjayar & Moonchild Sanelly – Flood
Jungle – Keep Me Satisfied
Bakar – Lonyo!

Best Cinematography in a Video

Travis Scott – 4x4
Travis Scott – Drugs You Should Try It
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Little Simz ft Obongjayar & Moonchild Sanelly – Flood
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif

Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer

Guitarricadelafuente – Babieca!
Madeleine Rose Witney – Behind Those Eyes
Common Saints – Equinox
Blondshell – Event of a Fire
Son Lux – Flickers
Marina Satti – Lola

Best Colour Grading in a Video in association with Studio RM

Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Jackson Wang – High Alone
Birnir – LXS
Bad Bunny – NUEVAYoL
Rubel – Ouro / Reckoner
Conan Gray – Vodka Cranberry

Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer

Joy Orbison – Bastard
Rüfüs Du Sol – Break My Love
Trees Speak – Forever Chemicals
Sigrid – Jellyfish
Rizzle Kicks – New Sport
Chase Tha Worst ft Yorke, dan PARTIES & Tara Salerno – Tiefs

Best Editing in a Video in association with Shift

Disclosure – Arachnids
FKA twigs – Eusexua
Sam Fender – People Watching
Damiano David – Silverlines
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
Fortuno – Wanna Believe U

Best Editing in a Video – Newcomer

Tinie Tempah x Skepsis – Eat It Up
Alabaster DePlume – Invincibility
Clovis – Les Cigales
Partiboi69 & Skream – Pound Town
The Knocks ft POWERS – Stay Gold
KETTAMA & Interplanetary Criminal – Yosemite

Best Animation in a Video

AJ Tracey – 3rd Time Lucky
Gonzalo Varela – Amanecer
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Nap Eyes – Dark Mystery Enigma Bird
The Avett Brothers – Love Of a Girl
Gunship – Tech Noir 2

Best Visual Effects in a Video

Izzy Spears – Burn
Jisoo – Earthquake
Don Toliver ft Doja Cat – Lose My Mind
Archy Moor – Robbery Rings
Yamê – Shoot
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif

Best Director in association with Electric Theatre Collective

Colin Solal Cardo
Damian Kulash Jr
Gabriel Moses
James Mackel
Jordan Hemingway
Vania & Muggia

Best New Director

Alex Acy
Fa & Fon
India Rose Harris
Jake Erland
Luna Carmoon
Melchior Leroux

Best Executive Producer

Alex Brinkman
Alice Wills
Dom Mckiernan
Hugo Legrand Nathan
Morgan Clement
Nathan Scherrer

Best Producer in association with WPA

Ayomide Alli
Biba Thomas
Chris Murdoch
Ernest Bouvier
Jason Baum
Maggie Curwin

Best Creative Commissioner

Jake Crossland, Partisan
John Moule
Kat Cattaneo, Sony Music
Kirstin Cruickshank
Louis Danckwerts, Polydor
Michael Lewin, Sony Music

Best Production Company in association with Kodak

DIVISION
freenjoy
Iconoclast
Object & Animal
ProdCo
Stink Films

Video of the Year

Shortlist and winner to be announced on the night

• UK Music Video Awards 2025, the premier global celebration of music video creativity takes place on Thursday, October 30th at Magazine London. Tickets for the awards ceremony and aftershow party on sale now.