The 2020 MVPA Awards Winners have been announced online, celebrating a wide array of music videos in categories ranging from Genre Awards to Professional Awards, plus a special Lockdown category recognizing work made during the COVID-19 quarantine.
Here is the full list of winners... Visit MVPA at MVPA.com or @MVPA
WINNERS 2020
Best Pop Video
- Harry Styles – Adore You
- Director: Dave Meyers
- Producers: Nathan Scherrer, Jo Coombes, Ellen De Faux, Tom Gardner
- Prod co: freenjoy
- Commissioner: Bryan Younce for Columbia Records
Best R&B/Soul Video
- The Weeknd – Heartless
- Director: Anton Tammi
- Producers: Alli Maxwell, Elizabeth Gross
- Prod co: Somesuch
- Commissioner: La Mar C Taylor for Republic
Best Hip Hop/Rap Video
- Flatbush Zombies – After Life
- Director: Arnaud Bresson
- Producers: Théo Gall, Laure Salgon
- Prod co: DIVISION
- Commissioner: Josh Dick for Glorious Dead Records
Best Dance/Electronic Video
- Bronson – Keep Moving
- Director: StyleWar
- Producer: Elizabeth Doonan
- Prod co: Smuggler
- Commissioner: John Moule for Ninja Tune
Best Rock Video
- Yungblud ft Dan Reynolds – Original Me
- Director: Jordan Bahat
- Producers: Rose Krane, Dan Kent
- Prod co: Tool of NA
- Commissioner: Hanan Cher for Interscope/Geffen
Best Alternative Video
- FKA twigs – Sad Day
- Director: Hiro Murai
- Producers: Jason Cole, Danielle Hinde, Brad Weston, Anita Gou, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, Michael Stirton, FKA twigs
- Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
- Record co: Young Turks
Best International Video
- Woodkid – Goliath
- Director: Yoann Lemoine
- Producer: Horace De Gunzbourg
- Prod co: Iconoclast
- Commissioner: Pierre le Ny for Universal Music / Barclay
Best Newcomer Video
- Ill Peach – Gum
- Director: Lucy Sandler
- Producer: Pop Can Records
- Record co: Pop Can Records
Best Lockdown Video
- DaBaby ft Roddy Rich – Rockstar BLM remix
- Director: Michael Mihail
- Producers: John Lathan, Fatima Washington, Arnold Taylor, Garrett Williams, Mark Bridges
- Prod co: Guerilla Hollywood
- Commissioner: Garrett Williams for BET Network, South Coast Music Group
Best Special Video Project
- Beastie Boys Story
- Director: Spike Jonze
- Producers: Jason Baum, Amanda Adelson, & Spike Jonze
- Prod co: Fresh Bread & Pulse Films
- Commissioner: Beastie Boys
Best Styling in a Video
- Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – Already
- Stylist: Zerina Akers
- Directors: Beyoncé, Pierre Debusschere, Kwasi Fordjour
- Prod co: Parkwood Entertainment
- Record co: Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music, Columbia Records
Best Production Design in a Video
- A$AP Rocky – Babushka Boi
- Production designer: Brittany Porter
- Director: Nadia Lee Cohen
- Prod co: Virgin Soil Pictures
- Record co: RCA Records
Best Choreography in a Video
- FKA twigs – Sad Day
- Choreographers: Sam Mak, Dom Dumaresq, Theo TJ Lowe, Marina Stoimenova
- Director: Hiro Murai
- Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
- Record co: Young Turks
Best Cinematography in a Video
- FKA twigs – Sad Day
- DoP: Larkin Seiple
- Director: Hiro Murai
- Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
- Record co: Young Turks
Best Colour Grading in a Video
- Doja Cat – Say So
- Colorist: Houmam Abdallah
- Director: Hannah Lux Davis
- Prod co: London Alley Entertainment
- Record co: RCA
Best Editing in a Video
- The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
- Editors: Janne Vartia, Tim Montana
- Director: Anton Tammi
- Prod co: Somesuch
- Record co: Republic
Best Visual Effects in a Video
- Flatbush Zombies – After Life
- VFX artist: Machine Molle
- Director: Arnaud Bresson
- Prod co: DIVISION
- Record co: Glorious Dead Records
Best Animation in a Video
- Thom Yorke – Last I Heard (...He Was Circling The Drain)
- Animators: Saad Moosajee, Zuheng Yin, Chanyu Chen
- Directors: Art Camp, Saad Moosajee
- Producer: Art Camp
- Prod co: Art Camp
- Record co: XL Recordings
Best Agent
- Tommy Labuda
Best Commissioner
- Michelle An
Best Producer
- Fuliane Petikyan
Best New Director
- Christian Breslauer
Best Director
- Anton Tammi
Best Production Company
- Prettybird
Best Post Production Company
- Ingenuity Studios
Video of the Year
- FKA twigs – Sad Day
- Director: Hiro Murai
- Producers: Jason Cole, Danielle Hinde, Brad Weston, Anita Gou, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, Michael Stirton, FKA twigs
- Prod co: Doomsday Entertainment (US), FRIEND (UK)
- Record co: Young Turks
