Brit Award for British Video of the Year
| Brit Award for British Video of the Year | |
|---|---|
 2019 Winners Little Mix and Nicki Minaj | |
| Awarded for | Achievement in excellent British video |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First award | 1985 |
| Final award | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj – "Woman Like Me" (2019) |
| Most awards | One Direction (4) |
| Most nominations |
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| Website | brits |
The Brit Award for British Video of the Year was an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]
History
The award was first presented in 1985 as British Video of the Year. From 2003 to 2013, the award was not given out. It was then revived in 2014, becoming a fan-voted award which allowed users of Twitter to vote for nominees through personalised hashtags. The vote involved weekly fan votes through Twitter, including the final vote which took place on the night of the ceremony.[4] The award was defunct following the 2019 Brit Awards and was last awarded to Little Mix.[5]
Two non-British artists won the award; American singer Michael Jackson as the sole artist on "Smooth Criminal" in 1989 and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj as a featured artist on "Woman Like Me" by Little Mix in 2019. 11 of the 22 videos nominated in 1990 were by international artists; "Batdance" by American musician Prince, "The Best" by American singer Tina Turner, "Eye Know" by American group De La Soul, "Free at Last" by American DJ Farley Keith, "Lambada" by French-Brazilian group Kaoma, "Loco in Acapulco" by American group the Four Tops, "Manchild" by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry, "Miss You Much" by American singer Janet Jackson, "Nou Pas Bouger" by Malian singer Salif Keita, "Paradise City" by American band Guns N' Roses and "We Didn't Start the Fire" by American musician Billy Joel.
Besides Minaj, 20 other non-British artists were nominated as co-lead or featured artists in later years; American rapper Missy Elliott for "I Want You Back" with Mel B in 1999; American rapper Del the Funky Homosapien for "Clint Eastwood" with Gorillaz, Australian singer Kylie Minogue for "Kids" with Robbie Williams and American musician Bootsy Collins for "Weapon of Choice" with Fatboy Slim in 2002; American singer Bruno Mars for "Uptown Funk" with Mark Ronson in 2015; American singer Beyoncé for "Runnin' (Lose It All)" with Naughty Boy and Arrow Benjamin in 2016; Jamaican singer Sean Paul for "Hair" with Little Mix and "Rockabye" with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie and Barbadian singer Rihanna for "This Is What You Came For" with Calvin Harris in 2017; Swedish singer Zara Larsson for "Girls Like" with Tinie Tempah in 2017 and "Symphony" with Clean Bandit in 2018; American singer Taylor Swift for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Zayn, American rapper Quavo for "Strip That Down" with Liam Payne, American artists Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean for "Feels" with Harris and New Zealand singer William Singe for "Mama" with Jonas Blue in 2018; and Norwegian singer Ina Wroldsen for "Breathe" with Jax Jones, American duo Jack & Jack for "Rise" with Blue, American singer Demi Lovato for "Solo" with Clean Bandit and American rapper Macklemore for "These Days" with Rudimental, Jess Glynne and Dan Caplen in 2019.
Seven artists were nominated for two videos in the same year; Wham! for "Last Christmas" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1985, the Prodigy for "Breathe" and "Firestarter" in 1997, Williams for "Kids" and "Supreme" in 2002, Ellie Goulding as a lead artist on "Burn" and a featured artist on "I Need Your Love" in 2014, Paul as a featured artist on "Hair" and "Rockabye" in 2017, and Rita Ora as a co-lead artist on "For You" and the sole artist on "Let You Love Me" and Dua Lipa as the sole artist on "IDGAF" and a co-lead artist on "One Kiss" in 2019. "Killer" is the only song for which two different videos were nominated; the original video by Adamski featuring Seal was nominated in 1991, and the video for Seal's solo version won the following year.
Winners and nominees
1980s
| Year | Video | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 (5th) | ||
| "The Wild Boys" | Duran Duran | |
| "Last Christmas" | Wham! | |
| "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | |
| 1986 (6th) | ||
| "Everytime You Go Away" | Paul Young | |
| "Dancing in the Street" | David Bowie & Mick Jagger | |
| "Money for Nothing" | Dire Straits | |
| 1987 (7th) | ||
| "Sledgehammer" | Peter Gabriel | |
| 1988 (8th) | ||
| "True Faith" | New Order | |
| 1989 (9th) | ||
| "Smooth Criminal" | Michael Jackson | |
| "Harvest for the World" | The Christians | |
| "Nathan Jones" | Bananarama | |
| "Temptation" | Wet Wet Wet | |
| "When We Was Fab" | George Harrison |
1990s
2000s
| Year | Video | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 (20th) | ||
| "She's the One" | Robbie Williams | |
| "Let Forever Be" | The Chemical Brothers featuring Noel Gallagher | |
| "Praise You" | Fatboy Slim | |
| "Pumping on Your Stereo" | Supergrass | |
| "Windowlicker" | Aphex Twin | |
| 2001 (21st) | ||
| "Rock DJ" | Robbie Williams | |
| "7 Days" | Craig David | |
| "Dancing in the Moonlight" | Toploader | |
| "Pure Shores" | All Saints | |
| "Yellow" | Coldplay | |
| Eliminated | ||
| "Coming Around" | Travis | |
| "In Demand" | Texas | |
| "It Feels So Good" | Sonique | |
| "Money" | Jamelia | |
| "The Time Is Now" | Moloko | |
| 2002 (22nd) | ||
| "21 Seconds" | So Solid Crew | |
| "Clint Eastwood" | Gorillaz featuring Del the Funky Homosapien | |
| "I Want Love" | Elton John | |
| "Kids" | Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue | |
| "Sing" | Travis | |
| "Supreme" | Robbie Williams | |
| "Thank You" | Dido | |
| "Trouble" | Coldplay | |
| "Weapon of Choice" | Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins | |
| "Where's Your Head At" | Basement Jaxx | |
2010s
Artists with multiple wins
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | One Direction |
| 3 | Robbie Williams |
Artists with multiple nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
Notes
- "Killer" (1991–1992) Double Nominated
- "Pray" (1994), "Parklife" (1995), "Never Ever" (1998), "She's the One" (2000), "Rock DJ" (2001) also won Brit Award for British Single
References
- ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "socialvote". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ Grein, Paul (5 November 2019). "U.K.'s BRIT Awards Cut Categories, Eliminate Fan Voting, Give Artists More Control Of Performances". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2019.