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Alt-J, Disclosure and Peace amongst UK Music Video Awards winners
FKA twigs also picked up two awards, for Best Video Artist and Best Alternative Video.

Last night (Monday 10th November), the seventh annual UK Music Video Awards were held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, with a ceremony hosted by Adam Buxton. The event follows the MTV EMA awards, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland the previous night, hosted by Nicki Minaj and with winners including One Direction, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande.
The winners list for the UKMVAs features Alt-J (Best Visual Effects in a Video for ‘Hunger of the Pine’ (pictured)), Peace (Best Choreography in a Video for ‘Money’) and Disclosure (Best Music Ad – TV or Online for ‘Settle’). FKA twigs also picked up the Best Video Artist gong, as well as Best Alternative Video – Budget for ‘Papi Pacify’, co-directed by Twigs with Tom Beard, while Sia won Best Pop Video – International for ‘Chandelier’.
A selected list of winners reads:
Best Alternative Video – UK: Atoms For Peace - Before Your Very Eyes
Best Pop Video – International: Sia – Chandelier
Best Rock/Indie Video – International: Queens of the Stone Age - Smooth Sailing
Best Alternative Video – International: Arcade Fire - After Life
Best Alternative Video – Budget: FKA twigs - Papi Pacify
Best Urban Video – Budget: Bonnie Banane - Champs-Elysees
Best Art Direction & Design in a Video: OK Go - The Writing’s On The Wall
Best Styling in a Video: Brooke Candy – Opulence
Best Choreography in a Video: Peace – Money
Best Editing in a Video: Jon Hopkins – Collider
Best Visual Effects in a Video: Alt-J - Hunger Of The Pine
Best Live Music Coverage: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live In Paris
Best Music Ad – TV or Online: Disclosure – Settle
Best Interactive Video: Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
Vevo Must See Award: Wilkinson – Afterglow
Best Producer: Amber Millington
Best New Director: Truman and Cooper
Best Director: Hiro Murai
Best Commissioner: Caroline Clayton
Best Video Artist: FKA twigs
The Icon Award: Joseph Kahn
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