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An Irish Music Television (or IMTV) Video Music Award is an accolade bestowed upon the Irish video makers, directors and artists involved in producing the best music videos from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during the previous year.[1] The awards have been given annually at a ceremony in Dublin since 2009,[2] organised by the website IrishMusic.TV (IMTV) with sponsorship from the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO).[3]

Recipients

Year Award Artist(s) Video Director(s)
2009[2] Most Original Concept Fight Like Apes "Something Global" Eoghan Kidney
Best Solo Male Video Pearse McGloughlin "Ways To Kill A Werewolf" Kevin McGloughlin
Best Solo Female Video Wallis Bird "To My Bones" Philipp Kaessbohrer
Best Live Video And So I Watch You From Afar "Set Guitars To Kill" Will McConnell
Best Dance Video Le Galaxie "You Feel The Fire" Killian Broderick, Le Galaxie
Best Styled Video Julie Feeney "Impossibly Beautiful" Vittoria Colonna
Best Production Effects Cap Pas Cap "We Are Men" Sam Boyd
Best Video By A Newcomer Bowlegged "Red Lights" Peter J. McCarthy
Best Director – – Eoghan Kidney
Video Of The Year Valerie Francis "Punches" Eoghan Kidney
2010[4] Best Group Video The Minutes "Fleetwood" Philip Kelly[5]
Most Original Concept The Ambience Affair "Devil In The Detail" Souljacker[6]
Best Male The Mighty Stef "Thank Christ for the Kids" Jessie Ward, Susie Morrell[7]
Best Female Cathy Davey "Little Red" Lorcan Finnegan[8]
Best Live Video Primordial "Empire Falls"
Best Styled Video The Coronas "Far From here" Simon Eustace[9]
Sexiest Video The Rubberbandits "Bag Of Glue"
Best Production Effects Shit Robot "Take 'Em Up" Eoghan Kidney[10]
Best Director – – Myles O'Reilly (musician)
Viewers Choice The Gorgeous Colours "The Creatures Down Below" Stevie Russell[11]
Video of the Year The Ambience Affair "Devil In The Detail" Souljacker[6]
2011[12] Best Group The Minutes "Black Keys" Biba Logan
Most Original Concept Ham Sandwich "ANTS" Marc Corrigan
Best Male Video James Vincent McMorrow "Sparrow and the Wolf" John Phillipson, Elton Mullally, Rob Davis
Best Female Video Lisa Hannigan "Knots" Myles O'Reilly (musician)
Best Live Video The Minutes "IMTOD" Simon Eustace
Best Styled Video I Draw Slow "Goldmine" Rory Bresnihan
Sexiest Video Echogram "Conspiracy" Shaun O’Connor
Best Production Effects Funeral Suits "Florida" Jonathan Irwin
Best Director – – Vincent Gallagher
Viewers' Choice King Kong Company "Acetate" John Loftus
Video of the Year Lisa Hannigan "Little Bird" Myles O'Reilly (musician)

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Lauren (21 October 2011). "Straight to video". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Eoghan Kidney cleans up at IMTV Video Awards". hotpress.ie. Hot Press. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sponsors". irishmusictelevision.com. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  4. ^ Cuffe, Aidan (25 November 2010). "IMTV Awards 2010 – The Results". goldenplec.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  5. ^ Kelly, Philip. "The Minutes: Fleetwood". imphilip.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Ambience Affair has best video at IMTV Awards". entertainment.ie. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "The Mighty Stef – Thank Christ For The Kids". nme.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Cathy Davey's Little Red by Lorcan Finnegan". www.promonews.tv. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. ^ "The Coronas – Far From Here". nme.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Video: Shit Robot – 'Take Em Up' directed by Eoghan Kidney". nialler9.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  11. ^ "The Gorgeous Colours – 'The Creatures Down Below'". nme.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  12. ^ "IMTV Winners 2011". irishmusictelevision.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

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