Jimmy Napes, Hozier and Ed Sheeran were among the winners at the 60th Ivor Novello Awards.
Jimmy Napes won two prizes for his song with Clean Bandit - Rather Be. The song picked up the prize for PRS for Music's Most Performed Work and Best Contemporary Song.
Hozier's Take Me To Church picked up the prize for Best Song Musically and Lyrically while Ed Sheeran received the gong for Songwriter of the Year.
Commenting, Simon Darlow, BASCA chairman, said: 'BASCA is delighted that in their 60th year The Ivors continue to celebrate the excellence of British and Irish songwriters and composers.
'From the BASCA Fellowship - the highest honour the Academy can bestow, to awards for works released last year, this year’s ceremony has represented a wonderful array of talent. Congratulations to everyone who has received an Ivor Novello Award today.'
Read the full list of 15 winners below. You can read our blow by blow account of the awards on our blog.
Watch our trailer video: http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/watchlisten/watch/the-ivors-2015-trailer/
Check out our behind-the-scenes pics from the red carpet, green room and more: http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/features/the-ivors-2015-in-pictures/
Full list of winners:
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
The Honourable Woman
Composed by Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV and Du Vinage Publishing
The Ivors Classical Music Award
Judith Weir
Outstanding Song Collection
Albert Hammond
Album Award
So Long, See You Tomorrow
Written by Jack Steadman
Published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Take Me To Church
Written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing – The Evolving Music Company
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Boy George
Best Original Film Score
‘71
Composed by David Holmes
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Songwriter of the Year
Ed Sheeran
The Ivors Inspiration Award
James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
Best Contemporary Song
Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
The Ivors Special Anniversary Award
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
Lifetime Achievement
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
PRS for Music Special International Award
Paul Williams
BASCA Fellowship
Annie Lennox
The Ivor Novello Awards were created by BASCA to celebrate, honour and reward excellence in British and Irish songwriting and composing. They are unique awards; presented by the UK songwriting and composing community and exclusively judged by songwriters and composers. They have been sponsored by PRS for Music since 1974.
Jimmy Napes won two prizes for his song with Clean Bandit - Rather Be. The song picked up the prize for PRS for Music's Most Performed Work and Best Contemporary Song.
Hozier's Take Me To Church picked up the prize for Best Song Musically and Lyrically while Ed Sheeran received the gong for Songwriter of the Year.
Commenting, Simon Darlow, BASCA chairman, said: 'BASCA is delighted that in their 60th year The Ivors continue to celebrate the excellence of British and Irish songwriters and composers.
'From the BASCA Fellowship - the highest honour the Academy can bestow, to awards for works released last year, this year’s ceremony has represented a wonderful array of talent. Congratulations to everyone who has received an Ivor Novello Award today.'
Read the full list of 15 winners below. You can read our blow by blow account of the awards on our blog.
Watch our trailer video: http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/watchlisten/watch/the-ivors-2015-trailer/
Check out our behind-the-scenes pics from the red carpet, green room and more: http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/features/the-ivors-2015-in-pictures/
Full list of winners:
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
The Honourable Woman
Composed by Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV and Du Vinage Publishing
The Ivors Classical Music Award
Judith Weir
Outstanding Song Collection
Albert Hammond
Album Award
So Long, See You Tomorrow
Written by Jack Steadman
Published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Take Me To Church
Written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing – The Evolving Music Company
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Boy George
Best Original Film Score
‘71
Composed by David Holmes
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Songwriter of the Year
Ed Sheeran
The Ivors Inspiration Award
James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
Best Contemporary Song
Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
The Ivors Special Anniversary Award
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
Lifetime Achievement
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
PRS for Music Special International Award
Paul Williams
BASCA Fellowship
Annie Lennox
The Ivor Novello Awards were created by BASCA to celebrate, honour and reward excellence in British and Irish songwriting and composing. They are unique awards; presented by the UK songwriting and composing community and exclusively judged by songwriters and composers. They have been sponsored by PRS for Music since 1974.
