The Ivors are presented annually to celebrate, honour and reward excellence in British and Irish songwriting and composing. They are presented and judged by the songwriting and composing community and are considered amongst the most important awards for music creators.
The awards either celebrate artistic excellence in a specific work, exceptional performance figures in the award year or recognise the outstanding achievements of a particular songwriter or composer throughout their career. Included in the awards given out are the PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music award, the PRS for Music Most Performed Work and the PRS for Music Special International award.
The Ivor Novello Awards are presented by BASCA in association with PRS for Music. PRS for Music has proudly sponsored the Ivors for 37 years, one of the longest sponsorships in the music industry.
The Ivors will take place on Thursday 19th May 2011 at Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel.
Nominations
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Song: Becoming a Jackal
Songwriter: Conor O’Brien
Performed by: Villagers
UK Publisher: Domino Publishing Company
Song: MY KZ, UR BF
Songwriters: Jonathan Higgs / Jeremy Pritchard / Alexander Robertshaw / Michael Spearman
Performed by: Everything Everything
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Song: Spanish Sahara
Songwriters: Jack Bevan / Edwin Congreave / Walter Gervers / Yannis Philippakis / James Smith
Performed by: Foals
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Best Contemporary Song
Song: Islands
Songwriters: Romy Madley Croft / Baria Qureshi / Oliver Sim / James Smith
Performed by: The XX
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Song: Katy on a Mission
Songwriters: Benga / Katy B / Geeneus
Performed by: Katy B
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Song: Pass Out
Songwriters: Timothy McKenzie / Patrick Okogwu / Marc Williams
Performed by: Tinie Tempah
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing / Stellar Songs Ltd
Album Award
Album: Flaws
Songwriter: Jack Steadman
Performed by: Bombay Bicycle Club
UK Publisher: Imagem Music
Album: Man Alive
Songwriters: Jonathan Higgs / Jeremy Pritchard / Alexander Robertshaw / Michael Spearman
Performed by: Everything Everything
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Album: The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Songwriter: Benjamin Drew
Performed by: Plan B
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Song: All the Lovers
Songwriters: Jim Eliot / Mima Stilwell
Performed by: Kylie Minogue
UK Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Song: She Said
Songwriters: Eric Appapoulay / Richard Cassell / Benjamin Drew / Tom Wright-GossPerformed by: Plan B
UK Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing
Song: This Ain’t A Love Song
Songwriter: Roy Stride
Performed by: Scouting for Girls
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
Broadcast: Agatha Christie’s Marple, Series V
Composer: Dominik Scherrer
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Broadcast: Any Human Heart
Composer: Dan Jones
UK Publishers: Faber Music Ltd / Universal Music Publishing
Broadcast: Going Postal
Composer: John Lunn
UK Publisher: SATV Publishing/Bucks Music Group
Best Original Film Score
Film: How To Train Your Dragon
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher: BMG Chrysalis
Film: Monsters
Composer: Jon Hopkins
UK Publishers: Domino Publishing Company / Vertigo Music Publishing Ltd/Notting Hill Music
Film: Unstoppable
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Best Original Video Game Score
Game: James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Composer: Richard Jacques
Developer: Bizarre Creations
UK Publisher: Activision
Game: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Composer: Nitin Sawhney
Developer Ninja Theory
UK Publisher: Namco Bandai Games SAS
Game: Napoleon: Total War
Composers: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Ian Livingstone
Developer: The Creative Assembly
UK Publisher: SEGA
The Ivors also honour individuals with awards recognising their contribution to British music. These awards are in the gift of BASCA, approved by The Ivors Committee. The following `Gift of the Academy’ Awards will be presented on the day:
The awards either celebrate artistic excellence in a specific work, exceptional performance figures in the award year or recognise the outstanding achievements of a particular songwriter or composer throughout their career. Included in the awards given out are the PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music award, the PRS for Music Most Performed Work and the PRS for Music Special International award.
The Ivor Novello Awards are presented by BASCA in association with PRS for Music. PRS for Music has proudly sponsored the Ivors for 37 years, one of the longest sponsorships in the music industry.
The Ivors will take place on Thursday 19th May 2011 at Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel.
Nominations
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Song: Becoming a Jackal
Songwriter: Conor O’Brien
Performed by: Villagers
UK Publisher: Domino Publishing Company
Song: MY KZ, UR BF
Songwriters: Jonathan Higgs / Jeremy Pritchard / Alexander Robertshaw / Michael Spearman
Performed by: Everything Everything
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Song: Spanish Sahara
Songwriters: Jack Bevan / Edwin Congreave / Walter Gervers / Yannis Philippakis / James Smith
Performed by: Foals
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Best Contemporary Song
Song: Islands
Songwriters: Romy Madley Croft / Baria Qureshi / Oliver Sim / James Smith
Performed by: The XX
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Song: Katy on a Mission
Songwriters: Benga / Katy B / Geeneus
Performed by: Katy B
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Song: Pass Out
Songwriters: Timothy McKenzie / Patrick Okogwu / Marc Williams
Performed by: Tinie Tempah
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing / Stellar Songs Ltd
Album Award
Album: Flaws
Songwriter: Jack Steadman
Performed by: Bombay Bicycle Club
UK Publisher: Imagem Music
Album: Man Alive
Songwriters: Jonathan Higgs / Jeremy Pritchard / Alexander Robertshaw / Michael Spearman
Performed by: Everything Everything
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Album: The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Songwriter: Benjamin Drew
Performed by: Plan B
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Song: All the Lovers
Songwriters: Jim Eliot / Mima Stilwell
Performed by: Kylie Minogue
UK Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Song: She Said
Songwriters: Eric Appapoulay / Richard Cassell / Benjamin Drew / Tom Wright-GossPerformed by: Plan B
UK Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing
Song: This Ain’t A Love Song
Songwriter: Roy Stride
Performed by: Scouting for Girls
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
Broadcast: Agatha Christie’s Marple, Series V
Composer: Dominik Scherrer
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Broadcast: Any Human Heart
Composer: Dan Jones
UK Publishers: Faber Music Ltd / Universal Music Publishing
Broadcast: Going Postal
Composer: John Lunn
UK Publisher: SATV Publishing/Bucks Music Group
Best Original Film Score
Film: How To Train Your Dragon
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher: BMG Chrysalis
Film: Monsters
Composer: Jon Hopkins
UK Publishers: Domino Publishing Company / Vertigo Music Publishing Ltd/Notting Hill Music
Film: Unstoppable
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
Best Original Video Game Score
Game: James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Composer: Richard Jacques
Developer: Bizarre Creations
UK Publisher: Activision
Game: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Composer: Nitin Sawhney
Developer Ninja Theory
UK Publisher: Namco Bandai Games SAS
Game: Napoleon: Total War
Composers: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Ian Livingstone
Developer: The Creative Assembly
UK Publisher: SEGA
The Ivors also honour individuals with awards recognising their contribution to British music. These awards are in the gift of BASCA, approved by The Ivors Committee. The following `Gift of the Academy’ Awards will be presented on the day:
- International Achievement
- Outstanding Song Collection
- PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
- PRS for Music Special International Award
- Songwriter(s) of the Year
- The Ivors Classical Music Award
- The Ivors Inspiration Award
