Last year’s Ivor Novello Awards took place on Thursday 18th May at Grosvenor House in London, and were hosted by Paul Gambaccini.
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Nominees:
- Michael Kiwanuka – Black Man in a White World
- Laura Mvula feat. Nile Rodgers – Overcome
- Mystery Jets – Telomere
Winner: Michael Kiwanuka
Best Contemporary Song
Nominees:
- Mura Masa feat. A$AP Rocky – Love$ick
- Skepta – Man
- NEIKED feat. Dyo – Sexual
Winner: Skepta
Album Award
Nominees:
- Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
- Laura Mvula – The Dreaming Room
Winner: Laura Mvula
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Nominees:
- Coldplay – Adventure of a Lifetime
- Coldplay – Hymn for the Weekend
- Adele – When We Were Young
Winner: Coldplay, for Hymn for the Weekend
Best Original Film Score
Nominees:
- Clint Mansell – High-Rise
- Dario Marianelli – Kubo and the Two Strings
- Dan Jones – My Scientology Movie
Winner: Kubo and the Two Strings
Best Television Soundtrack
Nominees:
- Dominik Scherrer – The Collection
- Paul Englishby – The Witness for the Prosecution
- Martin Phipps – War and Peace
Winner: War and Peace
International Achievement
Winner: Florence Welch, of Florence + The Machine
Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Nitin Sawhney
Outstanding Song Collection
Winner: Pulp
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Winner: Anne Dudley
PRS for Music Special International Award
Winner: Bill Withers
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Skepta
The Ivors Jazz Award
Winner: John Surman
The Ivors Inspiration Award
Winner: Gary Numan