Irish Music Television Awards Explained

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Straight to video. Murphy. Lauren. irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 21 October 2011. 21 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Eoghan Kidney cleans up at IMTV Video Awards. hotpress.ie. Hot Press. 30 November 2009. 21 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Sponsors. irishmusictelevision.com. 23 November 2011. 21 May 2012.
  4. Web site: IMTV Awards 2010 – The Results. Cuffe. Aidan. goldenplec.com. 25 November 2010. 21 May 2012.
  5. Web site: The Minutes: Fleetwood. Kelly. Philip. imphilip.com. 21 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Ambience Affair has best video at IMTV Awards. entertainment.ie. 25 November 2010. 21 May 2012.
  7. Web site: The Mighty Stef – Thank Christ For The Kids. nme.com. 21 May 2012.
  8. Web site: Cathy Davey's Little Red by Lorcan Finnegan . www.promonews.tv . 18 February 2020.
  9. Web site: The Coronas – Far From Here. nme.com. 21 May 2012.
  10. Web site: Video: Shit Robot – 'Take Em Up' directed by Eoghan Kidney. nialler9.com. https://archive.today/20120908024606/http://www.nialler9.com/9346-video-shit-robot-take-em-up-director-eoghan-kidney/. dead. 8 September 2012. 21 May 2012.
  11. Web site: The Gorgeous Colours – 'The Creatures Down Below'. nme.com. 21 May 2012.
  12. Web site: IMTV Winners 2011. irishmusictelevision.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20111203131310/http://irishmusictelevision.com/?p=972 . 3 December 2011 . 7 February 2012.