List of awards and nominations received by Alt-J explained

These are the awards and nominations received by Alt-J, an English indie rock band.

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
AIM Independent Music Awards	2012	Independent Breakthrough of the Year	Themselves		^[1]
2013	Most Played New Independent Act			^[2]
	Hardest Working Band or Artist
2015	Best Live Act			^[3]
	Independent Track of the Year	"Every Other Freckle"
	Independent Video of the Year	"Hunger of the Pine"		^[4]
2017	Independent Album of the Year	Relaxer		^[5]
Berlin Music Video Awards	2018	Best Cinematography	"3WW"		^[6]
Best Concept		"In Cold Blood"
Best Direction		"Pleader"
Brit Awards	2013	British Breakthrough Act	Themselves		^[7]
British Group
British Album of the Year		An Awesome Wave
	2015	This Is All Yours		^[8]
British Group		Themselves
Camerimage	2017	Best Music Video	"3WW"		^[9]
"In Cold Blood"
		Best Cinematography		^[10]
2018	Best Music Video	"Pleader"		^[11]
D&AD Awards	2018	Best Cinematography	"3WW"	Wood Pencil	^[12]
European Festival Awards	2012	Newcomer of the Year	Themselves		^[13]
2015	Headliner of the Year			^[14]
	Festival Anthem of the Year	"Left Hand Free"
Grammy Awards	2015	Best Alternative Music Album	This Is All Yours		^[15]
Ivor Novello Awards	2013	Album Award	An Awesome Wave		^[16]
Best Contemporary Song		"Fitzpleasure"
	2015	"Every Other Freckle"		^[17]
MTV Video Music Awards	2013	Best Art Direction	"Tessellate"		^[18]
2015	Best Cinematography	"Left Hand Free"		^[19]
Mercury Prize	2012	Album of the Year	An Awesome Wave		^[20]
2017	Relaxer			^[21]
Music Producers Guild Awards	2018	UK Album of the Year	Relaxer		^[22]
Music Video Festival	2013	Best International Video	"Breezeblocks"		^[23]
NME Awards	2013	Best Album	An Awesome Wave		^[24]
Best New Band		Themselves
Worst Band
2015	Best British Band			^[25]
2018				^[26]
Q Awards	2012		Best New Act		^[27]
Shark Music Video Awards	2018	Best Cinematography	"Pleader"		^[28]
Best Color Grading
Best Direction
Best Post Production SFX
Best Production Design
Best Music Video
UK Music Video Awards	2012	Best Alternative Video - UK	"Breezeblocks"		^[29]
Best Indie/Rock Video - UK		"Tessellate"
2014	Best Visual Effects in a Video	"Hunger of the Pine"		^[30]
	Best Colour Grade in a Video
	Best Alternative Video – UK
2016	Best Artist	Themselves		^[31]
	Best Alternative Video – UK	"Pusher"
		"Every Other Freckle"
2017		"Deadcrush"		^[32]
		"In Cold Blood"
		"3WW"		^[33]
	Best Cinematography in a Video
	Best Artist	Themselves
	Best Choreography in a Video	"Deadcrush"
	Best Editing in a Video
2018		"Pleader"		^[34]
	Best Colour Grading in a Video
	Best Alternative Video - UK
2022		"Hard Drive Gold"		^[35]
	Best Choreography in a Video	"The Actor"
Webby Awards	2018	Best Art Direction	"Pleader"		^[36]
YouTube Music Awards	2015	50 Artists to Watch	Themselves		^[37] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: AIM Independent Music Awards 2012 winners announced. The Line of Best Fit.
2. Web site: AIM's Independent Music Awards 2013: The Nominees - Spotify Playlist. DrownedInSound. 2020-04-08. 2020-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407094206/http://drownedinsound.com/news/4146706-aims-independent-music-awards-2013--the-nominees-spotify-playlist. dead.
3. Web site: AIM Independent Music Awards 2015 - Nominations. Clash Magazine. 12 August 2015 .
4. Web site: AIM Awards' Independent Video Of The Year nominations | News | Promonews. Promonewstv.
5. Web site: AIM Awards 2017 nominations announced. www.prsformusic.com.
6. Web site: Berlin Music Video Awards. Berlin Music Video. Awards. April 25, 2020.
7. News: Brit awards 2013: the nominees. The Guardian . February 18, 2013. www.theguardian.com.
8. Web site: Brit Awards 2015: List of nominations in full. January 15, 2015. The Independent.
9. Web site: MUSIC VIDEO NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED! – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020. camerimage.pl.
10. Web site: CAMERIMAGE 2017 WINNERS! – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020. camerimage.pl.
11. Web site: NOMINACJE W KONKURSIE WIDEOKLIPÓW! – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020. camerimage.pl.
12. Web site: 3WW | Pulse Films | alt-J | D&AD Awards 2018 Pencil Winner | Cinematography for Music Videos | D&AD. www.dandad.org. April 25, 2020.
13. Web site: European Festival Awards 2012 shortlist announced. The Line of Best Fit.
14. Web site: European Festival Awards announce 2015 Shortlist. Skiddle.com.
15. Web site: 2015 Grammy Winners: The Complete List. February 9, 2015.
16. Web site: Ivor Novellos 2013: Winners in full. Lewis. Corner. May 16, 2013. Digital Spy.
17. Web site: Ivor Novellos 2015: Winners in full. Amy. Davidson. May 21, 2015. Digital Spy.
18. Web site: 2013 Video Music Award Nominations: Get The Full List!. https://web.archive.org/web/20140501003945/http://www.mtv.com/news/1710689/vma-nominations-list-2013/. dead. May 1, 2014. James. Montgomery. MTV News.
19. Web site: 2015 VMA Nominations: Get The Full List Now. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723030226/http://www.mtv.com/news/2219077/2015-vma-nominations/. dead. July 23, 2015. Emilee. Lindner. MTV News.
20. Web site: Alt-J стали обладателями Barclaycard Mercury Prize и другие новости музыки. «Бумага». 3 November 2012.
21. Web site: Mercury Prize 2017: The nominees - BBC Music. July 27, 2017. www.bbc.co.uk.
22. Web site: Avril Mackintosh Joins The 2018 MPG Awards Shortlist. November 8, 2017. The Music Producers Guild.
23. Web site: 2013 .
24. Web site: NME Awards 2013: The nominees in full. Kate. Goodacre. January 22, 2013. Digital Spy.
25. Web site: Kasabian, Royal Blood, Jamie T lead nominations for NME Awards 2015 with Austin, Texas - voting open | NME. NME. December 16, 2014.
26. Web site: Here are all the winners from the VO5 NME Awards 2018 | NME. NME. February 14, 2018.
27. Web site: Q Awards 2012: Nominations in full. Colin. Daniels. September 6, 2012. Digital Spy. April 25, 2020.
28. Web site: The Shark Awards 2018 Winners.
29. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2012: here are the nominations! | News | Promonews. Promonewstv. April 25, 2020.
30. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2014: here are the nominations... | News | Promonews. Promonewstv. April 25, 2020.
31. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2015: here are the nominations... | News | Promonews. Promonewstv. April 25, 2020.
32. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2017: here are the nominations... | News | Promonews. Promonewstv. April 25, 2020.
33. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2017: all the winners! | News | Promonews. Promonewstv. April 25, 2020.
34. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2018: all the nominations! | News | Promonews. Promonewstv. April 25, 2020.
35. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2022: All the nominations for this year's UKMVAs | News .
36. Web site: alt-J "Pleader" -- The Webby Awards. April 25, 2020.
37. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Presenting the YouTube Music Awards Winners of 2015 . YouTube.