The 2020 UK Music Video Awards were held on 5 November 2020 to recognise the best in music videos and music film making from

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and worldwide. The nominees were announced on 29 September 2020. Four new categories were included, R&B/Soul Video (uk, international and newcomer) and Best Lockdown Video, to recognize videos produced during the lockdowns that took place during 2020. Due to the

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the ceremony was held virtually. American producer

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received the award for Video of the Year for "Rocket Fuel" alongside American hip-hop trio

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, the video was directed by Sam Pilling.

Video of the Year

Video Genre Categories

Craft and Technical Categories

Special Video Categories

Individual and Company Categories

References

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External links

Official website

UK Music Video Awards The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. The awards began in 2008. There is a wide range of opportunities for UK individuals and companies to ...