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List of Ivor Novello Award winners and nominees (1950s–1960s)

The Ivor Novello Awards are held annually since 1956 by the Ivors Academy, formerly the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, to recognize the excellence in songwriting and composing. The following list consists of all the winners and nominees of the awards by year, the winners are listed first and in bold followed by the nominees if present.

The awards and/or nominations are received by the songwriters of the nominated work, not the performers, unless they also have songwriting credits.

1950s

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1956

The 1st Ivor Novello Awards were presented on March 11, 1956, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.[1]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Services in the Field of Popular Music
The Year's Most Effective Musical Play Score
The Year's Most Popular Song
The Year's Outstanding Comedy Song
The Year's Outstanding Piece of Light Orchestral Music
The Year's Outstanding Popular Song
The Year's Outstanding "Swing" Composition
  • "Big City Suite" – Written by Ralph Dollimore
  • "Fanfare Boogie" – Written by Max Kaye and Brian Fahey
1957
 
Outstanding Personal Services to Popular Music recipient, Anglo-Italian composer A. P. Mantovani.

The 2nd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on April 8, 1957.[2]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Personal Services to Popular Music
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically
The Best Selling and Most Performed Song of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Composition in "Rhythm" Style
The Year's Outstanding Contribution to the Score of a Stage Play, Film, TV Programme or Radio Production
The Year's Outstanding Light Orchestral Composition
The Year's Outstanding Novelty Song
1958
 
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically co-winner, Tommy Steele.

The 3rd Ivor Novello Awards were presented in 1958.[3]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Services to British Popular Music
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically
The Best Selling and Most Performed Song of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Composition in "Rhythm" Style
The Year's Outstanding Light Orchestral Composition
  • "Elizabethan Serenade" – Written by Ronald Binge
  • "The Streets of Sorrento" – Written by Tony Osborne
The Year's Outstanding Novelty Song
The Year's Outstanding Score of a Stage Play, Film, TV Programme or Radio Production
1959

The 4th Ivor Novello Awards were presented at the BBC Television Theatre, London on May 25, 1959.[4]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Services to British Popular Music
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically
  • "The Wind Cannot Read" – Written by Peter Hart; Performed by Vera Lynn
  • "There Goes My Love" – Written by Leonard Taylor and Harold Shaper; Performed by The Fantastics
The Best Selling and Most Performed Song of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Composition in Jazz or Beat Idiom
  • "Rock Bottom" – Written by Tommy Watt and Jock Bain
  • "The Colonel's Tune" – Written by Tommy Watt and Jock Bain
The Year's Outstanding Contribution to the Score of a Stage Play, Film, TV Programme or Radio Production
The Year's Outstanding Light Ochestral Composition
  • "Lingering Lovers" – Written by Ron Goodwin
  • "Melody from the Sea" – Written by Donald Phillips
The Year's Outstanding Novelty Song

1960s

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Outstanding Personal Services to British Popular Music recipient, Lionel Bart.
 
Russ Conway received the Best Selling and Most Performed Song of the Year award.
1960

The 5th Ivor Novello Awards were broadcast on BBC Television on June 6, 1960.[5]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Personal Services to British Popular Music
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically
The Best Selling and Most Performed Song of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Composition in Jazz or Beat Idiom
The Year's Outstanding Contribution to the Score of a Stage Play, Film, TV Programme or Radio Production
The Year's Outstanding Light Ochestral Composition
  • "Windows of Parish" – Written by Tony Osborne
  • "Ring Ding" – Written by Steve Race
The Year's Outstanding Novelty Item
1961

The 6th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 20, 1961.[6]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Personal Services to British Popular Music
Judges' Choice
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically
The Best Selling and Most Performed Song of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Composition in Jazz or Beat Idiom
The Year's Outstanding Contribution to the Score of a Stage Play, Film, TV Programme or Radio Production
The Year's Outstanding Light Ochestral Composition
  • "Seashore" – Written by Robert Farnon
  • "The Willow Waltz" – Written by Cyril Watters
Special Award
1962

The 7th Ivor Novello Awards were broadcast on BBC Television on May 13, 1962. [7]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Services to British Music
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1961 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Performed Work of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Composition in a Film, Radio Production or Television Programme
The Year's Outstanding Light Orchestral Composition
The Year's Outstanding Original Jazz Composition
The Year's Outstanding Score of a Musical Stage Play
1963
 
The Most Performed Work of the Year winner, Acker Bilk.

The 8th Ivor Novello Awards were broadcast on BBC Television on May 4, 1963.[8]

Category Recipient and nominees
Special Award for Outstanding Services to British Popular and Light Music
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1962 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Performed Work of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Composition in a Film, Radio Production or Television Programme
The Year's Outstanding Light Orchestral or Other Non-Vocal Composition
  • "Nicola" – Written by Steve Race
  • "Turkish Coffee" – Written by Tony Osborne
The Year's Outstanding Original Jazz Composition
  • "Revival" – Written by Joe Harriott
  • "Outbreak of Murder" – Written by Gordon Franks
The Year's Outstanding Score of a Musical
1964
 
English band The Beatles received the Special Award for Outstanding Services to British Music alongside their manager Brian Epstein and their record producer George Martin.
 
Composer John Dankworth received two awards, Outstanding Jazz Work and Outstanding Score of a Musical Show, for Stage, Cinema, Television or Radio.

The 9th Ivor Novello Awards were presented in 1964.[9]

Category Recipient and nominees
Special Award in Recognition of Fifty Years' Service to the Music Industry
Special Award for Outstanding Services to British Music
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1963 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Broadcast Work of the Year
The Year's Most Amusing or Novel Composition
The Year's Outstanding Jazz Work
The Year's Outstanding Orchestral / Instrumental Composition
The Year's Outstanding Score of a Musical Show, for Stage, Cinema, Television or Radio
The Year's Outstanding Song
1965
 
John Lennon (left) and Paul McCartney (right) won two awards for the song "Can't Buy Me Love".

The 10th Ivor Novello Awards took place on July 13, 1965, at the Savoy Hotel, London.[10]

Category Recipient and nominees
Special Award for Outstanding Services for British Music
Outstanding Song
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1964 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Performed Work of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Orchestral / Instrumental Composition
The Year's Outstanding Score of a Stage Musical
The Year's Outstanding Theme from Radio, TV or Film
1966
 
Scottish singer and songwriter Donovan won Outstanding Contemporary Folk Song.

The 11th Ivor Novello Awards were held the Hammersmith Palais, London.[11]

Category Recipient and nominees
Special Award for Outstanding Services to British Music
Outstanding Song
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1965 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Performed Work of the Year
The Year's Outstanding Beat Song
The Year's Outstanding Contemporary Folk Song
The Year's Outstanding Instrumental Composition
  • "March of the Mods" – Written by Tony Carr
  • "The Kiss" – Written by Jack Parnell
The Year's Outstanding Novelty Composition
The Year's Outstanding Score of a Stage Musical
1967
 
 
John Barry (top) and Don Black (bottom) won Film Song of the Year for "Born Free" from the film of the same name, they also received the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song.

The 12th Ivor Novello Awards were held at the Lyceum Ballroom, London. They were broadcast on BBC radio service Light Programme on March 27, 1967.[12]

Category Recipient and nominees
Special Award for Outstanding Services to British Music
Britain's International Song of the Year
Film Song of the Year
Instrumental Composition of the Year
  • "The Power Game" – Written by Wayne Hill
  • "Khartoum" – Written by Frank Cordell
Novelty Song of the Year
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1966 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Performed Work of the Year
1968
 
Gary Brooker won Britain's International Song of the Year alongside Keith Reid for Procol Harum's 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale".

The 13th Ivor Novello Awards were presented in 1968.[13]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Services to British Music
  • Alan Herbert
Special Award
Best British Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Instrumental Theme
Britain's International Song of the Year
Novelty Song of the Year
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1967 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Performed Work of the Year
1969
 
Michael D'Abo won Outstanding Dance/Beat Song of the Year alongside Tony Macaulay.

The 14th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 22, 1969.[14]

Category Recipient and nominees
Outstanding Services to British Music
  • Andrew Gold
Britain's International Song of the Year
Light Music Composition of the Year
Novelty Song of the Year
Outstanding Dance/Beat Song of the Year
The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1968 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales
The Most Performed Work of the Year
The Most Romantic Song of the Year

References

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