List of Ivor Novello Award winners and nominees (2010s–2020s)

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.

2010s

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2010
 
Paolo Nutini received the Album Award.
 
Lily Allen won Best Song Musically and Lyrically, Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year, all three alongside Greg Kurstin.

The 55th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 20, 2010 at the Grosvenor House, London.[1][2]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriters of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2011
 
Plan B won the Album Award, Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year.
 
Stephen Sondheim received the Special International Award.

The 56th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 19, 2011 at the Grosvenor House, London.[3]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2012
 
PJ Harvey won the Album Award.
 
Adele Songwriter of the Year and Most Performed Work, the latter alongside Paul Epworth.
 
Siouxsie Sioux received the Ivors Inspiration Award.

The 57th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 17, 2012 at the Grosvenor House, London.[4]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Jazz Award
2013
 
Emeli Sandé won Best Song Musically and Lyrically and Most Performed Work alongside Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze and Anup Paul.
 
Randy Newman won the Special International Award and the Songwriter of the Year award.

The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 13, 2013 at the Grosvenor House, London.[5][6]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Award for Outstanding Achievement
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2014
Nick Cave (top) and Warren Ellis (bottom) received the Album Award.
 
English band London Grammar won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.

The 59th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 22, 2014 at the Grosvenor House, London.[7]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special Achievement Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2015
 
Hozier won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
 
Ed Sheeran won Songwriter of the Year.
 
Boy George received the Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

The 60th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 21, 2015 at the Grosvenor House, London.[8][9]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Special Anniversary Award
2016
 
Jamie Lawson won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
Beth Gibbons (top), Adrian Utley (center) and Geoff Barrow (bottom) from the band Portishead received the Outstanding Contribution to British Music award.

The 61st Ivor Novello Awards took place on May 19, 2016 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.[10][11]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
2017
 
Laura Mvula won the Album Award.
 
Michael Kiwanuka won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
 
Florence Welch won the International Achievement Award.

The 62nd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 18, 2017 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.[12][13]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Achievement
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Jazz Award
2018
 
Stormzy won the Album Award.
 
Mica Levi won Best Original Film Score, they also received an Academy Award nomination for the score.

The 63rd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 31, 2018 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.[14][15]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Best Video Game Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Classical Music Award
2019
 
British-Irish band IDLES won the Album Award.
 
English band The 1975 won Best Contemporary Song, as well as the Songwriter of the Year award.
 
Mariah Carey received the Special International Award.

The 64th Ivors Novello Awards were presented on May 23, 2019 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.[16][17]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS for Music Special International Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Ivors Jazz Award

2020s

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2020

 
Little Simz won the Album Award.
 
Jamie Cullum won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
 
Labrinth won Best Television Soundtrack.
 
Joan Armatrading received the Academy Fellowship and won Songwriter of the Year.

The 65th Ivors took place on September 2, 2020 on Apple Music 1 hosted by Matt Wilkinson.[18][19]

Category Recipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award
  • Mysie
  • Amahla
  • Carmel Smickersgill
  • Griff
  • Lullahush
Songwriter of the Year
2021
 
Lianne La Havas won the Album Award.
 
Harry Styles won Most Performed Work alongside Amy Allen, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon.
 
Celeste won Songwriter of the Year with Jamie Hartman.
 
Goldfrapp won the Ivors Inspiration Award.

The winners for the 66th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on September 21, 2021.[20][21]

Category Recipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Special International Award
2022
 
Peter Gabriel received the Academy Fellowship Award.
 
Laura Mvula won the Album Award.
 
Sam Fender won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically.
 
Shakira received the Special International Award.

The winners for the 67th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on May 19, 2022 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House in London. [22][23]

Category Recipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Best Album
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award with Apple Music
Songwriter of the Year
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Visionary Award

2023

 
Sting received the Academy Fellowship.
 
Florence Welch won Best Song, Musically and Lyrically alongside Jack Antonoff.
 
Charli XCX received the Ivors Visionary Award.

The winners for the 68th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on May 18, 2023 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House in London.[24] The nominees were announced on April 18, 2023.[25][26]

Category Recipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Best Album
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award with Apple Music
Songwriter of the Year
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Visionary Award
Outstanding Song Collection

2024

 
Bruce Springsteen received the Academy Fellowship.

The nominees for the 69th Ivor Novello Awards were announced on April 23, 2024.[27][28] The ceremony took place at Grosvenor House, London, on May 23, 2024.[29]

Category Recipient and nominees
Academy Fellowship
Best Album
Best Contemporary Song
  • "Back on 74" – Written by Lydia Kitto, Josh Lloyd and Tom McFarland; Performed by Jungle
  • "Enough" – Written by Brian Eno, Fred Gibson, Buddy Ross and Winnie Raeder; Performed by Fred Again and Brian Eno
  • "Geronimo Blues" – Written by Giles Kwakeulati "Kwake Bass" King-Ashong, Peter Bennie, Alan Ross "Biscuit" Harris, Raven Bush and Kae Tempest; Performed by Speakers Corner Quartet featuring Kae Tempest
  • "Mama's Eyes" – Written by Todd Dulaney, Ines Dunn, Barney Lister and Mette; Performed by Mette
  • "Water" – Written by Imani "Mocha" Lewis, Corey Lindsay-Keay, Jackson Lomastro, Ari PenSmith, Rayo, Sammy Soso and Olmo Zucca; Performed by Tyla
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Video Game Score
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rising Star Award with Apple Music
  • Blair Davie
  • Chrissi
  • Elmiene
  • Master Peace
  • Nino SLG
Songwriter of the Year
PRS for Music Special International Award
The Ivors Visionary Award
Outstanding Song Collection
Outstanding Contribution to British Music

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