"like hollywood, only with less cash"

for your nominating pleasure, here are the 'ville's 13 new and improved awards categories:

most fun video best animated video best performance video best narrative video best "urban"* video best choreography best art direction best editing best cinematography best unknown/unsigned director best new director director of the year best music video of the year * includes rap, hiphop and rural

• make your nominations by posting a comment
• maximum 3 nominations per category per person
• if you must list your runner-ups, please use the html tag
• you might find the monthly digests useful for reference
• eligibility: new videos posted between jan 1, 2008 and today
• this call will be open for four days (closing december 12th)
• the 5 most-nominated videos in each category will then be tallied, and voted on as this years Finalists.

ready? go!

         

BEST CHOREOGRAFIE

• Lykke Li "I'm good, I'm gone" videos.antville.org
• The Bird & The Bee "Polite dance song" videos.antville.org BEST NARRATIVE -the streets "everything is borrowed" videos.antville.org

         

most fun video: BPA 'Toe Jam' , naive new beaters 'live good' best animated video: bomb the bass 'butterfingers' best performance video: supergrass bad blood best narrative video: Gnarls Barkley 'Who's gonna save my soul' best "urban"* video: wiley and mark ronson 'cash in my pocket' best choreography: bat for lashes 'whats a girl to do' director of the year: keith schofield best music video of the year: goldfrapp 'happiness', kraak&smaak 'Squeeze me'

         

most fun video: MGMT - Time To Pretend Dir: Ray Tintori

best animated video Ready Fire Aim - Wannabe Your Dir. Stefano Dembro/JT

best performance video Lykke Li : "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (accoustic) Dirs: Malmros + Haag

best narrative video Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul? Dir. Chris Milk

best "urban"* video Galactic feat. Boots Riley - Hustle Up Dir. Ron Winter

best choreography Justice - Stress Dir. Romain Gavras

best art direction Metronomy - Holiday Dir. Daniel Brereton

best editing Huoratron - $$Troopers Dir. Las Palmas

best cinematography Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes DP. Adam Frisch

best unknown/unsigned director that go

best new director
Daniel Brereton

director of the year Kris Moyes

best music video of the year Justice - Stress Dir. Romain Gavras

         

my pics... most fun video Mystery Jets 'Young Love' dir. James Copeman or Deichkind 'Arbeit Nervt' dir. Alex & Liane

best "urban"* video Galactic 'Hustle Up' dir. Ron Winter (or see best video)

best choreography AND best cinematography No Age 'Eraser' dir. Andy Bruntel

best performance 16mm 'S.O.S.' dir. Scott Cudmore

best art direction Deichkind 'Arbeit Nervt dir. Alex & Liane ...AWESOME. simply awesome

best video Peter Fox 'Alles Neu' dir. Daniel Harder/Peter Fox i keep coming back to this, and every time i watch it i like it more and more. best. video. ever.

that's all i could think of.

         

most fun video Toe Jam I'm Dancing Gorbachev Mister Jung Stuffed

best animated video White Winter Hymnal Wait for the Summer Wanderlust Feel like a Rocket

best performance video Leeds United

best narrative video To Build a Home Stress Gorbachev

best "urban"* video Hustle Up

best choreography Leeds United Soon We'll be found Pa' bailar

best art direction Window I Can Barely Breathe Witches! Witches! Rest Now In The Fire

best editing Divine Gorbachev Stress

best cinematography Caskets Gobbledigook Handfed

best unknown/unsigned director Eric Power Jesse Ewles That Go

best new director Ben and Julia Alex de Campi

director of the year Keith Schofield

best music video of the year Wait for the Summer Squeeze me Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free

P.S. Ok, now I'm done.

         

most fun video: None, I never laugh. Funniest vid, tho - Justice - Stress, Romain Gavras

best animated video: Kid Loco - Pretty Boy Floyd, Olivier Chabalier runner up: Cornelius, "Omstart" (dir. Koichiro Tsujikawa)

best performance video: Lykke Li - Im good, Im gone (Dir.: Ted Malmros + Christian Haag)

best narrative video: Kanye West - Flashing Lights, Spike Jonze

best urban video: Kano - Hustler, Nez

best choreography: Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone (dir. Mattias Montero)

best art direction: Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone (dir. Mattias Montero)

best editing: N.E.R.D.- Everyone Nose (Dir: Diane Martel) runner up: Houratron - SS Troopers, Dir: Las Palmas

best cinematography: Peter Fox - "Alles Neu", Daniel Harder/Peter Fox

runner up: TCO - To Build a Home, UTR

best unknown/unsigned director: Rob Hawkins (Big Pink, Too Young to Love)

best new director: noel paul & stefan moore (THATGO and their excellent video for thunderheist - 'jerk it')

director of the year: Encyclopedia Pictura

best music video of the year Bjork - Wanderlust, Encyclopedia Pictura

         

Just a few thoughts, will update later.

best animated video Justice - DVNO Kanye West - Heartless

best performance video Ting Tings - Shut Up & Let Me Go MGMT - Time to Pretend These Dancing Days - Run Run Radiohead - House of Cards

best narrative video Muscles - The Lake Bjork - Wanderlust

best "urban"* video Ciara - Go Girl

best choreography Beyonce - Single Ladies Britney Spears - Womanizer

best editing Jake Dylan - Something Good This Way Comes Justice - Stress

best cinematography Jake Dylan - Something Good This Way Comes

best new director Keith Schofield

director of the year Keith Schofield Kris Moyes

best music video of the year Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go Bjork - Wanderlust Radiohead - House of Cards MGMT - Time to Pretend

         

My nominations have all been covered. Thanks guys! :)

         

The Dr. Dog video is ridiculous. It should be up for Best Video and Best New Director.

Check it out.

vimeo.com

         

most fun video Weezer "Pork N Beans" Dir: Matthew Cullen The BPA "Toe Jam" Dir: Keith Schofield MGMT "Time To Pretend" Dir: Ray Tinori

best animated video Chad VanGaalen "Molten Light" Dir: Chad VanGaalen Justice "DVNO" Dir: So_Me and Machine Molle Gnarls Barkley "Mystery Man" Dir: Walter Robot

best performance video Supergrass "Bad Blood" Dir: Keith Schofield Mountain Goats "Sax Rohmer #1" Dir: Ace Norton Alphabeat "What Is Happening" Dir: Toben Seymour

best narrative video Justice "Stress" Dir: Romain Gavras Chad VanGaalen "Molten Light" Dir: Chad VanGaalen Tapes n Tapes "Hang em All" Dir: Jonnie Ross

best "urban" video Beyonce "Single Ladies" Dir: Jake Nava Lloyd feat Lil Wayne "Girls All Around The World" Dir: Hype Williams Kanye West "Heartless" Dir: Hype Williams ***I would love to put down Kano "Hustler" by NEZ, BUT I'm on the fence because I feel like this category should be renamed "Best Video that BET would play" - and Kano is cool, hip UK hip hop that probably solicited cool treatments. So instead I'm putting 3 very mainstream clips.

best choreography Beyonce "Single Ladies" Dir: Jake Nava The BPA "Toe Jam" Dir: Keith Schofield Goldfrapp "Happiness" Dir: Dougal Wilson

best art direction Björk "Wanderlust" Dir: Encyclopedia Pictura Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes" Dir: Nima Nourazideh Beck "Youthless" Dir: Kris Moyes

best editing Supergrass "Bad Blood" Dir: Keith Schofield Alphabeat "What Is Happening" Dir: Toben Seymour Justice "Stress" Dir: Romain Gavras

best cinematography Justice "Stress" Dir: Romain Gavras Will Young "Changes" Dir: Martin de Thurah The Last Shadow Puppets, "The Age of The Understatement" Dir: Romain Gavras

best new director Ray Tinori Romain Gavras Chad VanGaalen

director of the year Keith Schofield Romain Gavras Chris Milk (only one video in 2008, though)

best music video of the year Gnarls Barkley "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" Dir: Chris Milk The BPA "Toe Jam" Dir: Keith Schofield MGMT "Time To Pretend" Dir: Ray Tinori

         

familiar, "the 5 most-nominated videos in each category will then be tallied, and voted on as this years Finalists."

         

most fun video The BPA "Toe Jam" Weezer "Pork and Beans" Deichkind "Arbeit Nervt"

best performance video Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Supergrass "Bad Blood" Ladytron "Ghosts"

best narrative video Justice "Stress" Cinematic Orchestra "To Build a Home"

best choreography Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Gnarls Barkley "Going On" Sia "Soon We'll Be Found"

best art direction Bjork "Wanderlust" Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes"

best editing Huoratron "$$Troopers" Sigur Ros "Gobbledigook" Elbow "Grounds For Divorce"

best cinematography Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes" Pussycat Dolls "I Hate This Part" Will Young "Changes"

best animated video Justice "DVNO" Flairs "Better Than Prince"

best urban video Estelle feat. Kanye West "American Boy" Peter Fox "Alles Neu" Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"

best new director Daniel Brereton Megaforce Romain Gavras

director of the year Kris Moyes Alex and Liane Keith Schofield

video of the year Justice "Stress" Gnarls Barkley "Going On" Bjork "Wanderlust"

         

Too lazy to link, soz.

most fun video: Sia, "The Girl You Lost" (Kris Moyes)

best animated video Bomb the Bass, "Butterfingers" (Perish Factory)

best performance video Supergrass, "Bad Blood" (Keith Schofield)

best narrative video Justice, "Stress" (Romain Gavras)

best choreography Lykke Li, "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (Mattias Montero) "Omaha Bitch" Ces Messieurs

best art direction Sia, "The Girl You Lost" (Kris Moyes)

best editing Lykke Li, "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (Mattias Montero)

best cinematography Last Shadow Puppets, "Age of the Understatement" (Romain Gavras)

best unknown/unsigned director Andrew Huang (of Ettes, "Crown of Age"

director of the year Romain Gavras Kris Moyes

best music video of the year Feist, "I Feel It All" (Patrick Daughters)

"LES Artistes" should be in there too just not sure where.

PS yes I am the Romain Gavras & Kris Moyes cheering squad.

         

Most fun video: BPA - Toe Jam Dir: Keith Schofield

Best animated video Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal Dir. Sean Pecknold

Best narrative video Yacht - Summer Song Dir. Judah Switzer

Best choreography MGMT - The Youth Dir. Eric Wareheim

Best art direction Bjork - Wanderlust Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura

Best editing Thunderheist - Jerk It Dir. That Go

Best cinematography Jakob Dylan - Something Good This Way Comes Dir. Josh & Xander

Best new director Romain Gavras

Director of the year Keith Schofield

Best music video of the year Bjork - Wanderlust Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura

         

most fun video - "Happiness" - Goldfrapp best animated video - "The Box" - Eastern Conference Champions --or-- "The Rip" - Portishead best performance video - "Bad Blood" - Supergrass best narrative video - "Come and See" Young Galaxy best "urban"* video - "Flashing Lights" - Kanye West best choreography - "One Day Like This" - Elbow best art direction - "To Build a Home" - Cinematic Orchesta best editing - "LES Aristes" - Santogold best cinematography - "Cockroach Hotel" - Jigsaw Soul best unknown/unsigned director - ?? best new director - Alex De Campi director of the year - Dougal Wilson best music video of the year - TIE: "House of Cards" - Radiohead and "Heart Attack" - Low v. Diamond

• includes rap, hiphop and rural

         

my noms, so far (tho i'm likely to edit before closing; oh, and sorry: no time for links...)

most fun video Naive New Beaters - Live Good, Dir. Léo Le bug, SPAM™ & Clément Gallet (aka Megaforce) The Ting Ting's - Shut up and let me go, Dir. AlexandLiane The BPA (ft David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal) - ToeJam Dir. Keith Schofield Metronomy - A Thing For Me, Dir. Megaforce CSS - Move, Dir. Keith Schofield Far och Son - Panik, Dir. Andreas Öhman, Finsta Goldfrapp - Happiness, Dir. Dougal Wilson Gnarls Barkley - Going On, Dir. Wendy Morgan Fettes Brot & Modeselektor - Bettina, Dir. Warwick Peter Fox - Alles Neu, Dir. Daniel Harder Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul?, Dir. Chris Milk Sebastian Tellier - Divine, Dir. Ace Norton Hot Chip - One Pure Thought, Dir. Bevis Martin & Charlie Youle NSM PSM - Clap your brains off, Dir. Frank Beltran

best animated video Efterklang - Illuminant, Dir. Tobias Stretch TrenchcoaT - Whatcha Got, Dir. Rogier Wieland Chad VanGaalen - Molten Light, Dir. Chad VanGaalen Bomb The Bass ft Jon Spencer - Fuzzbox, Dir. Corin Hardy The Ettes - Crown of Age, Dir. Andrew Huang

Josepha Conrad a.k.a Susie Asado - Hello Antenna, Dir. Veronika Samartseva & Anna Samoylovich Autokratz - Stay the Same, Dir. Laurie Thinot Gnarls Barkley - Mystery Man, Dir. Walter Robot New Pornographers - Myriad Harbours, Dir. Mark Lomond Kraak&Smaak - Squeeze Me, Dir. Andre Maat & Superelectric Le Le - Breakfast, Dir. Piet Parra Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine, Dir. Special Problems (aka Campbell Hooper, Joel Kefali & Darron) Yeasayer - Wait for the Summer, Dir. Mixtape Club Portishead - The Rip, Dir. Nick Uff Phon°noir - My Paperhouse On Fire, Dir. Sebastian Haslauer and Sebastian Koch Ladyscraper - Thou Art Fucking Dead, Dir. Lung Ten Kens - Bearfight!, Dir. Dean Tzenos Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal, Dir. Sean Pecknold Fujiya & Miyagi - Knickerbocker Glory, Dir. Wade Shotter

best performance video Francis and the Lights - The Top, Dir. Jake Schreier White Denim - Shake Shake Shake, Dir. Tom Haines Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars, Dir. Daniel Wolfe Vampire Weekend - A-Punk, Dir. Hammer & Tongs No Age - Eraser, Dir. Andy Bruntel Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone, Dirs. Malmros + Haag James Jackson Toth - Doreen Dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer Supergrass - Bad Blood, Dir. Keith Schofield The Guillotines - Stronger, Dir. Dan & Crinan Prowler - Holy Most, Dir. Michael Wellenreiter The Death Set - Around The World, Dir. Demonbabies Deerhoof - Fresh Born, Dir. Mitch Rosie and the Goldbug - You've Changed, Dir. Isaac Rentz

best narrative video Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home & Breathe, Dir. Up The Resolution Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul?, Dir. Chris Milk Kanye West - Flashing Lights, Dirs. Spike Jonze/Kanye Kano - Hustler, Dir. NEZ The National - Fake Empire, Dir. Scott Cudmore The Teenagers - Love No, Dir. Carolyn London & J. Foley Al McKay - Spires of St Pancras, Dir: Oliver Goodrum Damien Jurado - Caskets, Dir. Matt Daniels Chris Merritt - Mimic, Dir. Tony Petersen aKing - Safe as Houses, Dir. Bryan Little The Checks – Tired From Sleeping, Dir. Sam Peacocke

best "urban" video Kano - Hustler, Dir. NEZ Shad - The Old Prince Still Lives at Home, Dir. Hot Dog Garbage Far och Son - Panik, Dir. Andreas Öhman, Finsta Dj Mujava - Township Funk, Dir. ? Terry Lynn - The System, Dir. The Rickards Brothers Wildabeast - Many Levels, Dir. Adam Hall & James McCusker The Escapist - The Streets, Dir. Mike Skinner & mates

best choreography Omaha Bitch - Orgasmic Troopers, Dir. Ces Messieurs Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone, Dir. Mattias Montero Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), Dir. Jake Nava Sia - Soon We'll Be Found, Dir. Claire Carre Francis and the Lights - The Top, Dir. Jake Schreier Sam Sparro - Black & Gold, Dir. AlexandLiane Goldfrapp - Happiness, Dir. Dougal Wilson MGMT - The Youth, Dir. Eric Wareheim

best art direction MGMT - Time To Pretend, Dir. Ray Tintori No Age - Eraser, Dir. Andy Bruntel Will Young - Changes, Dir. Martin de Thurah Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone, Dir. Mattias Montero Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes, Dir. Nima Nourizadeh Radiohead - House Of Cards, Dir. James Frost White Lies - Death, Dir. Andreas Nilsson Björk - Wanderlust, Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura The Checks – Tired From Sleeping, Dir. Sam Peacocke CSS - Move, Dir. Keith Schofield Arcade Fire - Black Mirror, Dir. Olivier Groulx & Tracy Maurice Gnarls Barkley - Going On, Dir. Wendy Morgan James Jackson Toth - Doreen, Dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer Peter Fox - Alles Neu, Dir. Daniel Harder Deichkind - Arbeit Nervt, Dir. AlexandLiane Woodhands - I Wasn't Made For Fighting, Dir. Asif Mian Kano - Hustler, Dir. NEZ Cassavetes - Night of the Knife, Dir. Jason Drakeford Alphabeat - What is happening, Dir. Toben Seymour

best editing Dimmer - Degrees Of Existence, Dir. Special Problems The Checks – Tired From Sleeping, Dir. Sam Peacocke Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook, Dirs. Arni & Kinski Justice - Stress, Dir. Romain Gavras L.A. Beard Club - Regret, Dir. Herbert Sebastian Hofmann Gnarls Barkley - Going On, Dir. Wendy Morgan Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning, Dir. Casper Balslev Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone, Dir. Mattias Montero Jakob Dylan - Something Good This Way Comes Dir. Josh & Xander Will Young - Changes, Dir. Martin de Thurah Ratatat - Mirando, Dir. E*Vax Services - Presenter, Dir. Barney Clay Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes, Dir. Nima Nourizadeh Ladytron - Ghosts, Dir. Joseph Kahn Classixx - Cold Act Ill, Dir./Ed. Tim K Kid Koala - Fender Bender, Dir./Ed. Massive Unemployment Aaron Gleason - Bright lights, Dir./Ed. Davis Neves

best cinematography Jonathan Wilson - Natural Rhapsody, Dir. Michael Graham Will Young - Changes, Dir. Martin de Thurah Jakob Dylan - Something Good This Way Comes Dir. Josh & Xander Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook, Dirs. Arni & Kinski Tricky - Puppy Toy Dir. Dominic Leung Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home & Breathe, Dir. Up The Resolution Leona Lewis - Run Dir. Jake Nava The National - Fake Empire, Dir. Scott Cudmore Ladytron - Ghosts, Dir. Joseph Kahn

best unknown/unsigned director Tobias Stretch Adam Egypt Mortimer Special Problems (aka Campbell Hooper, Joel Kefali & Darron) Michael Graham Michaela Sanders Andrew Huang Jason Drakeford Frank Beltran That Go Russell Weekes Alex Smith Whitey McConnaughy

best new director Ray Tintori Richard Ayoade Megaforce Mattias Montero Asif Mian Daniel Brereton James Copeman Andy Bruntel Autumn De Wilde NEZ Eric Wareheim

director of the year AlexandLiane Keith Schofield Romain Gavras Nima Nourizadeh Kris Moyes

best music video of the year Will Young - Changes, Dir. Martin de Thurah Radiohead - House Of Cards, Dir. James Frost Justice - Stress, Dir. Romain Gavras Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul?, Dir. Chris Milk Bjork - Wanderlust, Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura Feist - I Feel It All, Dir. Patrick Daughters Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes, Dir. Nima Nourizadeh MGMT - Time To Pretend, Dir. Ray Tintori

         

most fun video Devendra Banhart /// Carmensita The BPA /// Toe Jam Weezer /// Pork and Beans Naive New Beaters /// Live Good

best animated video Bjork /// Wanderlust Portishead /// The Rip The Raveonettes /// Black/White

best performance video Vampire Weekend /// A-Punk Supergrass /// Bad Blood Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars

best narrative video Damien Jurado /// Caskets Chad Van Gaalen /// Molten Light

best "urban"* video Estelle /// American Boy Peter Fox /// Alles Neu Kanye west /// Heartless

best choreography Beyonce /// Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Omaha Bitch /// Orgasmic Troopers The Aliens /// Magic Man LCD Soundsystem /// Big Ideas

best art direction The Hours /// See The Light Bjork /// Wanderlust Deichkind /// Arbeit Nervt

best editing Huoratron /// $$Troopers

best cinematography Damien Jurado /// Caskets The Last Shadow Puppets /// The Age of The Understatement Sigur Ros /// Gobbledigook

best new director Alex and Liane Ray Tintori Keith Schofield

director of the year Encyclopedia Pictura Kris Moyes

best music video of the year Bjork /// Wanderlust Kraak And Smaak /// Squeeze Me Radiohead /// House Of Cards

         

most fun video: MGMT - Time to Pretend MGMT - The Youth Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish

best animated video: Justice - DVNO Efterklang - Illuminant Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine

best performance video: Supergrass - Bad Blood Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1 Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars

best narrative video: Justice - Stress Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul? The Streets - Everything is Borrowed

best "urban" video: The Streets - Everything is Borrowed Beyonce - Single Ladies Kanye West - Flashing Lights

best choreography: MGMT - The Youth Feist - I Feel It All The BPA - Toe Jam

best art direction: Bjork - Wanderlust Efterklang - Illuminant MGMT - Time to Pretend

best editing: Huoratron - $$Troopers Late of the Pier - Heartbeat Wild Beasts - Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants

best cinematography: No Age - Eraser Justice - Stress Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook

best new director: Eric Wareheim Romain Gavras Ray Tintori

director of the year: Keith Schofield Kris Moyes Romain Gavras

best music video of the year: Justice - Stress Bjork - Wanderlust MGMT - Time to Pretend

         

Good point, Dek --

Most Fun: LCD Soundsystem - "New York, I Love You ...", dir. Simon Owens The BPA - "Toe Jam", dir. Keith Schofield

Best Performance: No Age - "Eraser", dir. Andy Bruntel 16mm - "S.O.S.", dir. Scott Cudmore

Best Art Direction: Bjork - "Wanderlust", dir. Encyclopedia Pictura

Best Animated: Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal", dir. Sean Pecknold

Best Cinematography: The National - "Fake Empire", dir. Scott Cudmore Damien Jurado - "Caskets", dir. Matt Daniels

Best Narrative: Gnarls Barkley - "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?", dir. Chris Milk Kanye West - "Flashing Lights", dir. Spike Jonze

Best Choreography: Gnarls Barkley - "Going On", dir. Wendy Morgan

Video Of The Year: Metronomy - "A Thing For Me", dir. Megaforce

         

MOST FUN VIDEO The BPA - Toe Jam - Keith Schofield

BEST ANIMATED VIDEO Bjork - Wanderlust - Encyclopedia Pictura Beck - Gamma Ray - Jess Holzworth Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal - Sean Pecknold

BEST PERFORMANCE VIDEO Yeasayer - 2080 (Take Away Show #87.2) - Vincent Moon Beyonce - Single Ladies - Jake Nava Supergrass - Bad Blood - Keith Schofield

BEST NARRATIVE VIDEO Gnarls Barkley - Going On - Wendy Morgan Damien Jurado - Caskets - Matt Daniels Kanye - Flashing Lights - Spike Jonze

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Gnarls Barkley - Going On - Wendy Morgan Beyonce - Single Ladies - Jake Nava Omaha Bitch - Orgasmic Troopers - Ces Messieurs/Omaha Bitch

BEST ART DIRECTION Bjork - Wanderlust - Encyclopedia Pictura MGMT - Time to Pretend - Ray Tintori The Teenagers - Make It Happen - OneInThree

BEST EDITING The Ting Ting's - Shut up and let me go - AlexandLiane Thunderheist - Jerk It - That Go Ratatat - Mirando - E*Vax

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Justice - Stress - Romain Gavras Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes - Nima Nourazideh Jakob Dylan - Something Good This Way Comes - Josh & Xander

BEST UNKNOWN/UNSIGNED DIRECTOR That Go

BEST NEW DIRECTOR Romain Gavras

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Keith Schofield

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Bjork - Wanderlust - Encyclopedia Pictura

         

Most Fun Video: MGMT - Time To Pretend - Dir. Ray Tintor

Best Animated Video: Bjork - Wanderlust - Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura

Best Performance Video: Madonna/Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes - Dir. Jonas & François

Best Narrative Video:

Best Choreography:

Best Art Direction: Bjork - Wanderlust - Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura

Best Editing: Houratron - SS Troopers -Dir: Las Palmas

Best Cinematography: Justice - Stress - Dir. Romain Gavras

Best Unknown/Unsigned: Michael Graham

Best New Director: Romain Gavras

Director Of The Year: Keith Schofield

Best Music Video Of The Year: Jonathan Wilson - Natural Rhapsody - Dir. Michael Graham

         

Best Music Video: Justice - STESS

Personally, the BEST of the year for any number of reasons & in no particular order: Sonny J - enfant terrible Moby - alice La Roux - quicksand Zootwoman - we won't break Frankmusik - in step Hot Chip - one pure thought Duffy - rain on your parade, " - warwick ave. Bring Me The Horizon - the comedown Goldfrapp - caravan girl Mgmt - electric feel " - time to pretend " - the youth Beck - Gama Ray 1 & 2 Damien Jurado - caskets Feist - feel it all New Pornographers - myriad harbor Ladytron - ghosts Flying Lotus - parisian goldfish Lykkie Li - i'm good, i'm gone (concept) " - " " (performance) Huoratron - $$trooper Santogold - L.E.S. artiste " - lights out Justice - DVNO " - stress Micronauts - reaction Presets - this boy's in love Sia - girl you lost to cocaine Gnarls Barkly - goin on Foals - hummer Robyn - cobra style Ting Tings - shut up & let me go Hercules & Love Affair - you belong Radiohead - jigsaw falling into place " - house of cards Grace Jones - corporate cannibal Streets - the escapist Yelle - ce jue Fujiya & Miyagi - knickerbocker Francis & the Lights - the top Stereolab - 3 women Kaiser Chiefs - never miss a beat Aliens - magic man Portishead - the rip Last shadow puppets - age of the understatement Minilouge - animals Thunder Heist - work it Passion Pit - sleepy head Devendra Banhart - carmensita Empire Of The Sun - walking on a dream & several others I'm either forgetting or weren't posted on antville. Basically a top 50 play list from '08. Most of these videos were featured staples of at least 4 to 6 weeks at some point, many are still in regular rotation.

Let it be said... Thank you to everyone involved in producing & posting these. I & my audiences have enjoyed each & every one of these thoroughly. They have been found to be of appreciable caliber, worth, & supreme entertainment value.

They also happen to,quite literally,represent the present state of the art in contemporary music videos.

I thought it might be appreciated by some here to consider that their work has been duly considered & highly enjoyed by an objective audience of people in a forum other than that of the highly critical visors who frequent this site. That is to say the audience they have actually been intended for, being... The General Music & Film Consuming PUBLIC.

GOOD JOB people!

         

captainplanet, December 10, 2008 at 4:49:31 AM CET

jesus. how can you have that many favorite videos? i can barely come up with 5. i guess you're easy to please. or i'm too picky

         

stoney, December 10, 2008 at 4:57:45 AM CET

most fun video The BPA (ft David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal) - ToeJam Dir. Keith Schofield Devendra Banhart – Carmensita dir. Skinny

best animated video Justice "DVNO" Dir: So_Me and Machine Molle Chad VanGaalen - Molten Light, Dir. Chad VanGaalen Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal", dir. Sean Pecknold

best performance video No Age - Eraser, Dir. Andy Bruntel

best narrative video Björk - Wanderlust, Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura

best "urban"* video Kano - Hustler, Dir. NEZ

best choreography The BPA (ft David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal) - Toe Jam Dir. Keith Schofield

best art direction Björk - Wanderlust, Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura Arcade Fire - Black Mirror, Dir. Olivier Groulx & Tracy Maurice

best editing Sigur Ros /// Gobbledigook Justice - Stress, Dir. Romain Gavras

best cinematography No Age - Eraser, Dir. Andy Bruntel

best unknown/unsigned director Jesse Ewles Tobias Stretch Lazlo

best new director Andy Bruntel Keith Schofield Romain Gavras

director of the year Encyclopedia Pictura Kris Moyes

best music video of the year Björk - Wanderlust, Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura

         

edemay, December 10, 2008 at 8:05:02 AM CET

best choreography Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

best art direction Architecture in Helsinki - That Beep Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone

best performance Francis and the Lights "The Top" Supergrass - Bad Blood Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

best narrative video Justice - Stress Dir. Romain Gavras Gnarls Barkley "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?"

best animated video Justice - DVNO

best cinematography Santogold - L.E.S. artistes Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook

most fun video Naive New Beaters - Live good Omaha Bitch - Orgasmic Troopers

best "urban"* video i don't get this one. doesn't "urban" qualify the music not the video? shouldn't there be other music categories (rock, soul, pop, dance) then? like captainmarc22 said, maybe it just needs to be renamed...?

best editing Alphabeat 'What is happening' Huoratron - $$Troopers

best music video of the year Justice - Stress Dir. Romain Gavras Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

         

cvok, December 10, 2008 at 6:45:34 PM CET

cinematography - empire of the sun - walking on a dream

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 8:18:40 PM CET

edema - as is known, i'm with ye on this, but the stalwart ghettoist majority saw fit to insist on instituting a little side tent for black music videos (to put it bluntly). in a democracy, folks get what they deserve...

hipgno - where do you show stuff? does the 'ville get real world attribution? (on which subject, stay tuned, folks, for initiatives this coming spring...)

         

kevathens, December 10, 2008 at 8:21:20 PM CET

prog - You're extremely obtuse. I for one welcome your explanation on what the citizens of antville should believe on this topic.

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 8:23:56 PM CET

i take obtusity (speaking of which where's he disappeared off to...?) as a compliment. oh, and: i ain't gots no solutions - just nagging questions... and: QUIT EDITING YOUR COMMENTS!! ;-)

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 8:31:11 PM CET

take my nominations as questioning the confining comfort of that label. no need to belabour the point beyond that.

         

budget, December 10, 2008 at 8:35:33 PM CET

I thought the 'urban' category acknowledged that most antvillers basically like hipster stuff, and the category was to there to keep people from ignoring the fact that tons of great work comes from mainstream hip hop and R&B. Right?

         

budget, December 10, 2008 at 8:46:00 PM CET

wait, i still don't know what the heck happened?

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 8:46:39 PM CET

what means mainstream? (no: honestly.)

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 8:49:32 PM CET

confining comforts: the perversely soothing effect of outsourcing your values.

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 8:53:15 PM CET

labels, k - same comments apply. ciao for now.

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 9:37:59 PM CET

my neck's bout as red as yours, frate. (oh, and: fiorentina's not my cup o' tea.)

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 10:02:35 PM CET

las-o baltă...

         

progosk, December 10, 2008 at 11:25:04 PM CET

what makes you such a bitter cunt matei? as regards my points about "urban", if you're not going to even attempt to parse them, why do you feel you need to pass your summary judgement? why's it you can't resist pissing up the place?

         

captainmarc22, December 10, 2008 at 11:46:22 PM CET

okay, settle down guys.

The call for an "urban" category is an American thing. I don't think anyone in Europe would quite understand it.

In the US, the only station that plays videos is BET - all hip-hop and R&B. And these are the only videos which consistently have budgets in the six figures. The Billboard charts are probably 80% hip-hop & R&B.

And: the commissioning of these videos is completely different than the process for a Beck (or Dizzee Rascal) clip. Conformity is the norm; and few artists (and by extension, directors) are willing to try any ideas outside the box. It's all the same angles, lenses and telecines; and it's mostly clubs and girls.

That is one reason why these videos so rarely show up on antville - they're a completely different genre with different rules and different expectations.

However: it's not impossible to make an interesting clip. It's just the work should be considered a class of their own because the genre is so different.

         

pieter bruegel, December 10, 2008 at 11:47:10 PM CET

progosk's first language is legion's second, and progosk's second language is perfectly understandable in legion's first. yet you both can not understand each other, and it is obvious to everyone else you are both cut from the same cloth. please try to play nice boys because you are both important to this blog.

nom:

director of the year: ron winter

         

lisanowak, December 10, 2008 at 11:54:54 PM CET

most fun video The BPA (ft David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal) - Toe Jam (Dir. Keith Schofield) Bomb The Bass – Butterfingers (Dir. Perish Factory) MGMT – Electric Feel (Dir. Ray Tintori)

best animated video Le Le – Breakfast (Dir. Piet Parra) Fujiya & Miyagi – Knickerbocker (Dir. Wade Shotter) Hot Chip - One Pure Thought (Dir. Bevis Martin & Charlie Youle)

best performance video No Age – Eraser (Dir. Andy Bruntel) White Denim - Shake Shake Shake (Dir. Tom Haines) The Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me (Dir. Richard Ayoade)

best narrative video Justice – Stress (dir. Romain Gavras) Sea and Cake – Weekend (Dir. Tim Sutton) The Checks – Tired From Sleeping (Dir. Sam Pecocke)

best "urban" video Kanye West – Flashing Lights (Dir. Martin De Thurah) Kanye West – Flashing Lights (Dir. Spike Jonze)

best choreography Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone (Dir. Mattias Montero) The BPA (ft David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal) - Toe Jam (Dir. Keith Schofield) Hercules and The Love Affair – You Belong (Dir. Kris Moyes)

best art direction Friendly Fires – Paris (Dir. Chris Sweeney) Björk - Wanderlust (Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura) Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes (Dir. Nima Nourazideh)

best editing Justice – Stress (dir. Romain Gavras) The Ting Tings – Shut Up and Let Me Go (Dir. AlexandLiane) Sea and Cake – Weekend (Dir. Tim Sutton)

best cinematography The Last Shadow Puppets – Age of Understatement (Dir. Romain Garavas) Deichkind – Arbeit Nervt (Dir. AlexandLiane) Sea and Cake – Weekend (Dir. Tim Sutton)

best unknown/unsigned director Tim Sutton Andy Huang thx mva

best new director Andy Bruntel Richard Ayoade Ray Tintori

director of the year Romain Gavras AlexandLiane Keith Schofield

best music video of the year Justice – Stress (Dir. Romain Gavras) Sea and Cake – Weekend (Dir. Tim Sutton) No Age – Eraser (Dir. Andy Bruntel)

         

my name is legion, December 11, 2008 at 12:19:56 AM CET

@progosk: this blog is not at all about lectio and disputatio, this ain't no place for scholasticism. i'm part of the, i quote,'stalwart ghettoist majority'. we don't debate, we just rebuff. we don't think, we just set cars on fire, like in that deeeeeeeeeeeeep social commentary 'justice' by gavras.

anyways, let's leave it at that.

         

progosk, December 11, 2008 at 12:22:14 AM CET

k then, do stick to rebuffery, mr. shoeshine. bygones≃bygones.

         

my name is legion, December 11, 2008 at 12:28:23 AM CET

me and kanye, yes. and mr jesus. speaking of which, why isn't this urban video on antville yet?

         

lloyds_secret_party, December 11, 2008 at 12:40:58 AM CET

most fun video: MGMT - Time To Pretend Dir: Ray Tintori

best performance video Lykke Li : "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (accoustic) Dirs: Malmros + Haag

best narrative video Flashing Lights - Spike j

best choreography Beyonce - Single Ladies & francis and the lights

best editing Huoratron - $$Troopers

best new director Eric Wareheim

director of the year Kris Moyes

best music video of the year Justice - Stress Dir. Romain Gavras

         

mva, December 11, 2008 at 2:57:58 AM CET

lisanowak: just a minor correction. andy huang is signed at Anonymous Content

         

hipgnosist, December 11, 2008 at 3:26:03 AM CET

@progosk: Have just wrapped up a 3 yr. residency at a little club here in Dallas, Tx. Have been doing 2, 4 hour sets a week of MV mixed live on multiple large screens in a lounge environment. Had 2 yr.s prior to that at an even more obscure location here. I think it's the optimal way to view them. LIVE,LOUD, & completely MIXED like any DJ would mix music, except with MV it works on so many levels & can cover such a vast array of genres depending on the room at the time.

I Feel it has helped to turn some of the more astute in our local scene on to some great artists & in some small way re-kindled interest in MV as worthy club/lounge format & a great way to survey music in general. However, it has been a bit of a self-initiated labor of love & produced in a bit of a vacuum with no promotion or label / artist support as I've yet to be able to raise much interest in it from a distance.

Obviously the 'ville is a great source for me, but have actually only started using it in the past year or so.

I would really like to know about anyone else who DJ's using music video as I see little sign of this anywhere on the web with the exception of a few mentions of dance oriented material here & there. I think it is an extremely viable format & all the crowd response I've gotten has been overwhelmingly positive. People are ready for it.

I'm interested in pursuing efforts to push the medium in this direction & would appreciate any ideas how to go about doing so.

I'm presently working on a relocation to Austin, Tx. & have hopes to bring this same format to some arena there as it is more of a music town.

I've activated the link to my URL on myspace & welcome anyone with serious intentions or input on the subject to get in touch.

Thanks for asking & sorry for the off topic flood. I would have e-mailed you personally, but frankly wasn't sure how. I'll remove this upon request.

         

robodrug, December 11, 2008 at 4:39:52 PM CET

The call for an "urban" category is an American thing. I don't think anyone in Europe would quite understand it.

Oh I think they would, unless:

1. Major European record outlets don't display an "urban" music category, like they have done in the UK for the past ten years or so.

2. or they dain't visit record shops all that much then.

So I suggest that music or video that has the moniker 'urban' is well understood in what it represents

         

najork, December 12, 2008 at 5:12:07 AM CET

Not as much moved me this year as the last, or it's been harder to keep track. A few that lingered in my mind...

most fun video: Denki Groove - Mononoke Dance. Nothing else even close.

best animated video: kap10kurt - Dangerseekers (dir. The Holograms). Dazzling visual prowess. Surprised it got overlooked. Efterklang - Illuminant, Dir. Tobias Stretch

best choreography: Sia - Soon We'll Be Found (Dir: Claire Carre)

best cinematography: Ladytron - Ghosts, Dir. Joseph Kahn

best unknown/unsigned director: Tobias Stretch

best music video of the year: Efterklang - Illuminant, Dir. Tobias Stretch Sia - Soon We'll Be Found (Dir: Claire Carre) Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone, Dir. Mattias Montero

         

birds.on.fire, December 12, 2008 at 9:48:31 AM CET

not too late, is it, yes yes?

-most funnest video: Naive New Beaters "Live Good", (Dir: Megaforce)

-best animated video: Björk "Wanderlust" (Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura)

-best performance: White Denim "Shake Shake Shake" (Dir: Tom Haines)

-best narrative: Chad VanGaalen "Molten Light" (Dir: Chad VanGaalen)

-best choreography: Lykke Li "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (Dir: Mattias Montero)

-best editing: Fujiya & Miyagi "Knickerbocker" (Dir: Wade Shotter)

-best cinematography: Damien Jurado "Caskets" (Dir: Matt Daniels)

-best music video: Peter Fox "Alles Neu" (Dir: Daniel Harder

         

progosk, December 12, 2008 at 10:48:53 AM CET

you're in - today's the last day. anybody editing their noms, please indicate any changes, since results have now been pre-collated. thx.

         

najork, December 12, 2008 at 2:44:43 PM CET

         

progosk, December 12, 2008 at 3:03:23 PM CET

heehee

         

kevathens, December 12, 2008 at 3:42:10 PM CET

Btw Tobias Stretch just got signed to Red Lion Films. It's fair to say he's unknown, though.

         

kalstark, December 12, 2008 at 4:57:32 PM CET

As always, my .02:

best performance video Sia - 'Soon We'll Be Found'

best narrative video Justice - 'Stress'

best "urban"* video Kanye West 'Flashing Lights' (Spike Jonze)

best choreography Beyonce 'Single Ladies'

best art direction Bjork 'Wanderlust'

best editing Justice - 'Stress'

best cinematography Damien Jurado 'Caskets'

best music video of the year Justice 'Stress' Sia 'Soon We'll Be Found'

         

kayser_sauze, December 12, 2008 at 5:13:25 PM CET

more btw: Adam Egypt Mortimer with Oil Factory Alex Smith with RSA/Black Dog Russell Weekes with Warp Films Special Problems with Pulse Films That Go with Boulevard Industries Whitey McConnaughy with Refused TV & Hungry Man

         

progosk, December 13, 2008 at 1:31:01 AM CET

ok: rien ne va plus.

         

freddynono, December 13, 2008 at 7:13:52 PM CET

best animated video - "Mystery Man" Gnarls Barkley. (dir: Walter Robot )

         

shatner, December 14, 2008 at 1:27:25 AM CET

most fun video BPA- Toe Jam Dir. Keith Schofield Naive New Beaters - Live Good, Dir. Megaforce

best performance video Supergrass- Bad Blood Dir. Keith Schofield

best narrative video Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul?, Dir. Chris Milk

best "urban"* video Beyonce- Single Ladies Dir. Jake Nava

best choreography Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), Dir. Jake Nava

best art direction Will Young - Changes, Dir. Martin de Thurah Last Of The Shadow Puppets- The Age Of The Understatement Dir, Romain Gavras

best editing Will Young - Changes, Dir. Martin de Thurah Dave Gahan- Kingdom, Dir. Jaron Albertin

best cinematography Will Young - Changes, Dir. Martin de Thurah Damien Jurado- Caskets, Dir. Matt Daniels Dave Gahan- Kingdom, Dir. Jaron Albertin

best new director Eric Warheim

director of the year Romain Gavras

best music video of the year Justice-Stress Will Young- Changes Dave Gahan- Kingdom Beyonce- Single Ladies

         

familiar, December 14, 2008 at 1:42:04 AM CET

"ok: rien ne va plus."

Je penses qu'il ya beaucoup des personnes ici qui ne pas comprends le Francaise (comme Shatner).

         

progosk, December 14, 2008 at 1:46:12 AM CET

do excuse my french - no more bets, alea jacta est.

         

my name is legion, December 14, 2008 at 4:52:18 AM CET

correct form: ' je pense qu'il y a beaucoup de personnes qui ne comprennent pas le francais

         

familiar, December 14, 2008 at 6:04:16 AM CET

Well it's a good thing I am not in school anymore, isn't it!

         

aaron stewart ahn, December 14, 2008 at 9:58:11 PM CET

I think the best stuff I saw this year that I'd nominate for whatever applicable categories were

Empire of the Sun's Walking on a Dream Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal (and it should be down for cinematography cause the stop motion lighting was unbelievable) And some of Rik Cordero's work, especially the Qtip stuff. Gnarls Barkley's Soul

Keith, of course, finally got where he deserves to be this year. Director of the year for sure.

         

elainewinter, December 19, 2008 at 1:54:56 AM CET

I nominate "the Galactic" for best "urban"* video.

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