progosk, December 9, 2008 7:02:00 AM CET
antville Music Video Awards 2008

Call for Nominations !

"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 - I`m good, I`m 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!

         
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
         
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
         
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)
         
cinematography - empire of the sun - walking on a dream
         
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...)
         
prog - You're extremely obtuse. I for one welcome your explanation on what the citizens of antville should believe on this topic.
         
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!! ;-)
         
take my nominations as questioning the confining comfort of that label. no need to belabour the point beyond that.
         
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?
         
wait, i still don't know what the heck happened?
         
what means mainstream? (no: honestly.)
         
confining comforts: the perversely soothing effect of outsourcing your values.
         
labels, k - same comments apply. ciao for now.
         
my neck's bout as red as yours, frate.
(oh, and: fiorentina's not my cup o' tea.)
         
las-o baltă...
         
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?
         
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.
         
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
         
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)
         
@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.
         
k then, do stick to rebuffery, mr. shoeshine. bygones≃bygones.
         
me and kanye, yes.
and mr jesus.
speaking of which, why isn't this urban video on antville yet?


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



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

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

         
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
         
ok: rien ne va plus.
         
best animated video - "Mystery Man" Gnarls Barkley. (dir: Walter Robot )
         
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

         
"ok: rien ne va plus."

Je penses qu'il ya beaucoup des personnes ici qui ne pas comprends le Francaise (comme Shatner).
         
do excuse my french - no more bets, alea jacta est.
         
correct form:
'
je pense qu'il y a beaucoup de personnes qui ne comprennent pas le francais

         
Well it's a good thing I am not in school anymore, isn't it!
         
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.
         
I nominate "the Galactic" for best "urban"* video.