IMTV - Nominees

Earlier this month was the open call for applications to the Irish Music Video Awards, taking place on Friday November 27th in the Sugar Club Leeson street. I was delighted to hear their were literally hundreds of emails for entries.

Add your vote to decide the winner of the Best Newcomer Category by logging on here and registering your vote. The closing date is Nov 20th. One vote per person. Here’s the videos you’re voting on (bands in alphabetical order):

Bats ‘Shadow Fucking’

Bowlegged ‘Red Lights’

Hoarsebox ‘All I Need Now’

Hogan ‘All I Want’

Tallulah Does the Hula ‘Bad Boyfriend’

The Full List of Nominees Are

BEST LIVE VIDEO

• LISA HANNIGAN - I DON’T KNOW
• LISA HANNIGAN - LILLE
• LADYDOLL – BUTTON
• THE BRILLIANT THINGS – RISE
• AND SO I WATCHED YOU FROM AFAR – SET GUITARS TO KILL

BEST DANCE VIDEO

• LE BIEN – HERE AND THERE
• NOISE CONTROL – ADDICTION
• DARK ROOM NOTES – LETS LIGHT FIRES
• ARVEEN & MISK - HELLS BELLS
• LE GALAXIE – YOU FEEL THE FIRE

BEST STYLED VIDEO

• DIRTY EPICS – COMING UP
• JULIE FEENEY – IMPOSSIBLY BEAUTIFUL
• LAURA IBIZOR - SHINE
• THE CORONAS – LISTEN DEAR
• THE BLIZZARDS – POSTCARDS

BEST SOLO MALE

• YNGVE WIELAND – LITTLE BOY
• PADRAIG RUHSE – GONNA BE A CHANGE
• JJ – PLAYING THE GAME
• PEARSE MCGLOUGHLIN – WAYS TO KILLS A WEREWOLF
• ENDA REILLY – MOL AN AIMSIRE

BEST SOLO FEMALE

• LISA HANNIGAN – LILLE
• JULIE FEENEY – LOVE IS A TRICKY THING
• WALLIS BIRD – HOME
• MISS PAULA FLYNN – HOLIDAY IN SWEDEN
• GEMMA HAYES – HOME

MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT FOR VIDEO

• FIGHT LIKE APES – SOMETHING GLOBAL
• THE CHAPTERS – VIDEOTAPES
• HERM - HEADS
• GRAND POCKET ORCHESTRA – BALLET SHOES
• SEAN NEEDHAM - I’M NOT AFRAID

BEST PRODUCTION / SPECIAL EFFECTS

• SICKBOY – SILENCE IN CONVERSATION
• CAP PAS CAP – WE ARE MEN
• JAPE – FLOATING
• HAM SANDWICH – BROKEN GLASS
• 202′S - EASE MY MIND

BEST VIDEO BY A NEW COMER (public Vote)

• HOGAN – I WANT YOU
• HOARSEBOX – ALL I NEED NOW
• BATS – SHADOW FUCKING
• BOWLEGGED – RED LIGHT
• TALLULAH DOES THE HULA – BAD BOYFRIEND

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

• EOGHAN KIDNEY
• LORCAN FINNEGAN
• SIMON EUSTACE
• LINDSEY BYRNES
• WILL MCCONNELL

VIDEO OF THE YEAR 2009

• DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOS – MR MIRIAD
• FIGHT LIKE APES – TIE ME UP IN JACKETS
• THE CORONAS – LISTEN DEAR
• THE BLIZZARDS – POSTCARDS
• VALERIE FRANCIS – PUNCHES

Full details, updates and some sample videos are on the IMTV website.