M.I.A. dominates U.K. Music Video Awards
Nov. 9, 2012, 6:49 AM EST
Rapper M.I.A. was the big winner at the U.K. Music Video Awards (MVAs) on
Thursday (08Nov12) after scooping three trophies. The hip-hop star, real name
Mathangi Arulpragasam, picked up the video of the year, best pop video and best
styling honours for her controversial Bad Girls promo, which features machine
gun-toting Arab fighters. Filmmaker Romain Gavras, who helmed the clip, was
named best director at the ceremony in London. Lana Del Rey's Born To Die was
voted best international pop video, while The Shoes' Time To Dance won the best
U.K. dance video. French electronic music stars Justice landed best art
direction and design in a video for Newlands, British pop star Will Young took
the choreography prize for Losing Myself, and best cinematography went to
Feist's The Bad in Each Other. The U.K. Music Video Awards editorial director
David Knight says, "The winners at the MVAs this year show that the medium is as
vibrant as ever as an art form, a promotional tool for music, and as pure
entertainment."
