List of Ivor Novello Award winners and nominees (1990s–2000s) explained

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.

1990s

1990The 35th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on April 2, 1990, at the Grosvenor House, London.[1]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best British Musical
Best Contemporary Song
Best Film Theme or Song
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Commercial
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Production
Outstanding Contribution to British Music
  • David Bowie
Outstanding Services to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
The Best Selling "A" Side
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
The Most Performed Work
1991

The 36th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 2, 1991, at the Grosvenor House, London.[2]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Film Theme or Song
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Commercial
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Production
Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Outstanding Services to British Music
PRS Most Performed Work
Songwriter of the Year
  • Phil Collins
Special Award for International Achievement
The Best Selling "A" Side
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
1992The 37th Ivor Novello Awards were presented in May 1992 at the Grosvenor House, London.[3]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Award in Recognition of the Exceptional Success of a Single Song
Best British Musical
Best Contemporary Song
Best Film Theme or Song
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Commercial
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Production
Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Eric Clapton
Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS Most Performed Work
Songwriter of the Year
Special Award for International Achievement
The Best Selling "A" Side
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
1993

The 38th Ivors were presented on May 26, 1993 at the Grosvenor House, London.[4]

CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Film Theme or Song
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Production
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection
Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS Most Performed Work
Songwriters of the Year
Special Award for International Achievement
The Best Selling Song
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
1994The 39th Ivors were presented on May 25, 1994 at the Grosvenor House, London.[5]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Film Theme or Song
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Production
Lifetime Achievement Award
Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Outstanding Contribution to British Musical Theatre
PRS Most Performed Work
Songwriter of the Year
Special Award for International Achievement
The Best Selling Song
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
The Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection
1995The 40th Ivors were presented on May 23, 1995, at the Grosvenor House, London.[6]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Commissioned Film Score
Best Contemporary Song
Best Song Included in a Film
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Theme from a TV/Radio Production
Lifetime Achievement
  • Van Morrison
Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS Most Performed Work
Songwriter of the Year
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
The Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection
The Radio 1 Award for Continuing Innovation in Music
1996The 41st Ivors were presented on May 30, 1996, at the Grosvenor House, London.[7]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection
  • Joan Armatrading
Best Commissioned Film Score
Best Commissioned Score from a TV/Radio Production
Best Contemporary Song
Best Song Included in a Film or TV Programme
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Outstanding Contribution to British Musical Theatre
  • Cameron Mackintosh
Outstanding Services to British Music
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
The Best Selling Song
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
1997The 42nd Ivors were presented on May 19, 1997 at the Grosvenor House, London.[8]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Commissioned Film Score
Best Contemporary Song
Best Music Commissioned fora Broadcast Production
Best Selling British Written Single in the UK
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Award for Most Performed Work of 1996
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriter of the Year
  • George Michael
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
1998The 43rd Ivors were presented on May 28, 1998 at the Grosvenor House, London.[9]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Dance Music
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Music for a Broadcast
Best Original Song for a Film or TV Broadcast
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song Collection
Best Song Musically and Lyrcially
International Achievement
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriter of the Year
The International Hit of the Year
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
1999The 44th Ivors were presented on May 27, 1999 at the Grosvenor House, London.[10]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Music for a Television/Radio Broadcast
  • Close Relations – Composed by Rob Lane
  • The Life of Birds – Composed by Steven Faux and Ian Butcher
  • Selfridges: The Shop – Composed by Barrie Bignold
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song Commissioned for a Film or Broadcast
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
  • Rod Stewart
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
The International Hit of the Year
The Ivors Dance Award
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
The Special International Award
2000The 45th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 25, 2000 at the Grosvenor House, London.[11]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Music for a TV/Radio Broadcast
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement in Musical Theatre
International Hit of the Year
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Dance Award
The Jimmy Kennedy Award
The Special International Award
2001The 46th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 24, 2001 at the Grosvenor House, London.[12]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Score
Best Original Music for a Television/Radio Broadcast
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement
International Hit of the Year
Lifetime Achievement
  • Pete Townshend
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
The Ivors Dance Award
The Special International Achievement
  • Stevie Wonder
2002The 47th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 23, 2002 at the Grosvenor House, London.[13]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Music for a Television/Radio Broadcast
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement
International Hit of the Year
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
  • Kate Bush
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Dance Award
The Special International Award
2003The 48th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 22, 2003 at the Grosvenor House, London.[14] [15]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Music for Television
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement
  • UB40 (Astro, James Brown, Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers and Michael Virtue)
International Hit of the Year
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Dance Award
The Special International Award
  • Brian Wilson
2004The 49th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 27, 2004 at the Grosvenor House, London.[16]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Music for Television
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement
  • Radiohead
International Hit of the Year
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Dance Award
The Special International Achievement
2005The 50th Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 26, 2005 at the Grosvenor House, London.[17]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Original Music for Television
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
International Achievement
  • Robert Smith
International Hit of the Year
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
The Ivors Classical Award
The Ivors Special Award for Songwriting
  • Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
The Special International Award
  • Lou Reed
2006The 51st Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 25, 2006 at the Grosvenor House, London.[18]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song, Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
International Hit of the Year
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Songwriters of the Year
  • Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Special International Award
2007The 52nd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 24, 2007 at the Grosvenor House, London.[19]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Selling UK Single
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Television Soundtrack
International Hit of the Year
Lifetime Achievement
  • Peter Gabriel
Outstanding Song Colecction
PRS Most Performed Work
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
  • Norman Cook
Songwriters of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Special International Award
2008The 53rd Ivor Novello Awards were presented on May 22, 2008 at the Grosvenor House, London.[20]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Selling British Song
Best Television Soundtrack
International Achievement
  • Phil Collins
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Song Collection
PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music
PRS Most Performed Work
Songwriter of the Year
The Ivors Classical Music Award
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Special International Award
  • Diane Warren
2009The 54th Ivor Novello Awards were held at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London on May 21, 2009.[21] [22]
CategoryRecipient and nominees
Album Award
Best Contemporary Song
Best Original Film Score
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Selling British Single
Best Television Soundtrack
Outstanding Song Collection
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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ivors 1990. Ivors Academy. October 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: The Ivors 1991. Ivors Academy. October 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: The Ivors 1992. The Ivors. en-US. June 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013937/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1992/. January 4, 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: The Ivors 1993. Ivors Academy. October 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910053239/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1993/. September 10, 2016.
  5. Web site: The Ivors 1994. The Ivors. en-US. June 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415080041/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1994/. April 15, 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: The Ivors 1995. The Ivors. en-US. June 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307004129/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1995/. March 7, 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: The Ivors 1996. The Ivors. en-US. June 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307064556/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1996/. March 7, 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: The Ivors 1997. The Ivors. en-US. June 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218205013/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1997/. February 18, 2017. dead.
  9. Web site: The Ivors 1998. The Ivors. en-US. June 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813023728/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1998/. August 13, 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: The Ivors 1999. Ivors Academy. October 28, 2021.
  11. Web site: The Ivors 2000. Ivors Academy. October 29, 2021.
  12. Web site: The Ivors 2001. The Ivors. en-US. June 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713011351/http://theivors.com/archive/2000-2009/the-ivors-2001/. July 13, 2018. dead.
  13. Web site: The Ivors 2002. The Ivors. en-US. June 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622041304/http://theivors.com/archive/2000-2009/the-ivors-2002/. June 22, 2016. dead.
  14. Web site: The Ivors 2003. Ivors Academy. November 7, 2021.
  15. News: Ivor Novello Awards 2003: Winners. BBC News. en-GB. April 22, 2003. November 29, 2020.
  16. Web site: The Ivors 2004. The Ivors. en-US. June 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312200648/http://theivors.com/archive/2000-2009/the-ivors-2004/. March 12, 2017. dead.
  17. Web site: The Ivors 2005. The Ivors. en-US. June 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142213/http://theivors.com/archive/2000-2009/the-ivors-2005/. June 12, 2018. dead.
  18. Web site: The Ivors 2006. Ivors Academy. November 13, 2021.
  19. Web site: The Ivors 2007. Ivors Academy. November 13, 2021.
  20. Web site: The Ivors 2008. The Ivors. en-US. June 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803231717/http://theivors.com/archive/2000-2009/the-ivors-2008/. August 3, 2016. dead.
  21. Web site: Ivors Nomination Announcement. PRS for Music. April 21, 2009. November 14, 2021.
  22. Web site: 2009 Ivor Novello awards: The winners. BBC News. May 21, 2009. November 14, 2021.