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Award for songwriting
The Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically is one of the awards presented annually by the Ivors Academy at the Ivor Novello Awards to recognize the best in songwriting and composing talents from the United Kingdom and Ireland . The award was first presented in 1968, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney being the first recipients for the song "She's Leaving Home ", performed by The Beatles . The award goes to the writers of the song, not the performers unless they share songwriting credits.
List of award nominees and winners for the 1980s
Year
Songwriter(s)
Song
Performing artist(s)
Result
Ref.
1980
Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
"The Logical Song "
Supertramp
Won
[ 13]
Mike Batt
"Bright Eyes "
Art Garfunkel
Nominated
Alan Tarney
"We Don't Talk Anymore "
Cliff Richard
Nominated
1981
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
"Woman in Love "
Barbra Streisand
Won
[ 14]
Kate Bush
"Babooshka "
Kate Bush
Nominated
Ken Leray
"Together We Are Beautiful "
Fern Kinney
Nominated
Tony Macaulay , Don Black
"Your Ears Should Be Burning Now"
Marti Webb )
Nominated
1982
Andrew Lloyd Webber , T.S. Eliot , Trevor Nunn
"Memory "
Elaine Paige
Won
[ 15]
Andy Hill , Pete Sinfield
"The Land of Make Believe "
Bucks Fizz
Nominated
John Lennon
"Woman "
John Lennon
Nominated
1983
Andy Hill , Pete Sinfield , John Danter
"Have You Ever Been in Love"
Leo Sayer
Won
[ 16]
Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb , Maurice Gibb
"Heartbreaker "
Dionne Warwick
Nominated
Andy Hill , Nichola Martin
"Now Those Days Are Gone "
Bucks Fizz
Nominated
1984
Sting
"Every Breath You Take "
The Police
Won
[ 17]
Paul McCartney
"Pipes of Peace "
Paul McCartney
Nominated
Gary Kemp
"True "
Spandau Ballet
Nominated
1985
Phil Collins
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) "
Phil Collins
Won
[ 18]
George Michael , Andrew Ridgeley
"Careless Whisper "
George Michael
Nominated
Jim Diamond , Graham Lyle
"I Should Have Known Better "
Jim Diamond
Nominated
1986
Elton John , Bernie Taupin
"Nikita "
Elton John
Won
[ 19]
Roland Orzabal , Ian Stanley , Chris Hughes
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World "
Tears for Fears
Nominated
Tim Rice , Björn Ulvaeus , Benny Andersson
"I Know Him So Well "
Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson
Nominated
Mick Jones
"I Want to Know What Love Is "
Foreigner
Nominated
1987
Peter Gabriel
"Don't Give Up "
Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
Won
[ 20]
Charles Hart , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe
"All I Ask of You "
Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman
Nominated
Annie Lennox , Dave Stewart
"The Miracle of Love "
Eurythmics
Nominated
1988
Labi Siffre
"(Something Inside) So Strong "
Labi Siffre
Won
[ 21]
Simon Climie , Dennis Morgan
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) "
Aretha Franklin and George Michael
Nominated
Tony Banks , Phil Collins , Michael Rutherford
"Throwing It All Away "
Genesis
Nominated
1989
Sting
"They Dance Alone "
Sting
Won
[ 22]
Gary Clark
"Mary's Prayer "
Danny Wilson
Nominated
Mark Nevin
"Perfect "
Fairground Attraction
Nominated
List of award nominees and winners for the 1990s
Year
Songwriter(s)
Song
Performing artist(s)
Result
Ref.
1990
B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
"The Living Years "
Mike + The Mechanics
Won
[ 23]
Phil Collins
"Another Day in Paradise "
Phil Collins
Nominated
Marcus Vere, Richard Darbyshire , Albert Hammond
"Room in Your Heart "
Living in a Box
Nominated
1991
Elton John , Bernie Taupin
"Sacrifice "
Elton John
Won
[ 24]
Justin Currie
"Nothing Ever Happens "
Del Amitri
Nominated
Paddy McAloon
"We Let the Stars Go"
Prefab Sprout
Nominated
1992
Mike Scott
"The Whole of the Moon "
The Waterboys
Won
[ 25]
Mick Hucknall
"Stars "
Simply Red
Nominated
Freddie Mercury , Brian May , Roger Taylor , John Deacon
"The Show Must Go On "
Queen
Nominated
1993
Annie Lennox
"Why "
Annie Lennox
Won
[ 26]
Eric Clapton , Will Jennings
"Tears in Heaven "
Eric Clapton
Nominated
Andy Partridge
"The Disappointed "
XTC
Nominated
1994
Sting
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You "
Sting
Won
[ 27]
Steve Duberry , Billy Lawrie, Lulu
"I Don't Wanna Fight "
Tina Turner
Nominated
Simon Le Bon , Nick Rhodes , John Taylor , Warren Cuccurullo
"Ordinary World "
Duran Duran
Nominated
1995
Andy Hill , Peter Sinfield
"Think Twice "
Celine Dion
Won
[ 28]
Mark Nevin, Kirsty McColl
"Dear John "
Eddi Reader
Nominated
Boo Hewerdine
"Patience of Angels "
Eddi Reader
Nominated
1996
Jarvis Cocker , Nick Banks , Candida Doyle , Steve Mackey , Russell Senior
"Common People "
Pulp
Won
[ 29]
Gary Barlow
"Back for Good "
Take That
Nominated
David Freeman , Joseph Hughes
"No More "I Love You's" "
Annie Lennox
Nominated
1997
Brian May , Frank Musker , Elizabeth Lamers
"Too Much Love Will Kill You "
Brian May
Won
[ 30]
Terence Martin, Karen Poole , Michelle Poole
"I Am, I Feel "
Alisha's Attic
Nominated
Thomas Scott , Andrew Parle, James Edwards, Franny Griffiths
"Neighbourhood "
Space
Nominated
1998
Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Phil Selway , Colin Greenwood , Ed O'Brien
"Paranoid Android "
Radiohead
Won
[ 31]
Robbie Williams , Guy Chambers
"Angels "
Robbie Williams
Nominated
Tjinder Singh
"Brimful of Asha "
Cornershop
Nominated
1999
Brian Higgins , Steve Torch, Paul Barry , Stuart McLennan, Tim Powell , Matt Gray
"Believe "
Cher
Won
[ 32]
Tracy Ackerman , Ray Hedges , Martin Brannigan, Edele Lynch , Keavy Lynch , Lindsay Armaou , Sinead O'Carroll
"C'est la Vie "
B*Witched
Nominated
Jarvis Cocker , Nick Banks , Candida Doyle , Steve Mackey , Mark Webber
"A Little Soul "
Pulp
Nominated
List of award nominees and winners for the 2000s
Year
Songwriter(s)
Song
Performing artist(s)
Result
Ref.
2000
Robbie Williams , Guy Chambers
"Strong "
Robbie Williams
Won
[ 33]
Pam Sheyne , David Frank , Steve Kipner
"Genie in a Bottle "
Christina Aguilera
Nominated
Mutt Lange , Shania Twain
"You're Still the One "
Shania Twain
Nominated
2001
David Gray
"Babylon "
David Gray
Won
[ 34]
Cathy Dennis , Simon Ellis
"Never Had a Dream Come True "
S Club 7
Nominated
Guy Berryman , Jonny Buckland , Will Champion , Chris Martin
"Trouble "
Coldplay
Nominated
2002
Adam Clayton , The Edge , Bono , Larry Mullen Jr.
"Walk On "
U2
Won
[ 35]
David Gray
"Sail Away "
David Gray
Nominated
Fran Healy
"Side "
Travis
Nominated
2003
David Gray
"The Other Side "
David Gray
Won
[ 36] [ 37]
Noel Gallagher
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out "
Oasis
Nominated
Matthew Hales , Kim Oliver
"Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You) "
Aqualung
Nominated
2004
Francis Eg White
"Leave Right Now "
Will Young
Won
[ 38]
Stuart Murdoch , Stephen Jackson , Christopher Geddes , Richard Colburn , Michael Cooke , Sarah Martin , Robert Kildea
"Step into My Office, Baby "
Belle and Sebastian
Nominated
Dido Armstrong , Rollo Armstrong , Richard Nowels
"White Flag "
Dido
Nominated
2005
Mike Skinner
"Dry Your Eyes "
The Streets
Won
[ 39]
Tom Chaplin , Richard Hughes , Tim Rice-Oxley
"Everybody's Changing "
Keane
Nominated
Stephen Kipner , Andrew Frampton, Natasha Bedingfield , Wayne Wilkins
"These Words "
Natasha Bedingfield
Nominated
2006
KT Tunstall
"Suddenly I See "
KT Tunstall
Won
[ 40]
Guy Berryman , Jonathan Buckland , William Champion , Chris Martin
"Fix You "
Coldplay
Nominated
Alex Turner
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor "
Arctic Monkeys
Nominated
2007
Scott Matthews
"Elusive "
Scott Matthews
Won
[ 41]
Nerina Pallot
"Sophia "
Nerina Pallot
Nominated
Alex Turner
"When the Sun Goes Down "
Arctic Monkeys
Nominated
2008
Amy Winehouse
"Love Is a Losing Game "
Amy Winehouse
Won
[ 42]
Rosi Golan , Jamie Hartman
"Let Me Out"
Ben's Brother
Nominated
Amy Winehouse
"You Know I'm No Good "
Amy Winehouse
Nominated
2009
Guy Garvey , Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Peter Turner
"One Day Like This "
Elbow
Won
[ 43] [ 44]
Miles Kane , Alex Turner
"My Mistakes Were Made for You "
The Last Shadow Puppets
Nominated
Nicholas Hemming
"The Last of the Melting Snow"
The Leisure Society
Nominated
List of award nominees and winners for the 2010s
Year
Songwriter(s)
Song
Performing artist(s)
Result
Ref.
2010
Lily Allen , Greg Kurstin
"The Fear "
Lily Allen
Won
[ 45]
Nick Hemming
"Save It for Someone Who Cares"
The Leisure Society
Nominated
Ed Adlard, Will Adlard, Ali Digby, George Eddy
"The Last Bus"
Patch Williams
Nominated
2011
Conor O'Brien
"Becoming a Jackal"
Villagers
Won
[ 46]
Jonathan Higgs , Jeremy Pritchard, Alexander Robertshaw, Michael Spearman
"My Kz, Ur Bf "
Everything Everything
Nominated
Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis , James Smith
"Spanish Sahara "
Foals
Nominated
2012
Ed Sheeran
"The A Team "
Ed Sheeran
Won
[ 47]
Adele , Paul Epworth
"Rolling in the Deep "
Adele
Nominated
Paul Epworth , Kid Harpoon , Florence Welch
"Shake It Out "
Florence + the Machine
Nominated
2013
Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul , Emeli Sandé
"Next to Me "
Emeli Sandé
Won
[ 48]
Natasha Khan , Justin Parker
"Laura "
Bat for Lashes
Nominated
Iain Archer , Jake Bugg
"Two Fingers "
Jake Bugg
Nominated
2014
Dominic Major, Hannah Reid , Daniel Rothman
"Strong "
London Grammar
Won
[ 49]
Will Doyle, Sam Fryer, Chilli Jesson, Pete Mayhew
"Best of Friends"
Palma Violets
Nominated
John Newman , Steve Booker
"Love Me Again "
John Newman
Nominated
2015
Andrew Hozier-Byrne
"Take Me to Church "
Hozier
Won
[ 50]
Andrew Davie
"Above the Clouds of Pompeii"
Bear's Den
Nominated
Ben Howard
"I Forget Where We Were"
Ben Howard
Nominated
2016
Jamie Lawson
"Wasn't Expecting That "
Jamie Lawson
Won
[ 51]
Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Izadkhah , Gary Lightbody , Johnny McDaid , Leon Rolle, Ed Sheeran
"Bloodstream "
Ed Sheeran
Nominated
Ellie Rowsell
"Bros "
Wolf Alice
Nominated
2017
Dean 'Inflo' Joisah Cover , Michael Kiwanuka
"Black Man in a White World"
Michael Kiwanuka
Won
[ 52] [ 53]
Laura Mvula , Nile Rodgers
"Overcome"
Laura Mvula
Nominated
Blaine Harrison , Henry Harrison
"Telomere"
Mystery Jets
Nominated
2018
Guy Garvey , Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner
"Magnificent (She Says)"
Elbow
Won
[ 54] [ 55]
Jonathan Higgs , Jeremy Pritchard, Alex Robertshaw, Michael Spearman
"Can't Do"
Everything Everything
Nominated
Sampha
"(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano"
Sampha
Nominated
2019
Ben Howard
"Nica Libres at Dusk"
Ben Howard
Won
[ 56] [ 57]
Alex Turner
"Four Out of Five "
Arctic Monkeys
Nominated
Andrew Hozier-Byrne
"Nina Cried Power "
Hozier
Nominated
List of award nominees and winners for the 2020s
Year
Songwriter(s)
Song
Performing artist(s)
Result
Ref.
2020
Jamie Cullum
"Age of Anxiety"
Jamie Cullum
Won
[ 58] [ 59]
MJ Cole , Jimmy Napes , Stormzy
"Crown "
Stormzy
Nominated
Sam Fender
"Dead Boys"
Sam Fender
Nominated
2021
Barney Lister, Obongjayar
"God's Own Children"
Obongjayar
Won
[ 60] [ 61]
Gianluca Buccellati, Arlo Parks
"Black Dog "
Arlo Parks
Nominated
Headie One , Fred again...
"Gang"
Headie One and Fred again...
Nominated
Marina Diamandis
"Man's World "
Marina
Nominated
Celeste and Jamie Hartman
"Stop This Flame "
(Celeste )
Nominated
2022
Sam Fender
"Seventeen Going Under "
Sam Fender
Won
[ 62]
Adele , Greg Kurstin
"Easy on Me "
Adele
Nominated
Mike Elzondo, Natalie Hemby, Ben Jackson-Cook, Rag'n'Bone Man
"All You Ever Wanted "
Rag'n'Bone Man
Nominated
Sarah Aarons, Holly Humberstone , Rob Milton
"Haunted House"
Holly Humberstone
Nominated
Ella Henderson, Ben Kohn , Pete "Merf" Kelleher , Tom "Froe" Barnes , James Arthur
"Let's Go Home Together "
Ella Henderson featuring Tom Grennan
Nominated
2023
Kid Harpoon , Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles
"As It Was "
Harry Styles
Nominated
[ 63]
Laurie Blundell and Tom Odell
"Best Day of My Life"
Tom Odell
Nominated
Katie Gregson-MacLeod
"Complex"
Katie Gregson-MacLeod
Nominated
Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch
"King "
Florence + The Machine
Won
Dean "Inflo" Josiah Cover and Cleopatra Nikolic
"Stronger"
SAULT
Nominated
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