Plan B takes a record 11 nominations UK Music Video Awards 2010

UK hip-hop turned soul singer Plan B has landed a record number of nominations at this year's UK Music Video Awards, with videos for Cheryl Cole, Florence and the Machine, Hot Chip, Lady Gaga, Laura Marling, Jay-Z and Massive Attack also gaining multiple nods.

Nominations for the UK Music Video Awards 2010 ' aka the MVAs ' have just been announced, with three videos from Plan B's hit album The Defamation of Strickland Banks taking a hugely impressive 11 nominations at the big awards event of the year which celebrates creative excellence in British music videos.

Two of the Plan B videos, for Stay Too Long and Prayin' ' both directed by Daniel Wolfe ' have five nominations each, making them the most nominated videos ever at the MVAs.

Cheryl Cole has four nominations at the awards for her videos for Parachute, directed by AlexandLiane, and 3 Words, directed by Saam Farahmand, while Jay-Z has three nominations for the video for On To The Next One, directed by Sam Brown. Kanye West's video for Power by video artist Marco Brambilla has three nominations, while Hot Chip's I Feel Better ' directed by comedian Peter Serafinowicz ' and Florence And The Machine's Dog Days Are Over have two nominations each.

Now in its third year, the MVAs celebrates the very best work in British and international music videos ' honouring the people who make them from well-established directors to up-and-coming directing stars of the future, as well as the cream of the talent making videos behind the camera, from DoPs to editors to stylists and visual effects artists with a range of over 20 awards.

The UK Music Video Awards will be held at the ODEON West End in Leicester Square, London on Tuesday October 12th.

The Nominations:

Best Pop Video in association with Music Week
Cheryl Cole ' Parachute
Florence & The Machine ' Dog Days Are Over
Hurts' Better Than Love
Plan B ' Prayin'
Plan B ' She Said
The Hoosiers ' Choices

Best Rock Video
Biffy Clyro ' God & Satan
Blood Red Shoes ' Light It Up
Fanfarlo ' Fire Escape
Interpol ' Lights
OK Go ' This Too Shall Pass
Temper Trap ' Love Lost

Best Dance Video
Cinnamon Chasers ' Luv Deluxe
Hot Chip ' I Feel Better
Massive Attack ' Paradise Circus
Massive Attack ' Splitting The Atom
MIA ' Born Free
Miike Snow ' The Rabbit

Best Indie/Alternative Video in association with 3 Mills Studios
Charlotte Gainsbourg ft. Beck ' Heaven Can Wait
Foals - Miami
LCD Soundsystem ' Drunk Girls
The XX ' Islands
Who Made Who ' Keep Me In My Plane
Yeasayer ' Ambling Alp

Best Urban Video in association with Aimimage
Chiddy Bang ' Opposite of Adults
Jay Z ft. Swizz Beatz ' On To The Next One
Kanye West ' Power
Kid Cudi ' Pursuit of Happiness
Plan B ' Stay Too Long
Tinie Tempah ' Pass Out

Best Budget - Pop/Dance/Urban Video
Breakbot ' Baby I'm Yours
Example ' Watch The Sun Come Up (Devil's Gun Zeitgeist Remix)
Hecq vs. Exillion ' Spheres of Fury
Newport ' Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)
The Candle Thieves ' We're All Gonna Die (Have Fun)
Ratatat ' Drugs

Best Budget - Rock/Indie/Alt Video
Ash ' Carnal Love
John Grant ' Chicken Bones
Jon Allen ' Dead Man's Suit
SOUR ' Hibi No Neiro
The Maccabees ' Young Lions
The Wave Pictures ' Sweetheart

The Innovation Award in association with Shots
Kanye West ' Power
One Frame of Fame
Pendulum ' Salt In The Wounds
Placebo ' The Never Ending Why
Sour ' Hibi No Neiro
The Johnny Cash Project

Best Live Coverage
Blur Live at Hyde Park
Paul McCartney ' Good Evening New York City
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions
The Killers Live from the Royal Albert Hall
The Prodigy ' Take Me To The Hospital (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl)
The Specials 30th Anniversary Tour

Best International Video
Lady Gaga ' Bad Romance
Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce Knowles ' Telephone
Lenny Kravitz & Justice ' Let Love Rule
Major Lazer ' Pon de Floor
OK Go ' End Love
The Hickey Underworld ' Blonde Fire

Best Music Ad ' TV or Online
Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer
Dizzee Rascal ' Tongue N' Cheek
Glen Millar ' The Very Best Of
Kasabian ' Football Hero
Ministry of Sound ' Electronic 80s
Robert Plant ' Band of Joy

Best Art Direction in a video
Cheryl Cole ' 3 Words
Katie Melua ' The Flood
Local Natives ' Airplanes
Plan B ' Prayin'
Robbie Williams ' You Know Me
Who Made Who ' Keep Me In My Plane

Best Styling in a video
Florence & The Machine ' Dog Days Are Over
Mystery Jets ' Dreaming of Another World
Plan B ' Prayin'
Plan B ' Stay Too Long
Tinashe ' Saved
VV Brown ' Game Over

Best Cinematography in a video in association with Panalux
Dancing Pigeons ' Ritalin
Foals ' Spanish Sahara
Laura Marling ' Rambling Man
Plan B ' Prayin'
Plan B ' Stay Too Long
The Maccabees ' Empty Vessels

Best Editing in a video
Hadouken ' Mic Check
Hot Chip ' I Feel Better
Jay-Z feat. Swizz Beatz ' On To The Next One
Laura Marling ' Rambling Man
Plan B ' Prayin'
Plan B ' Stay Too Long

Best Visual Effects in a video in association with BEAM
Audiobullys ' Only Man
Cheryl Cole ' 3 Words
Gramophonedzie ' Why Don't You
Iron Maiden ' The Final Frontier
Kanye West ' Power
Lily Allen ' Fuck You

Best Animation in a video
Benga ' Baltimore Clap
Breakbot ' Baby I'm Yours
Gorillaz ' On Melancholy Hill
Massive Attack ' Splitting The Atom
Paolo Nutini ' Pencil Full Of Lead
The Editors ' Eat Raw Meat

Best Telecine in a video
Biffy Clyro ' God & Satan
Cheryl Cole ' Parachute
DJ Fresh ' Gold Dust
Jay-Z ' On To The Next One
Plan B ' Stay Too Long
The Temper Trap ' Love Lost

Best Director in association with Promo News
Andreas Nilsson
Daniel Wolfe
Dave Ma
Jamie Hewlett & Pete Candeland
Keith Schofield
Saam Farahmand

Best New Director in association with Locomotion
Alexander Brown
Ben Newman
Fred & Nick
Hope Audikana
Tim Brown
Tom Kingsley

Best Producer in association with Rushes
Gail Davey
Leanne Stott
Phil Tidy
Sarah Tognazzi
Tamsin Glasson
Tim Francis

Best Commissioner in association with IMD Fastrax
Dan Curwin
Dan Millar
James Hackett
John Moule
Ross Anderson
Tim Nash