The 59th annual Ivor Novello Awards were presented on Thursday (22nd May) during a glamorous ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. The converted Songwriter of the Year gong was presented to Tom Odell, while Nile Rodgers, Christine McVie and Jeff Beck were all honoured with special awards.

Intended to honour excellence in British music writing, the Ivor Novello Awards are presented by BASCA, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, which is the professional association for music writers in the UK. The ‘Ivors’ have been sponsored by PRS for Music since 1974 and are judged by members of the UK’s song-writing and composing community.

“BASCA is delighted that in their 59th year The Ivors continue to recognise the best young and emerging talent that the UK has to offer whilst celebrating the enduring catalogues of some of our outstanding songwriters and composers. I congratulate everyone who has received an Ivor Novello Award today,” enthused BASCA chairman, Simon Darlow.

Here is the full list of winners:

PRS for Music Most Performed Work
‘Let Her Go’
Written by Mike Rosenberg
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing

The Ivors Classical Music Award
John McCabe

Best Television Soundtrack
‘Ripper Street’
Composed by Dominik Scherrer
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Best Contemporary Song
‘Retrograde’
Written by James Blake
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing

International Achievement
Mumford & Sons

Best Original Film Score
‘The Epic of Everest’
Composed by Simon Fisher Turner
Published in the UK by Mute Song

The Ivors Inspiration Award
Jerry Dammers

Album Award
‘Push the Sky Away’
Written by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Published in the UK by Mute Song

PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Jeff Beck

Best Song Musically and Lyrically
‘Strong’
Written by Dominic Major, Hannah Reid and Daniel Rothman
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music

Songwriter of the Year
Tom Odell (pictured below)

Outstanding Song Collection
The Chemical Brothers

Lifetime Achievement
Christine McVie

PRS for Music Special International Award
Nile Rodgers