The MOBO Awards 2020: Full winners list, highlights and more

10 December 2020, 10:54

Mahalia, Headie One and Nines were among the trailblazing winners of the night.

Nines and Mahalia are two acts who stole the show at the 2020 MOBO Awards, with them both earning two awards each.

The 2020 MOBO awards, returned for the first time since 2017 and it was a complete blast! The nights event consisted of great hosts Maya Jama and Chunkz, with amazing performances from artists and monumental moments.

The North-West London rapper's album 'Crabs in a Bucket' won him album of the year and he also won the award for 'best hip-hop act'.

Nines – real name Courtney Freckleton– has had an amazing year with an album which topped the UK Official Charts and was nominated five times at the MOBOs.

Singer Mahalia also won two awards; for best female act and best R&B/soul act, following her 2019 album Love and Compromise and her 2020 EP Isolation Tapes.

See the full list of winners from the 2020 MOBO Awards below.

1. The 2020 MOBO Awards winners list

   Album of the year: Nines – Crabs in a Bucket
   Best male act: Headie One
   Best female act: Mahalia
   Song of the year (public vote): Young T & Bugsey – Don’t Rush (feat Headie One)
   Best newcomer (public vote): Aitch
   Video of the year: NSG – Lupita
   Best R&B/soul act: Mahalia
   Best hip-hop act: Nines
   Best grime act (public vote): JME
   Best international act (public vote): Burna Boy
   Best performance in a TV show/film: Micheal Ward as Marco, Blue Story
   Best media personality: Chunkz
   Best album 2017-2019: Ella Mai – Ella Mai
   Best African act: Wizkid
   Best reggae act: Buju Banton
   Best gospel act: CalledOut Music
   Best jazz act: Ego Ella May
   Best producer: Jae5
   Inspiration award: Steve McQueen

2. Full Nominees List

   BEST MALE ACT

   HEADIE ONE

   J HUS

   STORMZY
   NINES
   AJ TRACEY
   YOUNG T & BUGSEY
   
   BEST FEMALE ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH ISAWITFIRST)
   LIANNE LA HAVAS
   MS BANKS
   TIANA MAJOR 9
   MAHALIA
   DARKOO
   FKA TWIGS
   
   ALBUM OF THE YEAR
   J HUS – ‘BIG CONSPIRACY’
   STORMZY – ‘HEAVY IS THE HEAD’
   MAHALIA – ‘LOVE AND COMPROMISE’
   NINES – ‘CRABS IN A BUCKET’
   LIANNE LA HAVAS – ‘LIANNE LA HAVAS’
   
   SONG OF THE YEAR [PUBLIC VOTED]
   YOUNG T & BUGSEY FEAT. HEADIE ONE – ‘DON’T RUSH’
   DIGGA D – ‘WOI’
   DARKOO FEAT. ONE ACEN - ‘GANGSTA’
   TION WAYNE FEAT. STORMZY & DUTCHAVELLI – ‘I DUNNO’
   ABRA CADABRA – ‘ON DECK’
   
   BEST NEWCOMER (IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND )[PUBLIC VOTED]
   AITCH
   ALICAÌ HARLEY
   DARKOO
   DUTCHAVELLI
   IVORIAN DOLL
   M1LLIONZ
   MIRAA MAY
   PA SALIEU
   SHAYBO
   TIANA MAJOR 9
   M HUNCHO
   LOSKI
   
   VIDEO OF THE YEAR
   BREE RUNWAY – ‘APESHIT’ (DIRECTED BY WILL HOOPER)
   NINES – ‘CLOUT’ (DIRECTED BY CHARLIE DI PLACIDO)
   NSG – ‘LUPITA’ (DIRECTED BY KEVIN HUDSON)
   JORJA SMITH – ‘BY ANY MEANS’ (DIRECTED BY OTIS DOMINIQUE)
   KNUCKS – ‘HOME’ (DIRECTED BY RAY FIASCO)
   KOJEY RADICAL – ‘20/20’ (DIRECTED BY CHARLIE DI PLACIDO)
   
   BEST R&B/SOUL ACT
   WSTRN
   TIANA MAJOR 9
   MICHAEL KIWANUKA
   MAHALIA
   LIANNE LA HAVAS
   
   BEST HIP HOP ACT
   J HUS
   NINES
   MS BANKS
   D-BLOCK EUROPE
   KREPT & KONAN
   POTTER PAYPER
   
   BEST GRIME ACT [PUBLIC VOTED]GHETTS
   P MONEY
   MANGA SAINT HILARE
   CAPO LEE
   JME
   
   BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT [PUBLIC VOTED]
   BURNA BOY
   DRAKE
   KOFFEE
   MEGAN THEE STALLION
   POP SMOKE
   POPCAAN
   RODDY RICCH
   REMA
   SHENSEEA
   SUMMER WALKER
   H.E.R
   LIL BABY
   
   BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SHOW/FILM [PUBLIC VOTED]
   KANE ROBINSON AS SULLY – ‘TOP BOY’MICHAELA COEL AS ARABELLA – ‘I MAY DESTROY YOU’
   NCUTI GATWA AS ERIC EFFIONG – ‘SEX EDUCATION’
   JESSICA PLUMMER AS CHANTELLE – ‘EASTENDERS’
   MICHEAL WARD AS MARCO – ‘BLUE STORY’
   DAMSON IDRIS AS FRANKLIN SAINT – ‘SNOWFALL’
   
   BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY [PUBLIC VOTED]
   MUNYA CHAWAWA
   CHUNKZ
   YUNG FILLY
   MO GILLIGAN
   CLARA AMFO
   MAYA JAMA
   HENRIE KWUSHUEKSI
   HARRY PINERO
   ZEZE MILLZ
   
   BEST ALBUM (2017 – 2019)
   This is a one-off additional category just for this year’s MOBO Awards to highlight the best albums released from 1st September 2017 – 31st August 2019.
   DAVE – ‘PSYCHODRAMA’
   KANO – ‘HOODIES ALL SUMMER’
   ELLA MAI – ‘ELLA MAI’
   SKEPTA – ‘IGNORANCE IS BLISS’
   NINES – ‘CROP CIRCLE’
   LITTLE SIMZ – ‘GREY AREA’
   
   BEST AFRICAN ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH AFROZONS)[PUBLIC VOTED]
   BURNA BOY
   TIWA SAVAGE
   DAVIDO
   FIREBOY DML
   REMA
   MASTER KG
   ADEKUNLE GOLD
   NSG
   AFRO B
   WIZKID
   STONEBWOY
   SHATTA WALE
   BEST REGGAE ACT
   POPCAAN
   KOFFEE
   LILA IKÉ
   BUJU BANTON
   PROTOJE
   
   BEST GOSPEL ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH PREMIER GOSPEL)
   CALLED OUT MUSIC
   NOEL ROBINSON
   GUVNA B
   THE KINGDOM CHOIR
   SHEKINAH
   
   BEST JAZZ ACT
   MOSES BOYDJOE
   ARMON-JONES
   TOM MISCH & YUSSEF DAYES
   YAZMIN LACEY
   EGO ELLA MAY
   
   BEST PRODUCER
   JAE 5
   808 MELO
   SIR SPYRO
   TSB
   STEEL BANGLEZ
   M1ONTHEBEAT

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