Brit Award for British Producer of the Year#Winners and nominees

{{Short description|British music award}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Brit Award for British Producer of the Year

| image =

| image_upright = 0.7

| caption =

| awarded_for = Achievement in excellent British producer

| country = United Kingdom (UK)

| presenter = British Phonographic Industry (BPI)

| year = 1977

| year2 =

| holder = A.G. Cook (2025)

| most_awards = {{hlist|Paul Epworth|Trevor Horn|David A. Stewart (3 each)}}

| most_nominations = Trevor Horn (8)

| website = {{URL|http://www.brits.co.uk}}

}}

The Brit Award for British Producer of the Year is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx|title=About the BPI|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|accessdate=30 November 2018|archive-date=6 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206225605/http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx|url-status=dead}} The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx|title=BRIT Awards|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|accessdate=30 November 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195429/https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx|url-status=dead}} The award was first presented in 1977. It was not presented in 1989, between 1999 and 2008, in 2017 or 2021. As of the 38th Brit Awards in 2018, the winner is selected by a jury and no nominees are announced.

The inaugural recipient of the award is George Martin, best known for his work with The Beatles. To date, Kate Bush in 1990 is the only solo woman to have been nominated for the award, though Heather Small and Alison Goldfrapp were nominated as part of M People and Goldfrapp in 1994 and 2015 respectively. Trevor Horn, David A. Stewart and Paul Epworth hold the record for most wins in this category, with three each. Brian Eno is the only other producer to have won the award more than once, winning in both 1994 and 1996. Dean Cover, professionally known as Inflo, was also the first black person to win the award.{{cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/inflo-wins-brit-award-for-producer-of-the-year|title=Inflo wins BRIT Award for Producer of the Year!|publisher=Brit Awards|accessdate=14 January 2023}} In 2023, the award was presented to French DJ David Guetta, who became the first international recipient.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/brit-awards-announce-producer-and-songwriter-of-the-year-2023-winners-3396331|title=BRIT Awards announce Producer and Songwriter Of The Year 2023 winners|publisher=NME|accessdate=10 February 2023}} The current holder of the award is A.G. Cook, who received it in 2025.

Winners and nominees

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class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! width=250px|Recipient

! width=300px class=unsortable|Nominees

1977

| George Martin

|

1982

| Martin Rushent

|

1983

| Trevor Horn

|

1984

| Steve Levine

|

1985

| Trevor Horn

|

1986

| David A. Stewart

|

1987

| David A. Stewart

|

1988

| Stock Aitken Waterman

|

1989

| align="center" colspan="2" {{N/A|Not Awarded}}

1990

| David A. Stewart

|

1991

| Chris Thomas

|

1992

| Trevor Horn

|

1993

| Peter Gabriel

|

1994

| Brian Eno

|

1995

| Nellee Hooper

|

1996

| Brian Eno

|

1997

| John Leckie

|

1998

| Chris Potter, The Verve & Youth

|

19992008

| align="center" colspan="2" {{N/A|Not Awarded}}

2009{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/bernard-butler-wins-brits-producer-award-196190|title=Bernard Butler wins Brits producer award|date=13 February 2009|work=MusicRadar|access-date=13 February 2009}}

| Bernard Butler

|

2010{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7253207/Brit-Awards-winners-2010-full-list.html|title=Brit Awards winners 2010: full list|date=16 February 2010|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 February 2010}}

| Paul Epworth

|

2011{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12414234|title=Coldplay producer Markus Dravs receives Brit|date=10 February 2011|work=BBC News|access-date=10 February 2011}}

| Markus Dravs

|

2012{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/brit-awards-2012-ethan-johns-named-best-producer-as-adele-and-ed-sheeran-triumph-531076|title=Brit Awards 2012: Ethan Johns named best producer as Adele and Ed Sheeran triumph|date=22 February 2012|work=MusicRadar|access-date=22 February 2012}}

| Ethan Johns

|

2013{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/20/brit-awards-list-winners|title=Brit awards 2013 – full list of winners|date=20 February 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 February 2013}}

| Paul Epworth

|

2014{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26184087|title=Foals producers Flood and Alan Moulder win Brit award|date=14 February 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=14 February 2014}}

| Alan Moulder & Flood

|

2015{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31451886|title=Producer Paul Epworth wins third Brit Award|date=13 February 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=13 February 2015}}

| Paul Epworth

|

2016{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/brit-award-winner-kent-charlie-andrew-91621/|title=Brit Award winner Charlie Andrew grew up in Kent|date=25 February 2016|work=Kent Online|access-date=26 February 2016}}

| Charlie Andrew

|

2017

| align="center" colspan="2" {{N/A|Not Awarded}}

2018{{cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/brits-2018-british-producer-of-the-year#:~:text=We%20are%20honoured%20to%20announce,successful%20music%20producers%20right%20now.|title=British Producer of the Year|date=14 January 2023|work=Brits.co.uk|access-date=14 January 2023}}

| Steve Mac

| align="center" rowspan="3" {{N/A}}

2019{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/border/2019-02-20/calvin-harris-named-producer-of-the-year-at-the-brits|title=Calvin Harris named Producer of the Year at the Brits|date=20 February 2019|work=Itv.com|access-date=20 February 2019}}

| Calvin Harris

2020{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/the-brit-awards-2020-with-mastercard-announces-fred-again-as-producer-of-the-year/|title=The BRIT Awards 2020 with Mastercard announces Fred again.. as Producer of The Year|date=27 January 2020|work=BPI|access-date=27 January 2020}}

| Fred Again

2021

| align="center" colspan="2" {{N/A|Not Awarded}}

2022{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/08/adele-sweeps-gender-neutral-brit-awards-dominated-by-female-acts|title=Adele sweeps gender-neutral Brit awards dominated by female acts|date=8 February 2022|work=Guardian|access-date=9 February 2022}}

| Inflo

| align="center" rowspan="4" {{N/A}}

2023

| David Guetta

2024{{cite web |title=Chase & Status win Producer of the Year |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/chase-status-win-producer-of-the-year |website=BRIT Awards |access-date=26 February 2024 |language=en}}

| Chase & Status

2025{{cite web|title=A.G. Cook wins Producer of the Year |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/2025/a-g-cook-wins-producer-of-the-year/ |website=BRIT Awards |access-date=27 February 2025 |language=en}}

| A. G. Cook

Multiple nominations and awards

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|+ Artists that received multiple nominations

scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations

! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist

8

|Trevor Horn

rowspan="3"|5

|Paul Epworth

Flood
Steve Lillywhite
rowspan="6"|4

|Brian Eno

Nellee Hooper
Ethan Johns
David A. Stewart
Stock Aitken Waterman
Youth
rowspan="2"|3

|John Leckie

Stephen Street
rowspan="11"|2

|Peter Collins

Peter Gabriel
Jake Gosling
Clive Langer
Steve Mac
George Martin
Paul Oakenfold
Steve Osborne
Hugh Padgham
Martin Rushent
Alan Winstanley

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|+ Artists that received multiple awards

scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Awards

! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist

rowspan="3"|3

|Paul Epworth

Trevor Horn
David A. Stewart
2

|Brian Eno

{{col-end}}

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