Ed Sheeran, Hozier and Clean Bandit win at the Ivor Novello Awards

The 2015 Ivor Novello Awards ceremony was held this afternoon (May 21) at Grosvenor House hotel in Mayfair and the event saw Clean Bandit, Ed Sheeran and Hozier win prizes.

Clean Bandit took home two honours for their worldwide hit 'Rather Be', Ed Sheeran picked up the Songwriter of the Year award, and Hozier's anthemic offering 'Take Me To Church' was given the Best Song (musically and lyrically) gong.

Other music stars who were honoured at the ceremony include Bombay Bicycle Club, Manic Street Preachers, Black Sabbath, and Annie Lennox, and the full list of winners from today can be seen below.

Sheeran, meanwhile, posted a photograph of his hand holding the award etched with his name on Instagram (pictured above left) and accompanied the shot with the following caption: Honoured to have won songwriter of the year at the Ivor novellos, so so cool."

PRS for music most performed work – Rather Be, Clean Bandit, written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Best television soundtrack – The Honourable Woman, composed by Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps
Outstanding song collection – Albert Hammond
The Ivors classical music award – Judith Weir
Album award – So Long, See You Tomorrow, Bombay Bicycle Club, written by Jack Steadman
Best song musically and lyrically – Take Me To Church, Hozier, written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne
PRS for music outstanding contribution to British music – Boy George
Best original film score – ’71, composed by David Holmes
Songwriter of the year – Ed Sheeran
The Ivors inspiration award – Manic Street Preachers; James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
Best contemporary song – Rather Be, Clean Bandit, written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
The Ivors special anniversary award – Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
Lifetime achievement – Black Sabbath; Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
PRS for music special international award – Paul Williams
BASCA fellowship – Annie Lennox