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. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. 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. Until 2026, 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. In 2023, the award was presented to French DJ David Guetta, who became the first international recipient. The award in 2025 was received by A.G. Cook. The current holder of the award is PinkPantheress, who received it on 28 February 2026, making history as the first female artist and the youngest ever artist to receive the award since its creation in 1977.
Winners and nominees
YearRecipientNominees 1977 George Martin Gus Dudgeon Glyn Johns Mickie Most 1982 Martin Rushent Stuart Colman Chris Neill 1983 Trevor Horn George Martin Martin Rushent Alan Winstanley & Clive Langer 1984 Steve Levine Peter Collins Steve Lillywhite Trevor Horn Alan Winstanley & Clive Langer 1985 Trevor Horn Peter Collins Jolley & Swain Laurie Latham Steve Lillywhite 1986 David A. Stewart Trevor Horn Chris Hughes Steve Lillywhite Hugh Padgham 1987 David A. Stewart Trevor Horn Hugh Padgham Stock Aitken Waterman Pip Williams 1988 Stock Aitken Waterman Brian Eno Julian Mendelsohn Paul Staveley O'Duffy Alan Tarney 1989 align="center" colspan="2" 1990 David A. Stewart Kate Bush Coldcut Peter Gabriel Steve Lillywhite Stock Aitken Waterman 1991 Chris Thomas Nellee Hooper George Michael Paul Oakenfold & Steve Osborne Youth 1992 Trevor Horn Mark Knopfler Johnny Marr David A. Stewart Stock Aitken Waterman Youth 1993 Peter Gabriel Trevor Horn Stephen Lipson Paul Oakenfold & Steve Osborne Pete Waterman 1994 Brian Eno Flood M People Nellee Hooper Youth 1995 Nellee Hooper Ed Buller Flood Trevor Horn Stephen Street 1996 Brian Eno Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris Nellee Hooper John Leckie Stephen Street 1997 John Leckie Absolute, Andy Bradfield,Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard Mike Hedges Hugh Jones Tricky 1998 Chris Potter, The Verve & Youth Nigel Godrich & Radiohead Liam Howlett Roni Size Stephen Street 1999–2008 align="center" colspan="2" 2009 Bernard Butler Brian Eno Steve Mac 2010 Paul Epworth Jim Abbiss Ethan Johns Steve Lillywhite 2011 Markus Dravs Ethan Johns John Leckie Mike Pela Stuart Price 2012 Ethan Johns Paul Epworth Flood 2013 Paul Epworth Damon Albarn Jake Gosling 2014 Alan Moulder & Flood Paul Epworth Ethan Johns 2015 Paul Epworth Flood Goldfrapp Jake Gosling 2016 Charlie Andrew Mike Crossey Tom Dalgety Mark Ronson 2017 align="center" colspan="2" 2018 Steve Mac align="center" rowspan="3" 2019 Calvin Harris 2020 Fred Again 2021 align="center" colspan="2" 2022 Inflo align="center" rowspan="4" 2023 David Guetta 2024 Chase & Status 2025 A. G. Cook 2026 PinkPantheress
Multiple nominations and awards
+ Artists that received multiple nominationsNominationsArtist8Trevor Horn5Paul EpworthFloodSteve Lillywhite4Brian EnoNellee HooperEthan JohnsDavid A. StewartStock Aitken WatermanYouth3John LeckieStephen Street2Peter CollinsPeter GabrielJake GoslingClive LangerSteve MacGeorge MartinPaul OakenfoldSteve OsborneHugh PadghamMartin RushentAlan Winstanley
+ Artists that received multiple awardsAwardsArtist3Paul EpworthTrevor HornDavid A. Stewart2Brian Eno
Notes Peter Gabriel (1993) also won Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist The Verve (1998) also won Brit Award for British Group
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