About
Tom Gardner is an award-winning producer who has produced acclaimed short films alongside music videos for artists including Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Harry Styles, as well as commercials for directors such as Kim Gehrig, Lynne Ramsay and Steve Rogers.
Over the years, Tom has won awards at The Academy Awards, Critics Circle, BIFA, Raindance, D&AD, the British Arrows, the Clios and the UK Music Video Awards, as well as being nominated at the Grammys and MTV Awards.
Tom’s film projects include The Academy Award winning ‘The Long Goodbye’ directed by Aneil Karia, ‘Brigitte’ directed by Lynne Ramsay and ‘Sweet Sue’ by Leo Leigh.
AWARDS
Academy Awards
Winner, Best Live Action Short — The Long Goodbye
2022
BAFTA
Longlisted, British Short Film — Brigitte
2020
Berlin MVA
Nominated, Best Music Video — DJ Shadow ft. Nils Frahm ‘Bergschrund’
2017
BIFA
Nominated, Best British Short Film — Vote Gavin Lyle
2026
Winner, Best British Short Film — The Long Goodbye
2020
British Arrows
Gold, Branded Entertainment — Big Man
2026
Gold, New Director & Production Company — EE ‘Playdate’
2025
Gold, Best Over 30 and Up to & Including 60 Second — Cadbury’s ‘Garage’
2024
Gold, Best Over 30 & Up to & Including 60 Second Commercial — Cadbury’s ‘Speakerphone’
2024
Bronze, Food & Non-Alcoholic Drinks — Cadbury’s ‘Speakerphone’
2024
Bronze, Food & Non-Alcoholic Drinks — Green & Black
2022
Bronze, Sound Design — Green & Black
2022
Gold, Colourist — Green & Blacks
2022
Nominated, Creative Use of Music — McDonald’s ‘Coming Home’
2022
Gold, Made in Lockdown — BBC ‘Bringing Us Closer’
2021
Nominated, The Power of Film — United Nations ‘Choir’
2020
Bronze, Best 30 Commercial — Visa ‘Rummager’
2018
British Shorts Berlin
Official Selection — Kara
2019
Cannes Lions
Silver Lion, Fiction Film: 5–30 Minutes — Big Man
2026
Silver Lion, Consumer Goods — Nike ‘Winning Isn’t for Everyone’
2025
Gold Lion, Film Craft — Direction — The Long Goodbye
2021
Silver Lion, Entertainment Lions for Music — Excellence in Music Video — The Long Goodbye
2021
Silver Lion, Film Craft — Use of Original Music — The Long Goodbye
2021
Ciclope
Bronze, Short Film Fiction — Crusts
2026
Bronze, Post-Production — Editing — The Long Goodbye
2020
Silver, Special Categories — Music Video — The Long Goodbye
2020
Nominated, Best Cinematography — Gang Signs & Prayer
2018
Nominated, Best Cinematography — Ed Sheeran ‘Castle on the Hill’
2017
Clio Awards
Winner, Long Form Music Film — Gang Signs & Prayer
2018
Shortlist, Film Craft — Casting/Performance — Cadbury’s ‘Speakerphone’
2024
D&AD
Graphite Pencil, Entertainment — Big Man
2026
Graphite Pencil, Sound Design and Use of Music — Big Man
2026
Wood Pencil, Art Direction — Nike ‘Winning Isn’t for Everyone’
2025
Graphite Pencil, Direction — The Long Goodbye
2021
Wood Pencil, Sound Design & Use of Music — Green & Blacks
2021
Wood Pencil, Branded Content & Entertainment Fiction Film 5–30 Mins — Gang Signs & Prayer
2018
Grammy Awards
Nominated, Best Music Video — Harry Styles ‘Adore You’
2021
HollyShorts Film Festival
Grand Prix, Best Short — The Long Goodbye
2021
LBB Immortal Awards
Winner — The Long Goodbye
2020
LFF
Official Selection — Crusts
2025
Official Selection — Kara
2018
LIA Awards
Silver — Music Video — Best Music Video — Gang Signs & Prayer
2018
Finalist — Branded Entertainment — Music Videos — Gang Signs & Prayer
2018
London Critics Circle Award
Winner, Best British / Irish Short Film — The Long Goodbye
2020
London Independent Film Festival
Winner, Best UK Short Film — Big Man
2025
London Short Film Festival
Official Selection — Drum
2020
Official Selection — Kara
2018
MTV Video Music Awards
Nominated, Best Art Direction — Harry Styles ‘Adore You’
2020
Nominated, Best Direction — Harry Styles ‘Adore You’
2020
Nominated, Best Visual Effects — Harry Styles ‘Adore You’
2020
Nominated, Best Cinematography — Ed Sheeran ‘Castle on the Hill’
2017
New York Film Festival
Official Selection — Brigitte
2019
Odense International Film Festival
Grand Prix / H. C. Andersen Award — The Long Goodbye
2021
One Show
Bronze Pencil, Music & Sound Craft, Artist / Brand Collaboration — Big Man
2026
One World Film Festival
Nominated, Best Cinematography — Kara
2018
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Special Mention, Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under — The Long Goodbye
2021
Raindance Film Festival
Winner, Best UK Short — The Long Goodbye
2020
Shark Awards
Grand Prix — The Long Goodbye
2020
Winner, Best Acting Performance — The Long Goodbye
2020
Winner, Best Original Music — The Long Goodbye
2020
Winner, Best Short Film Under 15 Minutes — The Long Goodbye
2020
shots Awards EMEA
Bronze, Music Video of the Year — The Long Goodbye
2021
Gold, Ad of the Year: Direction Above Three Minutes — The Long Goodbye
2021
South London Film Festival
Winner, Best Experimental Short — Vote Gavin Lyle
2026
Winner, Best Narrative Short — The Long Goodbye
2020
SXSW
Official Selection, Music Video Competition — Khruangbin ‘Two Fish and an Elephant’
2017
UKMVA
Shortlist, Best Visual Effects in a Video — Stormzy ft. Fredo ‘Toxic Trait’
2023
Winner, Best Special Video Project — The Long Goodbye
2020
Shortlist, Best Pop Video — UK — Harry Styles ‘Adore You’
2020
Nominated, Best Pop Video — Ed Sheeran & Travis Scott ‘Antisocial’
2019
Nominated, Best Urban Video — Gang Signs & Prayer
2018
Nominated, Best Cinematography — Ed Sheeran ‘Castle on the Hill’
2017
Nominated, Best Pop Video — Ed Sheeran ‘Castle on the Hill’
2017
Underwire Festival
Official Selection — Kara
2019
Venice Film Festival
Official Selection — Brigitte
2019
Webby Awards
Winner, Best Music Film — Gang Signs & Prayer
2018
Woodpecker International Film Festival
Official Selection — Kara
2019
1.4 Awards
Winners — Branded (Silver) — Big Man
2026
Gold, Best Music Video — The Long Goodbye
2022