List of NME Award winners

This is a list of winners of NME Awards.

Winners by Year

NME Premier Awards 1999

• Best Band: Manic Street Preachers
• Best Single: "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" by Manic Street Preachers
• Best Album: This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours by Manic Street Preachers.
• Best Solo Artist: Robbie Williams
• Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim
• Best Dance Record: "Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim
• Carling Premier Best New Band/Artist: Gomez
• Best Music Video: "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" by Manic Street Preachers
• Best Film: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
• Musical Event Of The Year: Glastonbury Festival
• Best TV Show: South Park
• Best Radio Show: Mark Radcliffe
• Radio 1 Evening Session Of The Year: (voted by Radio 1 listeners) Gomez

Additional categories voted by NME writers:

• Best LP: Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev
• Best Single: "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys
• Godlike Genius Award For Services To Music: Massive Attack

NME Premier Awards 2000

Host: Steve Lamacq and Mary Anne Hobbs.

The award party took place at the Mermaid Theatre in London on February 1, 2000.

• Best Single (readers' vote): Blur, for "Tender"
• Single of the Year (NME vote): Aphex Twin, for "Windowlicker"
• Best Album (readers' vote): The Flaming Lips, for The Soft Bulletin
• Album of the Year (NME vote): The Flaming Lips, for The Soft Bulletin
• Best Band: Blur
• Best Solo Artist - Beck
• Best New Artist: Muse
• Best Video: Blur, for "Coffee & TV"
• Best Live Act (NME vote): Mogwai
• Best Live Act (Readers' vote): Super Furry Animals
• Best Dance Act: The Chemical Brothers
• On The Decks Awards For Dance Act of The Year: Death In Vegas
• Best TV Show: The Royle Family
• Best Radio Show: Steve Lamacq - Evening Session
• Best Musical Event: Glastonbury Festival
• Radio 1 Evening Session of the Year: Supergrass
• The Breezeblock Mix of the Year: Jon Carter
• Best DJ: Fatboy Slim
• Best Artist: Travis
• Best Performance at NME Premier Shows: Ooberman
• The Philip Hall "On" Award for Brightest Hope: Terris
• Godlike Services To Music: Shaun Ryder
• Worst Record Of The Year: Vengaboys, for We're Going to Ibiza
• Best Film: The Blair Witch Project

NME Awards 2001

Host: Peter Kay

• Best Single: Coldplay, for "Yellow"
• Best Album: Primal Scream, for XTRMNTR
• Best Band: Radiohead
• Best Solo Artist: Badly Drawn Boy
• Best Rock Act: U2
• Best Hip Hop/Rap Act: Eminem
• Best Pop Act: All Saints
• Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim
• Best Metal Act: Marilyn Manson
• Best New Band: Coldplay
• Best Live Act: Moby
• Brightest Hope: Starsailor
• Villain of the Year: Robbie Williams
• Hero of the Year: Matt Bellamy
• Godlike Genius: U2

NME Carling Awards 2002

Host: Zane Lowe

• Best Radio Show: BBC Radio One Sessions
• Best Single: Ash, for "Burn Baby Burn"
• Best Album: The Strokes, for Is This It
• Band of the Year: The Strokes
• Best Solo Artist Ian Brown
• Best Metal Group: Lostprophets
• Best R&B/Soul Act: Aaliyah
• Best Hip Hop/Rap Act: Missy Elliott
• Best Pop Act: Kylie Minogue
• Best Dance Act: Basement Jaxx
• Best Video: Radiohead, for "Pyramid Song"
• Best New Act: The Strokes
• Best Live Act: U2
• Best TV Show: The Office
• Best Film: Moulin Rouge!
• Hero of the Year: New York
• Villain of the Year: Osama bin Laden
• Godlike Genius: Pennie Smith

NME Carling Awards 2003

Host: Bill Bailey

• Best UK Band: Oasis
• Best International Band: The Hives
• Best Live Band: The Datsuns
• Best Solo Artist: Ryan Adams
• Best New Band: The Libertines
• Best Video: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, for "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'N' Roll"
• Carling Best Album: Coldplay, for A Rush of Blood to the Head
• NME Album of the Year: Coldplay, for A Rush of Blood to the Head
• The Fuck Me! Award For Innovation: The Polyphonic Spree
• Best TV Show: The Osbournes
• Best Single: The Vines, for "Get Free"
• NME Single of the Year: Doves, for "There Goes The Fear"
• NME Hot New Band: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Best Radio Show: Steve Lamacq
• NME Artist of the Year: Oasis
• Godlike Genius: The Clash
• Best Film: 24 Hour Party People
• Most Sexy Man: Chris Martin
• Most Sexy Woman: Avril Lavigne
• Hero of the Year: Ozzy Osbourne
• Best Live Venue: London Astoria
• Best Dressed: The Hives
• Best Website: NME.com
• Best Event: Carling Reading/Leeds Festival
• Villain of the Year: Robbie Williams
• Worst Album: Robbie Williams, for Escapology
• Worst Dressed: Jonathan Ross

NME Awards 2004

Host: Vernon Kay

• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe
• Best New Band: Kings of Leon
• Best Video: Radiohead, for "There There"
• Best Single: White Stripes, for "Seven Nation Army"
• Best Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Rock And Roll Man Of The Year: Har Mar Superstar
• Best Live Band: Queens of the Stone Age
• Best Solo Artist: Ryan Adams
• Living Legend: Arthur Lee
• Philip Hall Radar Award: Franz Ferdinand
• Sexiest Man: D'Angelo Jordan of Dixon CA
• Sexiest Woman: Eileen Derbyshire
• Worst Dressed: Jonathan Ross
• Best Event: Glastonbury Festival
• Best International Band: Kings of Leon
• Best TV Show: The Office
• Rock 'N' Roll Woman Of The Year: Brody Dalle
• Best UK Band: The Libertines
• Best Album: Radiohead, for Hail to the Thief
• Worst Album: Shaggy 2 Dope of Insane Clown Posse for Fuck Off!
• Godlike Genius: Ozzy Osbourne

Shockwaves NME Awards 2005

Host: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe
• Best Solo Artist - Graham Coxon
• Best Live Band - Muse
• Best Track - Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
• Best Music DVD - Oasis - Definitely Maybe DVD
• Philip Hall Radar Award - Kaiser Chiefs
• Best TV Show - Little Britain
• Best International Band - The Killers
• Best New Band - Razorlight
• Best Video - Green Day - "American Idiot"
• Special Award For Lifelong Service To Music - John Peel
• John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - The Others
• Best Film - Shaun Of The Dead
• Best Album - Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
• Best Live Event - Glastonbury
• Best British Band - The Libertines
• Godlike Genius Award - New Order & Joy Division
• Best Dressed: Brandon Flowers, of The Killers
• Worst Dressed: Jonathan Ross
• Best Live Venue: London Carling Brixton Academy
• Best Website: NME.com
• Hero Of The Year: john peel
• Sexiest Man: Brandon Flowers, of The Killers
• Sexiest Woman: Barbara Knox
• Worst Album: Insane Clown Posse, for Carnival of Carnage
• Worst Band: Insane Clown Posse

Shockwaves NME Awards 2006

Host: Russell Brand

• Best New Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Best Video - Oasis - "The Importance of Being Idle"
• Best International Band - The Strokes
• Best TV Show - Gonzo (on MTV Two)
• Best Solo Artist - Kanye West
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Long Blondes
• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe
• Best Event - Reading and Leeds Festivals
• Best Live Band - Franz Ferdinand
• Best Music DVD - Live 8
• Best Film - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• John Peel Music Innovation Award - Gorillaz
• Best Track - Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
• Best Album - Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
• Best British Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Godlike Genius Award - Ian Brown
• Best Website - NME.com
• Best Venue - Brixton Academy
• Hero of the Year - Bob Geldof
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Dressed - Ricky Wilson
• Worst Dressed - Justin Hawkins
• Worst Album - James Blunt - Back to Bedlam
• Worst Band - Son of Dork
• Sexiest Man - Pete Doherty
• Sexiest Woman - Madonna

Shockwaves NME Awards 2007

Host: Lauren Laverne

• Godlike Genius Award - Primal Scream
• Best British Band - Muse
• Best International Band - My Chemical Romance
• Best Solo Artist - Jamie T
• Best Live Band - Kasabian
• Best New Band - Klaxons
• Best Album - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
• Best Track - The View - "Wasted Little DJs"
• Best Video - The Killers - "Bones"
• Best Music DVD - Arctic Monkeys - Scummy Man
• Best Live Event - Carling Weekend : Reading and Leeds Festivals
• Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)
• Best Film - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
• Sexiest Woman - Kate Moss
• Sexiest Man - Matt Bellamy (Muse)
• Worst Album - Robbie Williams - Rudebox
• Worst Band - Panic! At The Disco
• Best Dressed - Faris Rotter (The Horrors)
• Worst Dressed - Jonathan Ross
• Hero of the year - Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Live Venue - Carling Brixton Academy
• Best Website (excluding NME.com) - YouTube
• John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - Enter Shikari
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Twang

Shockwaves NME Awards 2008

The award party took place in indigO₂ next to the O2 Arena on 28 February 2008.

Host: Matt Horne and James Cordon

• Godlike Genius Award - Manic Street Preachers
• Best British Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Best International Band - The Killers
• Best Solo Artist - Kate Nash
• Best Live Band - Muse
• Best New Band - The Enemy
• Best Album - Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
• Best Track - Arctic Monkeys - "Fluorescent Adolescent"
• Best Dancefloor Filler - The Wombats - "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
• Best Video - Arctic Monkeys - "Teddy Picker"
• Best Music DVD - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
• Best Live Event - Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals
• Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)
• Best Film - Control
• Sexiest Woman - Kylie Minogue
• Sexiest Man - Noel Fielding
• Worst Album - Britney Spears - Blackout
• Worst Band - The Hoosiers
• Best Dressed - Noel Fielding
• Worst Dressed - Amy Winehouse
• Hero of the year - Pete Doherty
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Live Venue - Wembley Stadium
• Best Website (excluding NME.com) - Facebook
• John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - Radiohead
• Philip Hall Radar Award - Glasvegas

Among rumours preceding the ceremony, Ray Davies of The Kinks was scheduled to appear alongside British band Babyshambles to perform "You Really Got Me", but this performance has since been cancelled.

NME Awards USA

Host: Jim Jeffries & Har Mar Superstar

The award party took place at the El Rey Theatre on 23 April 2008.

The winners were:

• Best Video - Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
• Best Live Band - My Chemical Romance
• Best International Live Band - Arcade Fire
• Best New Live Band - Vampire Weekend
• Best New International Live Band - Klaxons
• Best Solo Artist - Albert Hammond, Jr.
• Best New Solo Artist - Mark Ronson
• Best International Solo Artist - Kate Nash
• Best Breakthrough Artist - Santogold
• Best International Album - Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
• Best Album of the Year - Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
• Best Track of the Year - The Killers - "Tranquilize"
• Best International Track - Klaxons - "Golden Skans"
• Best Breakthrough Track - MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
• Best Band of the Year - The Killers
• Godlike Genius Award - Jane's Addiction
• Inspiration Award - Mick Jones

Shockwaves NME Awards 2009

Host: Mark Watson

The awards took place at the Brixton Academy on 25 February 2009.

The 2009 winners were:

• Godlike Genius Award - The Cure
• Outstanding Contribution To Music - Elbow
• Best British Band - Oasis
• Best International Band - The Killers
• Best Solo Artist - Pete Doherty
• Best Live Band - Muse
• Best New Band - MGMT
• Best Album - Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night
• Best Track - MGMT – "Time to Pretend"
• Best Dancefloor Filler - Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris – "Dance Wiv Me"
• Best Video - The Last Shadow Puppets – "My Mistakes Were Made For You"
• Best DVD - Arctic Monkeys – Arctic Monkeys Live at the Apollo
• Best Live Event - Glastonbury Festival
• Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
• Worst TV Show - Big Brother
• Best Website - youtube.com
• Best Venue - London Astoria
• Worst Album - Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer
• Worst Band - Jonas Brothers
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Dressed - Alexa Chung
• Worst Dressed - Amy Winehouse
• Sexiest Man - Matt Bellamy
• Sexiest Woman - Hayley Williams
• Best Album Artwork - Muse - HAARP
• Best Blog - Noel Gallagher
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Big Pink

Shockwaves NME Awards 2010

Host: Jarvis Cocker

Performances:

• Kasabian with Noel Fielding - "Vlad the Impaler"
• The Specials - "Too Much Too Young"
• Biffy Clyro featuring Marina Diamandis - "Many of Horror"
• The Big Pink with Lily Allen - "Dominos"

The awards took place at the Brixton Academy on 24 February 2010.

The 2010 winners were:

• Godlike Genius Award - Paul Weller
• Outstanding Contribution To Music - The Specials
• Best British Band - Muse
• Best International Band - Paramore
• Best Solo Artist - Jamie T
• Best New Band - Bombay Bicycle Club
• Best Live Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Best Album - Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• Best Track - The Big Pink - "Dominos"
• Best Video - Biffy Clyro - "The Captain"
• Best Live Event - Blur, Hyde Park
• Best Festival - Glastonbury Festival
• Best TV Show - The Inbetweeners
• Best Film - Inglourious Basterds
• Best Dancefloor Filler - La Roux - "In For The Kill (Skream Remix)"
• Best DVD - Boosh Live - Future Sailors Tour
• Hero of the Year - Rage Against The Machine
• Villain of the Year - Kanye West
• Best Dressed - Lady Gaga
• Worst Dressed - Lady Gaga
• Worst Album - Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines and Trying Times
• Worst Band - Jonas Brothers
• Hottest Man - Matt Bellamy
• Hottest Woman - Karen O
• Best Website - Muse.mu
• Best Album Artwork - Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• Best Band Blog - Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace)
• Giving It Back Fan Award - Lily Allen for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt
• Phillip Hall Radar Award - The Drums

Shockwaves NME Awards 2011

Host: Angelos Epithemiou

Performances:

• My Chemical Romance - "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"
• Hurts - "Wonderful Life"
• PJ Harvey - "The Words That Maketh Murder"
• Crystal Castles - "Baptism"
• Foo Fighters - "All My Life", "Rope" and "My Hero"

The awards took place at the Brixton Academy on 23 February 2011.

The 2011 winners were:

• Godlike Genius Award - Dave Grohl
• John Peel Award for Innovation - Crystal Castles
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Naked And Famous
• Outstanding Contribution To Music - PJ Harvey
• Best British Band - Muse
• Best International Band - My Chemical Romance
• Best Solo Artist - Laura Marling
• Best New Band - Hurts
• Best Live Band - Biffy Clyro
• Best Album - Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• Best Track - Foals – "Spanish Sahara"
• Best Video - My Chemical Romance – "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"
• Best Festival - Glastonbury
• Best TV Show - Skins
• Best Film - Inception
• Best Dancefloor Filler - Professor Green – "Jungle"
• Hero of the Year - Lady Gaga
• Villain of the Year - David Cameron
• Most Stylish - Brandon Flowers
• Least Stylish - Justin Bieber
• Worst Album - Justin Bieber – My World
• Worst Band - Jonas Brothers
• Hottest Man - Matt Bellamy
• Hottest Woman - Alison Mosshart
• Best Album Artwork - Klaxons – Surfing The Void
• Best Band Blog or Twitter - Hayley Williams
• Best Book - John Lydon – Mr Rotten's Scrapbook
• Best Small Festival (50,000 capacity or lower) - RockNess