NME Awards

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The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME.

The first awards show was held in 1953, shortly after the founding of the magazine. The awards reflect the magazine's indie ethos, in contrast to the Brit Awards' more commercial nature.

Awards by year

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 New Band - Klaxons
• Best Live Band - Kasabian
• 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 - 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 - Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
• Worst Band - Panic! At The Disco
• Worst Album - Robbie Williams - Rudebox
• Worst Dressed - Lily Allen
• Best Dressed - Faris Rotter (The Horrors)
• Villain of the Year - George W Bush
• Hero of the year - Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
• Best Venue - Brixton Academy
• Best Website (Excluding NME.com) - YouTube
• John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - Enter Shikari
• Phillip Hall Radar Award - The Twang

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 MTV2)
• Best Solo Artist - Kanye West
• Phillip 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 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
• Phillip 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: Britney Spears
• Best Live Venue: London Carling Brixton Academy
• Best Website: NME.com
• Hero Of The Year: John Peel
• Villain Of The Year: George W. Bush
• Sexiest Man: Brandon Flowers, of The Killers
• Sexiest Woman: Gwen Stefani
• Worst Album: Busted, for A Present For Everyone
• Worst Band: Busted

NME Awards 2004

• 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 Return of the King
• Rock And Roll Man Of The Year: Har Mar Superstar
• Best Live Band: Queens of the Stone Age
• Living Legend: Arthur Lee
• Philip Hall Radar Award: Franz Ferdinand
• Best Event: Glastonbury Festival
• The Fuck Me! Award For Innovation: Dizzee Rascal
• 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
• Godlike Genius: Ozzy Osbourne

NME Carling Awards 2003

• 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 Haircut: Liam Gallagher
• 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 Single: Robbie Williams, for "Feel"
• Worst Band: Nickelback
• Worst Haircut: Jack Osbourne
• Worst Dressed: Christina Aguilera

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 Elliot
• 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 Awards 2001

• 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 - Liam Gallagher
• Godlike Genius: U2

NME Premier Awards 2000

Host: Steve Lamacq and Mary Anne Hobbs.

• Best Single: Blur, for "Tender"
• Best Album: 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: Super Furry Animals
• Best Dance Act: The Chemical Brothers
• Brightest Hope: Terris
• Best Band Ever: The Beatles
• Best Single Ever: Nirvana, for "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
• Best Album Ever: The Stone Roses, for The Stone Roses
• Dickhead Of The Year: Robbie Williams
• Godlike Services To Music: Shaun Ryder
• Worst Record Of The Year: Vengaboys, for We're Going to Ibiza
• Best Film: The Blair Witch Project

Award facts/trivia

2007

• Razorlight: Received a worst album nomination for their self titled album, which NME themselves gave 8/10. This made it the highest rated album to receive a worst album nomination.

2006

• Arctic Monkeys: First act to win both "Best New Band" and "Best British Band" in the same year. Became the third band in the modern era to win three awards (Best New Band, Best British Band, Best Track).
• Kaiser Chiefs: Nominated for a record-breaking six categories (Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Track, Best Video, Best Music DVD, and Best Album). Best Album was the only award won but lead singer Ricky Wilson won the "Best Dressed" award.

2004

• Oasis: First band to win the newly introduced award for "Best DVD".

2002

• The Strokes: Became the second band in the modern era to win three awards (Best New Act, Best Album, and Band of the Year).

1995

• Oasis: Became the first band in the modern era to win three awards.

References

• New Musical Express, 4 March 2006

External links

• NME Awards site