Si sono svolti ieri 23 Febbraio presso la O2 Academy Brixton di Londra, gli Nme Awards, le premiazioni per la musica conferiti annualmente dalla rivista musicale NME. A trionfare sono stati i My Chemical Romance che ha ha portato a casa due premi: Il Best Internationale Band e il Best Video per “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)“.
I Muse va invece sono stati nominati Miglior Band Britannica, conquistando l’ambito premio per il secondo anno di seguito, mentre Matt Bellamy, frontaman della band si è aggiudicato anche la statuetta come Sexies Male del 2011, per la quarta volta nella sua carriera. Tocca agli Arcade Fire invece il premio come Miglior Album per “The Suburbs“. Anche Dave Grohl, frontman dei Foo Fighters, non è tornato a casa a mani vuoti, a lui va il Godlike Genius.
Questa la lista dei vincitori.
Godlike Genius: Dave Grohl
Philip Hall Radar Award: The Naked And Famous
Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution To Music: PJ Harvey
John Peel award for Innovation: Crystal Castles
Best British Band (supported by Shockwaves)
Winners: Muse
Nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro, Foals, Kasabian
Best International Band (supported by T4)
Winners: My Chemical Romance
Nominated: Arcade Fire, Kings Of Leon, The Drums, Vampire Weekend
Best Solo Artist
Winner: Laura Marling
Nominated: Florence Welch, Frank Turner, Kanye West, Paul Weller
Best New Band (supported by Boxfresh)
Winners: Hurts
Nominated: Beady Eye, Everything Everything, The Drums, Two Door Cinema Club
Best Live Band
Winners: Biffy Clyro
Nominated: Arcade Fire, Foals, Kasabian, Muse
Best Album
Winner: Arcade Fire – ‘The Suburbs’
Nominated: Crystal Castles – ‘Crystal Castles II’, Foals – ‘Total Life Forever’, My Chemical Romance – ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’, Two Door Cinema Club – ‘Tourist History’
Best Track (supported by NME Radio)
Winner: Foals – ‘Spanish Sahara’
Nominated: Cee Lo Green – ‘Fuck You’, Gorillaz – ‘Stylo’, Janelle Monae (featuring Big Boi) – ‘Tightrope’, Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. – ‘Bang Bang Bang’
Best Video (supported by NME TV)
Winners: My Chemical Romance – ‘Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)’
Nominated: Arcade Fire – ‘We Used To Wait’, Brandon Flowers – ‘Crossfire’, Chase & Status – ‘Let You Go’, Gorillaz – ‘Stylo’
Best Festival
Winners: Glastonbury
Nominated: Download, Reading And Leeds Festivals, T In The Park, V Festival
Best Dancefloor Filler
Winners: Professor Green – ‘Jungle’
Nominated: Crystal Castles – ‘Baptism’, Kele – ‘Tenderoni’, Plan B – ‘Stay Too Long’, Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’
Best TV Show
Winner: Skins
Nominated: Misfits, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Peep Show, The Inbetweeners
Best Film
Winner: Inception
Nominated: Get Him To The Greek, Kick-Ass, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, The Social Network
Hero Of The Year
Winner: Lady Gaga
Nominated: Gerard Way, Julian Assange, Kanye West
Villain Of The Year
Winners: David Cameron
Nominated: Axl Rose, Justin Bieber, Nick Clegg, Simon Cowell
Most Stylish (supported by Shockwaves)
Winner: Brandon Flowers
Nominated: Hayley Williams, Lady Gaga, Liam Gallagher, Noel Fielding
Least Stylish
Winnes: Justin Bieber
Nominated: Cheryl Cole, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Liam Gallagher
Worst Album
Winners: Justin Bieber – ‘My World’
Nominated: Cheryl Cole – ‘Messy Little Raindrops’, Katy Perry – ‘Teenage Dream’, Kings Of Leon – ‘Come Around Sundown’, My Chemical Romance – ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’
Worst Band
Winners: Jonas Brothers
Nominated: 30 Seconds To Mars, JLS, Kings Of Leon, Tokio Hotel
Best Band Blog or Twitter
Winner: Hayley Williams
Nominated: Frank Turner, Kanye West, Lily Allen, Theo Hutchcraft
Best Book
Winner: John Lydon – ‘Mr Rotten’s Scrapbook’
Nominated: Carl Barât – ‘Threepenny Memoir’, Jay-Z – ‘Decoded’, Keith Richards – ‘Life’, Russell Brand – ‘My Booky Wook 2’
Best Small Festival (50,000 capacity or lower)
Winners: RockNess
Nominated: Bestival, Kendal Calling, Latitude, Underage Festival
Best Album Artwork
Winner: Klaxons – ‘Surfing The Void’
Nominated: Foals – ‘Total Life Forever’, Gorillaz – ‘Plastic Beach’, MGMT – ‘Congratulations’, My Chemical Romance – ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’
Hottest Woman
Winner: Alison Mosshart
Nominated: Emily Haines, Hayley Williams, Lady Gaga, Shakira
Hottest Man
Winners: Matt Bellamy
Nominated: Alex Turner, Billie Joe Armstrong, Dominic Howard, Jared Leto