NME Awards 2012
| NME Awards 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 February 2012 |
| City | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Brixton Academy |
| Host | Jack Whitehall |
The NME Awards 2012 were held in London, England, on 29 February 2012, at the Brixton Academy and was hosted by English comedian Jack Whitehall.[1] The nominations were announced exclusively on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 30 January 2012.[2] Arctic Monkeys had seven nominations, followed by Kasabian, who went on to win best British Band, Lana Del Rey and Muse with three apiece.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Best British Band
Best International Band
Best Solo Artist
- Adele
- Florence and the Machine
- Frank Turner
- Laura Marling
- Miles Kane
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Best New Band
Best Live Band
Best Album
- Arctic Monkeys — Suck It and See
- The Horrors — Skying
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
- PJ Harvey — Let England Shake
- The Vaccines — What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
Best Track
- Arctic Monkeys — "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"
- Bombay Bicycle Club — "Shuffle"
- Florence and the Machine — "Shake It Out"
- Hurts — "Sunday"
- Lana Del Rey — "Video Games"
Dancefloor Anthem
- Azealia Banks — "212"
- Foster the People — "Pumped Up Kicks"
- Justice — "Civilization"
- Katy B — "Broken Record"
- Metronomy — "The Bay"
Best Video
- Arctic Monkeys — "Suck It and See"
- Beyoncé Knowles — "Countdown"
- Hurts — "Sunday"
- Lana Del Rey — "Video Games"
- Tyler, The Creator — "Yonkers"
Best TV Show
Best Festival
- Bestival
- Download Festival
- Glastonbury Festival
- Reading and Leeds Festivals
- T in the Park
- V Festival
Best Film
Best Music Film
- Back and Forth
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World
- Talihina Sky
- There Are No Innocent Bystanders
- Upside Down: The Creation Records Story
Greatest Music Moment of the Year
- Brian May joins My Chemical Romance onstage at Reading Festival
- Kasabian see in 2012 with their epic London O2 Arena show
- Noel Gallagher launches his solo career with press conference
- Pulp steal the show at Glastonbury with secret set
- The Stone Roses reunite
Best Re-issue
- Manic Street Preachers — National Treasures – The Complete Singles
- Nirvana — Nevermind
- Primal Scream — Screamadelica
- The Rolling Stones — Some Girls
- The Smiths — Complete Re-issues
Best Book
- Jared Leto — Notes from the Outernet
- Jarvis Cocker — Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics
- Manning Marable — Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
- Noel Fielding — The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton
- Shaun Ryder — Twisting My Melon
Hero of the Year
Villain of the Year
Worst Album
- Coldplay — Mylo Xyloto
- Justin Bieber — Under the Mistletoe
- Lady Gaga — Born This Way
- One Direction — Up All Night
- Viva Brother — Famous First Words
Worst Band
Best Album Artwork
- Arctic Monkeys — Suck It and See
- Bombay Bicycle Club — A Different Kind of Fix
- Björk — Biophilia
- Friendly Fires — Pala
- Jay-Z and Kanye West — Watch the Throne
Best Band Blog or Twitter
- @Example (Example)
- Frank-Turner.com/blog (Frank Turner)
- @KanyeWest (Kanye West)
- @LadyGaga (Lady Gaga)
- @Theohurts (Theo Hutchcraft)
Best Small Festival
Most Dedicated Fans
Hottest Male
Hottest Female
Godlike Genius
Outstanding Contribution to Music
Performances
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - "Everybody's on the Run", "Dream On", "Don't Look Back in Anger"
- The Horrors - "Still Life" (with Florence Welch)
- Florence and the Machine - "Shake It Out"
- The Vaccines - "If You Wanna"
- Kasabian - "Switchblade Smiles", "Days Are Forgotten"
- The Maccabees - "Pelican"
- Pulp - "Mis-Shapes"
References
- ↑ "Florence And The Machine and The Horrors to collaborate onstage at NME Awards 2012". NME. IPC Media. January 31, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, The Vaccines, Lana Del Rey nominated for NME Awards 2012". NME. IPC Media. January 30, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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