Originally written by Luke Slater · 26 January 2010
The shortlist of nominations this for this year's version of the hair-styling company sponsored NME Awards have been announced and, well, if awards were given out to awards shows, there'd be no prizes for originality or innovation in this case.
Let's not beat down on it too much, though, there's some great categories...Below is the, rather exhaustive, list of them and their nominees:
Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys Biffy Clyro Kasabian Muse Oasis
Best International Band: Green Day Kings Of Leon Paramore Vampire Weekend Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Best Solo Artist: Dizzee Rascal Florence And The Machine Jamie T Julian Casablancas Lady Gaga
Best New Band: The Big Pink Bombay Bicycle Club Mumford & Sons The xx La Roux
Best Live Band: Arctic Monkeys Kasabian Muse Radiohead Them Crooked Vultures
Best Album: Arctic Monkeys – Humbug Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Muse – The Resistance The Cribs – Ignore The Ignorant The Horrors – Primary Colours
Best Track: Animal Collective – 'My Girls' Arctic Monkeys – 'Crying Lightning' Florence And The Machine – 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)' Jamie T – 'Sticks N' Stones' The Big Pink – 'Dominos'
Best Video: Arctic Monkeys – 'Cornerstone' Biffy Clyro – 'The Captain' Kasabian – 'Fire' The Maccabees – 'Can You Give It' Oasis – 'Falling Down'
Best Live Event: Blur at Hyde Park Jay-Z at Alexandra Palace Muse at Teignmouth Oasis at Heaton Park The Dead Weather at Shoreditch Church
Best Festival: Download Glastonbury Reading And Leeds Festivals T In The Park V Festival
Best Dancefloor Filler: Dizzee Rascal And Armand Van Helden – 'Bonkers' Florence And The Machine – 'You've Got The Love' La Roux – 'In For The Kill' (Skream Remix) Lady Gaga – 'Poker Face' Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 'Zero'
Best TV Show: The Inbetweeners Never Mind The Buzzcocks Peep Show Skins True Blood
Best Film: (500) Days Of Summer In The Loop Inglourious Basterds The Twilight Saga: New Moon Where The Wild Things Are
Best DVD: Kings Of Leon – Live At The The O2 Arena Flight Of The Conchords – Complete HBO Second Season The Killers – Live From The Royal Albert Hall The Mighty Boosh – Future Sailors Nirvana – Live At Reading
Giving It Back Fan Award: Kasabian and Noel Fielding for free 'Vlad The Impaler' video Danger Mouse for leaking 'Dark Night Of The Soul' Lily Allen for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt Arctic Monkeys for their Oxfam golden tickets Vampire Weekend for giving away 'Horchata' from the album 'Contra'
Hero Of The Year: Beyoncé Knowles Noel Gallagher Rage Against The Machine Matt Bellamy Alex Turner
Villain Of The Year: Noel Gallagher Liam Gallagher Simon Cowell Kanye West Lady Gaga
Best Dressed: Lady Gaga Liam Gallagher Noel Fielding Florence Welch Karen O
Worst Dressed: Lady Gaga Matt Bellamy Katy Perry Liam Gallagher Elly Jackson, La Roux
Worst Album: Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown Lady Gaga – The Fame The Jonas Brothers – Lines Vines Trying Times U2 – No Line On The Horizon Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
Worst Band: Green Day Oasis Jonas Brothers Paramore JLS
Hottest Man: Head to NME.COM now to rate possibles including Alex Turner, Liam Gallagher, Peter Doherty, Matt Bellamy, Brandon Flowers and Julian Casablancas
EURGH.
Hottest Woman: Head to NME.COM now to rate possibles including Lily Allen, Alison Mosshart, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Florence Welch and Karen O
Best Website: Muse.mu YouTube Facebook Twitter Greenday.com
Best Album Artwork: Muse – The Resistance Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum The Cribs – Ignore The Ignorant Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
Best Band Blog: Muse (Muse.mu and Twitter.com/muse) Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace) Noel Gallagher (Oasisinet.com) Los Campesinos! (Loscampesinos.com) Paramore (Paramore.net)
You still here? If you are...firstly, why? Secondly, what do you think to the list above? Bored of how many times you've read Muse, Green Day, Kasabian, The Cribs or something to do with the Gallagher brothers? Astounded by the 'Giving It Back, Fan Award'. Yeah, me too.
Of the list, Arctic Monkey Alex Turner, whose band have six nominations, said:
“"It's a good thing knowing we're still up for these awards." "Kasabian have said that there aren't any other proper rock bands apart from us and them. I don't necessarily agree completely but I know what they're saying. I think we're just co-existing nicely."”
You can go to their website to vote for a load of stuff, should you so want to. The Award Ceremony takes place on February 24.