British bands Muse and Kasabian triumphed with two gongs apiece at last night’s 2010 Shockwave NME Awards.
Muse walked away with Best British Band and Best Website, whilst Kasabian won Best Album and an award for the Best Album Artwork for 2009’s ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’.
Though Muse lead singer Matt Bellamy did express his disappointment at losing out in the Worst Dressed category to Lady GaGa, who strangely won the Best Dressed award too.
Other worthy winners were the rather brilliant Bombay Bicycle Club won Best New Band, Arctic Monkeys who were awarded as the Best Live Act and Jamie T who beat tough competition to be crowned Best Solo Artist.
NME also celebrated many a decade of genius in Brixton’s o2 Academy. Jam legend, Paul Weller was named NME’s Godlike Genius, while The Specials were awarded the Outstanding Contribution To Music.
The full list of winners are below:
Godlike Genius: 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 at Hyde Park
Best Festival: Glastonbury
Best Dancefloor Filler: La Roux – 'In For The Kill' (Skream Remix)
Best TV Show: The Inbetweeners
Best Film: Inglourious Basterds
Best DVD: The Mighty Boosh – Future Sailors
Giving It Back Fan Award: Lily Allen for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt
Hero Of The Year: Rage Against The Machine
Villain Of The Year: Kanye West
Best Dressed: Lady Gaga
Worst Dressed: Lady Gaga
Worst Album: The Jonas Brothers – 'Lines Vines Trying Times'
Worst Band: JLS
Best Website: Muse.mu
Best Album Artwork: Kasabian – 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'
Best Band Blog: Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace)
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