We’ll look at this year’s ceremony next week, but for now here’s a continuation of the list that we started last week, of all the winners to date, by award:
Songwriter and Producer
Although seemingly now discontinued, these were a couple of Q’s better awards, recognising the contributions of the people behind the music.
Best Songwriter / Q Classic Songwriter
- 1990 – Prince
- 1991 – Richard Thompson
- 1992 – Neil Finn
- 1993 – Neil Finn
- 1994 – Morrissey
- 1995 – Van Morrison
- 1996 – Rod Stewart
- 1997 – Paul McCartney
- 1998 – Paul Weller
- 1999 – Ian Dury / Chas Janke
- 2000 – Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams
- 2001 – Kate Bush
- 2002 – Jimmy Cliff
- 2003 – Dexys Midnight Runners
- 2004 – Elton John
- 2005 – Nick Cave
- 2006 – Noel Gallagher
- 2007 – Billy Bragg
- 2008 – John Mellencamp
- 2009 – Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
- 2010 – Neil Finn
- 2011 – Gary Barlow
Best Producer
- 1990 – Paul Oakenfold / Steve Osborne
- 1991 – Trevor Horn
- 1992 – Daniel Lanois / Peter Gabriel / The Orb
- 1993 – Flood / Brian Eno / The Edge
- 1994 – Stephen Street
- 1995 – Tricky
- 1996 – John Leckie
- 1997 – Nellee Hooper
- 1998 – Norman Cook
- 1999 – William Orbit
- 2000 – Pete Devereux and Mark Hill (Artful Dodger)
- 2001 – Nigel Godrich
- 2002 – Moby
- 2003 – Nigel Godrich
- 2004 – Mick Jones
- 2005 – Gorillaz / Danger Mouse
Best Newcomer
One thing the Q Awards do pretty well is having lots of almost identically-named awards. They do show a pretty good track record with the newcomer and breakthrough artists though…
Best New Act
- 1990 – They Might Be Giants
- 1991 – Seal
- 1992 – Tori Amos
- 1993 – Suede
- 1994 – Oasis
- 1995 – Supergrass
- 1996 – Alanis Morissette
- 1997 – Fun Lovin’ Criminals
- 1998 – Gomez
- 1999 – Basement Jaxx
- 2000 – Badly Drawn Boy
- 2001 – Starsailor
- 2002 – Electric Soft Parade
- 2003 – The Thrills
- 2004 – Razorlight
- 2005 – James Blunt
- 2006 – Corinne Bailey-Rae
- 2007 – The Enemy
- 2008 – The Last Shadow Puppets
- 2009 – White Lies
- 2011 – WU LYF
- 2012 – Django Django
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
- 2007 – Kate Nash
- 2008 – Duffy
- 2009 – Mr Hudson
- 2010 – Plan B
- 2011 – Ed Sheeran
Q’s Next Big Thing
- 2010 – Clare Maguire
- 2011 – Lana del Rey
Best Live Act
One of the jewels in the Q Awards’s crown:
- 1990 – Rolling Stones
- 1991 – Simple Minds
- 1992 – Crowded House
- 1993 – Neil Young
- 1994 – Pink Floyd
- 1995 – Oasis
- 1996 – Pulp
- 1997 – The Prodigy
- 1998 – Roni Size / Reprazent
- 1999 – Stereophonics
- 2000 – Oasis
- 2001 – Manic Street Preachers
- 2002 – The Hives
- 2003 – Robbie Williams
- 2004 – Muse
- 2005 – U2
- 2006 – Muse
- 2007 – Muse
- 2008 – Kaiser Chiefs
- 2009 – Arctic Monkeys
- 2010 – Biffy Clyro
- 2011 – Blur
Best Artist
The oddly named ‘Best Act in the World Today’ Award goes right back to the Q Awards’ beginnings in 1990, but was also recently joined by special solo awards too…
Best Act in the World Today
- 1990 – U2
- 1991 – R.E.M. / U2
- 1992 – U2
- 1993 – U2
- 1994 – R.E.M.
- 1995 – R.E.M.
- 1996 – Pulp
- 1997 – Oasis
- 1998 – Manic Street Preachers
- 1999 – Blur
- 2000 – Travis
- 2001 – Radiohead
- 2002 – Radiohead
- 2003 – Radiohead
- 2004 – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 2005 – Coldplay
- 2006 – Oasis
- 2007 – Arctic Monkeys
- 2008 – Coldplay
- 2009 – Muse
- 2011 – Coldplay
- 2012 – Muse
Best Male
- 2010 – Paolo Nutini
- 2011 – Tinie Tempah
Best Female
- 2010 – Florence + The Machine
- 2011 – Adele
Best Solo Artist
- 2012 – Emeli Sandé
Q Innovation Award / Innovation in Sound
Perhaps the most fascinating of all the awards, except for the couple of years when it was given to really dull and non-innovative artists.
- 2002 – Depeche Mode
- 2003 – Muse
- 2004 – The Human League
- 2005 – The Prodigy
- 2006 – The Edge
- 2007 – Sigur Rós
- 2008 – Massive Attack
- 2009 – Sonic Youth
- 2010 – Mark Ronson
- 2011 – Kaiser Chiefs
- 2012 – Underworld
Outstanding Lifetime Icon / Idol Achievement Awards
I suspect that, like me, you’re totally taken aback by this slew of near-identical awards. But hats off to them for finding a hundred different ways to honour U2 and R.E.M.!
Special Merit Award
- 1990 – Paul McCartney
- 1991 – Lou Reed
- 1992 – Led Zeppelin
- 1993 – Elton John
- 1999 – Keith Richards
- 2000 – Jerry Dammers / The Specials
- 2001 – Elvis Costello
- 2002 – Tom Jones
- 2004 – Shane McGowan
- 2006 – Manic Street Preachers
- 2007 – Ryan Adams
Q Inspiration
- 1992 – B.B. King
- 1993 – Donald Fagen
- 1994 – The Kinks
- 1995 – David Bowie / Brian Eno
- 1996 – U2
- 1997 – Patti Smith
- 1998 – Blondie
- 1999 – New Order
- 2000 – Joe Strummer
- 2001 – John Lydon
- 2002 – Echo and the Bunnymen
- 2003 – The Cure
- 2004 – Pet Shop Boys
- 2005 – Björk
- 2006 – a-ha
- 2007 – Damon Albarn
- 2008 – Cocteau Twins
- 2009 – The Specials
- 2010 – Suede
- 2011 – Fatboy Slim
- 2012 – Pulp
Lifetime Achievement
- 1997 – The Who
- 1998 – R.E.M.
- 2003 – Duran Duran
- 2004 – Roxy Music
- 2005 – Bee Gees
- 2006 – Peter Gabriel
- 2007 – Johnny Marr
Q Icon
- 2003 – Jane’s Addiction
- 2004 – U2
- 2005 – Jimmy Page
- 2006 – Jeff Lynne
- 2007 – Sir Paul McCartney
- 2008 – Adam Ant
- 2009 – Marianne Faithfull
- 2010 – Bryan Ferry
- 2011 – Noel Gallagher
- 2012 – Dexys Midnight Runners
Q Outstanding Contribution to Music Award
- 2005 – Paul Weller
- 2006 – Smokey Robinson
- 2007 – Johnny Marr
- 2008 – David Gilmour
- 2009 – Robert Plant
- 2011 – Siouxsie Sioux
Q Legend
- 2005 – Joy Division
- 2006 – The Who
- 2007 – Ian Brown
- 2008 – Glen Campbell
- 2009 – Edwyn Collins
Q Idol
- 2006 – Take That
- 2007 – Kylie Minogue
- 2008 – Grace Jones
- 2009 – Spandau Ballet
- 2010 – Madness
- 2012 – Brandon Flowers
Hall of Fame Award
- 2010 – Take That
- 2011 – Queen
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