Ivor Novello Awards 2019

Another ceremony we missed was the 2019 Ivor Novello Awards, or “Ivors”. Intended to honour songwriters rather than performers, these never get a huge amount of attention, but occasionally someone or something of interest gets honoured.

The ceremony took place on the 23rd of May, at Grosvenor House in London.

Ivors Inspiration Award

Winner: Wiley

Best Song Musically and Lyrically

Nominated were:

• Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) – Four Out of Five
• Ben Howard – Nica Libres at Dusk
• Hozier – Nina Cried Power

Winner: Ben Howard

Best Contemporary Song

The nominees:

• Ghetts feat. Kojey Redical – Black Rose
• Jorja Smith (with Guy Bonnet, Dizzee Rascal, and Roman Romanelli) – Blue Lights
• The1975 – Love it if We Made it

Winner: The 1975

Outstanding Song Collection

Winner: Dido, who, by the way, is pretty much the only person on this list who I’ve heard of, which probably shows how out of touch I am these days…

PRS for Music Most Performed Work

Nominees:

• Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen – Breathe
• George Ezra – Shotgun
• Rudimental feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen – These Days

Winner: Rudimental and friends

Jazz Award

Winner: Django Bates

Best Album

Nominees:

• Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
• Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears
• Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance

Winner: Idles

International Achievement

Winner: Deep Purple, Mark II — Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord (posthumous) and Ian Paice

Outstanding Contribution to British Music

Winner: Richard Ashcroft

Best Original Video Game Score

Nominees:

• Michael Georgiades, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith – Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• David Housden – Q.U.B.E. 2
• Robin Bealand – Sea of Thieves

Winner: Sea of Thieves

Best Television Soundtrack

Nominees:

• Arthur Sharpe – Flowers (Series 2)
• Clint Mansell – Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
• Natasha Khan and Dominik Scherrer – Requiem

Winner: Requiem

Best Original Film Score

Nominees:

• Anne Nikitin – American Animals
• Jonny Greenwood – Phantom Thread
• Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Winner: Jonny Greenwood

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Ivor Novello Awards Winners 1956-2018 (Part Two)

Last week, we ran through the 63-year history of the Ivor Novello Awards, and listed all the winners in the Song and Album categories, and the special and one-off awards. Let’s finish that journey now, starting with the Artist Award categories.

Artist Awards

Outstanding Services to British Music

• 1956 – Jack Payne
• 1957 – A.P. Mantovani
• 1958 – Ted Heath
• 1959 – Billy Cotton
• 1960 – Lionel Bart
• 1961 – Eric Maschwitz
• 1962 – Cliff Richard, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan and Bruce Welch
• 1963 – Lawrence Wright
• 1964 – Brian Epstein, George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
• 1965 – Paddy Roberts
• 1966 – BBC TV (for the production of the series ‘A Song For Europe’)
• 1967 – Joe Loss
• 1968 – Alan Herbert
• 1969 – Andrew Gold
• 1970 – Noel Coward
• 1971 – Cliff Richard
• 1972 – Jimmy Kennedy
• 1973 – Vivian Ellis
• 1974 – Tolchard Evans
• 1975 – Vera Lynn
• 1976 – Dick James
• 1977 – Adrian Boult
• 1978 – Harry Mortimer
• 1979 – George Martin
• 1980 – Robert Mayer
• 1981 – William Walton
• 1982 – Lennox Berkeley
• 1984 – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1985 – Michael Tippett
• 1986 – Malcolm Arnold
• 1987 – Yehudi Menuhin
• 1988 – David Heneker
• 1989 – Paul McCartney
• 1990 – Mick Avory, Dave Davies, Ray Davies, Ian Gibbons and Jim Rodford
• 1991 – Robert Farnon
• 1996 – Jeff Lynne

Songwriter of the Year

• 1970 – Tony Macaulay
• 1971 – Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• 1972 – Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• 1973 – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• 1974 – Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
• 1975 – Phil Coulter and Bill Martin
• 1976 – Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington
• 1977 – Biddu
• 1978 – Tony Macaulay
• 1979 – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 1980 – Ben Findon
• 1981 – Ben Findon
• 1982 – Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni
• 1983 – Andy Hill
• 1984 – Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
• 1985 – George Michael
• 1986 – Roland Orzabal
• 1987 – Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
• 1988 – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Peter Waterman
• 1989 – George Michael and Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Peter Waterman (presented jointly)
• 1990 – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Peter Waterman
• 1991 – Phil Collins
• 1992 – Mick Hucknall
• 1993 – Colin Angus and Richard West
• 1994 – Gary Barlow
• 1995 – Tony Mortimer
• 1996 – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree and Noel Gallagher (presented jointly)
• 1997 – George Michael
• 1998 – Richard Ashcroft
• 1999 – Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams
• 2000 – Fran Healy
• 2001 – Craig David and Mark Hill
• 2002 – Dido Armstrong
• 2003 – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
• 2004 – Ed Graham, Dan Hawkins, Justin Hawkins and Frankie Poullain
• 2005 – Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes and Tim Rice-Oxley
• 2006 – Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett
• 2007 – Dan Gillespie Sells, Ciaran Jeremiah, Kevin Jeremiah, Richard Jones and Paul Stewart
• 2008 – Mika
• 2009 – Eg White
• 2010 – Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin
• 2011 – Ben Drew
• 2012 – Adele Adkins
• 2013 – Calvin Harris
• 2014 – Tom Odell
• 2015 – Ed Sheeran
• 2016 – Adele
• 2017 – Skepta
• 2018 – Ed Sheeran

PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music

• 1977 – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
• 1979 – Jeff Lynne
• 1981 – John Lennon
• 1982 – Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Kenney Jones, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend
• 1983 – Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford
• 1984 – Andy Brown, Peter Kircher, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi
• 1985 – Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Patrick Moraz and Ray Thomas
• 1986 – Elton John
• 1987 – John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor
• 1988 – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 1989 – Mark Knopfler and John Illsley
• 1990 – David Bowie
• 1991 – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and Bill Wyman
• 1992 – David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright
• 1993 – Bernie Calvert, Allan Clarke, Bobby Elliott, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash and Terry Sylvester
• 1994 – Tim Rice
• 1995 – Lonnie Donegan
• 1996 – Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott and Ian McLagan
• 1997 – Elvis Costello
• 1998 – Morrissey
• 1999 – Chrissie Hynde
• 2000 – Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant
• 2001 – Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
• 2002 – Kate Bush
• 2003 – Bryan Ferry
• 2004 – Errol Brown
• 2005 – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
• 2006 – Ray Davies
• 2007 – Norman Cook
• 2008 – Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
• 2009 – Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
• 2010 – Trevor Horn
• 2011 – Paul Rodgers
• 2012 – Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams
• 2013 – Justin Hayward
• 2014 – Jeff Beck
• 2015 – Boy George
• 2016 – Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley
• 2017 – Anne Dudley
• 2018 – Billy Bragg

International Achievement

• 1970 – Tom Jones
• 1980 – Paul McCartney
• 1991 – Albert Hammond
• 1992 – Bernie Taupin
• 1993 – Rod Temperton
• 1994 – Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jnr and The Edge
• 1997 – Noel Hogan and Dolores O’Riordan
• 1998 – Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
• 1999 – Martin Gore
• 2001 – Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith
• 2002 – Sting
• 2003 – Astro, James Brown, Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers and Michael Virtue
• 2004 – Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke
• 2005 – Robert Smith
• 2006 – Ian Anderson
• 2008 – Phil Collins
• 2010 – Imogen Heap
• 2011 – Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Christopher Wolstenholme
• 2013 – Gavin Rossdale
• 2014 – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Marcus Mumford
• 2016 – Wayne Hector
• 2017 – Florence Welch
• 2018 – Billy Ocean

Outstanding Contribution to British Musical Theatre

• 1994 – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1996 – Cameron Mackintosh

Lifetime Achievement

• 1980 – Edgar Yipsel Harburg and Jimmy Kennedy
• 1983 – Vivian Ellis
• 1989 – Cliff Richard
• 1992 – Eric Clapton
• 1993 – George Shearing
• 1994 – Ron Goodwin
• 1995 – Van Morrison
• 1997 – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
• 1999 – Rod Stewart
• 2001 – Pete Townshend
• 2007 – Peter Gabriel
• 2008 – David Gilmour
• 2010 – Paul Weller
• 2012 – Mark Knopfler
• 2014 – Christine McVie
• 2015 – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
• 2016 – Damon Albarn
• 2017 – Nitin Sawhney

The Jimmy Kennedy Award

• 1985 – Tommie Connor
• 1986 – Lionel Bart
• 1987 – Hugh Charles
• 1988 – Norman Newell
• 1989 – Leslie Bricusse
• 1990 – Herbert Kretzmer
• 1991 – John Barry
• 1992 – Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
• 1993 – Les Reed
• 1994 – Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• 1995 – Don Black
• 1996 – Tony Macaulay
• 1997 – Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
• 1998 – Barry Mason
• 1999 – Peter Callander and Mitch Murray
• 2000 – Geoff Stephens

Outstanding Song Collection

• 1993 – Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Dave Stewart
• 1994 – Paul Weller
• 1995 – Elvis Costello
• 1996 – Joan Armatrading
• 1997 – Richard Thompson
• 1998 – Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
• 1999 – Wallis Buchanan, Simon Katz, Jason Kay, Derrick McKenzie, Toby Smith and Stuart Zender
• 2000 – Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Cathal Smyth, Suggs, Lee Thompson and Daniel Woodgate
• 2001 – Roy Wood
• 2002 – Mick Hucknall
• 2003 – Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jnr and The Edge
• 2004 – Lol Crème, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
• 2005 – John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
• 2006 – Philip Cunningham, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
• 2007 – Yusuf Islam
• 2008 – Gabrielle
• 2009 – Vince Clarke
• 2011 – Steve Winwood
• 2012 – Gary Kemp
• 2013 – Noel Gallagher
• 2014 – Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons
• 2015 – Albert Hammond
• 2016 – Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr and Mick MacNeil
• 2017 – Pulp
• 2018 – Cathy Dennis

PRS for Music Special International Award

• 1999 – Hal David
• 2000 – Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
• 2001 – Stevie Wonder
• 2002 – Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus
• 2003 – Brian Wilson
• 2004 – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
• 2005 – Lou Reed
• 2006 – Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
• 2007 – Quincy Jones
• 2008 – Diane Warren
• 2009 – Smokey Robinson
• 2010 – Neil Sedaka
• 2011 – Stephen Sondheim
• 2012 – Jimmy Webb
• 2013 – Randy Newman
• 2014 – Nile Rodgers
• 2015 – Paul Williams
• 2016 – Bryan Adams
• 2017 – Bill Withers
• 2018 – Lionel Richie

BASCA Fellowship

• 2006 – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 2009 – David Ferguson
• 2009 – Don Black
• 2010 – Tim Rice
• 2012 – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 2015 – Annie Lennox

The Ivors Inspiration Award

• 2008 – Jazzie B
• 2009 – Edwyn Collins
• 2010 – Johnny Marr
• 2011 – Dizzee Rascal
• 2012 – Siouxsie Sioux
• 2013 – Marc Almond
• 2014 – Jerry Dammers
• 2015 – James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
• 2016 – Mark Day, Paul Davis, Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder and Gary Whelan
• 2017 – Gary Numan
• 2018 – Shane MacGowan

The Ivors Classical Music Award

• 2003 – Boots of Lead – Simon Holt
• 2004 – Richard Rodney Bennett
• 2005 – John Tavener
• 2006 – Harrison Birtwistle
• 2007 – John Rutter
• 2008 – Jonathan Dove
• 2009 – James MacMillan
• 2010 – Peter Maxwell Davies
• 2011 – Michael Nyman
• 2013 – Errollyn Wallen
• 2014 – John McCabe
• 2015 – Judith Weir
• 2016 – Oliver Knussen
• 2018 – Thea Musgrave

The Ivors Jazz Award

• 2012 – Stan Tracey
• 2017 – John Surman

Genre or Style-Specific Awards

Best Instrumental or Light Orchestral Work

• 1956 – The Dam Busters – Eric Coates
• 1957 – The Westminster Waltz – Robert Farnon
• 1958 – Elizabethan Serenade – Ronald Binge
• 1959 – Lingering Lovers – Ron Goodwin
• 1960 – Windows of Parish – Tony Osborne
• 1961 – Seashore – Robert Farnon
• 1962 – The Secrets of the Seine – Tony Osborne
• 1963 – Nicola – Steve Race
• 1964 – Carlos’ Theme – Ivor Slaney
• 1965 – Bombay Duckling – Max Harris
• 1966 – March of the Mods – Tony Carr
• 1967 – The Power Game – Wayne Hill
• 1968 – Love in the Open Air – Paul McCartney
• 1969 – Ring of Kerry – Peter Hope
• 1971 – March from the Colour Suite – Gordon Langford
• 1975 – Four Dances from Aladdin – Ernest Tomlinson
• 1976 – Introduction and Air to a Stained Glass Window – John Gregory
• 1977 – Rain Forest – Biddu
• 1978 – Cavatina – Stanley Myers
• 1979 – Song For Guy – Elton John
• 1980 – War of the Worlds – Jeff Wayne and Gary Osborne

Best Comedy Song

• 1956 – Got’n Idea – Paddy Roberts and Jack Woodman
• 1958 – Three Brothers – Paddy Roberts
• 1959 – I’m So Ashamed – Ken Hare
• 1960 – The Ballad of Bethnal Green – Paddy Roberts
• 1964 – Flash, Bang, Wallop – David Heneker
• 1966 – A Windmill In Old Amsterdam – Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge
• 1967 – Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy? – Allan Smethurst
• 1968 – Grocer Jack – Keith West and Mark Wirtz
• 1969 – I’m the Urban Spaceman – Neil Innes
• 1971 – Grandad – Herbie Flowers and Ken Pickett
• 1972 – Ernie – Benny Hill
• 1973 – The People Tree – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
• 1974 – Nice One Cyril – Helen Clarke and Harold Spiro

Best Swing / Rhythm Composition

• 1956 – Big City Suite – Ralph Dollimore
• 1957 – Itinerary of an Orchestra – Johnny Dankworth and Dave Lindup
• 1958 – Overdrive – Tommy Watt

Best Jazz Work

• 1959 – The Colonel’s Tune – Johnny Dankworth
• 1960 – Beaulieu Festival Suite – Kenny Graham
• 1961 – Apache – Jerry Lordan
• 1962 – African Waltz – Galt Macdermot
• 1963 – Outbreak of Murder – Gordon Franks
• 1964 – What the Dickens – Johnny Dankworth

Best Beat Song

• 1966 – It’s Not Unusual – Gordon Mills and Les Reed
• 1969 – Build Me Up Buttercup – Michael D’Abo and Tony Macaulay
• 1974 – Rubber Bullets – Lol Crème, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman

Best Ballad or Romantic Song

• 1969 – I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten – Clive Westlake
• 1971 – Home Lovin’ Man – Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
• 1972 – No Matter How I Try – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• 1973 – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
• 1974 – Won’t Somebody Dance with Me – Lynsey De Paul

The Best Pop Song

• 1971 – Love Grows – Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason
• 1972 – Simple Game – Mike Pinder
• 1973 – Oh Babe What Could I Say – Hurricane Smith
• 1974 – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me – Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens
• 1975 – Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
• 1976 – I’m Not In Love – Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
• 1977 – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1978 – How Deep Is Your Love – Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
• 1979 – Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
• 1980 – I Don’t Like Mondays – Bob Geldof
• 1981 – Stop the Cavalry – Jona Lewie
• 1982 – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic – Sting
• 1983 – Our House – Carl Smyth and Chris Foreman
• 1984 – Karma Chameleon – Boy George, John Moss, Michael Craig, Roy Hay and Phil Pickett

Best Middle of the Road Song

• 1976 – Harry – Catherine Howe
• 1977 – Music – John Miles

The Ivors Dance Award

• 1998 – You’re Not Alone – Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth
• 1999 – Horny – Mousse T and Errol Rennalls
• 2000 – Re-Rewind – Mark Hill/Craig David
• 2001 – Woman Trouble – Mark Hill, Craig David, Robbie Craig and Pete Devereux
• 2002 – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis
• 2003 – Lazy – Ashley Beedle, Darren House, Darren Rock and David Byrne
• 2004 – Strict Machine – Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and Nick Batt

Musicals, Films, Television, Radio, and Video Games

The Best Song From a Musical

• 1956 – Salad Days – Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade
• 1958 – Free as Air – Dorothy Reynolds, Julian Slade
• 1960 – Lock Up Your Daughters – Lionel Bart and Laurie Johnson
• 1961 – Oliver! – Lionel Bart
• 1962 – Stop the World I Want to Get Off – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
• 1966 – Charlie Girl – David Heneker and John Taylor
• 1972 – I Don’t Know How To Love Him – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Best British Musical

• 1963 – Summer Holiday – Brian Bennett, Stanley Black, Ronald Cass, Mike Conlin, Hank Marvin, Peter Myers, Cliff Richard and Bruce Welch
• 1965 – Robert and Elizabeth – Ron Grainer and Ronald Millar
• 1974 – Jesus Christ Superstar – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
• 1975 – Treasure Island – Cyril Ornadel and Hal Shaper
• 1976 – Great Expectations – Cyril Ornadel and Hal Shaper
• 1978 – Privates on Parade – Denis King and Peter Nicholls
• 1979 – Evita – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
• 1980 – Songbook – Monty Norman and Julian Mo
• 1982 – Cats – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn
• 1983 – Windy City – Tony Macaulay and Dick Vosburgh
• 1984 – Blood Brothers – Willie Russell
• 1985 – The Hired Man – Howard Goodall
• 1986 – Me and My Girl – Reginald Armitage and Douglas Furber
• 1987 – The Phantom of the Opera – Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe
• 1990 – Aspects of Love – Don Black, Charles Hart and Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1992 – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Best Film Score Theme or Song

• 1957 – The March Hare – Philip Green
• 1959 – Inn of the Sixth Happiness – Malcolm Arnold
• 1967 – Born Free – John Barry and Don Black
• 1973 – Diamonds Are Forever – John Barry and Don Black
• 1978 – How Deep Is Your Love – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
• 1979 – Bright Eyes – Mike Batt
• 1980 – Caravans – Mike Batt
• 1981 – Xanadu – Jeff Lynne
• 1982 – The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Carl Davis
• 1983 – For All Mankind – Ravi Shankar and George Fenton
• 1984 – Going Home – Mark Knopfler
• 1985 – We All Stand Together – Paul McCartney
• 1986 – We Don’t Need Another Hero – Graham Lyle and Terry Britten
• 1987 – Sweet Freedom – Rod Temperton
• 1988 – Cry Freedom – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
• 1989 – Two Hearts – Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier
• 1990 – Henry V Nons Nobis Domine – Patrick Doyle
• 1991 – Witches – Stanley Myers
• 1992 – Under Suspicion – Christopher Gunning
• 1993 – Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
• 1994 – The Piano – Michael Nyman
• 1995 – Circle of Life – Elton John and Tim Rice
• 1996 – Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman – Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, Michael Kamen and Bryan Adams
• 1998 – Picture of You – Paul Wilson, Andy Watkins, Ronan Keating and Eliot Kennedy
• 1999 – The Flame Still Burns – Chris Difford, Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones

Best Original Film Score

• 1968 – Doctor Dolittle – Leslie Bricusse
• 1969 – Madwoman of Caillot – Michael Lewis
• 1976 – Murder on the Orient Express – Richard Rodney Bennett
• 1979 – The Silent Witness – Alan Hawkshaw
• 1995 – Shadowlands – George Fenton
• 1996 – Don Juan De Marco – Michael Kamen
• 1997 – 101 Dalmatians – Michael Kamen
• 1998 – William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet – Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries and Nellee Hooper
• 1999 – Firelight – Christopher Gunning
• 2000 – The World Is Not Enough – David Arnold
• 2001 – X-Men – Michael Kamen
• 2002 – Shrek – Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell
• 2003 – The Quiet American – Craig Armstrong
• 2004 – Max – Dan Jones
• 2005 – Enduring Love – Jeremy Sams
• 2006 – Evil – Francis Shaw
• 2007 – Ice Age: The Meltdown – John Powell
• 2008 – Atonement – Dario Marianelli
• 2009 – There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood
• 2010 – Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – John Powell
• 2011 – How To Train Your Dragon – John Powell
• 2012 – The First Grader – Alex Heffes
• 2013 – Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
• 2014 – The Epic of Everest – Simon Fisher Turner
• 2015 – ‘71 – David Holmes
• 2016 – Ex_Machina – Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
• 2017 – Kubo and the Two Strings – Dario Marianelli
• 2018 – Jackie – Mica Levi

Best Television or Radio Theme or Song

• 1962 – The Maigret Theme – Ron Grainer
• 1963 – Steptoe and Son – Ron Grainer
• 1964 – Theme from ‘The Avengers’ – Johnny Dankworth
• 1965 – Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life – Caryl Brahms, Ron Grainer and Ned Sherrin
• 1971 – Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler – Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner
• 1974 – Galloping Home – Denis King
• 1975 – No Honestly! – Lynsey De Paul
• 1976 – The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs Theme) – Alexander Faris
• 1977 – Sam – John McCabe
• 1978 – Poldark – Kenyon Emrys-Roberts
• 1979 – Lillie – Joseph Horovitz
• 1980 – Nunc Dimittis – Geoffrey Burgon
• 1981 – I Could Be So Good for You – Gerard Kenny and Patricia Waterman
• 1982 – Brideshead Revisited – Geoffrey Burgon
• 1983 – Theme From Harry’s Game – Paul Brennan
• 1984 – That’s Livin’ Alright – David Mackay and Ken Ashby
• 1985 – Jewel in the Crown – George Fenton
• 1986 – Edge of Darkness – Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen
• 1987 – The Monocled Mutineer – George Fenton
• 1988 – Fortunes of War – Richard Holmes
• 1989 – Testament – Nigel Hess
• 1990 – Ruth Rendell Mysteries – Brian Bennett
• 1991 – Victorian Kitchen – Paul Reade
• 1992 – Darling Buds of May – Philip Burley and Barrie Guard
• 1993 – Civvies – Michael Storey
• 1994 – Stalag Luft – Stanley Myers
• 1995 – Middlemarch – Stanley Myers
• 1996 – The Hanging Gale – Shaun Davey
• 1997 – Hetty Wainthropp Investigates – Nigel Hess
• 1998 – Rebecca – Christopher Gunning
• 1999 – Close Relations – Rob Lane
• 2000 – Trial By Fire – Richard G Mitchell
• 2001 – Gormenghast – Richard Rodney Bennett
• 2002 – The Blue Planet – George Fenton

Best Television or Radio Soundtrack

• 1973 – Colditz – Robert Farnon
• 2003 – Feltham Sings – Dextrous and Simon Armitage
• 2004 – The Young Visitors – Nicholas Hooper
• 2005 – Blackpool – Rob Lane
• 2006 – Elizabeth I – Rob Lane
• 2007 – The Virgin Queen – Martin Phipps
• 2008 – Oliver Twist – Martin Phipps
• 2009 – Wallace and Gromit (A Matter of Loaf and Death) – Julian Nott
• 2010 – Desperate Romantics – Daniel Pemberton
• 2011 – Any Human Heart – Dan Jones
• 2012 – The Shadow Line – Martin Phipps
• 2013 – Lucian Freud: Painted Life – John Harle
• 2014 – Ripper Street – Dominik Scherrer
• 2015 – The Honourable Woman – Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps
• 2016 – London Spy – Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
• 2017 – War and Peace – Martin Phipps
• 2018 – The Miniaturist – Dan Jones

Best Theme from a Commercial

• 1990 – Abbey Endings (Abbey National) – Lionel Bart
• 1991 – Only You (Fiat Tempra) – Geoff MacCormack and Simon Goldenberg
• 1992 – Driven By You (Ford Motor Company) – Brian May

Best Original Video Game Score

• 2010 – Killzone 2 – Joris de Man
• 2011 – Napoleon: Total War – Richard Beddow, Richard Birdsall and Ian Livingstone
• 2018 – Horizon Zero Dawn – Joris de Man, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith

NME Awards – 2015-2017

Finally, by the current decade, NME seemed to have regained their taste. Several decades after being obsessed with guitars and the lower reaches of the charts, they finally even decided to associate themselves with acts such as Pet Shop Boys. Let’s complete our journey through the history of their awards, with the last few years.

NME Awards 2015

• Godlike Genius Award: Suede
• Best British Band: Kasabian. Also nominated: Alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, Chvrches, Royal Blood, The Libertines
• Best Album: Kasabian, for 48:13
• Also nominated: Jamie T, for Carry On The Grudge, La Roux, for Trouble In Paradise, Royal Blood, for Royal Blood, Run The Jewels, for Run The Jewels 2, St Vincent, for St Vincent
• Best International Band: Foo Fighters. Also nominated: Arcade Fire, Haim, Interpol, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tame Impala
• Best Live Band: Royal Blood. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Fat White Family, Foo Fighters, Kasabian, The Libertines
• Best New Band: Royal Blood. Also nominated: Circa Waves, FKA Twigs, Jungle, Slaves, Superfood
• Best Solo Artist: Jake Bugg. Also nominated: Jack White, Jamie T, La Roux, Lana Del Rey, St Vincent
• Best Festival: Glastonbury. Also nominated: Bestival, Isle Of Wight Festival, Latitude, Reading & Leeds, T In The Park
• Best Track: Jamie T, for Zombie. Also nominated: Future Islands, for Seasons (Waiting On You), Jungle, for Busy Earnin, Kasabian, for Eez-Eh, Noel Gallagher, for In The Heat Of The Moment, Royal Blood, for Little Monster
• Best Video: Jamie T, for Zombie. Also nominated: Fat White Family, for Touch The Leather, FKA Twigs, for Two Weeks, Jungle, for Busy Earnin’, Peace, for Lost On Me, Royal Blood, for Figure It Out
• Best Music Film: Pulp, for A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets. Also nominated: 20,000 Days On Earth, Finding Fela, Kasabian, for Summer Solstice, Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon, The Possibilities Are Endless
• Best Film: Northern Soul. Also nominated: Boyhood, Frank, Get On Up, God Help The Girl, The Inbetweeners 2
• Best TV Show: Game of Thrones. Also nominated: Girls, Foo Fighters, for Sonic Highways, Peaky Blinders, Sherlock, True Detective
• Best Dancefloor Filler: Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, for Fancy. Also nominated: Jamie T, for Zombie, Kasabian, for Eez-Eh, Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, for Uptown Funk, Metronomy, for Love Letters, SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig, for New Dorp. New York
• Worst Band: 5 Seconds of Summer. Also nominated: , Bastille, Blink 182, One Direction, The 1975, U2
• Villain of the Year: Nigel Farage. Also nominated: Bono, David Cameron, Harry Styles, Russell Brand, Taylor Swift
• Hero of the Year: Alex Turner. Also nominated: Dave Grohl, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher, Russell Brand, Taylor Swift
• Music Moment of the Year: Jamie T‘s comeback. Also nominated: Alex Turner’s Brit Awards speech, Kasabian headline Glastonbury, Kate Bush returns, The Libertines reunite, Nirvana reunite at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
• Best Fan Community: Muse. Also nominated: Jamie T, Kasabian, La Roux, Peace, Royal Blood
• Small Festival of the Year: Liverpool Psych Fest. Also nominated: End Of The Road, Festival No. 6, Field Day, The Great Escape, Tramlines
• Book of the Year: Viv Albertine, for Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
• Also nominated: Bernard Sumner, for Chapter And Verse, Ian Curtis, Deborah Curtis and Jon Savage, for So This Is Permanence, Jesse Frohman, for Kurt Cobain: The Last Session, John Lydon, for Anger Is An Energy: My Life Uncensored, Steve Hanley, for The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall
• Reissue of the Year: Manic Street Preachers, for The Holy Bible. Also nominated: Led Zeppelin, for Led Zeppelin II, Oasis, for Definitely Maybe, Pixies, for Doolittle, Public Enemy, for It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Smashing Pumpkins, for Adore
• Best Band Social Media: Liam Gallagher‘s Twitter. Also nominated: Questlove’s Twitter, Alana Haim’s Twitter, Albert Hammond Jr’s Twitter, Fat White Family’s Facebook, Slaves’ Facebook

NME Awards 2016

• Godlike Genius Award: Coldplay
• Best British Band: The Maccabees. Also nominated: The Libertines, Foals, Wolf Alice, The 1975, Catfish and the Bottlemen
• Best International Band: Run the Jewels. Also nominated: Tame Impala, Foo Fighters, The Strokes, The Killers, Alabama Shakes
• Best New Artist: Rat Boy. Also nominated: Hinds, Halsey, Yak, Låpsley, Formation
• Best British Solo Artist: Charli XCX. Also nominated: Adele, Noel Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Florence Welch, Skepta
• Best International Solo Artist: Taylor Swift. Also nominated: Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Courtney Barnett, Kanye West, Grimes
• Best Live Band: Wolf Alice. Also nominated: The Maccabees, The Libertines, Foals, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Royal Blood
• Best Album: Foals, for What Went Down. Also nominated: Wolf Alice, for My Love Is Cool, The Maccabees, for Marks to Prove it, Kendrick Lamar, for To Pimp a Butterfly, Tame Impala, for Currents, Grimes, for Art Angels
• Best Track: Wolf Alice, for Giant Peach. Also nominated: Coldplay, for Adventure of a Lifetime, The Libertines, for Gunga Din, The Weeknd, for I Can’t Feel My Face, Skepta, for Shut Down, Foals, for What Went Down
• Best TV Show: This is England ’90. Also nominated: The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, American Horror Story, Peep Show, Gogglebox
• Best Film: Beasts of No Nation. Also nominated: Ex Machina, Spectre, Mad Max: Fury Road, Whiplash, Kill Your Friends
• Best Music Film: Blur, for New World Towers. Also nominated: Amy, Montage of Heck, Straight Outta Compton, What Happened, Miss Simone, The Reflektor Tapes
• Best Music Video: Slaves, for Cheer Up London. Also nominated: Rihanna, for Bitch Better Have My Money, The Libertines, for Heart Of The Matter, Wolf Alice, for You’re a Germ, Blur, for Ong Ong, Tame Impala, for The Less I Know The Better
• Best Actor: Idris Elba. Also nominated: Tom Hardy, Eddie Redmayne, Nicholas Hoult, Stephen Graham, Daniel Radcliffe
• Best Actress: Vicky McClure. Also nominated: Jennifer Lawrence, Emilia Clarke, Gemma Chan, Amy Schumer, Saoirse Ronan
• Best Reissue: David Bowie, for Five Years (1969–1973). Also nominated: A Tribe Called Quest, for People’s Instinctive Travels And the Paths Of Rhythm, The Velvet Underground, for Loaded, Rolling Stones, for Sticky Fingers, Tori Amos, for Under The Pink, Faith No More, for Angel Dust
• Best Book: Patti Smith, for M Train. Also nominated: Grace Jones, for I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, Elvis Costello, for Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Carrie Brownstein, for Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, Professor Green, for Lucky, Tom Jones, for Over The Top And Back
• Best Festival: Glastonbury. Also nominated: Reading & Leeds, V Festival, T in the Park, Bestival, Isle of Wight
• Best Small Festival: End of the Road. Also nominated: Sŵn, Festival No. 6, Green Man, Liverpool Sound City, Kendall Calling
• Music Moment of the Year: The Libertines‘ secret Glastonbury set. Also nominated: The return of Adele, Dave Grohl breaks leg and carries on, Florence + The Machine headlines Glastonbury, Kanye at The Brits, One Direction ‘split’
• Best Fan Community: The Libertines. Also nominated: Hurts, Muse, Catfish and the Bottleman, The 1975, Wolf Alice
• Worst Band: 5 Seconds of Summer. Also nominated: One Direction, Little Mix, Sleaford Mods, U2, Nickelback
• Villain of the Year: Donald Trump. Also nominated: David Cameron, Chris Moyles, Kanye West, George Osbourne, Simon Cowell
• Hero of the Year: Dave Grohl. Also nominated: Adele, Jeremy Corbyn, Florence Welch, Kanye West, Taylor Swift
• Vlogger of the Year: KSI. Also nominated: Vikkstar123, Charlie McDonnell, Joe Weller, Danisnotonfire, Savannah Brown

NME Awards 2017

• Godlike Genius Award: Pet Shop Boys
• Best British Band: Biffy Clyro. Also nominated: Wolf Alice, The 1975, Bastille, Years & Years, The Last Shadow Puppets
• Best International Band: Metallica. Also nominated: Tame Impala, Kings Of Leon, Green Day, A Tribe Called Quest, Tegan and Sara
• Best New Artist: Dua Lipa. Also nominated: Blossoms, Zara Larsson, Sunflower Bean, Christine and The Queens, Anderson .Paak
• Best British Female Artist: M.I.A.. Also nominated: Dua Lipa, Adele, Charli XCX, Kate Tempest, PJ Harvey
• Best British Male Artist: Skepta. Also nominated: Zayn Malik, Kano, Jamie T, Michael Kiwanuka, Richard Ashcroft
• Best International Female Artist: Christine and the Queens. Also nominated: Sia, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Solange, Tove Lo
• Best International Male Artist: Frank Ocean. Also nominated: Kanye West, Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Chance The Rapper
• Best Festival Headliner: Adele. Also nominated: Coldplay, Radiohead, Biffy Clyro, Foals, The Stone Roses
• Best Live Band: The 1975. Also nominated: Bastille, Slaves, Bring Me The Horizon, Christine And The Queens, Wolf Alice
• Best Album: Bastille, for Wild World. Also nominated: Kanye West, for The Life Of Pablo, Skepta, for Konnichiwa, The 1975, for I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, Radiohead, for A Moon Shaped Pool, Beyoncé, for Lemonade
• Best Track: Christine and the Queens, for Tilted. Also nominated: Tove Lo, for Cool Girl, Charli XCX, for After The Afterparty, Skepta, for Man, Bastille, for Good Grief, The 1975, for Somebody Else
• Best TV Show: Fleabag. Also nominated: Stranger Things, Game Of Thrones, Black Mirror, Humans, People Just Do Nothing
• Best Film: My Scientology Movie. Also nominated: Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Everybody Wants Some!!, Hunt For The Wilderpeople
• Best Music Film: Oasis, for Supersonic, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, for One More Time With Feeling, Sing Street, Gimme Danger, The Rolling Stones, for Havana Moon, The Beatles, for Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
• Best Music Video: Slaves, for Consume or Be Consumed. Also nominated: Kanye West, for Famous, Beyoncé, for Formation, Radiohead, for Burn The Witch, Rat Boy, for Get Over It, Wolf Alice, for Lisbon
• Best Reissue: Oasis, for Be Here Now. Also nominated: R.E.M., for Out Of Time, Pink Floyd, for Meddle, Michael Jackson, for Off The Wall, DJ Shadow, for Endtroducing, Blur, for Leisure
• Best Book: Johnny Marr, for Set the Boy Free
• Best Festival: Glastonbury. Also nominated: Reading & Leeds, Download, Isle Of Wight, Primavera, V Festival
• Best Small Festival: End of the Road. Also nominated: Y Not, Green Man, Festival No. 6, Kendall Calling, Slam Dunk
• Music Moment of the Year: Coldplay‘s Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury. Also nominated: Bring Me The Horizon invade Coldplay’s table at NME Awards 2016, Beyoncé drops Lemonade, Skepta wins Mercury Prize, Pete Doherty plays The Bataclan, The Stone Roses’ first new music in 20 years
• Worst Band: 5 Seconds of Summer. Also nominated: The Chainsmokers, Clean Bandit, Honey G, Nickelback, Twenty One Pilots
• Villain of the Year: Nigel Farage. Also nominated: Donald Trump, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Martin Shkreli, Katie Hopkins
• Hero of the Year: Beyoncé. Also nominated: David Bowie, Adele, Millie Bobby Brown, Gary Lineker, Liam Gallagher
• Outstanding Contribution to Music: Wiley

See also

• NME Awards on Wikipedia
• NME Awards 2015 – Winners
• NME Awards 2015 – Nominations
• NME Awards 2016 – Winners and Nominations
• NME Awards 2017 – Winners and Nominations

NME Awards – 2004-2006

I’ve split the more recent years of the NME Awards out into multiple posts, as there’s a lot more to say about them. So here’s 2004-2006:

NME Awards 2004

Hosted on 12 Feb 2004, by Vernon Kay.

• Best Video: Radiohead, for There There. Also nominated: Radiohead, for There There, The Darkness, for I Believe in a Thing Called Love, The White Stripes, for The Hardest Button To Button, Muse, for Time is Running Out
• Best Album: Radiohead, for Hail to the Thief. Also nominated: The White Stripes, for Elephant, Muse, for Absolution, The Darkness, The Strokes
• Best New Band: Kings of Leon
• Best International Band: Kings of Leon. Also nominated: The White Stripes
• Living Legend: Arthur Lee
• Best Live Band: Queens of the Stone Age. Nominated: Radiohead, Muse
• Best UK Band: The Libertines. Nominated: Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse
• Best Single: The White Stripes, for Seven Nation Army. Also nominated: Radiohead, for There There, The Darkness, for I Believe in a Thing Called Love
• Best Solo Artist: Ryan Adams
• Worst Single: Fast Food Rockers, for Fast Food Song
• Most Missed: Johnny Cash
• Best Website: NME.com
• Hero of the Year: Pete Doherty
• Villainof the Year: George H. W. Bush
• Fight of the Year : Jack White vs Jason von Bondie
• Waster of the Year: Pete Doherty
• Sexiest Man: Har Mar Superstar
• Sexiest Woman: Brody Dalle
• Best Haircut: Caleb Followill
• Best Live Venue: Brixton Academy
• Best Album Artwork: Radiohead, for Hail to the Thief
• Best TV Show: The Office
• Best Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• The Fuck Me! Award For Innovation: Dizzee Rascal

Shockwaves NME Awards 2005

Host: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe. Also nominated: Steve Lamacq, Chris Moyles, Colin Murray and Edith Bowman, Christian O’Connell
• Best Solo Artist: Graham Coxon. Also nominated: Ian Brown, Eminem, Morrissey, The Streets
• Best Live Band: Muse. Also nominated: Babyshambles, Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines, Razorlight
• Best Track: Franz Ferdinand, for Take Me Out. Also nominated: The Libertines, for Can’t Stand Me Now, Razorlight, for Golden Touch, The Streets, for Dry Your Eyes, U2, for Vertigo
• Best Music DVD: Oasis, for Definitely Maybe. Also nominated: Nirvana, for With the Lights Out, Pixies, for Pixies, Scissor Sisters, for We are Scissor Sisters and So Are You, The White Stripes, for Live Under Blackpool Lights
• Philip Hall Radar Award: Kaiser Chiefs
• Best TV Show: Little Britain
• Best International Band: The Killers. Also nominated: Kings of Leon, Scissor Sisters, The Strokes, U2
• Best New Band: Razorlight. Also nominated: Babyshambles, Bloc Party, Kasabian, The Killers
• Best Video: Green Day, for American Idiot. Also nominated: Beastie Boys, for Triple Trouble, Eminem, for Mosh, Franz Ferdinand, for Take Me Out, The Streets, for Fit But You Know It
• Special Award for Lifelong Service to Music: John Peel
• John Peel Award for Musical Innovation: The Others
• Best Film: Shaun of the Dead
• Best Album: Franz Ferdinand, for Franz Ferdinand. Also nominated: Green Day, for American Idiot, The Libertines, for The Libertines, Scissor Sisters, for Scissor Sisters, The Streets, for A Grand Don’t Come for Free
• Best Live Event: Glastonbury
• Best British Band: The Libertines. Also nominated: Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand, Muse, Snow Patrol
• Godlike Genius Award: New Order & Joy Division
• Best Dressed: Brandon Flowers, of The Killers
• Worst Dressed: Jonathan Ross
• Best Live Venue: London Carling Brixton Academy
• Best Website: NME.com
• Hero of the Year: John Peel
• Sexiest Man: Brandon Flowers
• Sexiest Woman: Barbara Knox
• Worst Album: Insane Clown Posse, for Carnival of Carnage
• Worst Band: Insane Clown Posse

Shockwaves NME Awards 2006

Host: Russell Brand

• Best New Band: Arctic Monkeys. Also nominated: Editors, Magic Numbers, Maximo Park, We Are Scientists
• Best Video: Oasis, for The Importance of Being Idle. Also nominated: Franz Ferdinand, for Do You Want To, Gorillaz, for Dare, Kaiser Chiefs, for I Predict a Riot, The Strokes, for Juicebox
• Best International Band: The Strokes. Also nominated: Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Killers, Foo Fighters
• Best TV Show: Gonzo. Also nominated: Little Britain, Lost, The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show
• Best Solo Artist: Kanye West. Also nominated: Antony and the Johnsons, Richard Ashcroft, Ian Brown, Graham Coxon
• Philip Hall Radar Award: The Long Blondes
• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe. Also nominated:, Steve Lamacq, Chris Moyles, Lauren Laverne, Colin Murray and Edith Bowman
• Best Event: Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals. Also nominated: Glastonbury, Live8, T in the Park, V Festival
• Best Live Band: Franz Ferdinand. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs, Oasis
• Best Music DVD: Live 8. Also nominated: Dig!, Green Day, for Bullet in a Bible, Kaiser Chiefs, for Enjoyment, Morrissey, for Who Put the M in Manchester
• Best Film: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Also nominated: Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, King Kong, Sin City
• John Peel Music Innovation Award: Gorillaz
• Best Track: Arctic Monkeys, for I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. Also nominated: Babyshambles, for Fuck Forever, Franz Ferdinand, for Do You Want To, Kaiser Chiefs, for I Predict a Riot, Oasis, for The Importance of Being Idle
• Best Album: Kaiser Chiefs, for Employment. Also nominated: Babyshambles, for Down in Albion, Bloc Party, for Silent Alarm, Franz Ferdinand, for You Could Have it So Much Better, Oasis, for Don’t Believe the Truth
• Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys. Also nominated: Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Oasis
• Godlike Genius Award: Ian Brown
• Best Website: NME.com. Also nominated: Kaiser Chiefs, MySpace.com, Oasis, We Are Scientists
• Best Venue: London Brixton Carling Academy. Also nominated: Glasgow Barrowlands, London Astoria, London KOKO, Manchester Apollo
• Hero of the Year: Bob Geldof. Also nominated: Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, Liam Gallagher, Alex Turner
• Villain of the Year: George W. Bush. Also nominated: Tony Blair, James Blunt, Pete Doherty, Justin Hawkins
• Best Dressed: Ricky Wilson. Also nominated: Pete Doherty, Brandon Flowers, Liam Gallagher, Alex Kapranos
• Worst Dressed: Justin Hawkins. Also nominated: Pete Doherty, Chris Martin, Jack White, Robbie Williams
• Worst Album: James Blunt, for Back to Bedlam. Also nominated: Babyshambles, for Down in Albion, The Bravery, for The Bravery, The Darkness, for One Way Ticket to Hell… And Back, McFly, for Wonderland
• Worst Band: Son of Dork. Also nominated: Babyshambles, Coldplay, The Darkness, McFly
• Sexiest Man: Pete Doherty
• Sexiest Woman: Madonna

See also

• NME Awards on Wikipedia
• A History of the NME Awards 1953-2010
• NME Awards 2004 – Nominations
• NME Awards 2004 – Winners
• NME Awards History – 2005
• 2005 NME Awards Nominations – Manchester Evening News
• NME Awards 2006 – The Shortlist
• NME Awards 2006 – Winners

Edited 12 June 2018 – added some winners

Music for the Masses 20 – 7 June 2000

Apart from the legendary demo tape (more next time), this was the last of the original run of shows, broadcast on Bay Radio, Aberystwyth’s student radio station. It closed with Erasure‘s lovely Piano Song.

Show 20: Wed 7 June 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 13 tracks). A indicates A-list (9 tracks); B indicates B-list (2 tracks) and C indicates C-list (1 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks which were taken from my own collection (Total 8 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Richard Ashcroft “Money to Burn” A
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Dubstar “Stars” (Way Out West Remix) R
• 3. Moby “Porcelain” A

• 4. Muse “Unintended” A

• 5. Mo-ho-bish-o-pi “Hear the Air” A
• 6. Maxim feat. Skin “Carmen Queasy” A

• 7. Apollo 440 “Heart Go Boom” L
• 8. Depeche Mode “The Things You Said” R
• 9. Duran Duran “Someone Else Not Me” L

• 10. Idlewild “These Wooden Ideas” A
• 11. Limp Bizkit “Take a Look Around” S
• [Advert Break]
• 12. Air “Playground Love” L
• 13. Pet Shop Boys “Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus” R

• 14. Dandy Warhols “Get Off” A
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 15. Jean Michel Jarre “Je Me Souviens” R
• 16. Space Brothers “The Light” (Space Brothers Remix) L

• 17. Paul van Dyk feat. Saint Etienne “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)” R

• 18. Tom Jones & Mousse T “Sex Bomb” B
• 19. Billie Piper “Day & Night” C

• 20. Phoenix “Too Young” A
• 21. Beloved “Loving Feeling” R
• [Charts]
• 22. Sonique “It Feels So Good” A
• 23. Olive “Miracle” R
• [Advert Break]
• 24. Dum Dums “I Can’t Get You Out of My Thoughts” B

• 25. Travis “Baby One More Time” L

• 26. Erasure “Piano Song” R

Producer: Me. Waha! I shall take over the world!

Notes: Not a bad last show (well, for the time being). Pity my co-host never turned up, but there we go. The aim was to get in all my favourites from the last year or so, which I think I managed. Et fin!

Music for the Masses 19 – 24 May 2000

For my penultimate show on Bay Radio, I managed to recruit my very good friend Tom to come along and co-host. Which made for a much more varied show all round.

Show 19: Wed 24 May 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 13 tracks). A indicates A-list (7 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 5 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 4 tracks). X indicates tracks from Tom’s record collection (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Billie Piper “Day & Night” C
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Heaven 17 “Dive” R
• 3. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” L

• 4. Leftfield “Storm 3000” X
• 5. Asian Dub Foundation “New Way New Life” C

• 6. Phoenix “Too Young” A
• 7. Kelis “Good Stuff” L

• 8. Eagle-Eye Cherry “Permanent Tears” X

• 9. Paul van Dyk feat. Saint Etienne “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)” R
• 10. DJ Jean “Love Come Home” L
• [Advert Break]
• 11. Dum Dums “I Can’t Get You Out of My Thoughts” B

• 12. JJ72 “Long Way South” A
• 13. Jimi Hendrix “Hey Joe” X
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 14. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” R
• 15. Broadcast “Come On Let’s Go” S

• 16. Dandy Warhols “Get Off” A

• 17. Jean Michel Jarre “Tout est Bleu” R
• 18. Assassins of Sound “Slipping In & Out of Consciousness” X
• 19. Wannadies “Big Fan” A

• 20. Super Furry Animals “Ysbeidiau Heulog” A
• 21. Dubstar “Take It” R
• [Chart rundown]
• 22. Len “Cryptik Souls Crew” A

• 23. Depeche Mode “It’s No Good” R
• [Advert Break]
• 24. Pitchshifter “Dead Battery” B

• 25. The Creators “The Music” A
• 26. Southside Spinners “Luvstruck” B

• 27. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” X

Producer: None.

Co-host: Tom.

Notes: Yeah, I really enjoyed it this week – it’s definitely much more fun with a co-host… (even if you do have to relent & play Simon & Garfunkel and Jimi Hendrix…)

Music for the Masses 18 – 17 May 2000

One of the perils of the early days of Bay Radio was that it involved presenting from the DJ booth in the Aberystwyth student union. This meant that there was a fair chance that at some point your equipment might be suddenly removed for one reason or another…

Show 18: Wed 17 May 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 15 tracks). A indicates A-list (9 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (3 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 8 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 5 tracks). X indicates tracks from other peoples’ record collections (Total 1 track).

• 1. Muse “Unintended” A
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Watergate “Heart of Asia” A
• 3. Planet Perfecto feat. Grace “Not Over Yet 99” R
• 4. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” C
• 5. Inter “Radio Finland” B

• 6. Wannadies “Big Fan” S

• 7. Dubstar “Take It” L

• 8. Billie Piper “Day & Night” A
• 9. Sarah Cracknell “Coastal Town” R

• 10. Asian Dub Foundation “New Way New Life” B
• 11. Looper “Mundo 77” C

• 12. Sneaker Pimps “Six Underground” L
• [Advert Break]
• 13. Jean Michel Jarre “Tout Est Bleu” R

• 14. Chicane feat. Bryan Adams “Don’t Give Up” L
• 15. Moby “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?” L
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 16. Beloved “Sweet Harmony” R
• 17. William Orbit “Water from a Vine Leaf” [Part 1] R
• 18. Elton John “That’s Why They Call it the Blues” [About 3 minutes thereof] X
• 19. Looper “Mundo 77” [About 2 minutes thereof] C
• 20. William Orbit “Water from a Vine Leaf” [Part 2] R

• 21. Utah Saints “Funky Music” A

• 22. Dum Dums “I Can’t Get You Out of My Thoughts” B
• 23. Len “Cryptik Souls Crew” A

• 24. Broadcast “Come On Let’s Go” A
• 25. Dandy Warhols “Get Off” A

• 26. Phoenix “Too Young” A
• [Advert Break]
• 27. Monaco “Sweet Lips” R

• 28. Moloko “The Time is Now” L

• 29. Andreas Johnson “Glorious” L

Producer: None.

Notes: Ooh crumbs, well I’m not one to moan. Well, not too much… but having your levels played with, the lights played with, your entire CD player equipment removed (yes, you guessed it, I didn’t actually choose to play Elton John. Or Looper a second time – especially given how much the latter resembles a pair of new born pants. Well, the former too actually, if it comes to that)…

Music for the Masses 17 – 10 May 2000

If you’ve ever wondered how real radio stations do competitions, the answer is that they make up pretend entries. When I was doing my Bay Radio show, I obviously hadn’t learnt this yet…

Show 17: Wed 10 May 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 14 tracks). A indicates A-list (8 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 7 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Bluetones “Autophilia” A
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Moby “Run On” L
• 3. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” C
• 4. Inter “Radio Finland” B
• [Advert Break]
• 5. Asian Dub Foundation “New Way New Life” B

• 6. Duran Duran “Someone Else Not Me” L

• 7. William Orbit “Ravel’s Pavane pour une Enfante Défunte” R

• 8. Billie Piper “Day & Night” A

• 9. Death in Vegas “Dirge” L
• 10. Wannadies “Big Fan” A
• [Advert Break]
• 11. Watergate “Heart of Asia” A

• 12. Deep Forest “Savana Dance” (Sierra Nevada Remix) R

• 13. Enigma “Push the Limits” R
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 14. DJ Eric “Desire” L
• 15. Utah Saints “Funky Music” S
• 16. Bentley Rhythm Ace “Theme from Gutbuster” A

• 17. Chicane feat. Bryan Adams “Don’t Give Up” L
• [Advert Break]
• 18. Looper “Mundo 77” C

• 19. Basement Jaxx “Rendez-Vu” R

• 20. Dubstar “I (Friday Night)” A

• 21. Sahara Hotnights “Drive Dead Slow” B

• 22. Dandy Warhols “Get Off” A
• 23. Gomez “Machismo” A
• [Advert Break]
• 24. Space Brothers “Forgiven” L

• 25. Jean Michel Jarre “Tout est Bleu” R

• 26. Robert Miles “Maresias” R

Producer: None.

Notes: Bit rusty… Also, my first compotion. No-one entered. Darn. Fiddle-de-dee.

Music for the Masses 16 – 5 April 2000

Bay Radio spent its first couple of years broadcasting on a closed loop around the Aberystywth University student union, and my show was no exception. The main advantage of this was being able to raid the “Ents” (Entertainments) record collection and play actual vinyl from the early 1990s, which must have seemed a very long time ago…

Show 16: Wed 5 Apr 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 14 tracks). A indicates A-list (8 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 5 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 6 tracks). X indicates tracks from ents’ record collection (Total 2 tracks).

• 1. Planet Perfecto feat. Grace “Not Over Yet 99” L
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Ooberman “Shorley Wall” C
• 3. Yello “To the Sea” R

• 4. Dubstar “I (Friday Night)” A
• 5. Oasis “Who Feels Love?” A

• 6. Travis “Driftwood” L

• 7. Jean Michel Jarre “Tout est Bleu” R
• 8. Space Brothers “The Light” (Space Brothers Remix) L
• [Top 10 Album Chart]
• 9. David Arnold & Nina Persson “Randall & Hopkirk Theme” C
• 10. Erasure “Dreamlike State” R
• 11. Moby “Natural Blues” L
• [Advert Break – part one]
• 12. Rage Against the Machine “Sleep Now in the Fire” A
• [Advert Break – part two]
• 13. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” S

• 14. Enigma “Sadness Part One” X
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 15. Death in Vegas “Dirge” A

• 16. Clinic “The Return of Evil Bill” A
• 17. Cypress Hill “Superstar” A

• 18. Freddie Mercury “Living on My Own” X
• 19. Donna Summer “I Feel Love” L

• 20. Merz “Lotus” B
• [Top 10 Single Chart]
• 21. Animalhouse “Small” A
• 22. Pala “Cat-Like Creatures” B

• 23. The Simpsons “Do the Bartman” X
• 24. Bellatrix “Sweet Surrender” B
• [Advert Break]
• 25. Pet Shop Boys “Radiophonic” R

• 26. Sash! “Colour the World” L

• 27. Ouch “Seen the Light” A

Producer: None.

Notes: Mmmm, well, deliberate bloopers of the week include splitting up the first advert break due to thinking there were 2 less than there were and inadvertantly playing the last Sash? single – which featured Dr. All Bran on vocals. Ooops. Odd show, really, as I had twice as much music as I needed and also rather a lot more other material. D’oh! Still, better too little than too much. No, other way round…

Music for the Masses 15 – 29 March 2000

Bay Radio, like any student radio station, suffered a little from bad student taste, and the student union was often pretty much empty at 10.55 in the morning, for reasons which are very obvious indeed. So if anything particularly dreadful turned up on the playlist, I would often try to hide it at 10.55am, before the show started properly.

Show 15: Wed 29 Mar 2000, from 10.55am-1.05pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 14 tracks). A indicates A-list (7 tracks); B indicates B-list (4 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 8 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Clinic “The Return of Evil Bill” A
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. David Arnold & Nina Persson “Randall & Hopkirk Theme” A
• 3. Dubstar “Stars” R
• 4. Death in Vegas “Dirge” A

• 5. Timo Maas “Der Schieber” A

• 6. Enigma “Push the Limits” R

• 7. Travis “Turn” A
• [Coming Events Feature]
• 8. Echoboy “Kit & Holly” A
• 9. Beck “Mixed Bizness” S

• 10. Planet Perfecto feat. Grace “Not Over Yet 99” R
• [Advert Break]
• 11. Shamen “Indica” R
• 12. Fragma “Toca’s Miracle” B

• 13. Merz “Lotus” B
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 14. Everything But the Girl “Hatfield 1980” R

• 15. Moby “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?” L
• 16. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” A

• 17. Asian Dub Foundation “Real Great Britain” C
• 18. Pala “Cat-Like Creatures” B

• 19. Bloodhound Gang “The Bad Touch” L
• 20. O.M.D. “Walking on the Milky Way” R
• [Top 10 Single & Album Charts]
• 21. York “The Awakening” L

• 22. The Clarke & Ware Experiment “Music for Multiple Dimensions” (Technology) R

• 23. Big Yoga Muffin “Is that How You?” C
• [Advert Break]
• 24. Ouch “Seen the Light” A

• 25. Rage Against the Machine “Sleep Now in the Fire” A

• 26. Komputer “The World of Tomorrow” R
• [IRN 1.00 News]
• 27. Depeche Mode “Only When I Lose Myself” R

Producer: None.

Notes: Well that was fun, wasn’t it, kiddies. No, I didn’t think so, either. Well, it went about averagely, with me stopping a record half way through (never done that before) and also playing the track I’d just played (never done that either actually). So I think I’ve done about all the big mistakes possible now. Well, except for missing the news, which everyone else seems to be managing with considerable enthusiasm. Mind you, I did manage to overlap it with a jingle…