ShockWaves NME Awards 2006: The Shortlist

After weeks of number crunching your votes the nominations for the ShockWaves NME Awards 2006 can finally be revealed.

Leading the way on the shortlist are the Kaiser Chiefs, who have bagged nominations in key categories Best British Band, Best Album, Best Live Band, Best Track, Best Video, Best Website and Best DVD.

“Obviously we’re very pleased,” said the band’s drummer Nick Hodgson after learning of his band’s nominations. “It all sounds brilliant. It’s great to be up for the album and live awards. It means people appreciate what you do.”

With the polls now open so you can vote for the final results, Hodgson added he was looking forward to the February 23 ceremony. “I hope people vote for us because we’ve never won anything we’ve been nominated for before,” he explained.

However the Kaisers will face stiff competition in every category with the likes of Oasis, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes and the Arctic Monkeys all picking up nominations.

You can now vote for your favourites from the shortlist by going to nme.com/awards. But below is the full list of nominations.


Best British Band - supported by ShockWaves
Arctic Monkeys
Bloc Party
Kaiser Chiefs
Franz Ferdinand
Oasis

Best International Band - supported by T4
Arcade Fire
Green Day
The Killers
The Strokes
Foo Fighters

Best Solo Artist - supported by E4 Music
Antony And The Johnsons
Richard Ashcroft
Ian Brown
Graham Coxon
Kanye West

Best New Band - supported by Radio 1
Arctic Monkeys
Editors
Magic Numbers
Maximo Park
We Are Scientists

Best Live Band - supported by Carling
Arctic Monkeys
Franz Ferdinand
Green Day
Kaiser Cheifs
Oasis

Best Album - supported by HMV
Babyshambles – ‘Down In Albion’
Bloc Party – ‘Silent Alarm’
Franz Ferdinand – ‘You Could Have It So Much Better’
Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Employment’
Oasis – ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’

Best Track
‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ – Arctic Monkeys
‘Fuck Forever’ - Babyshambles
‘Do You Want To’ – Franz Ferdinand
‘I Predict A Riot’ – Kaiser Chiefs
‘The Importance Of Being Idle’ – Oasis

Best Video - supported by MTV2
‘Do You Want To’ – Franz Ferdinand
‘Dare’ – Gorillaz
‘I Predict A Riot’ – Kaiser Chiefs
‘The Importance Of Being Idle’ – Oasis
‘Juicebox’ – The Strokes

Best Event - supported by lastminute.com
Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals
Glastonbury
Live8
T In The Park
V Festival

Best TV Show
Gonzo
Little Britain
Lost
The Mighty Boosh
Peep Show

Best Radio Show
Colin And Edith
Steve Lamacq
Zane Lowe
Chris Moyles
Lauren Laverne

Best Film
Batman Begins
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
King Kong
Sin City

Best Music DVD
Dig!
Green Day: Bullet In A Bible
Kaiser Chiefs: Enjoyment
Live8
Morrissey: Who Put The M In Manchester

Best Website
nme.com
kaiserchiefs.co.uk
myspace.com
oasisinet.com
wearescientists.com

Best Venue
London Brixton Carling Academy
Glasgow Barrowlands
London Astoria
London KOKO
Manchester Apollo

Hero Of The Year
Carl Barat
Pete Doherty
Liam Gallagher
Bob Geldof
Alex Turner

Villain Of The Year
Tony Blair
James Blunt
George Bush
Pete Doherty
Justin Hawkins

Best Dressed - supported by Topman
Pete Doherty
Brandon Flowers
Liam Gallagher
Alex Kapranos
Ricky Wilson

Worst Dressed
Pete Doherty
Justin Hawkins
Chris Martin
Jack White
Robbie Williams

Worst Album
‘Down In Albion’ - Babyshambles
‘Back To Bedlam’ - James Blunt
‘The Bravery’ – The Bravery
‘One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back’ - The Darkness
‘Wonderland’ – McFly

Worst Band
Babyshambles
Coldplay
The Darkness
McFly
Son Of Dork