As everyone parties late into the night, the SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS 2005 are drawing to a close.
However before we hit the after-show to dance the ‘Hokey-Cokey’ with Liam Gallagher and mix cocktails with everyone in Razorlight except Johnny Borrell – gotta rest that throat sir – it’s NME.COM’s great pleasure to unveil the ultimate rock n roll list on planet earth right now.
So ladies and Gentlemen, here are the ShockWaves NME Awards 2005 winners:
Best British Band – The Libertines
Godlike Genius Award – New Order
Best Album – Franz Ferdinand’s ‘Franz Ferdinand’
Best Event – Paul McCartney/Glastonbury 2004
Best Live Band – Muse
Best New Band – Razorlight
Best Solo Artist – Graham Coxon
Best Track – Franz Ferdinand’s ‘Take Me Out’
Best International Band – The Killers
The Phillip Hall Radar Award – Kaiser Chiefs
Best Video – Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’
Best Music DVD – Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’
Special Award For Lifelong Services To Music – John Peel
John Peel Award For Innovation – The Others
Best Film – ‘Shaun Of The Dead’
Best TV Show – ‘Little Britain’
Best Radio Show – Zane Lowe
Along with the prizes handed out tonight, your votes have also been totted-up for all the awards on offer and NME.COM can now reveal the following winners:
Best Dressed – Brandon Flowers, The Killers
Worst Dressed– Britney Spears
Best Live Venue – London Carling Brixton Academy
Best Website – NME.COM
Hero Of The Year – John Peel
Villain Of The Year – George W Bush
Sexiest Man – Brandon Flowers, The Killers
Sexiest Woman – Gwen Stefani
Worst Album – Busted’s ‘A Present For Everyone’
Worst Band – Busted