About The Show
A British music awards show once known as the NME Brat Awards in 1994 as a pun on the Brit Awards, dates back all the way to 1953. The awards are fan voted and therefore reflect a decision made by the readers of NME.
Host: Jack Whitehall
Date: February 28, 2012
City: London
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Best British Band
Best International Band
Best New Band
Best Live Band
Best Track
Dancefloor Anthem
Best Tv Show
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Winner:
Fresh Meat - This is England 88
- Never Mind The Buzzcocks
- Misfits
- Dr Who
Best Festival
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Winner:
Glastonbury - V
- T In The Park
- Reading & Leeds
- Bestival
Bestfilm
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Winner:
Submarine - Inbetweeners
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part Two
- Drive
- Black Swan
Best Music Film
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Winner: Foo Fighters
Back & Forth
- The Creation Records Story Upside Down
- Libertines There are no Innocent Bystanders
- Kings of Leon Talihina Sky
- George Harrison Living in The Material World
Greatest Music Moment
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Winner:
The Stone Roses Reunite - Pulp steal the show at Glastonbury with secret set
- Noel Gallagher launches solo career with classic press conference
- Kasabian see in 2012 with their epic O2 show
- Brian May joins My Chemical Romance on stage at Reading Festival
Best Re-issue
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Winner: The Smiths
Complete Re-Issues
- Rolling Stones Some Girls
- Primal Screen Screamadelica
- Nirvana Never Mind
- Manic Street Preachers National Treasures
Best Book
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Winner:
Noel Fielding The Scribblings of A Madcap Shambleton - Malcolm X A Life of Reinvention
- Shaun Rider Twisting My Melon
- Jared Leto Notes from the Outernet
- Jarvis Cocker Mother, Brother, Lover. Selected Lyrics
Hero Of The Year
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Winner:
Matt Bellamy - Noel Gallagher
- Noel Fielding
- Alex Turner
- Dave Grohl
Villain Of The Year
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Winner: Justin Bieber
- Lady GaGa
- Liam Gallagher
- Nick Clegg
- David Cameron
Worst Album
Worst Band
Best Album Artwork
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Winner: Friendly Fires
Pala
- Jay Z and Kanye West Watch The Throne
- Bombay Bicycle Club A Different Kind Of Fix
- Björk Biophilia
- Arctic Monkeys Suck It And See
Best Band Blog Or Twitter
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Winner: Lady GaGa
- Theohurts
- Kanye West
- Frank-turner.com/blog
- Example
Best Small Festival
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Winner:
Rockness - Kendall Calling
- Latitude
- Hop Farm
- Field Day
