The 2012 NME Awards took place last night (Feb. 29th) at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. The night’s big winner was our all time favorite artist Florence + The Machine who took home two awards including “Best Solo Artist”.
Other of the night’s big winners include; The Horrors whom took home two awards including, “Best New Band”. Foo Fighters took home the award for “Best International Band”. Justin Bieber won two awards as well, but they aren’t awards you would want to win as an artist. He took home the award for “Villain Of The Year”, and “Worst Album” for his christmas album Under The Mistletoe.
Check out the full-list of winners below!
Best British Band (supported by Sonos)
Winner: Kasabian
Best International Band (supported by T4)
Winner: Foo Fighters
Best Solo Artist (supported by Rekorderlig)
Winner: Florence + The Machine
Best New Band (supported by Boxfresh)
Winner: The Vaccines
Best Live Band (supported by Carling)
Winner: Arctic Monkeys
Best Album (supported by HMV)
Winner: The Horrors – ‘Skying’
Best Track (supported by Fender)
Winner: Florence + The Machine – ‘Shake It Out’
Dancefloor Anthem (supported by NME Radio)
Winner: Katy B – ‘Broken Record’
Best Video (supported by NMEVideo.com)
Winner: Hurts – ‘Sunday’
Best TV Show
Winner: ‘Fresh Meat’
Best Festival
Winner: Glastonbury
Best Film
Winner: ‘Submarine’
Best Music Film
Winner: ‘Back And Forth’ – Foo Fighters
Greatest Music Moment Of The Year
Winner: The Stone Roses reunite
Best Reissue
Winner: The Smiths – ‘Complete Reissues’
Best Book
Winner: Noel Fielding – ‘The Scribblings Of A Madcap Shambleton’
Hero Of The Year
Winner: Matt Bellamy
Villain Of The Year
Winner: Justin Bieber
Worst Album
Winner: Justin Bieber – ‘Under The Mistletoe’
Worst Band
Winner: One Direction
Best Album Artwork
Winner: Friendly Fires – ‘Pala’
Best Band Blog Or Twitter
Winner: @LadyGaga
Best Small Festival
Winner: RockNess
Most Dedicated Fans
Winner: Muse
Hottest Male
Winner: Jared Leto, 30 Seconds To Mars
Hottest Female
Winner: Hayley Williams, Paramore
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