Oasis named Best British Band at NME Awards
February 26th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANILondon, Feb 26 (ANI): Oasis have been honoured with the Best British Band gong at NME Awards.
Hero of the Year title went to US President Barack Obama while Villain of the Year went to former president George W Bush for a record-breaking sixth time.
Pete Doherty was named best male solo artist, reports the Telegraph.
Kings of Leon bagged the best album award for ‘Only By The Night’, which also earned them a Brit last week.
Amy Winehouse was named the world’s worst dressed woman, while television presenter Alexa Chung was voted best dressed.
The Cure won the Godlike Genius Award and closed the ceremony at London’s Brixton Academy.
Full List of Winners for the NME Awards:
Best British Band - Oasis
Best International Band - The Killers
Best Solo Artist - Pete Doherty
Best New Band - MGMT
Best Live Band - Muse
Best Album - Kings of Leon Only By The Night
Best Track - MGMT Time To Pretend
Best Video - The Last Shadow Puppets My Mistakes Were Made For You
Best Live Event - Glastonbury
Best TV - The Mighty Boosh
Best Dancefloor Filler - Dizzee Rascal Dance Wiv Me
Best DVD - Arctic Monkeys At The Apollo
Best Band Blog - Noel Gallagher/Oasis
Best Venue - London Astoria
Best Album Artwork - Muse HAARP
Hero of the Year - Barack Obama
Villain of the Year - George W Bush
Best Dressed - Alexa Chung
Worst Dressed - Amy Winehouse
Worst Album - Jonas Brothers A Little Bit Longer
Worst Band - Jonas Brothers
Sexiest Male - Matt Bellamy
Sexiest Female - Hayley Williams
Best Website - YouTube (ANI)
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