The NME Awards 2016, held at London's O2 Academy Brixton last night (17.02.16) and hosted by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens, saw Coldplay receive the Godlike Genius Award, with the band closing the ceremony with a live performance. Yoko Ono, meanwhile, picked up the NME Inspiration Award a day prior to her 83rd birthday.
The Maccabees were crowned Best British Band, while Run The Jewels took the prize for Best International Band. Rat Boy, who also performed on the night, won Best New Artist, Charli XCX won Best British Solo Artist and Wolf Alice took home Best Live Band.
Foals won the award for Best Album and Wolf Alice picked up another gong for for their song 'Giant Peach'. This is England '90 was voted Best TV Show, Beasts Of No Nation took home Best Film, while Blur: New World Towers won Best Music Film category.
Elsewhere, Glastonbury was voted the Best Festival and The Libertines took two awards home: Music Moment Of The Year for their secret Glastonbury set and Best Fan Community.
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Well they are - and a big two fingers in the faces of:
Best Solo Artist: Jake Bugg
Best British Band: Kasabian
Best International Band: Foo Fighters
Best New Band: Royal Blood
Best Live Band: Royal Blood
Best Album: Kasabian - 48:13
Reissue Of The Year: Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Best Track: Jamie T - Zombie
Dancefloor Filler: Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX - Fancy
Best Video: Jamie T - Zombie
Godlike Genius Award: Suede
Rock N Roll Soul Award: Jimmy Page
Outstanding Contribution To Music: Teenage Cancer Trust
Philip Hall Radar Award: Dean Blunt
Best Festival: Glastonbury
Small Festival Of The Year: Liverpool Psych Fest
Music Moment Of The Year: Jamie T's comeback
Best TV Show: Game Of Thrones
Best Film: Northern Soul
Best Music Film: Pulp - A Film About Life, Death And Supermarkets
Book Of The Year: Viv Albertine - Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.
Best Fan Community: Muse
Best Band Social Media: Liam Gallagher's Twitter
Worst Band: 5 Seconds Of Summer
Villain Of The Year: Nigel Farage
Hero Of The Year: Alex Turner
Best Lyric: Happyness for "I'm wearing Win Butler's hair/There's a scalpless singer in a Montreal rock band somewhere"
Best Quote: Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno about his band's Glastonbury headline slot "Five records, ten years. We've earned our shot"
