Q Awards

Q Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in music
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Q
First awarded	1990
Last awarded	2016
Official website	Qthemusic.com

The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards have become one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards. Locations for the awards ceremony include Abbey Road Studios and, more recently, The Park Lane Ballroom.

One of the more notable events of the awards was the ceremony of 2004, at which Elton John accused Madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage, after she had been nominated for a Best Live Act award.^[1] The 2001 event, was somewhat notoriously notable for Phil Jupitus stretching out the time it took to announce the "Best Producer" award, with him exclaiming "Best Producer?.... 'Would you like a cowbell in that?'", before being told off camera to get on with announcing the winner.

The Q Awards have included many awards recognising a lifetime of achievement, rather than achievements over the year in question. In recent years, the 'lifetime' awards have usually outnumbered the 'current' awards.

Results

2016

The winners of 2016's Q Awards are:^[2]

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Muse	Nominees Biffy Clyro Coldplay The 1975 U2
Best Live Act	U2	Nominees Coldplay Muse Savages Wolf Alice
Best Breakthrough Act	Jack Garratt	Nominees Blossoms Christine and the Queens Gallant Lady Leshurr Let's Eat Grandma Nothing but Thieves Rat Boy Spring King The Amazons
Best Solo Artist	James Bay	Nominees Michael Kiwanuka Noel Gallagher PJ Harvey Skepta
		List of 2015 Q Awards Honoree Q Hero: Meat Loaf Q Classic Album: The Charlatans — Tellin' Stories Q Classic Songwriter: Ray Davies Q Innovation in Sound: M.I.A. Q Gibson Les Paul Award: The Edge Q Outstanding Contribution to Music: Blondie Q Hall of Fame: Madness
Best Track	Bastille — "Good Grief"	Nominees Biffy Clyro — "Howl" Catfish and the Bottlemen — "Twice" Skepta — "Man" The 1975 — "Somebody Else"
Best Video	PJ Harvey — "The Community of Hope"	Nominees Beyoncé — "Formation" Coldplay — "Up & Up" The 1975 — "A Change of Heart" Wolf Alice — "Lisbon"
Best Album	The 1975 — I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It	Nominees Bastille — Wild World Christine and the Queens — Chaleur Humaine Coldplay — A Head Full of Dreams David Bowie — Blackstar

2015

The winners of 2015's Q Awards are:^[3]

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Foals	Nominees Blur Ed Sheeran Muse Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Best Live Act	Royal Blood	Nominees Catfish and the Bottlemen Ed Sheeran The Libertines Mumford & Sons
Best New Act	James Bay	Nominees The Bohicas Circa Waves Courtney Barnett Jess Glynne Slaves SOAK Songhoy Blues Wolf Alice Years & Years
Best Solo Artist	Ed Sheeran	Nominees Kanye West Noel Gallagher Sam Smith Taylor Swift
		List of 2015 Q Awards Honoree Q Hero: Mark Ronson Q Classic Song: Queen — "Bohemian Rhapsody" Q Classic Album: Soul II Soul — Club Classics Vol. One Q Innovation in Sound: Gary Numan Q Gibson Les Paul Award: Tony Iommi Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: New Order Q Icon: Duran Duran
Best Track	The Libertines — "Gunga Din"	Nominees Florence and the Machine — "What Kind of Man" Foals — "What Went Down" Mark Ronson — "Uptown Funk" New Order — "Restless"
Best Video	Florence and the Machine — "Ship to Wreck"	Nominees Foals — "What Went Down" Miguel — "Coffee" Muse — "Psycho" The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Album	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — Chasing Yesterday	Nominees Blur — The Magic Whip Everything Everything — Get to Heaven Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Jamie xx – In Colour

2014

The winners of 2014's Q Awards are:^[4]

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Kasabian	Nominees Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Kate Bush Pharrell Williams
Best Live Act	Kasabian	Nominees Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Jack White Kate Bush
Best New Act	Sam Smith	Nominees Ella Eyre Fat White Family FKA twigs George Ezra Hozier London Grammar Royal Blood Temples The 1975
Best Solo Artist	Ed Sheeran	Nominees Damon Albarn Jake Bugg Paolo Nutini St. Vincent
		List of 2014 Q Awards Honoree Q Classic Album: Pink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon Q Maverick: St. Vincent Q Classic Songwriter: Andy Partridge Q Gibson Les Paul Award: Johnny Marr Q Innovation In Sound: Jean Michel Jarre Q Inspiration: Simple Minds Q Hero: The Charlatans Q Icon: Wilko Johnson Q Idol: Culture Club Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: Richard Russell
Best Track	Paolo Nutini — "Iron Sky"	Nominees Kaiser Chiefs — "Coming Home" Kasabian — "Eez-eh" Lorde — "Royals" Sam Smith — "Stay with Me"
Best Video	Jamie xx — "Sleep Sound"	Nominees Arctic Monkeys — "Arabella" Coldplay — "Magic" Elbow — "New York Morning" Paloma Faith — "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"
Best Album	Elbow — The Take Off and Landing of Everything	Nominees The Black Keys — Turn Blue Damon Albarn — Everyday Robots Kasabian — 48:13 Manic Street Preachers — Futurology

2013

The winners of 2013's Q Awards are:^[5]

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Vampire Weekend	Nominees Arctic Monkeys Biffy Clyro David Bowie Foals
Best Live Act	Foals	Nominees Arctic Monkeys Mumford & Sons Muse The Stone Roses
Best New Act	Jake Bugg	Nominees Disclosure Jagwar Ma Laura Mvula Palma Violets Tom Odell Toy Valerie June
Best Solo Artist	Ellie Goulding	Nominees David Bowie Jake Bugg John Grant Laura Marling
Q Best Event	Glastonbury Festival	Nominees David Bowie at the Victoria and Albert Museum The Killers at the Wembley Stadium & The Garage, London Battle Born World Tour Kraftwerk at the Tate Modern Latitude Festival The Rolling Stones at the Hyde Park, London 50 & Counting
		List of 2013 Q Awards Honoree Q Classic Album: Happy Mondays — Bummed Q Classic Songwriter: Chrissie Hynde Q Spirit of Independence: Belle and Sebastian Q Poet Laureate: John Cooper Clarke Q Icon: Suede Q Idol: Robbie Williams Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: Pet Shop Boys
Best Track	Arctic Monkeys — "Do I Wanna Know?"	Nominees Daft Punk — "Get Lucky" David Bowie — "Where Are We Now?" Ellie Goulding — "Burn" Robin Thicke — "Blurred Lines"
Best Video	Manic Street Preachers — "Show Me the Wonder"	Nominees Beady Eye — "Shine a Light" Daft Punk — "Get Lucky" David Bowie — "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" Vampire Weekend — "Diane Young"
Best Album	Biffy Clyro — Opposites	Nominees Daft Punk — Random Access Memories David Bowie — The Next Day Foals — Holy Fire Vampire Weekend — Modern Vampires of the City

2012

The winners of 2012's Q Awards are:^[6]

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Muse	Nominees Blur Coldplay Lady Gaga The Stone Roses
Best Live Act	Blur	Nominees Bruce Springsteen The Cribs Radiohead The Stone Roses
Best New Act	Django Django	Nominees Alabama Shakes alt-J Frank Ocean Lianne La Havas
Best Solo Artist	Emeli Sandé	Nominees Adele Dizzee Rascal Florence Welch Noel Gallagher
		List of 2012 Q Awards Honoree Q Classic Song: Dionne Warwick — "Walk On By" Q Classic Album: Manic Street Preachers — Generation Terrorists Q Spirit of Independence: The Cribs Q Innovation in Sound: Underworld Q Inspiration Award: Pulp Q Icon Award: Dexys Midnight Runners Q Hero: Johnny Marr Q Idol: Brandon Flowers
Best Track	Plan B — "Ill Manors"	Nominees Florence and the Machine — "Shake It Out" Fun — "We Are Young" Gotye — "Somebody That I Used to Know" Rizzle Kicks — "Mama Do the Hump"
Best Video	Keane — "Disconnected"	Nominees Arctic Monkeys — "R U Mine?" The Killers — "Runaways" Nicki Minaj — "Starships" Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — "Everybody's on the Run"
Best Album	Bobby Womack — The Bravest Man in the Universe	Nominees The Black Keys — El Camino The Maccabees — Given to the Wild Paul Weller — Sonik Kicks Richard Hawley — Standing at the Sky's Edge

2011

The winners of 2011's Q Awards are:^[7]

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Coldplay	Nominees Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Kasabian Muse U2
Best Live Act	Biffy Clyro	Nominees Beyoncé Biffy Clyro Chase & Status Elbow
Best New Act	WU LYF	Nominees Everything Everything Foster the People Nero The Vaccines
Breakthrough Artist	Ed Sheeran	Nominees James Blake Jessie J Katy B Miles Kane
Best Male	Tinie Tempah	Nominees CeeLo Green Ed Sheeran Example Wretch 32
Best Female	Adele	Nominees Beyoncé Jessie J Laura Marling PJ Harvey
Q's Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years	U2	Nominees Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Beastie Boys Björk Coldplay The Cure Damon Albarn Eminem Green Day Jack White Jay Z Madonna Manic Street Preachers Metallica Muse Nirvana Oasis Paul Weller The Prodigy Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers R.E.M. The Strokes The Stone Roses
		List of 2011 Q Awards Honoree Q's Next Big Thing: Lana Del Rey Q Classic Song: Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars" Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: Siouxsie Sioux Q Icon: Noel Gallagher Q Innovation in Sound: Kaiser Chiefs Q Inspiration: Fat Boy Slim Q Hall of Fame Award: Queen Q Classic Songwriter: Gary Barlow
Best Track	Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"	Nominees Adele — "Someone like You" Aloe Blacc — "I Need a Dollar" Arctic Monkeys — "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" Foster the People — "Pumped Up Kicks"
Best Video	Jessie J — "Do It like a Dude"	Nominees Ed Sheeran — "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" Foo Fighters — "Walk" Hurts — "Wonderful Life" Katy Perry — "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Lady Gaga — "Judas"
Best Album	Bon Iver — Bon Iver, Bon Iver	Nominees Arctic Monkeys — Suck It and See Elbow — Build a Rocket Boys! The Horrors — Skying PJ Harvey — Let England Shake

2010

The winners of 2010's Q Awards are:

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Kasabian	Nominees Arcade Fire Green Day Kings of Leon Muse
Best Live Act	Green Day	Nominees Kasabian Lady Gaga Muse Pendulum
Best New Act	Mumford & Sons	Nominees The Drums Two Door Cinema Club Wild Beasts The xx
Breakthrough Artist	Plan B	Nominees Ellie Goulding Laura Marling Lissie Villagers
Best Male	Paolo Nutini	Nominees Brandon Flowers Dizzee Rascal Paul Weller Plan B
Best Female	Florence and the Machine	Nominees Corinne Bailey Rae Ellie Goulding Lady Gaga Laura Marling
		List of 2010 Q Awards Honoree Q Hall of Fame Award: Take That Q Classic Songwriter: Neil Finn Q's Next Big Thing: Clare Maguire Q Idol: Madness Q Hero: The Chemical Brothers Q Inspiration: Suede Q Innovation in Sound: Mark Ronson Q Classic Album: Wings - Band on the Run Q Icon: Bryan Ferry
Best Track	Florence and the Machine — "You've Got The Love"	Nominees Biffy Clyro "The Captain" Mumford & Sons — "The Cave" Owl City — "Fireflies" The xx — "VCR"
Best Video	Chase & Status — "End Credits"	Nominees Arcade Fire — "We Used to Wait" Biffy Clyro — "The Captain" Gorillaz — "Stylo" Vampire Weekend — "Giving Up the Gun"
Best Album	The National — High Violet	Nominees Arcade Fire — The Suburbs Gorillaz — Plastic Beach Paul Weller — Wake Up the Nation Plan B — The Defamation of Strickland Banks

2009

The winners of 2009's Q Awards are:^[8]^[9]

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Muse	Nominees Arctic Monkeys Coldplay Kings of Leon Oasis
Best Live Act	Arctic Monkeys	Nominees Blur Kasabian Oasis The Prodigy Take That U2
Best New Act	White Lies	Nominees The Dead Weather Empire of the Sun Friendly Fires Passion Pit
Breakthrough Artist	Mr Hudson	Nominees Florence and the Machine La Roux Lady Gaga Pixie Lott
		List of 2009 Q Awards Honoree The Q Icon: Marianne Faithfull The Q Idol: Spandau Ballet The Q Inspiration Award: The Specials Innovation in Sound: Sonic Youth Q Classic Album: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Classic Song: Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax" Q Legend: Edwyn Collins Classic Songwriter: Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) Outstanding Contribution to Music: Robert Plant
Best Track	Lily Allen — "The Fear"	Nominees Arctic Monkeys — "Crying Lightning" Dizzee Rascal — "Bonkers" Kasabian — "Fire" Muse — "Uprising" Noisettes — "Never Forget You"
Best Video	Lady Gaga — "Just Dance"	Nominees The Dead Weather — "Treat Me Like Your Mother" Dizzee Rascal — "Holiday" Florence and the Machine — "Drumming Song" Mika — "We Are Golden"
Best Album	Kasabian — West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	Nominees Arctic Monkeys — Humbug Florence and the Machine — Lungs The Prodigy — Invaders Must Die U2 — No Line on the Horizon

2008

The winners of 2008's Q Awards are:

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Coldplay	Nominees Kings of Leon Metallica Muse Oasis
Best Live Act	Kaiser Chiefs	Nominees Kings of Leon Nick Cave Rage Against the Machine The Verve
Best New Act	The Last Shadow Puppets	Nominees Fleet Foxes Glasvegas The Ting Tings Vampire Weekend
Breakthrough Artist	Duffy	Nominees Adele Bon Iver Gabriella Cilmi Santogold
		List of 2008 Q Awards Honoree Classic Song Award: Meat Loaf — "Bat Out of Hell" Classic Songwriter Award: John Mellencamp Innovation in Sound Award: Massive Attack Outstanding Contribution Award: David Gilmour Q Legend: Glen Campbell Q Inspiration: Cocteau Twins Q Idol: Grace Jones Q Icon: Adam Ant
Best Track	Keane — "Spiralling"	Nominees Coldplay — "Violet Hill" Duffy — "Mercy" Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl" The Ting Tings — "That's Not My Name"
Best Video	Vampire Weekend — "A-Punk"	Nominees Coldplay — "Violet Hill" Goldfrapp — "Happiness" Hot Chip — "Ready for the Floor" The Ting Tings — "That's Not My Name"
Best Album	Coldplay — "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends"	Nominees Fleet Foxes — Fleet Foxes The Last Shadow Puppets — The Age of the Understatement Nick Cave — Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Vampire Weekend — Vampire Weekend

2007

The winners of 2007's Q Awards are:

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Arctic Monkeys	Nominees Foo Fighters The Killers Muse U2
Best Live Act	Muse	Nominees Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Kasabian The Killers
Best New Act	The Enemy	Nominees Cherry Ghost Klaxons The Pigeon Detectives The View
Breakthrough Artist	Kate Nash	Nominees Calvin Harris Jack Peñate Jamie T Mika
		List of 2007 Q Awards Honoree Classic Song Award: Stereophonics — "Local Boy in the Photograph" Classic Album Award: The Verve — Urban Hymns Classic Songwriter Award: Billy Bragg Innovation in Sound Award: Sigur Rós Lifetime Achievement Award: Johnny Marr Q Merit Award: Ryan Adams Q Hero: Anthony H Wilson Q Legend: Ian Brown Q Inspiration: Damon Albarn Q Idol: Kylie Minogue Q Icon: Sir Paul McCartney
Best Track	Manic Street Preachers — "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"	Nominees Athlete — "Hurricane" Hard-Fi — "Suburban Knights" Kaiser Chiefs — "Ruby" Muse — "Knights of Cydonia"
Best Video	Kaiser Chiefs — "Ruby"	Nominees Björk — "Earth Intruders" The Killers — "Bones" Lily Allen — "Alfie" The White Stripes — "Icky Thump"
Best Album	Amy Winehouse — Back to Black	Nominees Arcade Fire — Neon Bible Arctic Monkeys — Favourite Worst Nightmare Kaiser Chiefs — Yours Truly, Angry Mob Manic Street Preachers — Send Away the Tigers

2006

The winners of 2006's Q Awards are:

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Oasis	Nominees Coldplay Muse Red Hot Chili Peppers U2
Best Live Act	Muse	Nominees Arctic Monkeys Oasis Razorlight Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best New Act	Corinne Bailey Rae	Nominees Arctic Monkeys The Kooks Lily Allen Orson
		List of 2006 Q Awards Honoree Q Inspiration Award: a-ha Q Outstanding Contribution to Music Award: Smokey Robinson Q Groundbreaker Award: Primal Scream Q Icon Award: Jeff Lynne Q Idol Award: Take That Q Outstanding Performance Award: Faithless Q Classic Songwriter Award: Noel Gallagher Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Gabriel Q Merit Award: Manic Street Preachers Q Innovation in Sound Award: The Edge Q Classic Song Award: Culture Club — "Karma Chameleon" Q Legend Award: The Who Q Award of Awards: U2 People's Choice Award: Arctic Monkeys Q Charity of the Year: War on Want
Best Track	Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"	Nominees Arctic Monkeys — "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" The Feeling — "Never Be Lonely" Scissor Sisters — "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Snow Patrol — "Chasing Cars"
Best Video	The Killers — "When You Were Young"	Nominees Gnarls Barkley — "Smiley Faces" Kasabian — "Empire" Scissor Sisters — "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" The Zutons — "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?"
Best Album	Arctic Monkeys — Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Nominees Kasabian — Empire Keane — Under the Iron Sea Muse — Black Holes and Revelations Razorlight — Razorlight Snow Patrol — Eyes Open

2005

The winners of 2005's Q Awards are:

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Coldplay	Nominees Green Day Muse Oasis U2
Best Live Act	U2	Nominees Coldplay Green Day Muse Oasis
Best New Act	James Blunt	Nominees Hard-Fi Jem Kaiser Chiefs The Magic Numbers M.I.A.
		List of 2005 Q Awards Honoree Q Inspiration Award: Björk Q Outstanding Contribution to Music Award: Paul Weller Q Icon Award: Jimmy Page Q Classic Songwriter: Nick Cave Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Bee Gees Q Innovation in Sound: The Prodigy Q Classic Song: Ray Davies — "Waterloo Sunset" Q Legend: Joy Division People's Choice Award: Oasis Best Producer: Gorillaz/Danger Mouse — Demon Days Q Birthday Honour: Michael Eavis Q Special Award: John Lennon
Best Track	KT Tunstall — "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"	Nominees Coldplay — "Fix You" James Blunt — "You're Beautiful" Oasis — "The Importance of Being Idle" U2 — "Vertigo"
Best Video	Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."	Nominees Green Day — "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?" Oasis — "The Importance of Being Idle" The White Stripes — "Blue Orchid"
Best Album	Oasis — Don't Believe the Truth	Nominees Coldplay — X&Y Goldfrapp — Supernature James Blunt — Back to Bedlam Kaiser Chiefs — Employment

2004

The winners of 2004's Q Awards are:

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Nominees Coldplay Muse OutKast Radiohead U2
Best Live Act	Muse	Nominees The Darkness David Bowie Madonna Pixies Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best New Act	Razorlight	Nominees Franz Ferdinand Kasabian Keane The Killers Maroon 5 Snow Patrol The Zutons
Best Producer	Mick Jones (The Libertines — The Libertines)	Nominees Jerry Finn (Morrissey — You Are the Quarry) The Neptunes (Kelis — Tasty) Rich Costey, John Cornfield, Muse and Paul Reeve (Muse — Absolution) Scissor Sisters (Scissor Sisters — Scissor Sisters) Various (Usher — Confessions) Bobby Ross Avila, Bryan-Michael Cox, Destro Music, Dre & Vidal, James "Big Jim" Wright, Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Just Blaze, Lil Jon, L.A. Reid, Rich Harrison, Robin Thicke, Usher
		List of 2004 Q Awards Honoree Q Merit Award: Shane McGowan Q Innovation in Sound Award: The Human League Q Inspiration Award: The Pet Shop Boys Q Classic Songwriter Award: Elton John Q Icon Award: U2 Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Roxy Music
Best Track	Jamelia — "See It in a Boy's Eyes"	Nominees Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out" Goldie Lookin Chain — "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do" Maroon 5 — "This Love" Morrissey — "Irish Blood, English Heart" The Streets — "Dry Your Eyes"
Best Video	Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"	Nominees Kelis — "Milkshake" OutKast — "Roses" Scissor Sisters — "Laura" The Streets — "Fit But You Know It"
Best Album	Keane — Hopes and Fears	Nominees Dizzee Rascal — Showtime Franz Ferdinand — Franz Ferdinand The Libertines — The Libertines Scissor Sisters — Scissor Sisters The Streets — A Grand Don't Come for Free

2003

The winners of 2003's Q Awards are:

Awards	Winner(s)	Nominee(s)
Best Act in the World Today	Radiohead	Nominees Blur Coldplay Foo Fighters Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Live Act	Robbie Williams	Nominees Coldplay The Darkness Eminem Queens of the Stone Age
Best New Act	The Thrills	Nominees Athlete The Darkness Kings of Leon The Rapture
Best Producer	Nigel Godrich (Radiohead — Hail to the Thief)	Nominees Blur / Ben Hillier (Blur — Think Tank) Dr. Dre (50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin') Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon — Youth & Young Manhood) Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes — Clones)
Q Innovation in Sound	Muse	Nominees David Gray Goldfrapp Richard X Super Furry Animals
		List of 2003 Q Awards Honoree Q Inspiration Award: The Cure Q Icon Award: Jane's Addiction Q Classic Songwriter: Dexys Midnight Runners Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Duran Duran Q Special Award: Scott Walker
Best Track	Christina Aguilera — "Dirrty"	Nominees Coldplay — "Clocks" Electric Six — "Danger! High Voltage" Muse — "Time Is Running Out" The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army"
Best Video	Electric Six — "Gay Bar"	Nominees Christina Aguilera — "Dirrty" Coldplay — "The Scientist" Junior Senior — "Move Your Feet" Muse — "Time Is Running Out"
Best Album	Blur — Think Tank	Nominees Feeder — Comfort in Sound Radiohead — Hail to the Thief The White Stripes — Elephant 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2002

The winners of 2002's Q Awards are:

Best Act in the World Today
- Radiohead
- Coldplay
- Oasis
- Stereophonics
- U2
Best Live Act:
- The Hives
- Muse
- Oasis
- The Strokes
- The White Stripes
Best New Act:
Best Producer:
- Moby (Moby — 18)
- Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers — By the Way)
- Tony Visconti (David Bowie — Heathen)
- Ken Nelson and Mark Pythian (Coldplay — A Rush of Blood to the Head)
- Weezer and Tom Lord-Alge (Weezer — Maladroit)
Q Awards Honoree
- Classic Songwriter: Jimmy Cliff
- Q Special Award: Depeche Mode
- Q Merit Award: Elvis Costello
- Q Inspiration Award: Echo & the Bunnymen
Best Single
- Sugababes — "Freak like Me"
- The Hives — "Hate to Say I Told You So"
- Nickelback — "How You Remind Me"
- Oasis — "The Hindu Times"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — "By the Way"
Best Video
- Pink — "Get the Party Started"
- Eminem — "Without Me"
- The Hives — "Hate to Say I Told You So"
- Kylie Minogue — "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
- Marilyn Manson — "Tainted Love"
Best Album
- Coldplay — A Rush of Blood to the Head
- Doves — The Last Broadcast
- Beth Orton — Daybreaker
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — By the Way
- The Vines — Highly Evolved

2001

The winners of 2001's Q Awards are:

Best Act in the World Today:
- Radiohead
- Manic Street Preachers
- R.E.M.
- Stereophonics
- Travis
- U2
Best Live Act:
- Manic Street Preachers
- Coldplay
- Madonna
- Muse
- Stereophonics
- U2
Best New Act:
- Starsailor
- Dido
- Goldfrapp
- The Strokes
- Tom McRae
- Turin Brakes
Best Producer:
- Nigel Godrich (Radiohead — Amnesiac)
- Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (U2 — All That You Can't Leave Behind)
- Chris Shaw (Super Furry Animals — Rings Around the World)
- Dan the Automator (Gorillaz — Gorillaz)
- John Leckie (Muse — Origin of Symmetry)
- Pat McCarthy (R.E.M. — Reveal)
Q Awards Honoree:
- Classic Songwriter: Kate Bush
- Q Special Award: Brian Eno
- Q Merit Award: Elvis Costello
- Q Inspiration Award: John Lydon
- Q People's Choice Award: U2
Best Single:
- Ash — "Burn Baby Burn"
- The Charlatans — "Love Is the Key"
- Feeder — "Buck Rogers"
- New Order — "Crystal"
- Stereophonics — "Have a Nice Day"
- Weezer — "Hash Pipe"
Best Video:
- Gorillaz — "Clint Eastwood"
- The Avalanches — "Frontier Psychiatrist"
- Basement Jaxx — "Romeo (Basement Jaxx song)"
- Fatboy Slim — "Weapon of Choice"
- I Monster — "Daydream in blue"
- Nelly Furtado — "I'm Like a Bird"
Best Album:
- Travis — The Invisible Band
- Muse — Origin of Symmetry
- PJ Harvey — Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
- Radiohead — Amnesiac
- Stereophonics — Just Enough Education to Perform
- U2 — All That You Can't Leave Behind

2000

The winners of 2000's Q Awards are:

Best Act in the World Today:
- Travis
- Blur
- Manic Street Preachers
- Radiohead
- Stereophonics
Best Live Act:
- Oasis
- The Chemical Brothers
- Moby
- Primal Scream
- Travis
Best New Act:
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Coldplay
- Doves
- JJ72
- Muse
Best Producer:
- Artful Dodger (Artful Dodger — It's All About the Stragglers)
- Dave Eringa and George Brakoulias (Toploader — Onka's Big Moka)
- Dr. Dre (Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP)
- Guy Chambers and Steve Power (Robbie Williams — Sing When You're Winning)
- Ross Robinson (Slipknot — Slipknot)
Q Awards Honoree:
- Q Merit Award: Jerry Dammers
- Songwriter Award: Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams
- Q Inspiration Award: Joe Strummer
Best Single:
- David Gray — "Babylon"
- Coldplay — "Yellow"
- Eminem — "The Real Slim Shady"
- Limp Bizkit — "Take a Look Around"
- Moloko — "The Time Is Now"
Best Video:
- Kelis — "Caught Out There"
- Bloodhound Gang — "The Bad Touch"
- Eminem — "The Real Slim Shady"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Californication"
- Travis — "Coming Around"
Best Album:
- Coldplay — Parachutes
- Badly Drawn Boy — The Hour of Bewilderbeast
- Doves — Lost Souls
- Muse — Showbiz
- Primal Scream — XTRMNTR

1999

The winners of 1999's Q Awards are:

Best Act in the World Today:
- Blur
- Manic Street Preachers
- Oasis
- Radiohead
- R.E.M.
- Stereophonics
- U2
Best Live Act:
- Stereophonics
- Gomez
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- The Rolling Stones
- Suede
Best New Act:
- Basement Jaxx
- The Beta Band
- Gay Dad
- Macy Gray
- Shack
- Travis
Q Awards Honoree:
- Q Classic Songwriter: Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel
- Best Producer: William Orbit
- Q Inspiration Award: New Order
- Q Special Merit Award: Keith Richards
Best Single:
- Travis — "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
- Blur — "Tender"
- Lauryn Hill — "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
- New Radicals — "You Get What You Give"
- Supergrass — "Moving"
- TLC — "No Scrubs"
Best Album:
- The Chemical Brothers — Surrender
- Blur — 13
- Mercury Rev — Deserter's Songs
- Stereophonics — Performance and Cocktails
- Texas — The Hush
- Travis — The Man Who

1998

The winners of 1998's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: Manic Street Preachers
Best Live Act: Roni Size/Reprazent
Best New Act: Gomez
Best Producer: Norman Cook
Best Album: Massive Attack — Mezzanine
Best Single: Catatonia — Road Rage
Songwriter Award: Paul Weller
Q Inspiration Award: Blondie
Q Lifetime Achievement Award: R.E.M.

1997

The winners of 1997's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: Oasis
Best Live Act: The Prodigy
Best New Act: Fun Lovin' Criminals
Best Producer: Nellee Hooper
Best Album: Radiohead — OK Computer
Best Reissue/Compilation: Various Artist — The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers
Songwriter Award: Paul McCartney
Q Inspiration Award: Patti Smith
Q Lifetime Achievement Award: The Who
Q Special Award: Phil Spector

1996

The winners of 1996's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: Oasis
Best Live Act: Pulp
Best New Act: Alanis Morissette
Best Producer: John Leckie
Best Album: Manic Street Preachers — Everything Must Go
Best Reissue/Compilation: The Beatles — The Beatles Anthology
Q Inspiration Award: U2
Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Rod Stewart
Merit Award: Elvis Costello

1995

The winners of 1995's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: R.E.M.
Best Live Act: Oasis
Best New Act: Supergrass
Best Producer: Tricky
Best Album: Blur — The Great Escape
Best Reissue/Compilation: Various Artist — The Help Album
Q Inspiration Award: David Bowie/Brian Eno
Merit Award: Eric Clapton
Songwriter Award: Van Morrison

1994

The winners of 1994's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: R.E.M.
Best Live Act: Pink Floyd
Best New Act: Oasis
Best Producer: Stephen Street
Best Album: Blur — Parklife
Best Reissue/Compilation: Various Artist — The Tougher than Tough
Q Inspiration Award: The Kinks
Merit Award: U2
Songwriter Award: Morrissey

1993

The winners of 1993's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: U2
Best Live Act: Neil Young
Best New Act: Suede
Best Producer: Flood Brian Eno The Edge/Zooropa
Best Album: Sting — Ten Summoner's Tales
Best Reissue/Compilation: The Beach Boys — Good Vibrations
Q Inspiration Award: Donald Fagen
Merit Award: Elton John
Songwriter Award: Neil Finn

1992

The winners of 1992's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: U2
Best Live Act: Crowded House
Best New Act: Tori Amos
Best Producer: Daniel Lanois Peter Gabriel The Orb
Best Album: R.E.M. — Automatic for the People
Best Reissue/Compilation: Bob Marley — Songs of Freedom
Q Inspiration Award: B.B. King
Merit Award: Led Zeppelin
Songwriter Award: Neil Finn

1991

The winners of 1991's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: R.E.M. / U2
Best Live Act: Simple Minds
Best New Act: Seal
Best Producer: Trevor Horn
Best Album: R.E.M. — Out of Time
Merit Award: Lou Reed
Songwriter Award: Richard Thompson

1990

The winners of 1990's Q Awards are

Best Act in the World Today: U2
Best Live Act: The Rolling Stones
Best New Act: They Might Be Giants
Best Producer: Paul Oakenfold Steve Osborne/Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Best Album: World Party — Goodbye Jumbo
Best Reissue/Compilation: The Beach Boys — Pet Sounds
Merit Award: Paul McCartney
Songwriter Award: Prince

Criticism

At the 2006 Q Awards, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner criticised the choice of Take That for the "Idol" award. Commenting on the winners of the night, he said:

“

A lot of people make jokes about having awards for no reason just for the sake of having awards, and pretending they were good when they weren't. I'm not old enough to know a lot of them, but even I know Take That were bollocks.^[10]

”

References

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↑ "And The Winner is… Muse, The 1975, U2, MIA, Blondie, Bastille, PJ Harvey & more honoured at StubHub Q Awards 2016". qthemusic.com. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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↑ "Q Awards 2013 - the winners!". news.qthemusic.com. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
↑ "Muse, Pulp and Blur win Q Awards". BBC News. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
↑ "Adele wins two Q awards but ill health forces her to miss the ceremony". Daily Telegraph. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
↑ "Q Awards 2009 Nominees". Q (magazine). 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
↑ "Q Awards 2009 Winners". Q (magazine). 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
↑ Brown, Mark (2006-10-31). "Oldies are golden at the Q awards". The Guardian. London.

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