NME Awards 2012
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The NME Awards 2012 were held in London, England, on 29 February 2012, at the Brixton Academy and was hosted by English comedian Jack Whitehall.{{cite news|title=Florence and the Machine and The Horrors to collaborate onstage at NME Awards 2012|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-horrors/61744|work=NME|accessdate=15 February 2012|date=31 January 2012}} The nominations were announced exclusively on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 30 January 2012.{{cite news|title=Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, The Vaccines, Lana Del Rey nominated for NME Awards 2012|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/61733|work=NME|accessdate=15 February 2012|date=30 January 2012}} Arctic Monkeys had seven nominations, followed by Kasabian, who went on to win best British Band, Lana Del Rey and Muse with three apiece.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
=Best British Band=
=Best International Band=
=Best Solo Artist=
=Best New Band=
=Best Live Band=
=Best Album=
=Best Track=
=Dancefloor Anthem=
- Azealia Banks – "212"
- Foster the People – "Pumped Up Kicks"
- Justice – "Civilization"
- Katy B – "Broken Record"
- Metronomy – "The Bay"
=Best Video=
- Arctic Monkeys – "Suck It and See"
- Beyoncé – "Countdown"
- Hurts – "Sunday"
- Lana Del Rey – "Video Games"
- Tyler, The Creator – "Yonkers"
=Best TV Show=
=Best Festival=
=Best Film=
=Best Music Film=
=Greatest Music Moment of the Year=
- Brian May joins My Chemical Romance onstage at Reading Festival
- Kasabian see in 2012 with their epic London O2 Arena show
- Noel Gallagher launches his solo career with press conference
- Pulp steal the show at Glastonbury with secret set
- The Stone Roses reunite
=Best Re-issue=
=Best Book=
- Jared Leto – Notes from the Outernet
- Jarvis Cocker – Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics
- Manning Marable – Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
- Noel Fielding – The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton
- Shaun Ryder – Twisting My Melon
=Hero of the Year=
=Villain of the Year=
=Worst album=
=Worst Band=
=Best Album Artwork=
=Best Band Blog or Twitter=
- @Example (Example)
- Frank-Turner.com/blog (Frank Turner)
- @KanyeWest (Kanye West)
- @LadyGaga (Lady Gaga)
- @Theohurts (Theo Hutchcraft)
=Best Small Festival=
=Most Dedicated Fans=
=Hottest Male=
=Hottest Female=
=Godlike Genius=
=Outstanding Contribution to Music=
Performances
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – "Everybody's on the Run", "Dream On", "Don't Look Back in Anger"
- The Horrors – "Still Life" (with Florence Welch)
- Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out"
- The Vaccines – "If You Wanna"
- Kasabian – "Switchblade Smiles", "Days Are Forgotten"
- The Maccabees – "Pelican"
- Pulp – "Mis-Shapes"