The nominations for this year's NME Awards have been revealed, with Arctic Monkeys up for seven prizes.
The shortlist for the 2008 awards show also sees The Cribs and Klaxons do well, being up for best British band. The winners, voted for by NME readers, will be announced at a star-studded ceremony at IndigO2 on 28th February.
The nominees are:
Best British Band:
Arctic Monkeys
Babyshambles
The Cribs
Klaxons
Muse
Best International Band:
Arcade Fire
Foo Fighters
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
My Chemical Romance
Best New Band:
The Enemy
Foals
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
The Pigeon Detectives
The Wombats
Best Live Band:
Arctic Monkeys
The Cribs
Kaiser Chiefs
Muse
My Chemical Romance
Best Solo Artist:
Kate Nash
Jamie T
Jack Penate
Amy Winehouse
Patrick Wolf
Best Album:
'Favourite Worst Nightmare' - Arctic Monkeys
'Shotters Nation' - Babyshambles
'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' – The Enemy
'Myths Of The Near Future' - Klaxons
'In Rainbows' – Radiohead
Best Track:
'Fluorescent Adolescent' – Arctic Monkeys
'Flux' – Bloc Party
'Men's Needs' – The Cribs
'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'Let's Dance To Joy Division' – The Wombats
Best Video:
'Teddy Picker' – Arctic Monkeys
'Flux' – Bloc Party
'D.A.N.C.E.' - Justice
'Golden Skans' - Klaxons
'Teenagers' – My Chemical Romance
Best Music DVD:
'Up The Shambles' – Babyshambles
'The Song Remains The Same' – Led Zeppelin
'Unplugged In New York' - Nirvana
'Lord Don’t Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'I Told You I Was Trouble' – Amy Winehouse
Best Live Event:
Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festival
Glastonbury
Muse At Wembley Stadium
T In The Park
V Festival
Hero Of The Year:
Matt Bellamy
Pete Doherty
Noel Fielding
Ryan Jarman
Thom Yorke
Villain Of The Year:
Tony Blair
Johnny Borrell
Gordon Brown
George W Bush
Amy Winehouse
Best Dressed:
Pete Doherty
Noel Fielding
Kate Nash
Alex Turner
Gerard Way
Worst Dressed:
Johnny Borrell
Pete Doherty
Mika
Gerard Way
Amy Winehouse
Best Dancefloor Filler:
'Flux' – Bloc Party
'Hummer' - Foals
'D.A.N.C.E.' - Justice
'Atlantis To Interzone' - Klaxons
'Let's Dance To Joy Division' – The Wombats
Best Album Artwork:
'Favourite Worst Nightmare' – Arctic Monkeys
'The Good, The Bad And The Queen' – The Good, The Bad And The Queen
'Sawdust' – The Killers
'Because Of The Times' – Kings Of Leon
'Send Away The Tigers' – Manic Street Preachers
Best Radio Show:
Russell Brand (Radio 2)
Zane Lowe (Radio 1)
Chris Moyles (Radio 1)
Colin Murray (Radio 1)
Jo Whiley (Radio 1)
Worst Album:
'1973' - James Blunt
'The Trick To Life' – The Hoosiers
'Spirit' - Leona Lewis
'Life In Cartoon Motion' - Mika
'Blackout' - Britney Spears
Worst Band:
30 Seconds To Mars
Fall Out Boy
The Hoosiers
My Chemical Romance
Panic At The Disco
Best TV Show:
'Heroes'
'The Mighty Boosh'
'Never Mind The Buzzcocks'
'The IT Crowd'
'Skins'
Best Film:
'Control'
'Hot Fuzz'
'Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End'
'The Simpsons Movie'
'Superbad'
Sexiest Man:
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist
Julian Barrett
Noel Fielding
Nicky Wire
Patrick Wolf
Sexiest Woman:
Jenny Lewis
Kylie Minogue
Rhianna
Hayley Williams
Rachael Yamagata
Best Venue:
Brixton Academy
Manchester Apollo
Glasgow Barrowlands
London Astoria
Wembley Stadium
Best Website:
Bebo
Last.fm
Myspace
YouTube
Best Band Blog:
Foals (www.wearefoals.com/blog)
Lilly Allen (www.myspace.com/lilymusic)
Lightspeed Champion (www.lightspeedchampion.com)
Radiohead (www.radiohead.com/deadairspace)
The Streets (www.myspace.com/thestreets)
Best Music Blog:
The Hype Machine (hypem.com)
The Modern Age (www.themodernage.org)
Nothing But Green Lights (nothingbutgreenlights.net)
Spinner (spinner.com)
Stereogum (stereogum.com)
Arctic Monkeys Official Site
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