Florence + The Machine Wins Big At NME Awards 2012

Florence + the Machineand the Foo Fighters were the big winners at the NME Awards last night (29th February), taking home two gongs each.

Despite losing out to AdeleatThe Brit Awards last week, Florence beat theFoo Fighters also bagged two awards for Best International and Best Music Film for Back and Forth.

Kasabian were named Best British Band, while Arctic Monkeys won Best Live Band. The Vaccinespicked up the prize for Best New Band, as The Horrors were handed the coveted Best Album gong for their Skying LP.

Other winners on the night included 30 Seconds To MarsfrontmanThe Stone Roses also picked up an award, [uuid=b386e2db-648c-4112-a2d5-7a8756936673]Noel Gallagherwas on hand to collect the [uuid=bbbc1cfb-a15d-476f-949d-802cd2f51298]Liam Gallagher.

After being given the accolade, Noel stated winning the gong was "just another day at work for me", explaining: "I'm Godlike at most things really. Doing the shopping, tidying up, supporting Man City, respect from the cat, being a good father, brilliant husband, amazing songwriter..."

Referencing Liam's nod in the Villain of the Year category, the Justin Bieber won Villain Of The Year and Worst Album for his festive record Mistletoe. One Direction also received the Worst Band gong.

2012 NME Awards Winners:

Best British Band (supported by Sonos)
Arctic Monkeys
Bombay Bicycle Club
The Horrors
Kasabian - WINNER!
Muse

Best International Band (supported by T4)
Arcade Fire
Foo Fighters - WINNER!
Justice
Odd Future
The Strokes

Best Solo Artist (supported by Rekorderlig)
Adele
Florence + the Machine - WINNER!
Frank Turner
Laura Marling
Miles Kane
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Best New Band (supported by Boxfresh)
Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Tribes
The Vaccines - WINNER!
Wu Lyf

Best Live Band (supported by Carling)
Arctic Monkeys - WINNER!
Kasabian
Muse
Pulp
Two Door Cinema Club

Best Album (supported by HMV)
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See
The Horrors - Skying - WINNER!
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?

Best Track (supported by Fender)
Arctic Monkeys - 'The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala'
Bombay Bicycle Club - 'Shuffle'
Florence + the Machine - 'Shake It Out' - WINNER!
Hurts - 'Sunday'
Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'

Dancefloor Anthem (supported by NME Radio)
Azealia Banks - '212'
Foster The People - 'Pumped Up Kicks'
Justice - 'Civilization'
Katy B - 'Broken Record' - WINNER!
Metronomy - 'The Bay'

Best Video (supported by NMEVideo.com)
Arctic Monkeys - 'Suck It And See'
Beyonce - 'Countdown'
Hurts - 'Sunday' - WINNER!
Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'
Tyler, The Creator - 'Yonkers'

Best Festival
Bestival
Glastonbury - WINNER!
Reading & Leeds
T In The Park
V Festival

Best TV Show
Doctor Who
Fresh Meat - WINNER!
Misfits
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
This Is England '88

Best Film
Black Swan
Drive
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Inbetweeners Movie
Submarine - WINNER!

Best Music Film
Back And Forth - Foo Fighters - WINNER!
Living In The Material World - George Harrison
Talihina Sky - Kings Of Leon
There Are No Innocent Bystanders - The Libertines
Upside Down - The Creation Records Story'

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 - WINNER!

Best Re-issue
Manic Street Preachers - National Treasures
Nirvana - Nevermind
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
The Smiths - Complete Re-issues - WINNER!

Best Book
Jared Leto - Notes From The Outernet
Jarvis Cocker - Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics
Malcolm X - A Life Of Reinvention
Noel Fielding - The Scribblings Of A Madcap Shambleton - WINNER!
Shaun Ryder - Twisting My Melon

Hero Of The Year
Alex Turner
Dave Grohl
Matt Bellamy - WINNER!
Noel Fielding
Noel Gallagher

Villain Of The Year
David Cameron
Justin Bieber - WINNER!
Lady GaGa
Liam Gallagher
Nick Clegg

Worst Album
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Justin Bieber - Under The Mistletoe - WINNER!
Lady GaGa - Born This Way
One Direction - Up All Night
Viva Brother - Famous First Words

Worst Band
Beady Eye
Coldplay
Muse
One Direction - WINNER!
Viva Brother

Best Album Artwork
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix
Bjork - Biophilia
Friendly Fires - Pala - WINNER!
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne

Best Band Blog Or Twitter
@Example
Frank-Turner.com/blog
@KanyeWest
@LadyGaga - WINNER!
@Theohurts

Most Dedicated Fans
30 Seconds To Mars
Arctic Monkeys
Hurts
Muse - WINNER!
My Chemical Romance

Best Small Festival
Field Day
Hop Farm
Kendal Calling
Latitude
RockNess - WINNER!

Hottest Male
Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides)
Dominic Howard (Muse)
Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
Jared Leto (30 Seconds To Mars) - WINNER!
Matt Bellamy (Muse)

Hottest Female
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine)
Hayley Williams (Paramore) - WINNER!
Katy Perry
Marina Diamandis (Marina And The Diamonds)

Philip Hall Radar Award
Azealia Banks

Godlike Genius Award
Noel Gallagher