Q Awards

I Q Awards sono premi musicali assegnati con cadenza annuale dalla rivista musicale Q. Sono tra i riconoscimenti musicali più prestigiosi in Gran Bretagna.

Cronologia

2015

Best Act in the World Today:
- Foals
- Blur
- Ed Sheeran
- Muse
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Best Live Act:
- Royal Blood
- Catfish and the Bottlemen
- Ed Sheeran
- The Libertines
- Mumford & Sons
Best New Act:
- James Bay
- The Bohicas
- Circa Waves
- Courtney Barnett
- Jess Glynne
- Slaves
- SOAK
- Songhoy Blues
- Wolf Alice
- Years & Years
Best Solo Artist:
- Ed Sheeran
- Kanye West
- Noel Gallagher
- Sam Smith
- Taylor Swift
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"
- 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"
- 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
- Blur — The Magic Whip
- Everything Everything — Get to Heaven
- Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
- Jamie xx – In Colour

2014

Best Track: Iron Sky - Paolo Nutini
Best New Act: Sam Smith
Best Live Act: Kasabian
Best Video: Sleep Sound - Jamie xx
Best Album: The Take Off and Landing of Everything - Elbow
Best Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran
Best Act in the World Today: Kasabian
Q Classic Album: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Q Classic Songwriter - Andy Partridge
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

2013^[1]

Best Track: Do I Wanna Know? — Arctic Monkeys
Best New Act: Jake Bugg
Best Live Act: Foals
Best Video: Show Me the Wonder — Manic Street Preachers
Best Album: Opposites — Biffy Clyro
Best Solo Artist: Ellie Goulding
Best Act In The World Today: Vampire Weekend
Q Classic Album: Bummed — Happy Mondays
Q Classic Songwriter: Chrissie Hynde
Q Spirit of Independence: Belle and Sebastian
Q Poet Laureate: John Cooper Clarke
Q Best Event: Glastonbury Festival
Q Icon: Suede
Q Idol: Robbie Williams
Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: Pet Shop Boys

2012^[2]

Best Track: Ill Manors — Plan B
Best New Act: Django Django
Best Live Act: Blur
Best Video: Disconnected — Keane
Best Album: The Bravest Man in the Universe — Bobby Womack
Best Solo Artist: Emeli Sandé
Best Act In The World Today: Muse
Q Classic Song: Walk On By — Dionne Warwick
Q Classic Album: Generation Terrorists — Manic Street Preachers
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

2011^[3]

Best Track: Rolling in the Deep — Adele
Breakthrough Artist: Ed Sheeran
New Artist: WU LYF
Live Act: Biffy Clyro
Best Video: Do It like a Dude — Jessie J
Hall of Fame Award: Queen
Q Classic Songwriter: Gary Barlow
Q's Next Big Thing: Lana Del Rey
Q Inspiration: Fat Boy Slim
Best Male: Tinie Tempah
Best Female: Adele
Innovation in Sound: Kaiser Chiefs
Best Album: Bon Iver — Bon Iver
Classic Song: Chasing Cars — Snow Patrol
Best Act In The World Today: Coldplay
Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: Siouxsie Sioux
Q Icon: Noel Gallagher
Q's Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years: U2

2010

Best Track: You've Got The Love — Florence and the Machine
Breakthrough Artist: Plan B
Best Video: End Credits — Chase & Status
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
Best Male: Paolo Nutini
Best Female: Florence and the Machine
Innovation in Sound: Mark Ronson
Best Album: High Violet — The National
Classic Album: Band on the Run — Wings
Q Icon: Bryan Ferry

2009

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Best Act in the World Today: Muse
Best Album: Kasabian — West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Best Track: Lily Allen - The Fear
Best Video: Lady GaGa — Just Dance
Best New Act: White Lies
Breakthrough Artist: Mr Hudson
Best Live Act: Arctic Monkeys
The Q Idol: Spandau Ballet
The Q Inspiration Award: The Specials
Innovation in Sound: Sonic Youth
Q Classic Album: The Unforgettable Fire - U2
The Q Icon: Marianne Faithfull
Classic Song: Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Q Legend: Edwyn Collins
Classic Songwriter: Yusuf Islam
Outstanding Contribution to Music: Robert Plant

2008

Best Act in the World Today: Coldplay
Best Album: Coldplay - Viva la vida or Death and All His Friends
Best Track: Keane - "Spiralling"
Best Video: Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"
Best New Act: The Last Shadow Puppets
Best Breakthrough Artist: Duffy
Best Live Act: Kaiser Chiefs
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

2007

Best Act in the World Today: Arctic Monkeys
Best Album: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Best Track: Manic Street Preachers - "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
Best Video: Kaiser Chiefs - "Ruby"
Best New Act: The Enemy
Best Breakthrough Artist: Kate Nash
Best Live Act: Muse
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

2006

Best New Act:
- Corinne Bailey-Rae
- Lily Allen
- The Kooks
- Arctic Monkeys
- Orson
Best Live Act:
- Muse
- Oasis
- Razorlight
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Arctic Monkeys
Best Track:
- Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
- Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars"
- Scissor Sisters - "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
- The Feeling - "Never Be Lonely"
- Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
Best Album:
- Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
- Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
- Kasabian - Empire
- Keane - Under the Iron Sea
- Razorlight - Razorlight
- Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
Best Act in the World Today:
- Oasis
- Muse
- Coldplay
- U2
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Video: The Killers - "When You Were Young"
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

2005

Best New Act: James Blunt
Best Live Act: U2
Best Track: KT Tunstall - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Best Album: Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
Best Act in the World Today: Coldplay
Best Video: Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc"
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

2004

Best New Act:
- Razorlight
- Keane
- Franz Ferdinand
- Maroon 5
- The Killers
- The Zutons
- Kasabian
- Snow Patrol
Best Live Act:
- Muse
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- David Bowie
- The Darkness
- The Pixies
- Madonna
Best Single:
- Jamelia - "See It in a Boy's Eyes"
- Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
- Morrissey - "Irish Blood, English Heart"
- The Streets - "Dry Your Eyes"
- Goldie Lookin Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"
- Maroon 5 - This Love
Best Album:
- Keane - Hopes and Fears
- Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
- The Libertines - The Libertines
- The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free
- Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
- Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
Best Act in the World Today:
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Muse
- Radiohead
- U2
- Coldplay
- OutKast
Best Video:
- Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
- Scissor Sisters - "Laura"
- OutKast - "Roses"
- Kelis - "Milkshake"
- The Streets - "Fit But You Know It"
Best Producer:
- The Libertines - The Libertines
- Kelis - Tasty
- Muse - Absolution
- Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
- Morrissey - You Are the Quarry
- Usher - Confessions
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

2003

Best New Band: The Thrills
Best Live Act: Robbie Williams
Best Single: Christina Aguilera - "Dirrty"
Best Album: Blur - Think Tank
Best Act in the World Today: Radiohead
Best Video: Electric Six - "Gay Bar"
Q Inspiration Award: The Cure
Q Icon Award: Jane's Addiction
Q Classic Songwriter: Dexys Midnight Runners
Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Duran Duran
Q Innovation in Sound: Muse
Best Producer: Nigel Godrich
Q Special Award: Scott Walker

Note

^ Q Awards 2013 - the winners!, in news.qthemusic.com, 21 ottobre 2013. URL consultato il 25 ottobre 2013 (archiviato dall'url originale il 24 ottobre 2013).
^ Muse, Pulp and Blur win Q Awards, in BBC News, 22 ottobre 2012. URL consultato il 23 ottobre 2012.
^ Adele wins two Q awards but ill health forces her to miss the ceremony, in Daily Telegraph, 23 ottobre 2011. URL consultato il 24 ottobre 2011.
^ Q Awards 2009 Nominees, in Q (rivista), 7 ottobre 2009 (archiviato dall'url originale il 22 settembre 2009).
^ Q Awards 2009 Winners, in Q (rivista), 26 ottobre 2009 (archiviato dall'url originale il 30 ottobre 2009).

Collegamenti esterni

Sito ufficiale dei Q Awards, su qawards.co.uk. URL consultato il 3 settembre 2009 (archiviato dall'url originale il 23 agosto 2009).
Risultati dal 1990 al 2005, su fresh-lyrics.com.