Arctic Monkeys dominate NME nominations

Arctic Monkeys are set to dominate this year’s NME Awards – while Amy Winehouse could end up being the biggest loser.

Winehouse, currently undergoing a stint in rehab, has been nominated for Villain of the Year alongside British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his predecessor Tony Blair and US President George Bush.

She will also battle Pete Doherty for the Worst Dressed title.

There is some good news, however, in the form of nominations for Best Solo Artist and Best Music DVD.

Arctic Monkeys have a record seven nominations in the awards, which are voted by NME readers.

They are up for Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album and Album Artwork for 'Favourite Worst Nightmare', Best Track for 'Fluorescent Adolescent' and Best Video for 'Teddy Picker', while frontman Alex Turner is a Best Dressed contender.

Since bursting on to the music scene, the Sheffield band have notched up 15 NME Award nominations – making them the magazine’s most voted band of the decade.

The other nominees for Best British Band are Babyshambles, The Cribs, Klaxons and Muse.

Babyshambles are also contenders for Best Album with 'Shotters Nation' and Best Music DVD for 'Up The Shambles'.

Their frontman Doherty is nominated for both Best Dressed and Worst Dressed gongs.

The Worst Album award will go to either James Blunt, The Hoosiers, Mika, Britney Spears or Leona Lewis.

The winners will be announced at a London ceremony on February 28, to be broadcast on E4.

Full List of Nominations:

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

Jack Penate

Jamie T

Amy Winehouse

Patrick Wolf

Best Album

'Favourite Worst Nightmar' – Arctic Monkeys

'Shotters Nation' – Babyshambles

'We’ll Live And Die In These Towns' – The Enemy

'Myths Of The Near Future' – Klaxons

'n 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 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 Music DVD

‘Up The Shambles’ – Babyshambles

‘The Song Remains The Same (Special Edition)’ – 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

Glastonbury

Muse at Wembley Stadium

Reading and Leeds Festival

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 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 Time’– 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 IT Crowd’

‘The Mighty Boosh’

‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’

‘Skins’

Best Film

‘Control’

‘Hot Fuzz’

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End’

‘The Simpsons Movie’

‘Superbad’

Sexiest Man

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist

Julian Barratt

Noel Fielding

Nicky Wire

Patrick Wolf

Sexiest Woman

Jenny Lewis

Kylie Minogue

Rihanna

Hayley Williams

Rachael Yamagata

Best Venue

Brixton Carling Academy

Glasgow Barrowlands

London Astoria

Manchester Apollo

Wembley Stadium

Best Website

Bebo

Facebook

Last.fm

MySpace

YouTube

Best Band Blog

Lily Allen (www.myspace.com/lilymusic)

Foals (www.wearefoals.com/blog)

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)