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The nominations for this year's NME Awards makes for some mighty fine readin' if you're one of them Kaiser boys - the band are up for no fewer than (*counts, rapidly*) six awards. Nice. Babyshambles find themselves in something of a pickle, too: they're up for both best and worst album of the year. Like, LOL.
Those ShockWaves NME Awards 2006 nominations in full:
Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Oasis.
Best International Band: Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Killers, The Strokes, Foo Fighters.
Best Solo Artist: Antony And The Johnsons, Richard Ashcroft, Ian Brown, Graham Coxon, Kanye West.
Best New Band: Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Magic Numbers, Maximo Park, We Are Scientists.
Best Live Band: Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs, Oasis.
Best Album: Babyshambles - Down In Albion, Bloc Party - Silent Alarm, Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better, Kaiser Chiefs - Employment, Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth.
Best Track: Arctic Monkeys - 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', Babyshambles - 'Fuck Forever', Franz Ferdinand - 'Do You Want To', Kaiser Chiefs - 'I Predict A Riot', Oasis - 'The Importance Of Being Idle'.
Best Video: Franz Ferdinand - 'Do You Want To', Gorillaz - 'Dare', Kaiser Chiefs - 'I Predict A Riot', Oasis - 'The Importance Of Being Idle', The Strokes - 'Juicebox'.
Best Event: Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals, Glastonbury, Live8, T In The Park, V Festival.
Best TV Show: Gonzo, Little Britain, Lost, The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show.
Best Radio Show: Colin And Edith, Steve Lamacq, Zane Lowe, Chris Moyles, Lauren Laverne.
Best Film: Batman Begins, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, King Kong, Sin City.
Best Music DVD: Dig!, Green Day: Bullet In A Bible, Kaiser Chiefs: Enjoyment, Live8, Morrissey: Who Put The M In Manchester.
Best Website: nme.com, kaiserchiefs.co.uk, myspace.com, oasisinet.com, wearescientists.com.
Best Venue: London Brixton Carling Academy, Glasgow Barrowlands, London Astoria, London Koko, Manchester Apollo.
Hero Of The Year: Carl Barat, Pete Doherty, Liam Gallagher, Bob Geldof, Alex Turner.
Villain Of The Year: Tony Blair, James Blunt, George Bush, Pete Doherty, Justin Hawkins.
Best Dressed: Pete Doherty, Brandon Flowers, Liam Gallagher, Alex Kapranos, Ricky Wilson.
Worst Dressed: Pete Doherty, Justin Hawkins, Chris Martin, Jack White, Robbie Williams.
Worst Album: Babyshambles - 'Down In Albion', James Blunt - 'Back To Bedlam', The Bravery - 'The Bravery', The Darkness - 'One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back', McFly - 'Wonderland'.
Worst Band: Babyshambles, Coldplay, The Darkness, McFly, Son Of Dork.
Sorry, just realised: no one really gives a fuck, do they? Apart from Ricky and Pete, perhaps...
