Old favourites are big winners at the Q Awards

• 31st Oct 2006

Music heavyweights gathered at the Q Awards yesterday to witness some of the industry's more durable members receive recognition.

Attendees of the ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel included U2, Kasabian, The Who, The Kooks, Paul Weller, Oasis, Sugababes, Manic Street Preachers, Peter Gabriel, Embrace, Primal Scream, Take That, Smokey Robinson, Muse, Keane, Jay Kay, Razorlight, Jeff Lynne of ELO fame.

It was the long standing artists that appealed to Q Magazine readers' tastes; acts such as A-Ha, Oasis, Primal Scream, Faithless and Manic Street Preachers all walked away with awards recognising their immense contribution to music history.

But the awards weren't without controversy with Jonothan Ross launching a verbal attack on Heather Mills McCartney, estranged wife of Beatle-singer Sir Paul McCartney. In his speech he said “What a f***ing liar… I wouldn't be surprised if we found out she's actually got two legs.”

Full list of winners and nominees below:

BEST NEW ACT

Sponsored by Island Records
Voted for by the readers of Q

Nominees:
1. Lily Allen
2. Corinne Bailey Rae
3. The Kooks
4. Arctic Monkeys
5. Orson

Presented by Edith Bowman and Danny McNamara
Winner: Corinne Bailey Rae

BEST TRACK

Sponsored by Napster
Voted for by the readers of Q

Nominees:
1. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
2. Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
3. I Don't Feel Like Dancing by Scissor Sisters
4. Never Be Lonely by The Feeling
5. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys

Presented by Larry Mullen
Winner: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley

BEST VIDEO
Voted for by the viewers of QTV

Nominees:
1. When You Were Young by The Killers
2. I Don't Feel Like Dancing by Scissor Sisters
3. Empire by Kasabian
4. Smiley Faces by Gnarls Barkley
5. Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? by The Zutons

Winner: The Killers
Accepted by Tim Burton

THE Q INSPIRATION AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by Girls Aloud
Winner: A-ha

THE Q OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AWARD

Sponsored by Sony Ericsson
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by Jay Kay
Winner: Smokey Robinson

THE Q GROUNDBREAKER AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by Russell Brand
Winner: Primal Scream

THE Q ICON AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by James Dean Bradfield
Winner: Jeff Lynne

THE Q IDOL AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by Jonathan Ross
Winner: Take That

THE Q OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by Danny Rampling
Winner: Faithless

THE Q CLASSIC SONGWRITER AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by Paul Weller
Winner: Noel Gallagher

THE Q LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by Moby
Winner: Peter Gabriel

THE Q MERIT AWARD
Chosen by Q magazine

Presented by John Cale and
Johnny Borell
Winner: Manic Street Preachers