Greedy Noel Gallagher Leads Awards Nominees

01/27/09 2:23pm

Noel Gallagher and Oasis received seven Shockwaves NME Awards nominations on Tuesday, which is more than anyone else. Not surprisingly, Gallagher expected more.

"Seven nominations, you say?" the songwriter and guitarist said to NME.com. "Is that all?

"I always knew my time would come in the best dressed man in the world category."

Alex Turner received six nominations for his work with Arctic Monkeys, The Last Shadow Puppets and on his own. Kings Of Leon, MGMT, Radiohead and Vampire Weekend also figured prominently in the nominations.

NME continues its love affair with Toronto's Crystal Castles, who are somehow in the running for best international band and dancefloor filler for "Courtship Dating."

The nominees were decided by fan voting, and the winners will be, too. You can cast your ballot here.

The awards ceremony will take place at London, England's Brixton Academy on Feb. 25. The Godlike Genius Award will be presented to The Cure, who'll play a 90-minute set at London's O2 Arena the next night as part of the Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig 2009 along with Franz Ferdinand, Crystal Castles and White Lies.

Here are the (mostly) music nominees for the 2009 Shockwaves NME Awards:

Best British Band
Bloc Party
The Last Shadow Puppets
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead

Best International Band
Crystal Castles
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
MGMT
Vampire Weekend

Best Solo Artist
Jay-Z
Ladyhawke
Laura Marling
Lightspeed Champion
Pete Doherty

Best New Band
Glasvegas
Late Of The Pier
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
White Lies

Best Live Band
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead

Best Album
Bloc Party — Intimacy
Glasvegas — Glasvegas
The Killers — Day & Age
Kings Of Leon — Only By The Night
Oasis — Dig Out Your Soul

Best Track
Kings Of Leon — "Sex On Fire"
The Last Shadow Puppets — "The Age Of The Understatement"
MGMT — "Time To Pretend"
The Ting Tings — "That's Not My Name"
Vampire Weekend — "A-Punk"

Best Video
The Last Shadow Puppets — "My Mistakes Were Made For You"
Late Of The Pier — "Heartbreak"
Oasis — "The Shock Of The Lightning"
Radiohead — "House Of Cards"
Vampire Weekend — "A-Punk"

Best Live Event
Glastonbury
Isle Of Wight
Reading and Leeds
T In The Park
V Festival

Best Dancefloor Filler
Bloc Party — "Mercury"
Crystal Castles — "Courtship Dating"
Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris — "Dance Wiv Me"
Friendly Fires — "Paris"
Late Of The Pier — "Bathroom Gurgle"

Best DVD
Arctic Monkeys — At The Apollo
Foo Fighters — Live At Wembley Stadium
Kaiser Chiefs — Live At Elland Road
Muse — HAARP
The Rolling Stones — Shine A Light

Hero Of The Year
Alex Turner
Barack Obama
Brandon Flowers
Noel Fielding
Noel Gallagher

Villain Of The Year
Amy Winehouse
George Bush
Gordon Brown
John McCain
Pete Doherty

Best Dressed
Alex Turner
Alexa Chung
Brandon Flowers
Noel Fielding
Noel Gallagher

Worst Dressed
Amy Winehouse
Brandon Flowers
Johnny Borrell
Katy Perry
Pete Doherty

Worst Album
Britney Spears — Circus
Coldplay — Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Jonas Brothers — A Little Bit Longer
Razorlight — Slipway Fires
Scouting For Girls — Scouting For Girls

Worst Band
Fall Out Boy
Jonas Brothers
Oasis
Scouting For Girls
Tokio Hotel

Sexiest Male
Carl Barat
Keith Murray (We Are Scientists)
Matt Bellamy (Muse)
Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets)
Pete Doherty

Sexiest Female
Alison Mosshart (The Kills)
Hayley Williams (Paramore)
Kate Jackson (The Long Blondes)
Lykke Li
Stephanie Dosen

Best Venue
Brixton Academy
Glasgow Barrowlands
London Astoria
London O2 Arena
Manchester Apollo

Best Album Artwork
The Cure — 4:13 Dream
Guillemots — Red
The Killers — Day & Age
Muse — HAARP
We Are Scientists — Brain Thrust Mastery

Best Band Blog
Foals
Lightspeed Champion
Little Boots
Noel Gallagher/Oasis
Radiohead