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Q Awards

Annual British music awards


Summary

Annual British music awards

FieldValue
nameQ Awards
awarded_forExcellence in music
presenterQ
countryUnited Kingdom
year1990
year22019
websiteQthemusic.com

The Q Awards were the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Since the awards began in 1990, they became one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards. Locations for the awards ceremony included Abbey Road Studios and near the end of its life, the Ballroom of The Park Lane Hotel, London.

One of the more notable events of the awards was the ceremony of 2004, at which Elton John accused Madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage, after she had been nominated for a Best Live Act award. The 2001 event, was somewhat notoriously notable for Phill Jupitus stretching out the time it took to announce the "Best Producer" award, with him, exclaiming "Best Producer?.... 'Would you like a cowbell in that?'", before being told off camera to get on with announcing the winner.

The Q Awards included many awards recognising a lifetime of achievement, rather than achievements over the year in question. In its last few years, the 'lifetime' awards have usually outnumbered the 'current' awards.

The awards came to an end when the magazine itself ceased publishing in 2020, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 awards ceremony would have been held at the Roundhouse and seen a performance by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott. When it was announced that the magazine was closing, Heaton was revealed to have donated a substantial amount of money to the magazine's former staff members. As thanks, and for his contributions to music as a songwriter, Heaton was presented with a final Q Award.

Results

2019

The winners of 2019 Q Awards are:

  • Innovation In Sound: Dizzie Rascal
  • Classic Album: Tricky – Maxinquaye
  • Maverick Award: Edwyn Collins
  • Play Award: Anna Calvi
  • Outstanding Contribution To Music: Kano
  • Classic Songwriter: Kevin Rowland
  • Inspiration Award: Madness
  • Icon Award: Christine And The Queens
  • Hero Award: Kim Gordon
  • Song Of The Decade: Lana Del Rey – "Video Games"
  • Best Vocal Performance: Little Simz
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Breakthrough ActBest Live PerformanceBest Solo ActBest TrackBest Festival/EventBest Album
The 1975{{hiddenNominees
Pale Waves{{hiddenNominees
Michael Kiwanuka – End of the Road Festival{{hiddenNominees
Stormzy
Lewis Capaldi — "Someone You Loved"{{hiddenNominees
All Points East{{hiddenNominees
Foals — Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1{{hiddenNominees

2018

The winners of 2018 Q Awards are:

  • Innovation In Sound: The Streets
  • Classic Album: The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
  • Maverick Award: Lawrence
  • Play Award: Simon Neil
  • Outstanding Contribution To Music: Noel Gallagher
  • Legend Award: Nile Rodgers
  • Inspiration Award: Trojan Records
  • Icon Award: Ian McCulloch
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Brett Anderson
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Breakthrough ActBest Live ActBest Solo ArtistBest TrackBest Album
Paul Weller{{hiddenNominees
Goat Girl & Idles{{hiddenNominees
Taylor Swift{{hiddenNominees
Noel Gallagher
Underworld and Iggy Pop — "Bells & Circles"{{hiddenNominees
Let's Eat Grandma — I'm All Ears{{hiddenNominees

2017

The winners of 2017 Q Awards are:

  • Icon Award: Liam Gallagher
  • Innovation in Sound: Wiley
  • Gibson Les Paul Award: Kelley Deal
  • Inspiration Award: Manic Street Preachers
  • Maverick Award: Viv Albertine
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Breakthrough ActBest Live ActBest Solo ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Ed Sheeran{{hiddenNominees
Rag'n'Bone Man{{hiddenNominees
Liam Gallagher{{hiddenNominees
Stormzy{{hiddenNominees
Kasabian — "You're in Love with a Psycho"{{hiddenNominees
Sleaford Mods — "Bunch of Kunst"{{hiddenNominees
Gorillaz — Humanz{{hiddenNominees

2016

The winners of 2016 Q Awards are:

  • Hero Award: Meat Loaf
  • Classic Album: The Charlatans — Tellin' Stories
  • Classic Songwriter: Ray Davies
  • Innovation in Sound: M.I.A.
  • Gibson Les Paul Award: The Edge
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: Blondie
  • Hall of Fame: Madness
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest Breakthrough ActBest Solo ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Muse{{hiddenNominees
U2{{hiddenNominees
Jack Garratt{{hiddenNominees
James Bay{{hiddenNominees
Bastille — "Good Grief"{{hiddenNominees
PJ Harvey — "The Community of Hope"{{hiddenNominees
The 1975 — I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It{{hiddenNominees

2015

The winners of 2015 Q Awards are:

  • Hero Award: Mark Ronson
  • Classic Song: Queen — "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  • Classic Album: Soul II Soul — Club Classics Vol. One
  • Innovation in Sound: Gary Numan
  • Gibson Les Paul Award: Tony Iommi
  • Outstanding Contribution To Music: New Order
  • Icon Award: Duran Duran
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Solo ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Foals{{hiddenNominees
Royal Blood{{hiddenNominees
James Bay{{hiddenNominees
Ed Sheeran{{hiddenNominees
The Libertines — "Gunga Din"{{hiddenNominees
Florence and the Machine — "Ship to Wreck"{{hiddenNominees
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — Chasing Yesterday{{hiddenNominees

2014

The winners of 2014 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Album: Pink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon
  • Maverick Award: St. Vincent
  • Classic Songwriter: Andy Partridge
  • Gibson Les Paul Award: Johnny Marr
  • Innovation In Sound: Jean Michel Jarre
  • Inspiration Award: Simple Minds
  • Hero Award: The Charlatans
  • Icon Award: Wilko Johnson
  • Idol Award: Culture Club
  • Outstanding Contribution To Music: Richard Russell
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Solo ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Kasabian{{hiddenNominees
Kasabian{{hiddenNominees
Sam Smith{{hiddenNominees
Ed Sheeran{{hiddenNominees
Paolo Nutini — "Iron Sky"{{hiddenNominees
Jamie xx — "Sleep Sound"{{hiddenNominees
Elbow — The Take Off and Landing of Everything{{hiddenNominees

2013

The winners of 2013 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Album: Happy Mondays — Bummed
  • Classic Songwriter: Chrissie Hynde
  • Spirit of Independence: Belle and Sebastian
  • Poet Laureate: John Cooper Clarke
  • Icon Award: Suede
  • Idol Award: Robbie Williams
  • Outstanding Contribution To Music: Pet Shop Boys
  • Best Event: Glastonbury Festival
    • David Bowie at the Victoria and Albert Museum
    • The Killers at the Wembley Stadium & The Garage, London Battle Born World Tour
    • Kraftwerk at the Tate Modern
    • Latitude Festival
    • The Rolling Stones at the Hyde Park, London 50 & Counting
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Solo ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Vampire Weekend{{hiddenNominees
Foals{{hiddenNominees
Jake Bugg{{hiddenNominees
Ellie Goulding{{hiddenNominees
Arctic Monkeys — "Do I Wanna Know?"{{hiddenNominees
Manic Street Preachers — "Show Me the Wonder"{{hiddenNominees
Biffy Clyro — Opposites{{hiddenNominees

2012

The winners of 2012 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Song: Dionne Warwick — "Walk On By"
  • Classic Album: Manic Street Preachers — Generation Terrorists
  • Spirit of Independence: The Cribs
  • Innovation in Sound: Underworld
  • Inspiration Award: Pulp
  • Icon Award: Dexys Midnight Runners
  • Hero Award: Johnny Marr
  • Idol Award: Brandon Flowers
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Solo ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Muse{{hiddenNominees
Blur{{hiddenNominees
Django Django{{hiddenNominees
Emeli Sandé{{hiddenNominees
Plan B — "Ill Manors"{{hiddenNominees
Keane — "Disconnected"{{hiddenNominees
Bobby Womack — The Bravest Man in the Universe{{hiddenNominees

2011

The winners of 2011 Q Awards are:

  • Next Big Thing: Lana Del Rey
  • Classic Song: Snow Patrol — "Chasing Cars"
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: Siouxsie Sioux
  • Icon Award: Noel Gallagher
  • Innovation in Sound: Kaiser Chiefs
  • Inspiration Award: Fat Boy Slim
  • Hall of Fame: Queen
  • Classic Songwriter: Gary Barlow
  • Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years: U2
    • Arcade Fire
    • Arctic Monkeys
    • Beastie Boys
    • Björk
    • Coldplay
    • The Cure
    • Damon Albarn
    • Eminem
    • Green Day
    • Jack White
    • Jay-Z
    • Madonna
    • Manic Street Preachers
    • Metallica
    • Muse
    • Nirvana
    • Oasis
    • Paul Weller
    • The Prodigy
    • Radiohead
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers
    • R.E.M.
    • The Strokes
    • The Stone Roses
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Breakthrough ArtistBest Male ArtistBest Female ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Coldplay{{hiddenNominees
Biffy Clyro{{hiddenNominees
WU LYF{{hiddenNominees
Ed Sheeran{{hiddenNominees
Tinie Tempah{{hiddenNominees
Adele{{hiddenNominees
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"{{hiddenNominees
Jessie J — "Do It like a Dude"{{hiddenNominees
Bon Iver — Bon Iver, Bon Iver{{hiddenNominees

2010

The winners of 2010 Q Awards are:

  • Hall of Fame: Take That
  • Classic Songwriter: Neil Finn
  • Next Big Thing: Clare Maguire
  • Idol Award: Madness
  • Hero Award: The Chemical Brothers
  • Inspiration Award: Suede
  • Innovation in Sound: Mark Ronson
  • Classic Album: Wings — Band on the Run
  • Icon: Bryan Ferry
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Breakthrough ArtistBest Male ArtistBest Female ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Kasabian{{hiddenNominees
Green Day{{hiddenNominees
Mumford & Sons{{hiddenNominees
Plan B{{hiddenNominees
Paolo Nutini{{hiddenNominees
Florence and the Machine{{hiddenNominees
Florence and the Machine — "You've Got The Love"{{hiddenNominees
Chase & Status — "End Credits"{{hiddenNominees
The National — High Violet{{hiddenNominees

2009

The winners of 2009 Q Awards are:

  • Icon Award: Marianne Faithfull
  • Idol Award: Spandau Ballet
  • Inspiration Award: The Specials
  • Innovation in Sound: Sonic Youth
  • Classic Album: U2 — The Unforgettable Fire
  • Classic Song: Frankie Goes to Hollywood — "Relax"
  • Legend Award: Edwyn Collins
  • Classic Songwriter: Yusuf Islam
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: Robert Plant
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Breakthrough ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Muse{{hiddenNominees
Arctic Monkeys{{hiddenNominees
White Lies{{hiddenNominees
Mr Hudson{{hiddenNominees
Lily Allen — "The Fear"{{hiddenNominees
Lady Gaga — "Just Dance"{{hiddenNominees
Kasabian — West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum{{hiddenNominees

2008

The winners of 2008 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Song: Meat Loaf — "Bat Out of Hell"
  • Classic Songwriter: John Mellencamp
  • Innovation in Sound: Massive Attack
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: David Gilmour
  • Legend Award: Glen Campbell
  • Inspiration Award: Cocteau Twins
  • Idol Award: Grace Jones
  • Icon Award: Adam Ant
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Breakthrough ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Coldplay{{hiddenNominees
Kaiser Chiefs{{hiddenNominees
The Last Shadow Puppets{{hiddenNominees
Duffy{{hiddenNominees
Keane — "Spiralling"{{hiddenNominees
Vampire Weekend — "A-Punk"{{hiddenNominees
Coldplay — "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends"{{hiddenNominees

2007

The winners of 2007 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Song: Stereophonics — "Local Boy in the Photograph"
  • Classic Album: The Verve — Urban Hymns
  • Classic Songwriter: Billy Bragg
  • Innovation in Sound: Sigur Rós
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Johnny Marr
  • Merit Award: Ryan Adams
  • Hero Award: Anthony H Wilson
  • Legend Award: Ian Brown
  • Inspiration Award: Damon Albarn
  • Idol Award: Kylie Minogue
  • Icon Award: Paul McCartney
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Breakthrough ArtistBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Arctic Monkeys{{hiddenNominees
Muse{{hiddenNominees
The Enemy{{hiddenNominees
Kate Nash{{hiddenNominees
Manic Street Preachers — "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"{{hiddenNominees
Kaiser Chiefs — "Ruby"{{hiddenNominees
Amy Winehouse — Back to Black{{hiddenNominees

2006

The winners of 2006 Q Awards are:

  • Inspiration Award: a-ha
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: Smokey Robinson
  • Groundbreaker Award: Primal Scream
  • Icon Award: Jeff Lynne
  • Idol Award: Take That
  • Outstanding Performance Award: Faithless
  • Classic Songwriter: Noel Gallagher
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Gabriel
  • Merit Award: Manic Street Preachers
  • Innovation in Sound: The Edge
  • Classic Song: Culture Club — "Karma Chameleon"
  • Legend Award: The Who
  • Award of Award: U2
  • People's Choice Award: Arctic Monkeys
  • Charity of the Year: War on Want
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Oasis{{hiddenNominees
Muse{{hiddenNominees
Corinne Bailey Rae{{hiddenNominees
Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"{{hiddenNominees
The Killers — "When You Were Young"{{hiddenNominees
Arctic Monkeys — Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not{{hiddenNominees

2005

The winners of 2005 Q Awards are:

  • Inspiration Award: Björk
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music: Paul Weller
  • Icon Award: Jimmy Page
  • Classic Songwriter: Nick Cave
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Bee Gees
  • Innovation in Sound: The Prodigy
  • Classic Song: Ray Davies — "Waterloo Sunset"
  • Legend Award: Joy Division
  • People's Choice Award: Oasis
  • Best Producer: Gorillaz/Danger Mouse — Demon Days
  • Birthday Honour: Michael Eavis
  • Special Award: John Lennon
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Coldplay{{hiddenNominees
U2{{hiddenNominees
James Blunt{{hiddenNominees
KT Tunstall — "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"{{hiddenNominees
Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."{{hiddenNominees
Oasis — Don't Believe the Truth{{hiddenNominees

2004

The winners of 2004 Q Awards are:

  • Merit Award: Shane MacGowan
  • Innovation in Sound: The Human League
  • Inspiration Award: The Pet Shop Boys
  • Classic Songwriter: Elton John
  • Icon Award: U2
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Roxy Music
  • Best Producer: Mick Jones (The Libertines — The Libertines)
    • Jerry Finn (Morrissey — You Are the Quarry)
    • The Neptunes (Kelis — Tasty)
    • Rich Costey, John Cornfield, Muse and Paul Reeve (Muse — Absolution)
    • Scissor Sisters (Scissor Sisters — Scissor Sisters)
    • Bobby Ross Avila, Bryan-Michael Cox, Destro Music, Dre & Vidal, James "Big Jim" Wright, Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Just Blaze, Lil Jon, L.A. Reid, Rich Harrison, Robin Thicke, Usher (Usher — Confessions)
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Red Hot Chili Peppers{{hiddenNominees
Muse{{hiddenNominees
Razorlight{{hiddenNominees
Jamelia — "See It in a Boy's Eyes"{{hiddenNominees
Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"{{hiddenNominees
Keane — Hopes and Fears{{hiddenNominees

2003

The winners of 2003 Q Awards are:

  • Inspiration Award: The Cure
  • Icon Award: Jane's Addiction
  • Classic Songwriter: Dexys Midnight Runners
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Duran Duran
  • Special Award: Scott Walker
  • Innovation in Sound: Muse
    • David Gray
    • Goldfrapp
    • Richard X
    • Super Furry Animals
  • Best Producer: Nigel Godrich (Radiohead — Hail to the Thief)
    • Blur / Ben Hillier (Blur — Think Tank)
    • Dr. Dre (50 CentGet Rich or Die Tryin')
    • Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon — Youth & Young Manhood)
    • Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes — Clones)
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest TrackBest VideoBest Album
Radiohead{{hiddenNominees
Robbie Williams{{hiddenNominees
The Thrills{{hiddenNominees
Christina Aguilera — "Dirrty"{{hiddenNominees
Electric Six — "Gay Bar"{{hiddenNominees
Blur — Think Tank{{hiddenNominees

2002

The winners of 2002 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Songwriter: Jimmy Cliff
  • Special Award: Depeche Mode
  • Merit Award: Elvis Costello
  • Inspiration Award: Echo & the Bunnymen
  • Best Producer:Moby (Moby — 18)
    • Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers — By the Way)
    • Tony Visconti (David Bowie — Heathen)
    • Ken Nelson and Mark Pythian (Coldplay — A Rush of Blood to the Head)
    • Weezer and Tom Lord-Alge (Weezer — Maladroit)
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest SingleBest VideoBest Album
Radiohead{{hiddenNominees
The Hives{{hiddenNominees
The Electric Soft Parade{{hiddenNominees
Sugababes — "Freak like Me"{{hiddenNominees
Pink — "Get the Party Started"{{hiddenNominees
Coldplay — A Rush of Blood to the Head{{hiddenNominees

2001

The winners of 2001 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Songwriter: Kate Bush
  • Special Award: Brian Eno
  • Merit Award: Elvis Costello
  • Inspiration Award: John Lydon
  • People's Choice Award: U2
  • Best Producer: Nigel Godrich (Radiohead — Amnesiac)
    • Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (U2 — All That You Can't Leave Behind)
    • Chris Shaw (Super Furry Animals — Rings Around the World)
    • Dan the Automator (Gorillaz — Gorillaz)
    • John Leckie (Muse — Origin of Symmetry)
    • Pat McCarthy (R.E.M. — Reveal)
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest SingleBest VideoBest Album
Radiohead{{hiddenNominees
Manic Street Preachers{{hiddenNominees
Starsailor{{hiddenNominees
Ash — "Burn Baby Burn"{{hiddenNominees
Gorillaz — "Clint Eastwood"{{hiddenNominees
Travis — The Invisible Band{{hiddenNominees

2000

The winners of 2000 Q Awards are:

  • Merit Award: Jerry Dammers
  • Songwriter Award: Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams
  • Inspiration Award: Joe Strummer
  • Best Producer: Artful Dodger (Artful Dodger — It's All About the Stragglers)
    • Dave Eringa and George Brakoulias (Toploader — Onka's Big Moka)
    • Dr. Dre (Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP)
    • Guy Chambers and Steve Power (Robbie Williams — Sing When You're Winning)
    • Ross Robinson (Slipknot — Slipknot)
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest SingleBest VideoBest Album
Travis{{hiddenNominees
Oasis{{hiddenNominees
Badly Drawn Boy{{hiddenNominees
David Gray — "Babylon"{{hiddenNominees
Kelis — "Caught Out There"{{hiddenNominees
Coldplay — Parachutes{{hiddenNominees

1999

The winners of 1999 Q Awards are:

  • Classic Songwriter: Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel
  • Best Producer: William Orbit
  • Inspiration Award: New Order
  • Special Merit Award: Keith Richards
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest SingleBest Album
Blur{{hiddenNominees
Stereophonics{{hiddenNominees
Basement Jaxx{{hiddenNominees
Travis — "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"{{hiddenNominees
The Chemical Brothers — Surrender{{hiddenNominees

1998

The winners of 1998 Q Awards are:

  • Songwriter Award: Paul Weller
  • Inspiration Award: Blondie
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: R.E.M.
  • Best Producer: Fatboy Slim (Fatboy Slim — You've Come a Long Way, Baby)
    • Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins — "Adore")
    • Mike Hedges (Manic Street Preachers — "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours")
    • Neil Finn (Neil Finn — "Try Whistling This")
    • William Orbit (Madonna — "Ray of Light")
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest SingleBest Album
Manic Street Preachers{{hiddenNominees
Roni Size & Reprazent{{hiddenNominees
Gomez{{hiddenNominees
Catatonia — "Road Rage"{{hiddenNominees
Massive Attack — "Mezzanine"{{hiddenNominees

1997

The winners of 1997 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Nellee Hooper
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: Various Artists — The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers
  • Songwriter Award: Paul McCartney
  • Inspiration Award: Patti Smith
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: The Who
  • Special Award: Phil Spector
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
Oasis
The Prodigy{{hiddenNominees
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Radiohead — OK Computer{{hiddenNominees

1996

The winners of 1996 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: John Leckie
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: The Beatles — The Beatles Anthology
  • Inspiration Award: U2
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Rod Stewart
  • Merit Award: Elvis Costello
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
Oasis
Pulp
Alanis Morissette
Manic Street Preachers — Everything Must Go

1995

The winners of 1995 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Tricky
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: Various Artists — The Help Album
  • Inspiration Award: David Bowie / Brian Eno
  • Merit Award: Eric Clapton
  • Songwriter Award: Van Morrison
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
R.E.M.
Oasis
Supergrass
Blur — The Great Escape

1994

The winners of 1994 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Stephen Street
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: Various Artists — The Tougher than Tough
  • Inspiration Award: The Kinks
  • Merit Award: U2
  • Songwriter Award: Morrissey
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
R.E.M.
Pink Floyd
Oasis
Blur — Parklife

1993

The winners of 1993 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Flood Brian Eno The Edge/Zooropa
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: The Beach Boys — Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
  • Inspiration Award: Donald Fagen
  • Merit Award: Elton John
  • Songwriter Award: Neil Finn
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
U2
Neil Young
Suede
Sting — Ten Summoner's Tales

1992

The winners of 1992 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Daniel Lanois Peter Gabriel The Orb
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: Bob Marley — Songs of Freedom
  • Inspiration Award: B.B. King
  • Merit Award: Led Zeppelin
  • Songwriter Award: U2
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
U2
Crowded House
Tori Amos{{hiddenNominees
R.E.M. — Automatic for the People

1991

The winners of 1991 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Trevor Horn (Seal — Seal)
  • Merit Award: Lou Reed
  • Songwriter Award: Richard Thompson
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
R.E.M. / U2
Simple Minds
Seal
R.E.M. — Out of Time

1990

The winners of 1990 Q Awards are:

  • Best Producer: Paul Oakenfold / Steve Osborne (Happy Mondays — Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches)
  • Best Reissue/Compilation: The Beach Boys — Pet Sounds
  • Merit Award: Paul McCartney
  • Songwriter Award: Prince
AwardWinnerNomineeBest Act in the World TodayBest Live ActBest New ActBest Album
U2
The Rolling Stones
They Might Be Giants
World Party — Goodbye Jumbo

Criticism

At the 2006 Q Awards, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner criticised the choice of Take That for the "Idol" award. Commenting on the winners of the night, he said:

References

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