The Q Awards 2005

Monday 10th October 2005 - The Grosvenor Hotel, London.

Hosted By Jonathan Ross.

 

BEST NEW ACT
Sponsored by Island Records, voted by the readers of Q and by the users of Q4music.com 

WINNER: James Blunt

Nominees:   

Hard-Fi

Kaiser Chiefs

Jem

The Magic Numbers

MIA

                      
        
                                     

BEST TRACK (formerly BEST SINGLE)
Sponsored by Napster, voted for by the readers of Q and by the users of Q4music.com 

WINNER:   KT Tunstall
    “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree”

Nominees: 

James Blunt “You’re Beautiful”

U2  “Vertigo”

Oasis  “The Importance Of Being Idle”

Coldplay “Fix You”

  
                      
                      
                       

Q CLASSIC SONG
Sponsored by 02 

WINNER:   Ray Davies
    “Waterloo Sunset”

 

BEST LIVE ACT
Sponsored by Marshall Amplification, voted for by the readers of Q and by the users of Q4music.com 

WINNER:   U2

Nominees:   

Green Day

Oasis

Muse

Coldplay

                                                                       

BEST ALBUM
Sponsored by Play.com, voted for by the readers of Q and by the users of Q4music.com 

WINNER:   Oasis
    “Don't Believe The Truth”

Nominees:   

Coldplay “X&Y”

James Blunt “Back To Bedlam”

Kaiser Chiefs “Employment”

Goldfrapp “Supernature”

                       
                       
                      

THE Q PEOPLE's CHOICE

WINNER:   Oasis

BEST PRODUCER

WINNER:   Gorillaz/ Danger Mouse
    “Demon Days”

Nominees:   

Supple/Coldplay/Nelson Coldplay  “X&Y”

Goldfrapp/ Gregory                       Goldfrapp “Supernature”

Marius De Vries/ Gray/ McClune/ Polson David Gray “Life In Slow Motion”

West/ Just Blaze Kanye West “Late Registration”

                       
                       
BEST VIDEO
Sponsored by Lucas Arts, voted for by QTV viewers and by the users of Q4music.com 

WINNER:   Gorillaz
    “Feel Good Inc”

Nominees:   

Oasis  “The Importance Of Being Idle”

The White Stripes “Blue Orchid”

Gwen Stefani “What You Waiting For”

Green Day “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams”

                     
                       
                      

BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY
Sponsored by Aloud.com, voted for by the readers for Q and by the users of Q4music.com 

WINNER:   Coldplay

Nominees:  

Green Day

U2

Oasis

Muse

                      
                      
                     

THE Q BIRTHDAY HONOUR

WINNER:   Michael Eavis

 

THE Q ICON AWARD

WINNER:   Jimmy Page

 

THE Q CLASSIC SONGWRITER

WINNER:   Nick Cave

 

THE Q LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

WINNER:   Bee Gees

 

THE Q OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AWARD

WINNER:   Paul Weller

 

THE Q INNOVATION IN SOUND
Sponsored by Sony Walkman 

WINNER:   The Prodigy

 

THE Q LEGEND

WINNER:   Joy Division

 

THE Q INSPIRATION AWARD

WINNER:   Bjork

 

THE Q SPECIAL AWARD

WINNER:   John Lennon

 

 

• Gary Neville
• Luke Evans
• Sir Chris Hoy MBE
• Paddy McGuinness
• Roger Federer