Q Awards
# Q Awards

I Q Awards sono premi musicali assegnati con cadenza annuale dalla rivista musicale Q. Sono tra i riconoscimenti musicali più prestigiosi in Gran Bretagna.

## Cronologia

### 2015

* Best Act in the World Today:
   * Foals
   * Blur
   * Ed Sheeran
   * Muse
   * Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
* Best Live Act:
   * Royal Blood
   * Catfish and the Bottlemen
   * Ed Sheeran
   * The Libertines
   * Mumford & Sons
* Best New Act:
   * James Bay
   * The Bohicas
   * Circa Waves
   * Courtney Barnett
   * Jess Glynne
   * Slaves
   * SOAK
   * Songhoy Blues
   * Wolf Alice
   * Years & Years
* Best Solo Artist:
   * Ed Sheeran
   * Kanye West
   * Noel Gallagher
   * Sam Smith
   * Taylor Swift
* Q Awards Honoree:
   * Q Hero: Mark Ronson
   * Q Classic Song: Queen — "Bohemian Rhapsody"
   * Q Classic Album: Soul II Soul — Club Classics Vol. One
   * Q Innovation in Sound: Gary Numan
   * Q Gibson Les Paul Award: Tony Iommi
   * Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: New Order
   * Q Icon: Duran Duran
* Best Track:
   * The Libertines — "Gunga Din"
   * Florence and the Machine — "What Kind of Man"
   * Foals — "What Went Down"
   * Mark Ronson — "Uptown Funk"
   * New Order — "Restless"
* Best Video:
   * Florence and the Machine — "Ship to Wreck"
   * Foals — "What Went Down"
   * Miguel — "Coffee"
   * Muse — "Psycho"
   * The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"
* Best Album:
   * Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds — Chasing Yesterday
   * Blur — The Magic Whip
   * Everything Everything — Get to Heaven
   * Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
   * Jamie xx – In Colour

### 2014

* Best Track: Iron Sky - Paolo Nutini
* Best New Act: Sam Smith
* Best Live Act: Kasabian
* Best Video: Sleep Sound - Jamie xx
* Best Album: The Take Off and Landing of Everything - Elbow
* Best Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran
* Best Act in the World Today: Kasabian
* Q Classic Album: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
* Q Classic Songwriter - Andy Partridge
* Gibson Les Paul Award - Johnny Marr
* Q Innovation in Sound - Jean-Michel Jarre
* Q Inspiration - Simple Minds
* Q Hero - The Charlatans
* Q Icon - Wilko Johnson
* Q Idol - Culture Club
* Q Outstanding Contribution to Music: Richard Russell

### 2013

* Best Track: Do I Wanna Know? — Arctic Monkeys
* Best New Act: Jake Bugg
* Best Live Act: Foals
* Best Video: Show Me the Wonder — Manic Street Preachers
* Best Album: Opposites — Biffy Clyro
* Best Solo Artist: Ellie Goulding
* Best Act In The World Today: Vampire Weekend
* Q Classic Album: Bummed — Happy Mondays
* Q Classic Songwriter: Chrissie Hynde
* Q Spirit of Independence: Belle and Sebastian
* Q Poet Laureate: John Cooper Clarke
* Q Best Event: Glastonbury Festival
* Q Icon: Suede
* Q Idol: Robbie Williams
* Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: Pet Shop Boys

### 2012

* Best Track: Ill Manors — Plan B
* Best New Act: Django Django
* Best Live Act: Blur
* Best Video: Disconnected — Keane
* Best Album: The Bravest Man in the Universe — Bobby Womack
* Best Solo Artist: Emeli Sandé
* Best Act In The World Today: Muse
* Q Classic Song: Walk On By — Dionne Warwick
* Q Classic Album: Generation Terrorists — Manic Street Preachers
* Q Spirit of Independence: The Cribs
* Q Innovation in Sound: Underworld
* Q Inspiration Award: Pulp
* Q Icon Award: Dexys Midnight Runners
* Q Hero: Johnny Marr
* Q Idol: Brandon Flowers

### 2011

* Best Track: Rolling in the Deep — Adele
* Breakthrough Artist: Ed Sheeran
* New Artist: WU LYF
* Live Act: Biffy Clyro
* Best Video: Do It like a Dude — Jessie J
* Hall of Fame Award: Queen
* Q Classic Songwriter: Gary Barlow
* Q's Next Big Thing: Lana Del Rey
* Q Inspiration: Fat Boy Slim
* Best Male: Tinie Tempah
* Best Female: Adele
* Innovation in Sound: Kaiser Chiefs
* Best Album: Bon Iver — Bon Iver
* Classic Song: Chasing Cars — Snow Patrol
* Best Act In The World Today: Coldplay
* Q Outstanding Contribution To Music: Siouxsie Sioux
* Q Icon: Noel Gallagher
* Q's Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years: U2

### 2010

* Best Track: You've Got The Love — Florence and the Machine
* Breakthrough Artist: Plan B
* Best Video: End Credits — Chase & Status
* Hall of Fame Award: Take That
* Q Classic Songwriter: Neil Finn
* Q's Next Big Thing: Clare Maguire
* Q Idol: Madness
* Q Hero: The Chemical Brothers
* Q Inspiration: Suede
* Best Male: Paolo Nutini
* Best Female: Florence and the Machine
* Innovation in Sound: Mark Ronson
* Best Album: High Violet — The National
* Classic Album: Band on the Run — Wings
* Q Icon: Bryan Ferry

### 2009

I vincitori sono:

* Best Act in the World Today: Muse
* Best Album: Kasabian — West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
* Best Track: Lily Allen - The Fear
* Best Video: Lady GaGa — Just Dance
* Best New Act: White Lies
* Breakthrough Artist: Mr Hudson
* Best Live Act: Arctic Monkeys
* The Q Idol: Spandau Ballet
* The Q Inspiration Award: The Specials
* Innovation in Sound: Sonic Youth
* Q Classic Album: The Unforgettable Fire - U2
* The Q Icon: Marianne Faithfull
* Classic Song: Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood
* Q Legend: Edwyn Collins
* Classic Songwriter: Yusuf Islam
* Outstanding Contribution to Music: Robert Plant

### 2008

* Best Act in the World Today: Coldplay
* Best Album: Coldplay - Viva la vida or Death and All His Friends
* Best Track: Keane - "Spiralling"
* Best Video: Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"
* Best New Act: The Last Shadow Puppets
* Best Breakthrough Artist: Duffy
* Best Live Act: Kaiser Chiefs
* Classic Song Award: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
* Classic Songwriter Award: John Mellencamp
* Innovation in Sound Award: Massive Attack
* Outstanding Contribution Award: David Gilmour
* Q Legend: Glen Campbell
* Q Inspiration: Cocteau Twins
* Q Idol: Grace Jones
* Q Icon: Adam Ant

### 2007

* Best Act in the World Today: Arctic Monkeys
* Best Album: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
* Best Track: Manic Street Preachers - "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
* Best Video: Kaiser Chiefs - "Ruby"
* Best New Act: The Enemy
* Best Breakthrough Artist: Kate Nash
* Best Live Act: Muse
* Classic Song Award: Stereophonics - "Local Boy in the Photograph"
* Classic Album Award: The Verve - Urban Hymns
* Classic Songwriter Award: Billy Bragg
* Innovation in Sound Award: Sigur Rós
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Johnny Marr
* Q Merit Award: Ryan Adams
* Q Hero: Anthony H Wilson
* Q Legend: Ian Brown
* Q Inspiration: Damon Albarn
* Q Idol: Kylie Minogue
* Q Icon: Sir Paul McCartney

### 2006

* Best New Act:
   * Corinne Bailey-Rae
   * Lily Allen
   * The Kooks
   * Arctic Monkeys
   * Orson
* Best Live Act:
   * Muse
   * Oasis
   * Razorlight
   * Red Hot Chili Peppers
   * Arctic Monkeys
* Best Track:
   * Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
   * Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars"
   * Scissor Sisters - "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
   * The Feeling - "Never Be Lonely"
   * Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
* Best Album:
   * Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
   * Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
   * Kasabian - Empire
   * Keane - Under the Iron Sea
   * Razorlight - Razorlight
   * Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
* Best Act in the World Today:
   * Oasis
   * Muse
   * Coldplay
   * U2
   * Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Best Video: The Killers - "When You Were Young"
* Q Inspiration Award: a-ha
* Q Outstanding Contribution to Music Award: Smokey Robinson
* Q Groundbreaker Award: Primal Scream
* Q Icon Award: Jeff Lynne
* Q Idol Award: Take That
* Q Outstanding Performance Award: Faithless
* Q Classic Songwriter Award: Noel Gallagher
* Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Gabriel
* Q Merit Award: Manic Street Preachers
* Q Innovation in Sound Award: The Edge
* Q Classic Song Award: Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"
* Q Legend Award: The Who
* Q Award of Awards: U2
* People's Choice Award: Arctic Monkeys
* Q Charity of the Year: War on Want

### 2005

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

### 2004

* Best New Act:
   * Razorlight
   * Keane
   * Franz Ferdinand
   * Maroon 5
   * The Killers
   * The Zutons
   * Kasabian
   * Snow Patrol
* Best Live Act:
   * Muse
   * Red Hot Chili Peppers
   * David Bowie
   * The Darkness
   * The Pixies
   * Madonna
* Best Single:
   * Jamelia - "See It in a Boy's Eyes"
   * Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
   * Morrissey - "Irish Blood, English Heart"
   * The Streets - "Dry Your Eyes"
   * Goldie Lookin Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"
   * Maroon 5 - This Love
* Best Album:
   * Keane - Hopes and Fears
   * Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
   * The Libertines - The Libertines
   * The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free
   * Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
   * Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
* Best Act in the World Today:
   * Red Hot Chili Peppers
   * Muse
   * Radiohead
   * U2
   * Coldplay
   * OutKast
* Best Video:
   * Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
   * Scissor Sisters - "Laura"
   * OutKast - "Roses"
   * Kelis - "Milkshake"
   * The Streets - "Fit But You Know It"
* Best Producer:
   * The Libertines - The Libertines
   * Kelis - Tasty
   * Muse - Absolution
   * Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
   * Morrissey - You Are the Quarry
   * Usher - Confessions
* Q Merit Award: Shane McGowan
* Q Innovation in Sound Award: The Human League
* Q Inspiration Award: The Pet Shop Boys
* Q Classic Songwriter Award: Elton John
* Q Icon Award: U2
* Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Roxy Music

### 2003

* Best New Band: The Thrills
* Best Live Act: Robbie Williams
* Best Single: Christina Aguilera - "Dirrty"
* Best Album: Blur - Think Tank
* Best Act in the World Today: Radiohead
* Best Video: Electric Six - "Gay Bar"
* Q Inspiration Award: The Cure
* Q Icon Award: Jane's Addiction
* Q Classic Songwriter: Dexys Midnight Runners
* Q Lifetime Achievement Award: Duran Duran
* Q Innovation in Sound: Muse
* Best Producer: Nigel Godrich
* Q Special Award: Scott Walker
