
Profile
Famous as :
Indie rock bandBirth Date :
2002Birth Place :
Sheffield, EnglandClaim to fame :
Single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (2005)
Brit Awards
2008
Won Brit Awardcategory British Album for "Favourite Worst Nightmare"
2008
Won Brit Awardcategory British Group
2008
Got nomination for Brit Awardcategory British Live Act
2007
Won Brit Awardcategory Best British Group
2007
Won Brit Awardcategory Best British Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not"
2006
Won Brit Awardcategory British Breakthrough Artist
Grammy Awards
2007
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick"
2007
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Alternative Music Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
Ivor Novello Awards
2007
Won Ivor Novello Album Awardfor "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
2006
Got nomination for Ivor Novello Awardcategory Best Song Musically & Lyrically for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
shared with Alex Turner (songwriter)
Meteor Ireland Music Awards
2007
Won Meteor Ireland Music Awardcategory Best International Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not"
MTV Europe Music Awards
2007
Got nomination for MTV Europe Music Awardcategory Headliner
2006
Got nomination for MTV Europe Music Awardcategory Best Alternative
2006
Got nomination for MTV Europe Music Awardcategory Best UK & Ireland Act
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
2006
Got nomination for MTV Video Music Award Latin Americacategory Best New Artist - International
mtvU Woodie Awards
2006
Got nomination for mtvU Woodie Awardcategory The Breaking Woodie - (Best Emerging Artist)
2006
Got nomination for mtvU Woodie Awardcategory International Woodie - (Favorite International Artist)
Muso Awards
2005
Won Muso Awardcategory Best New Act
Nationwide Mercury Prize
2007
Got nomination for Nationwide Mercury Prizefor "Favourite Worst Nightmare"
2006
Won Nationwide Mercury Prizefor "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
NME Awards USA
2008
Got nomination for NME Award USAcategory Best International Alternative/Indie Track for "Teddy Picker"
2008
Got nomination for NME Award USAcategory Best International Alternative/Indie Album for "Favourite Worst Nightmare"
2008
Got nomination for NME Award USAcategory Best International Alternative/Indie Live Act
2008
Got nomination for NME Award USAcategory Best Video for "Fluorescent Adolescent"
2008
Got nomination for NME Award USAcategory Best International Alternative/Indie Band
PLUG Independent Music Awards
2007
Won PLUG Independent Music Awardcategory New Artist of the Year
2007
Got nomination for PLUG Independent Music Awardcategory Artist of the Year
2007
Got nomination for PLUG Independent Music Awardcategory Song of the Year for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
2006
Got nomination for PLUG Independent Music Awardcategory New Artist of the Year
Q Awards
2009
Won Q Awardcategory Best Live Act
2009
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best Album for "Humbug"
2009
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best Act in the World Today
2009
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best Track for "Crying Lightning"
2007
Won Q Awardcategory Best Act in the World Today
2007
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best Album for "Favourite Worst Nightmare"
2007
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best Live Act
2006
Won Q People's Choice Award2006
Won Q Awardcategory Best Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
2006
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best Live Act
2006
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best Track for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
2006
Got nomination for Q Awardcategory Best New Act
ShockWaves NME Awards
2009
Won Shockwaves NME Awardcategory Best DVD for "At the Apollo"
2008
Won Shockwaves NME Awardcategory Best Video for "Teddy Picker"
2008
Won Shockwaves NME Awardcategory Best Track for "Fluorescent Adolescent"
2008
Won Shockwaves NME Awardcategory Best British Band
2008
Got nomination for Shockwaves NME Awardcategory Best Album for "Favourite Worst Nightmare"
2008
Got nomination for Shockwaves NME Awardcategory Best Album Artwork for "Favourite Worst Nightmare"
2008
Got nomination for Shockwaves NME Awardcategory Best Live Band
2007
Won ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best Music DVD for "Scummy Man"
2007
Won ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best Album for "Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
2007
Got nomination for ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best British Band
2007
Got nomination for ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best Live Band
2006
Won ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best British Band
2006
Won ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best Track for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
2006
Won ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best New Band
2006
Got nomination for ShockWaves NME Awardcategory Best Live Band










