The 2012 BRIT Awards took place last night at the O2 in London. Adele added two awards to the six Grammys she took home last weekend, winning in the Best Female Artist and Album of the Year categories. Ed Sheeran also won two awards for Best British Male and British Breakthrough Act. Both artists performed on the night along with Florence and the Machine, Olly Murs, International award winners Rihanna and Bruno Mars, Noel Gallagher's Flying Birds, and Outstanding Contribution to Music winners Blur, whose performance closed the show.
See below for photos from the night and list of winners.
See below for photos from the night and list of winners.
THE WINNERS
Best British Male
WINNER - Ed Sheeran
Nominees:
James Blake
James Morrison
Noel Gallagher
Professor Green
Best British Female
WINNER - Adele
Read our feature on the making of the Adele album 21
Nominees:
Florence and the Machine
Laura Marling
Jessie J
Kate Bush
British Breakthrough Act
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
Nominees:
Anna Calvi
Ed Sheeran
Emeli Sande
Jessie J
The Real Vaccines
British Group
WINNER - Coldplay
Nominees:
Chase and Status
Arctic Monkeys
Elbow
Kasabian
British Single
WINNER: One Direction What Makes you Beautiful
Nominees:
Adele Someone Like You
Ed Sheeran The A Team
Example Changed The Way You Kissed Me
Jessie J Price Tag
JLS She Makes me Wanna
Military Wives and Gareth Malone Wherever You Are
Olly Murs and Rizzle Kicks Heart Skips a Beat
Pixie Lott All About Tonight
The Wanted Glad you Came
British Album
WINNER: Adele 21
Read our feature on the making of the Adele album 21
Nominees:
Coldplay Mylo Xyloto
Ed Sheeran +
Florence and the Machine Ceremonials
PJ Harvey Let England Shake
International Male
WINNER: Bruno Mars
Nominees:
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
David Guetta
Ryan Adams
International Female
WINNER: Rihanna
Nominees:
Beyoncé
Bjork
Feist
Lady Gaga
International Group
WINNER: Foo Fighters
Nominees:
Fleet Foxes
Jay-Z/Kanye West
Lady Antebellum
Maroon 5
International Breakthrough
WINNER: Lana Del Rey
Nominees:
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Foster The People
Nicki Minaj
Outstanding Contribution to Music
Blur
Critics' Choice
1st Emeli Sande
2nd Maverick Sabre
3rd Michael Kiwanuka
British Producer
WINNER: Ethan Johns
Nominees:
Paul Epworth
Flood
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