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The Winners and Nominees

The nominees and winners for the Brit Awards 2009 are:

Best British male
Ian Brown
James Morrison
The Streets
Paul Weller
Will Young

Winner: Paul Weller

Best British female
Adele
Beth Rowley
Duffy
Estelle
MIA

Winner: Duffy

Best British group
Coldplay
Elbow
Girls Aloud
Radiohead
Take That

Winner: Elbow

Best British live act
Coldplay
Elbow
Iron Maiden
Scouting For Girls
The Verve

Winner: Iron Maiden

Best British single
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Duffy - Mercy
Girls Aloud - The Promise
Leona Lewis - Better in Time
Scouting for Girls - Heartbeat

Winner: Girls Aloud - The Promise

Best British Album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
Duffy - Rockferry
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

Winner: Duffy - Rockferry

Best British breakthrough act
Adele
Duffy
Last Shadow Puppets
Scouting For Girls
The Ting Tings

Winner: Duffy

Best international album
AC/DC - Black Ice
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Killers - Day & Age
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

Winner: Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

Best international male
Beck
Neil Diamond
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Seasick Steve

Winner: Kanye West

Best international female
Beyonce
Gabriella Cilmi
Katy Perry
Pink
Santogold

Winner: Katy Perry

Best international group
AC/DC
Fleet Foxes
Killers
Kings of Leon
MGMT

Winner: Kings of Leon

Critics' Choice: Florence and the Machine

Outstanding Contribution To Music: Pet Shop Boys

With Scott backstage, and Edith on the red carpet, Radio 1 brought you all the big guests live from Earls Court on the afternoon of the BRITs.
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