Best British Group :
- TRAVIS
- Blur *, Gomez, Stereophonics, Texas
- Award was presented by Lou Reed.
Best Live Act :
- STEPS
- Award was presented by Cerys Matthews.
Best Pop Act :
- 5IVE
- Geri Halliwell, Ann Lee, Martine McCutcheon, S Club 7, Steps
- Award was presented by Ant & Dec and Cat Deeley.
Best British Newcomer Award :
- S CLUB 7 *
- Adam Rickitt, Ann Lee, Charlotte Church, Martine McCutcheon,
Groove Armada, Phats & Small, Shanks & Bigfoot, Spacedust, Wamdue Project,
Fierce, Glamma Kid, Honeyz, Kele Le Roc, Jamelia, Beta Band, Death In Vegas,
Gay Dad, UNKLE, Wiseguys
- Award presented by Zoe Ball and Sara Cox.
Best Male Solo Artist :
- TOM JONES
- David Bowie *, Sting, Ian Brown, Van Morrison
- Award was presented by Ben Elton.
Best Female Solo Artist :
- BETH ORTON
- Beverly Knight, Melanie C, Gabrielle, Geri Halliwell
- Award was presented by Tom Jones and Robbie Williams.
Best Single :
- ROBBIE WILLIAMS - SHE'S THE ONE
- Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
- Supergrass - Moving *
- Moloko - Sing It Back
- Blur - Tender
- Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
- Fatboy Slim - Praise You
- Manic Street Preachers - You Stole The Sun From My Heart
- The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy, Hey Girl
- Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate
- Award was presented by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash.
Best British Album :
- TRAVIS - THE MAN WHO
- Basement Jaxx - Remedy
- The Chemical Brothers - Surrender
- Gomez - Liquid Skin
- Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails
- Award was presented by Vinnie Jones.
Best Video :
- ROBBIE WILLIAMS - SHE'S THE ONE (and I can't stand it!)
- Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
- Fatboy Slim - Praise You
- The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
- Supergrass - Pumping On Your Stereo
- Award was presented by Richard Blackwood and Donna Air.
Best British Dance Act :
- THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
- Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Jamiroquai *, Leftfield.
- Award was presented by Paul Whitehouse and Mark Williams.
Best International Group :
- TLC
- Beastie Boys, The Cardigans, Mercury Rev, Red Hot Chili Peppers *
- Award was presented by Andrea and Jim Corr.
Best International Male Solo Artist :
- BECK
- Eminem *, Moby, Ricky Martin, Will Smith.
- Award was presented by Martin Kemp and Caprice.
Best International Female Solo Artist :
- MACY GRAY
- Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J Blige, Whitney Houston.
- Award was presented by Ali G.
Best International Newcomer :
- MACY GRAY
- Britney Spears, Eminem *, Jennifer Lopez, Semisonic.
- Award was presented by Natalie Imbruglia and Kylie Minogue.
Best Film Soundtrack or Cast Recording :
- NOTTING HILL
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Star Wars - Episode 1: The Phantom
Menace, Fight Club, The Matrix.
- Award was presented by Thora Birch and Ronnie Wood and collected by
Emma Chambers.
Award for Outstanding Contribution :
- SPICE GIRLS (!)
- Award presented by Will Smith
High-point of the evening :
- The fact that Johnny Vaughn wasn't hosting.
Low-point of the evening :
- The fact that Davina McCall was hosting.
Second-most high-point of the evening :
- Dom Joly making a Trigger Happy TV appearance.
Second-most low-point of the evening :
- Davina McCall not being able to host the show and stop
people from needlessly swearing.
Third-most low-point of the evening :
- Robbie Williams extending his fake Oasis slanging match.
Fourth-most low-point of the evening :
- Macy Gray behaving as stupidly as ever.
Fifth-most low-point of the evening :
- Everyone else treating her like God.
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DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TXW32R4 32" widescreen TV
connected to either a Creative Dxr2 DVD-ROM player or Microsoft Xbox and
played through a Sony STR-DB930 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
- Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
- Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
- Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
- Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
- Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
