| Best British Album |
Best British Single |
- George Michael — Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
- Elton John — Sleeping with the Past
- Lisa Stansfield — Real Love
- Prefab Sprout — Jordan: The Comeback
- The Beautiful South — Choke
- Van Morrison — Enlightenment
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- Depeche Mode — "Enjoy the Silence"
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| Best British Video |
Best British Producer |
- The Beautiful South — "A Little Time"
- Adamski — "Killer"
- The Beloved — "Hello"
- Betty Boo — "Where Are You Baby?"
- Billy Idol — "Cradle of Love"
- Depeche Mode — "Enjoy the Silence"
- George Michael — "Freedom! '90"
- Go West — "King of Wishful Thinking"
- Seal — "Crazy"
- The Cure — "Close to Me"
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- Chris Thomas
- George Michael
- Nellee Hooper
- Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne
- Youth
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| Best Classical Recording |
Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording |
- Zubin Mehta
- John Eliot Gardiner
- Kent Nagano
- Matthew Best
- Oliver Knussen
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- Twin Peaks
- Days of Thunder
- Ghost
- Pretty Woman
- Wild at Heart
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| Best British Male |
Best British Female |
- Elton John
- George Michael
- Jimmy Somerville
- Phil Collins
- Robert Smith
- Van Morrison
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- Lisa Stansfield
- Betty Boo
- Caron Wheeler
- Dusty Springfield
- Elizabeth Fraser
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| Best British Group |
Best British Newcomer |
- The Cure
- Happy Mondays
- Soul II Soul
- Talk Talk
- The Beautiful South
- The Stone Roses
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- Betty Boo
- Beats International
- Happy Mondays
- The Charlatans
- The Las
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| Best International Male |
Best International Female |
- Michael Hutchence
- Jon Bon Jovi
- MC Hammer
- Paul Simon
- Prince
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- Sinéad O'Connor
- Janet Jackson
- Madonna
- Mariah Carey
- Neneh Cherry
- Tina Turner
- Whitney Houston
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| Best International Group |
Best International Newcomer |
- INXS
- B-52s
- De La Soul
- Faith No More
- Roxette
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- MC Hammer
- Dee-Lite
- Maria McKee
- Mariah Carey
- Wilson Phillips
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