| Mastercard British Album of the Year (presented by Tom Jones) |
British Single (presented by Alan Carr) |
- Duffy — Rockferry
- Coldplay — Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
- Elbow — The Seldom Seen Kid
- Radiohead — In Rainbows
- The Ting Tings — We Started Nothing
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- Girls Aloud — "The Promise"
- Coldplay — "Viva La Vida"
- Duffy — "Mercy"
- Leona Lewis — "Better In Time"
- Scouting for Girls — "Heartbeat"
- Alexandra Burke — "Hallelujah"
- Dizzee Rascal (featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome) — "Dance wiv Me"
- Adele — "Chasing Pavements"
- The X Factor Finalists 2008 — "Hero"
- Estelle (featuring Kanye West) — "American Boy"
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| British Male Solo Artist (presented by Jamie Oliver, Jamie Cullum and Adele) |
British Female Solo Artist (presented by Simon Pegg) |
- Paul Weller
- Ian Brown
- James Morrison
- The Streets
- Will Young
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- Duffy
- Adele
- Beth Rowley
- Estelle
- M.I.A.
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| British Group (presented by David Hasselhoff) |
British Breakthrough Act (presented by Alex James) |
- Elbow
- Coldplay
- Girls Aloud
- Radiohead
- Take That
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- Duffy
- Adele
- The Last Shadow Puppets
- Scouting for Girls
- The Ting Tings
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| British Live Act (presented by Nick Frost) |
- Iron Maiden
- Coldplay
- Elbow
- Scouting for Girls
- The Verve
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| International Male Solo Artist (presented by Gok Wan) |
International Female Solo Artist (presented by Lionel Richie) |
- Kanye West
- Beck
- Neil Diamond
- Jay-Z
- Seasick Steve
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- Katy Perry
- Beyoncé
- Gabriella Cilmi
- Pink
- Santogold
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| International Group (presented by Natalie Imbruglia) |
International Album (presented by Joe Calzaghe) |
- Kings of Leon
- AC/DC
- Fleet Foxes
- The Killers
- MGMT
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- Kings of Leon — Only by the Night
- AC/DC — Black Ice
- Fleet Foxes — Fleet Foxes
- The Killers — Day & Age
- MGMT — Oracular Spectacular
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