LONDON, UK  [Wednesday Jan.25.2006]  /WMQT.com/ -- UK music magazine NME has announced the nominees for its 2006 Awards, and Oasis, the Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day and Kanye West are among this year's contenders.

Legendary Brit-pop band Oasis leads the way with nine nominations including Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album for "Don't Believe The Truth," Best Website, Best Video, and Best Track for "The Importance Of Being Idle." Oasis singer Liam Gallagher is also up for Hero of the Year, Best Dressed, and Sexiest Man.

The Kaiser Chiefs follow Oasis with seven nominations, while Franz Ferdinand scored six nods that include Best British Band, Best Live Act, Best Album, Best Video, and Best Track for "Do You Want To." Franz Ferdinand's always dapper singer, Alex Kapranos, also grabbed a nomination for Best Dressed.

Representing the USA, Green Day earned nods for Best International Band, Best Live Band and Best DVD. Other Best International Band nominees include Foo Fighters, The Killers, The Strokes and Arcade Fire.

Kanye West is the only American nominated in the Best Solo Artist category. To win, West needs to beat British acts Antony And The Johnsons, Richard Ashcroft, Ian Brown and Graham Coxon.

Competing for the Sexiest Woman award are Madonna and The White Stripes' Meg White.

James Blunt and Coldplay are up for some awards, but probably not any they'd like to win. Blunt's album "Back To Bedlam" is nominated for "Worst Album," while Coldplay earned a nod for "Worst Band." Coldplay singer Chris Martin is also up for "Worst Dressed," as is White Stripes' frontman Jack White and Justin Hawkins from The Darkness.

The winners of the ShockWaves NME Awards will be decided through online voting by the public at www.nme.com/awards. The winners will be announced during a ceremony on February 23rd in the United Kingdom.

Here is the full list of nominations.

BEST BRITISH BAND
Arctic Monkeys
Bloc Party
Kaiser Chiefs
Franz Ferdinand
Oasis

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND
Arcade Fire
Green Day
The Killers
The Strokes
Foo Fighters

BEST SOLO ARTIST
Antony And The Johnsons
Richard Ashcroft
Ian Brown
Graham Coxon
Kanye West

BEST NEW BAND
Arctic Monkeys
Editors
Magic Numbers
Maximo Park
We Are Scientists

BEST LIVE BAND
Arctic Monkeys
Franz Ferdinand
Green Day
Kaiser Cheifs
Oasis

BEST ALBUM
Babyshambles - 'Down In Albion'
Bloc Party - 'Silent Alarm'
Franz Ferdinand - 'You Could Have It So Much Better'
Kaiser Chiefs - 'Employment'
Oasis - 'Don't Believe The Truth'

BEST TRACK
'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' - Arctic Monkeys
'F--- Forever' - Babyshambles
'Do You Want To' - Franz Ferdinand
'I Predict A Riot' - Kaiser Chiefs
'The Importance Of Being Idle' - Oasis

BEST VIDEO
'Do You Want To' - Franz Ferdinand
'Dare' - Gorillaz
'I Predict A Riot' - Kaiser Chiefs
'The Importance Of Being Idle' - Oasis
'Juicebox' - The Strokes

BEST MUSIC DVD
Dig!
Green Day: Bullet In A Bible
Kaiser Chiefs: Enjoyment
Live8
Morrissey: Who Put The M In Manchester

HERO OF THE YEAR
Carl Barat
Pete Doherty
Liam Gallagher
Bob Geldof
Alex Turner

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Tony Blair
James Blunt
George Bush
Pete Doherty
Justin Hawkins

BEST DRESSED
Pete Doherty
Brandon Flowers
Liam Gallagher
Alex Kapranos
Ricky Wilson

WORST DRESSED
Pete Doherty
Justin Hawkins
Chris Martin
Jack White
Robbie Williams

WORST ALBUM
'Down In Albion' - Babyshambles
'Back To Bedlam' - James Blunt
'The Bravery' - The Bravery
'One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back' - The Darkness
'Wonderland' - McFly

WORST BAND
Babyshambles
Coldplay
The Darkness
McFly
Son Of Dork

SEXIEST MAN
Richard Archer
Carl Barat
Pete Doherty
Liam Gallagher
Paul Smith

SEXIEST WOMAN
Charlotte Cooper
Kate Jackson
Madonna
Jemina Pearl
Meg White

BEST WEBSITE
nme.com
kaiserchiefs.co.uk
myspace.com
oasisinet.com
wearescientists.com

BEST VENUE
London Brixton Carling Academy
Glasgow Barrowlands
London Astoria
London Koko
Manchester Apollo

BEST EVENT
Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals
Glastonbury
Live8
T In The Park
V Festival

BEST TV SHOW
Gonzo
Little Britain
Lost
The Mighty Boosh
Peep Show

BEST RADIO SHOW
Colin And Edith
Steve Lamacq
Zane Lowe
Chris Moyles
Lauren Laverne

BEST FILM
Batman Begins
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
King Kong
Sin City

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