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| The real Brits winners and losers | The real Brits winners and losers |
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| By Ian Youngs Music reporter, BBC News | By Ian Youngs Music reporter, BBC News |
| The Brit Awards have honoured the biggest and best stars in pop from the UK and beyond. | The Brit Awards have honoured the biggest and best stars in pop from the UK and beyond. |
| But on a night of out-of-control wardrobes, odd behaviour and dazzling performances, the awards were only half the story. So who were the real winners and losers? | But on a night of out-of-control wardrobes, odd behaviour and dazzling performances, the awards were only half the story. So who were the real winners and losers? |
| BEST NOSTALGIA TRIP | BEST NOSTALGIA TRIP |
| Robbie Williams played hits including Angels, Let Me Entertain You and Feel | Robbie Williams played hits including Angels, Let Me Entertain You and Feel |
| Robbie Williams received the lifetime achievement honour and his performance, a career-spanning medley of hits, was the highlight of the night for many inside Earls Court. | Robbie Williams received the lifetime achievement honour and his performance, a career-spanning medley of hits, was the highlight of the night for many inside Earls Court. |
| After the lukewarm reactions to his last two albums, it was a forceful reminder of just what a massive star he is, or was. | After the lukewarm reactions to his last two albums, it was a forceful reminder of just what a massive star he is, or was. |
| It is also the first time in a while that he has had the chance to remind us that his best anthems were huge, euphoric, communal and enduring pop landmarks. | It is also the first time in a while that he has had the chance to remind us that his best anthems were huge, euphoric, communal and enduring pop landmarks. |
| The fact that we needed reminding was also a bit sad because it means it must have been so long since he has had one of those mega hits. | The fact that we needed reminding was also a bit sad because it means it must have been so long since he has had one of those mega hits. |
| Robbie was nominated for best male too this year but was never likely to win. | Robbie was nominated for best male too this year but was never likely to win. |
| The lifetime achievement is often bestowed on those whose best days are behind them. Will he be picking up more Brit awards in years to come? | The lifetime achievement is often bestowed on those whose best days are behind them. Will he be picking up more Brit awards in years to come? |
| BEST REUNION THAT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW | BEST REUNION THAT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW |
| Last year, everyone was wondering whether Robbie would make a surprise appearance with Take That. This year, everyone was wondering whether they would come on stage with him. | Last year, everyone was wondering whether Robbie would make a surprise appearance with Take That. This year, everyone was wondering whether they would come on stage with him. |
| They did not. He did perform a Take That song - Everything Changes - on his own. | They did not. He did perform a Take That song - Everything Changes - on his own. |
| The reunion rumours have been rumbling on for so long that it really is getting tedious now. Please do something soon. | The reunion rumours have been rumbling on for so long that it really is getting tedious now. Please do something soon. |
| MOST EMBARRASSING OUTFIT | MOST EMBARRASSING OUTFIT |
| Jonathan Ross: Please stop | Jonathan Ross: Please stop |
| Jonathan Ross attempted to appear cool while simultaneously poking fun at himself by dressing in "bling" hip-hop gear and using street-smart phrases like "brrrap" and "blood". | Jonathan Ross attempted to appear cool while simultaneously poking fun at himself by dressing in "bling" hip-hop gear and using street-smart phrases like "brrrap" and "blood". |
| He said his outfit had been "pimped" by Dizzee Rascal. Jonathan, you were the consenting victim of a cruel practical joke. | He said his outfit had been "pimped" by Dizzee Rascal. Jonathan, you were the consenting victim of a cruel practical joke. |
| MOST OBVIOUS INTERVIEW ANSWER | MOST OBVIOUS INTERVIEW ANSWER |
| Fearne Cotton to Lily Allen: "How will you be celebrating?" | Fearne Cotton to Lily Allen: "How will you be celebrating?" |
| Lily: "I... er I don't know. Drink, maybe?" | Lily: "I... er I don't know. Drink, maybe?" |
| BEST OLD FASHIONED ROCK 'N' ROLL MOMENT | BEST OLD FASHIONED ROCK 'N' ROLL MOMENT |
| Liam Gallagher tossed his microphone into the crowd | Liam Gallagher tossed his microphone into the crowd |
| Ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher swaggered on to accept the prize for the best Brit-winning album of the last 30 years, a special award created to celebrate the ceremony's anniversary. | Ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher swaggered on to accept the prize for the best Brit-winning album of the last 30 years, a special award created to celebrate the ceremony's anniversary. |
| He pointedly thanked all of his former bandmates except brother Noel, who was conspicuous by his absence. No reconciliation on the cards there. | He pointedly thanked all of his former bandmates except brother Noel, who was conspicuous by his absence. No reconciliation on the cards there. |
| Liam took the Britannia statuette and threw it, along with his microphone, into the front row. The producers managed to get the mic back but the award is probably on eBay already. | Liam took the Britannia statuette and threw it, along with his microphone, into the front row. The producers managed to get the mic back but the award is probably on eBay already. |
| Many thought he was petulant, spiteful, arrogant... including host Peter Kay, who called him a name that probably should not have been broadcast on ITV1 before the watershed. | Many thought he was petulant, spiteful, arrogant... including host Peter Kay, who called him a name that probably should not have been broadcast on ITV1 before the watershed. |
| But he also reminded us that Britain has not produced a rock star so cocky, compelling and untameable since his Britpop heyday. | But he also reminded us that Britain has not produced a rock star so cocky, compelling and untameable since his Britpop heyday. |
| Kasabian, the heirs apparent, performed straight after his cameo but appeared timid by comparison. | Kasabian, the heirs apparent, performed straight after his cameo but appeared timid by comparison. |
| If only Damon Albarn had been there to offer a fight, it would have been just like the old days. | If only Damon Albarn had been there to offer a fight, it would have been just like the old days. |
| BEST PERFORMANCE | BEST PERFORMANCE |
| Jay-Z and Alicia Keys put the British performers in the shade | Jay-Z and Alicia Keys put the British performers in the shade |
| British stars like Lily Allen, Cheryl Cole, JLS and Kasabian put on elaborate performances featuring mid-air stunts, flying rockets, blazing stages and troupes of dancers. | British stars like Lily Allen, Cheryl Cole, JLS and Kasabian put on elaborate performances featuring mid-air stunts, flying rockets, blazing stages and troupes of dancers. |
| But the highlight of the night - Robbie aside - was the relatively simple duet between US superstars Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, who blew the place away with their song Empire State Of Mind. | But the highlight of the night - Robbie aside - was the relatively simple duet between US superstars Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, who blew the place away with their song Empire State Of Mind. |
| Jay-Z was given a welcome befitting a cultural hero, and Keys oozed elegance and soul as her startlingly powerful voice stopped everyone in their tracks. | Jay-Z was given a welcome befitting a cultural hero, and Keys oozed elegance and soul as her startlingly powerful voice stopped everyone in their tracks. |
| They narrowly eclipsed another duet, by UK stars Dizzee Rascal and Florence and the Machine. Their mash-up, titled You Got The Dirtee Love, could and should have been terrible. But they managed to make it work through sheer joy and verve. | They narrowly eclipsed another duet, by UK stars Dizzee Rascal and Florence and the Machine. Their mash-up, titled You Got The Dirtee Love, could and should have been terrible. But they managed to make it work through sheer joy and verve. |
| LADY GAGA - A CATEGORY, NAY A PLANET, OF HER OWN | LADY GAGA - A CATEGORY, NAY A PLANET, OF HER OWN |
| Lady Gaga's performance did not include any of her big hits | |
| As well as picking up three awards, Lady Gaga also put on a typically eccentric performance. | |
| In mourning for the designer Alexander McQueen, she reportedly changed her routine at the last minute from a medley of hits to a more sombre - but still outre - rendition of her lesser-known songs Telephone and Dance In The Dark. | In mourning for the designer Alexander McQueen, she reportedly changed her routine at the last minute from a medley of hits to a more sombre - but still outre - rendition of her lesser-known songs Telephone and Dance In The Dark. |
| With a towering white beehive and floral face mask, she began at a white piano before getting up to do a solo Vogue-esque dance routine while punching at a synth-guitar hybrid. | With a towering white beehive and floral face mask, she began at a white piano before getting up to do a solo Vogue-esque dance routine while punching at a synth-guitar hybrid. |
| The crowd was left a bit dumbstruck but not many stars would have been able to get away with something so wilfully idiosyncratic. | The crowd was left a bit dumbstruck but not many stars would have been able to get away with something so wilfully idiosyncratic. |
| "I think she's one of the best pop stars around," Geri Halliwell said afterwards. "But I would have liked it if she'd sung something I knew. Sorry." | "I think she's one of the best pop stars around," Geri Halliwell said afterwards. "But I would have liked it if she'd sung something I knew. Sorry." |
| BEST ONE-LINERS FROM HOST PETER KAY | BEST ONE-LINERS FROM HOST PETER KAY |
| Peter Kay was joined by presenters including Courtney Love | Peter Kay was joined by presenters including Courtney Love |
| Peter Kay was less controversial than a Russell Brand, yet funnier than a Chris Evans. | Peter Kay was less controversial than a Russell Brand, yet funnier than a Chris Evans. |
| In the end, he was a good choice as host. His tenure was marked by a series of withering one-liners when introducing the acts: | In the end, he was a good choice as host. His tenure was marked by a series of withering one-liners when introducing the acts: |
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| BIGGEST MEMORY LAPSE IN AN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH | BIGGEST MEMORY LAPSE IN AN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH |
| Mel B, speaking after picking up the Spice Girls' award for best Brits moment of the last 30 years with Geri Halliwell: "We forgot to thank the other Spice Girls. Sorry! Thanks girls." | Mel B, speaking after picking up the Spice Girls' award for best Brits moment of the last 30 years with Geri Halliwell: "We forgot to thank the other Spice Girls. Sorry! Thanks girls." |