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Emeli Sande, Mumford and Sons and Ben Howard have been honoured at this year's Brit Awards ceremony in London. Adele, Emeli Sande and Ben Howard have been honoured at this year's Brit Awards ceremony at London's O2 Arena.
Sande won best British female, a category in which Amy Winehouse had received a posthumous nomination. Sande won best British female, while Howard scooped two trophies - best British male and British breakthrough.
Singer-songwriter Ben Howard scooped two awards - for best British male and British breakthrough. Adele won best single for her James Bond theme Skyfall - but she was not at the ceremony, instead choosing to rehearse for the Oscars in Los Angeles.
Folk rock band Mumford and Sons were named best British group, while Coldplay won best British live act at the event at the O2 Arena. She sent a video message referring to last year's ceremony, when her best album acceptance speech was cut short.
A number of winners are still to be announced. Sande went into the event with four nominations in total, including two in the best single category. "Thank you so much for this Brit Award, it means a lot," she said.
There are three nods apiece for Mercury Prize winners Alt-J and Mumford and Sons, who took the album of the year trophy at the Grammy Awards in the US last weekend. "Sorry I can't be with you tonight, I'm in LA rehearsing for the Oscars. I won't keep you too long because I don't want to interrupt the best album speech at the end of the night. But I love you all."
Accepting the trophy for best British group, Marcus Mumford told the crowd: "We weren't really expecting that. We were in a group with Muse and One Direction, so it's a surprise. Folk rock band Mumford and Sons were named best British group and Marcus Mumford told the crowd: "We weren't really expecting that. We were in a group with Muse and One Direction, so it's a surprise.
"We love being British and we love going around the world and telling people we're British, so we're very proud and very grateful.""We love being British and we love going around the world and telling people we're British, so we're very proud and very grateful."
Ben Howard was a surprise winner of best British breakthrough, beating the bookmakers' favourite Rita Ora.Ben Howard was a surprise winner of best British breakthrough, beating the bookmakers' favourite Rita Ora.
In the best British male category, he triumphed against Plan B, Olly Murs, Calvin Harris and Richard Hawley. In the best British male category, he triumphed over Plan B, Olly Murs, Calvin Harris and Richard Hawley.
"Wow, thank you very much," Howard said. "That's bizarre isn't it? I didn't really expect to, erm... I was quite stoked to come to the awards to be honest, so to come away with two of these things is amazing, so thank you all very much.""Wow, thank you very much," Howard said. "That's bizarre isn't it? I didn't really expect to, erm... I was quite stoked to come to the awards to be honest, so to come away with two of these things is amazing, so thank you all very much."
Other nominees included The Rolling Stones, who were up for best live act, 35 years after they were shortlisted for the first ever Brit Awards. Coldplay won best British live act, beating The Rolling Stones, who were nominated 35 years after they were shortlisted for the first ever Brit Awards.
Muse kicked off the ceremony with a performance featuring a 60-piece orchestra and pyrotechnics. The night's other performers include Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake. Sande's triumph in the best British female category meant there was no posthumous win for Amy Winehouse. Sande had gone into the event with four nominations in total, including two in the best single category.
There were three nods apiece for Mercury Prize winners Alt-J and Mumford and Sons, who took the album of the year trophy at the Grammy Awards in the US last weekend.
Muse kicked off the ceremony with a performance featuring a 60-piece orchestra and pyrotechnics. The night's other performers included Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake.
One Direction gave the first live rendition of their Comic Relief single, a medley of Blondie's One Way Or Another and The Undertones' Teenage Kicks.One Direction gave the first live rendition of their Comic Relief single, a medley of Blondie's One Way Or Another and The Undertones' Teenage Kicks.
But Adele is not expected to turn up. The singer famously showed her annoyance when one of her victory speeches was cut short by host James Corden when the ceremony overran last year. Comedian James Corden returned as host this year and used his opening routine to make light of cutting short Adele's speech in 2012.
Corden is back this year and made light of last year's incident in his opening routine.
Referring to a US awards show in 2009, he introduced Taylor Swift as a "global superstar who was once famously interrupted at an award ceremony".Referring to a US awards show in 2009, he introduced Taylor Swift as a "global superstar who was once famously interrupted at an award ceremony".
"That never happens here. Not on my watch. Not any more," he joked."That never happens here. Not on my watch. Not any more," he joked.
Adele is the bookmakers' favourite to win the best British single prize for her Bond theme Skyfall, but she is rumoured to be in the US rehearsing for an appearance at the Oscars on Sunday. The winners all received a trophy designed by controversial British artist Damien Hirst.
The winners all receive a trophy designed by controversial British artist Damien Hirst.