Nominations for the NME’s annual addition to the bonfire of British awards shows, the Shockwave Awards, were announced today, with longtime darlings Oasis scoring seven nods—including a Worst Band nomination—and Arctic Monkeys/Last Shadow Puppets frontman Alex Turner amassing six. Of course, the biggest belly-laughs come in the Hero and Villain of the Year categories. The lights of positivity in the NME’s world are Turner, the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Brit comedian Noel Fielding, Oasis’ Noel Gallagher… and Barack Obama, while the big bad guys (and gal) are Amy Winehouse, George W. Bush, Gordon Brown, John McCain, and Pete Doherty. (Obama, sadly, is the only Hero contender who didn’t also get a “Best Dressed” nod; he’s replaced in that category by some British “it girl” who isn’t Kate Moss or Sienna Miller.) Full slate of nominees after the jump.

Best British Band
Bloc Party
The Last Shadow Puppets
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead

Best International Band
Crystal Castles
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
MGMT
Vampire Weekend

Best Solo Artist
Ladyhawke
Laura Marling
Lightspeed Champion
Jay-Z
Pete Doherty

Best New Band
Glasvegas
Late Of The Pier
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
White Lies

Best Live Band
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead

Best Album
Bloc Party, Intimacy
Glasvegas
The Killers, Day & Age
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Oasis, Dig Out Your Soul

Best Track supported by NME Radio
Kings Of Leon, “Sex On Fire”
The Last Shadow Puppets, “The Age Of The Understatement”
MGMT, “Time To Pretend”
The Ting Tings, “That’s Not My Name”
Vampire Weekend, “A-Punk”

Best Video
The Last Shadow Puppets, “My Mistakes Were Made For You”
Late Of The Pier, “Heartbreak”
Oasis, “The Shock Of The Lightning”
Radiohead, “House Of Cards”
Vampire Weekend, “A-Punk”

Best Live Event
Glastonbury
Isle Of Wight
Reading and Leeds
T In The Park
V Festival

Best TV Show
Gavin & Stacey
The IT Crowd
The Mighty Boosh
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Skins

Best Film
The Dark Knight
Juno
Quantum Of Solace
Twilight
Wall-E

Best Dancefloor Filler
Bloc Party, “Mercury”
Crystal Castles, “Courtship Dating”
Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris, “Dance Wiv Me”
Friendly Fires, “Paris”
Late Of The Pier, “‘Bathroom Gurgle”

Best DVD
Arctic Monkeys, At The Apollo
Foo Fighters, Live At Wembley Stadium
Kaiser Chiefs, Live At Elland Road
Muse, HAARP
The Rolling Stones, Shine A Light

Hero Of The Year
Alex Turner
Barack Obama
Brandon Flowers
Noel Fielding
Noel Gallagher

Villain Of The Year
Amy Winehouse
George Bush
Gordon Brown
John McCain
Pete Doherty

Best Dressed
Alex Turner
Alexa Chung
Brandon Flowers
Noel Fielding
Noel Gallagher

Worst Dressed
Amy Winehouse
Brandon Flowers
Johnny Borrell
Katy Perry
Pete Doherty

Worst Album
Britney Spears, Circus
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Jonas Brothers, A Little Bit Longer
Razorlight, Slipway Fires
Scouting For Girls, Scouting For Girls

Worst Band
Fall Out Boy
Jonas Brothers
Oasis
Scouting for Girls
Tokio Hotel

Sexiest Male
Carl Barat
Keith Murray
Matt Bellamy
Miles Kane
Pete Doherty

Sexiest Female
Alison Mosshart
Hayley Williams
Kate Jackson
Lykke Li
Stephanie Dosen

Best Website
Bebo
Facebook
Last.fm
MySpace
YouTube

Best Venue
Brixton Academy
Manchester Apollo
London Astoria
Glasgow Barrowlands
London O2 Arena

Best Album Artwork
The Cure, 4:13 Dream
Guillemots, Red
The Killers, Day & Age
Muse, HAARP
We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery

Best Band Blog
Foals
Lightspeed Champion
Little Boots
Noel Gallagher/Oasis
Radiohead

Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 Nominations [NME]