[Chris]

The nominees have been announced for the awards, which will take place at Earls Court in London on February 17th. The full list of nominees and more can be found at <A HREF=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/brits/> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/brits/ </A>. The Radio 1 listeners will be voting for the Best British Breakthrough Artist.

MC - WHO SHOULD WIN:
BEST BRITISH GROUP - Coral or Darkness
BEST BRITISH MALE - Will Young
BEST FEMALE - Dido
BEST ALBUM - Dido or Coral
BEST BRITISH SINGLE - Rachel Stevens
BEST BRIT ROCK - Darkness
BEST BRIT URBAN - Crap choices - will go for Lemar. (Please don't let it be Big Brovaz).
BEST DANCE ACT - Basement Jaxx
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST - Darkness
BEST POP ACT - Justin Timberlake
BEST INTERNATIONAL MALE - Justin Timberlake
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEMALE - Beyonce
BEST INTERNATIONAL ALBUM - White Stripes
BEST INTERNATIONAL GROUP - Kings Of Leon/Outkast
BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER - 50 Cent