Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith triumph at the 2015 Brit Awards

Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith were the big winners at tonight's (February 25th) Brit Awards. 

In the heated battle between Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and George Ezra, both Sheeran and Smith walked away from the ceremony at the O2 Arena in London triumphant with two Brit Awards each. Sheeran won the awards for Best British Solo Artist and Best Album for X, while Smith won Best British Breakthrough Act and the award for Global Success.  

Paloma Faith took home the award for Best British Female Solo Artist, beating off the threat of Ella Henderson, Jessie Ware, FKA Twigs and Lily Allen in the process, while Royal Blood grabbed the prize for Best British Group ahead of Alt-J, Clean Bandit, Coldplay and One Direction. 

In the other categories, Taylor Swift, who started the show with a stunning performance of 'Blank Space', saw off competition from Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, Sia and St Vincent to win Best International Female, while in the male category, Pharrell Williams took home the award ahead of Hozier, Beck, Jack White and John Legend. 

Foo Fighters picked up the award for Best International Group, a category which also included 5 Seconds Of Summer, The Black Keys, First Aid Kit and The War On Drugs, while James Bay picked up the Critics' Choice Award and Mark Ronson won the award for Best British Single for his mega hit 'Uptown Funk'. 

The winner of British Artist Video Of The Year was decided on the night by a vote live on social media and saw One Direction triumph with their video for 'You And I', holding off competition from Calvin Harris, Charli XCX, Duke Dumont, Ed Sheeran, Mark Ronson, One Direction, Rita Ora, Route 94, Sam Smith and Sigma in the process. 

There were a number of stand-out performances on the night, including Sam Smith who performed a reworked version of his early single 'Lay Me Down', Royal Blood, who smashed through 'Figure It Out', George Ezra, who performed 'Budapest', Take That, who brought fire and lights with 'Let in the Sun', Ed Sheeran, who performed a stripped down rendition of 'Bloodstream' and Kanye West, who aired new track 'All Day' accompanied by a huge crowd onstage and some huge flame throwers. 

Madonna closed the show with a stunning performance of her new single 'Living For Love', complete with a spectacular stage show. 

 

The full list of winners at the 2015 Brit Awards was as follows:

 

Best British Male Solo Artist

Damon Albarn

Ed Sheeran - Winner 

George Ezra

Paolo Nutini

Sam Smith

 

Best British Female Solo Artist

Ella Henderson

FKA Twigs

Jessie Ware

Lily Allen

Paloma Faith - Winner

 

Best British Group

Alt-J

Clean Bandit

Coldplay

One Direction

Royal Blood - Winner

 

Best British Breakthrough Act

Chvrches

FKA Twigs

George Ezra

Royal Blood

Sam Smith - Winner

 

Best British Single

Calvin Harris - 'Summer'

Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - 'Rather Be'

Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones - 'I Got U'

Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'

Ella Henderson - 'Ghost'

George Ezra - 'Budapest'

Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk' - Winner

Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne - 'My Love'

Sam Smith - 'Stay With Me'

Sigma - 'Nobody To Love'

 

Best British Album Of The Year

Alt-J - This Is All Yours

Ed Sheeran - X - Winner

George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage

Royal Blood - Royal Blood

Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

 

British Producer Of The Year

Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory

Flood

Jake Gosling

Paul Epworth - Winner

 

British Artist Video Of The Year

Calvin Harris - 'Summer'

Charli XCX - 'Boom Clap'

Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones - 'I Got U'

Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'

Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk' 

One Direction - 'You And I' - Winner

Rita Ora - 'I Will Never Let You Down'

Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne - 'My Love'

Sam Smith - 'Stay With Me'

Sigma - 'Nobody To Love'

 

Brits Global Success Award

Sam Smith - Winner

 

Best International Male Solo Artist

Beck

Hozier

Jack White

John Legend

Pharrell Williams - Winner

 

Best International Female Solo Artist

Beyonce

Lana Del Rey

Sia

St Vincent

Taylor Swift - Winner

 

Best International Group

5 Seconds Of Summer

The Black Keys

Foo Fighters - Winner

First Aid Kit

The War On Drugs

 

Critic's Choice Award

James Bay - Winner

George The Poet

Years & Years

 

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