| Brit Awards 2008 | |
| Date: | 20 February 2008 |
| Venue: | Earls Court |
| Host: | Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne |
| Most Awards: | Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and Take That (2) |
| Most Nominations: | Mika, Leona Lewis, and Take That (4) |
| Network: | ITV |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Main: | Brit Awards |
| Next: | 2009 |
Brit Awards 2008 was the 28th edition of the Brit Awards, an annual music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 20 February 2008 at the Earls Court in London.
Leona Lewis was nominated for four awards but came away empty-handed. The ceremony attracted 6.1 million viewers, 800,000 more than the previous live broadcast.
| Artist | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction | UK Albums Chart reaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Love Today" "Standing in the Way of Control" "Grace Kelly" | N/A 88 (re-entry) 57 (+35) | Life in Cartoon Motion – 5 (+4) | ||
| "Umbrella" | 44 (+3) | Good Girl Gone Bad – 10 (+1) Myths of the Near Future – 79 (re-entry) | ||
| "Wow" | 5 (+13) | X – 24 (+14) | ||
| "Ruby" | 79 (re-entry) | Yours Truly, Angry Mob – 49 (+4) Employment – 93 (re-entry) | ||
| "Bleeding Love" | 33 (+4) | Spirit – 23 (+7) | ||
| "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" "Stop Me" "Valerie" | N/A 51 (re-entry) 13 (+9) | Version – 4 (+18) | ||
| "Love Is a Losing Game" | N/A | Back to Black – 12 (+4) Frank – 27 (+5) | ||
| "Dance Tonight" "Live and Let Die" "Hey Jude" "Lady Madonna" "Get Back" | N/A | N/A |
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 (2) | Mika |
| Take That | |
| 3 (5) | Arctic Monkeys |
| Kaiser Chiefs | |
| Kate Nash | |
| Leona Lewis | |
| Mark Ronson | |
| 2 (7) | Arcade Fire |
| Bat for Lashes | |
| Eagles | |
| Foo Fighters | |
| Kings of Leon | |
| Klaxons | |
| Kylie Minogue |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 (3) | Arctic Monkeys |
| Foo Fighters | |
| Take That |
After Vic Reeves appeared to forget which award he was presenting, Sharon Osbourne attempted to wrestle the microphone from him, insisted he was drunk and called him a "pissed bastard". She proceeded to make the full announcement herself. The next day it was reported that Reeves was not intoxicated and was hurt by Osbourne's behaviour.[1] [2] The incident has since been ascribed to an autocue malfunction, but Reeves said in his defence that he was trying to read the autocue screen, but he couldn't read it because Osbourne was pushing him out of the way.
When the Arctic Monkeys took to the stage to collect their award for 'Best British Album', the band were dressed up in traditional English country and hunting outfits and even took a plastic duck to the stage with them. During the acceptance speech, they made a rude tirade about the Brits school which forced producers to pull it from the television broadcast.[3]