Q Awards 2002: Winners

The Hives: Officially the best live band in the world

Fans' votes have decided the winners of the Q Awards 2002, which were announced on Monday.

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Best New Act
The Electric Soft Parade
Also nominated: The Bees, Cooper Temple Cause, The Coral, The Vines

The Q Merit Award
Tom Jones

Best Single
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
Also nominated: The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So, Nickelback - How You Remind Me, Oasis - Hindu Times, Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way

Best Video
Pink - Get The Party Started
Also nominated: Eminem - Without Me, The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So, Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love

Best Producer
Moby for Moby - 18
Also nominated: Rik Rubin for Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way, Tony Viscoti for David Bowie - Heathen, Ken Nelson and Mark Pythian for Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head, Weezer and Tom Lord-Alge for Weezer - Maladroit

The Q Innovation Award
Depeche Mode

Best Live Act
The Hives
Also nominated: Muse, Oasis, The Strokes, The White Stripes

Best album
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Also nominated: Doves - The Last Broadcast, Beth Orton - Daybreaker, Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way, The Vines - Highly Evolved

Q Inspiration Award
Echo And The Bunnymen

Q Classic Songwriter Award
Jimmy Cliff

Best act in the world today
Radiohead
Also nominated: Coldplay, Oasis, Stereophonics, U2

Q Unwanted
Simon Cowell
Also nominated: Geri Haliwell, Pete Waterman