Sir Paul vies for festival award

Scissor Sisters compete in the "best live moment" category

Scissor Sisters, rapper 50 Cent and Sir Paul McCartney will compete in the first awards ceremony to honour UK music festival stars and organisers.

Set up by music site Virtual Festivals, all 12 winners will be decided by online public vote from 15 November.

Sir Paul's Glastonbury appearance has been shortlisted in the "best live moment of the summer" category.

He competes with 50 Cent's hasty exit at Reading and Scissor Sister Jake Shears losing his T in the Park kilt.

ANTHEM OF THE SUMMER SHORTLIST Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out Goldie Lookin Chain Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do Razorlight Golden Touch Snow Patrol Run The Libertines Can't Stand Me Now The Killers Mr Brightside The Streets Dry Your Eyes

Glastonbury, V Festival and Derbyshire's Download compete for the best major festival title, in a shortlist drawn up by 100 music journalists and photographers.

Bestival on the Isle of Wight, Masterpeace in Leeds and London's Tin Pan Alley feature in the best new festival category.

Pixies, Basement Jaxx and The Darkness are shortlisted in the best live act category, while Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Keane and Kasabian appear on the best live newcomer shortlist.

"Well over two million music fans attend festivals in the UK alone every year, so the Festival Awards gives these people an opportunity to recognise and reward those artists and organisers who made the summer one to remember," a Virtual Festivals spokesman said.