List of awards and nominations received by Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band's original lineup was composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar, keyboard), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals). Julian Corrie (keyboards, synthesiser, guitar and backing vocals) joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year. The band has been notable for being one of the more popular post-punk revival bands, garnering multiple UK top 20 hits.[1] They have been nominated for several Grammy Awards and have received two Brit Awards – winning one for Best British Group – as well as one NME Award.

Best Art Vinyl

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The Best Art Vinyl is an annual award that first began in 2005. It celebrates artists and designers of vinyl record cover art.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 You Could Have It So Much Better Best Art Vinyl Nominated
2006 "The Fallen" Nominated

Brit Awards

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The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Franz Ferdinand British Album of the Year Nominated
Franz Ferdinand British Breakthrough Act Nominated
British Group Won
British Rock Act Won
British Live Act Nominated
2006 British Group Nominated
British Rock Act Nominated
British Live Act Nominated

Danish Music Awards

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The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Franz Ferdinand Foreign Newcomer of the Year Won
"Take Me Out" Foreign Hit of the Year Won

ECHO Awards

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The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.[2]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Themselves Best International Rock/Alternative Act Nominated

Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 "Take Me Out" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
Franz Ferdinand Best Alternative Music Album Nominated
2006 "Do You Want To" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
You Could Have It So Much Better Best Alternative Music Album Nominated

Hungarian Music Awards

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The Hungarian Music Awards is the national music awards of Hungary, held every year since 1992 and promoted by Mahasz.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 You Could Have It So Much Better Best Foreign Rock Album Nominated

iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards

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The iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian television channel Much to honour the year's best music videos.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "Do You Want To" Best International Group Video Nominated

Ivor Novello Awards

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The Ivor Novello Awards are awards for songwriting and composing.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 "Take Me Out" Best Contemporary Song Won

Mercury Prize

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The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Franz Ferdinand Nationwide Building Society Mercury Prize Won

Meteor Music Awards

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The Meteor Music Awards was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Franz Ferdinand Best Live Performance Nominated
Best International Group Won
Franz Ferdinand Best International Album Won
2006 Franz Ferdinand Best International Group Nominated

Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica

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The Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica was the Latin American version of the MTV Video Music Award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Franz Ferdinand Best New Artist – International Nominated

MTV Asia Awards

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The MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV Europe Music Award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 "Take Me Out" Favorite Video Nominated
2006 "Do You Want To" Favorite Video Nominated
Franz Ferdinand Favorite Rock Act Nominated

MTV Australia Awards

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The MTV Australia Awards started in 2005 and were Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international acts.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Franz Ferdinand Best Breakthrough Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

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The MTV Europe Music Award is an award presented by Viacom International Media Networks Europe to honour artists and music in pop culture.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Franz Ferdinand Best New Act Nominated
Best Alternative Nominated
Best UK & Ireland Act Nominated
2005 Best Rock Nominated
2013 Best Alternative Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

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The MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 "Take Me Out" Breakthrough Video Won
MTV2 Award Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

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The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 "Take Me Out" Best New Artist Nominated
2009 "Ulysses" Best Group Video Nominated
Best Rock Video Nominated

MTVU Woodie Awards

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The MTV Woodie Awards is an annual music show presented by MTVU with awards voted on by fans.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Franz Ferdinand Soundtrack of My Life Woodie Nominated

NME Awards

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The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Franz Ferdinand Philip Hall Radar Award Won
Best New Band Nominated
2005 Best British Band Nominated
Best Live Band Nominated
Franz Ferdinand Best Album Won
"Take Me Out" Best Track Won
Best Video Nominated
2006 Franz Ferdinand Best British Band Nominated
Best Live Band Won
You Could Have It So Much Better Best Album Nominated
"Do You Want To" Best Track Nominated
Best Video Nominated

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

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The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Themselves Best New Touring Artist Won

Q Awards

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The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Franz Ferdinand Best New Act Nominated
Franz Ferdinand Best Album Nominated
"Take Me Out" Best Track Nominated
Best Video Won

Shortlist Music Prize

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The Shortlist Music Prize was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Franz Ferdinand Shortlist Music Prize Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

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The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox Broadcasting Company television network.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Franz Ferdinand Choice Music: Rock Group Nominated

UK Music Video Awards

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The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 "Ulysses" Best Indie/Alternative Video Nominated
"No You Girls" Best Editing in a Video Nominated
Best Styling in a Video Nominated

Other

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In January Franz Ferdinand Shortlisted BBC Sound of 2004 Second Place.

In July 2009, Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" was voted number 100 in Triple J Hottest 100 songs of all time.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Franz Ferdinand: The Heather's On Fire". The Skinny. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Welcome/About". ECHO Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Countdown | Hottest 100 – Of All Time | triple j". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2011.