Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards Honor Lily Allen, Paul Weller

(PAUL WELLER)

British sparkplug Lily Allen went home with three Ivor Novello Awards on Thursday night at a ceremony in London. The prestigious awards, named after the Welsh late composer Ivor Novello, honor British composers and songwriters, and are handed out annually. Allen and co-writer Greg Kurstin picked up Best Song Musically and Lyrically for “The Fear.” The song also landed them Songwriter of the Year honors. “This song is so much about feeling lost in a lot of ways,” said an emotional Allen. “All of a sudden, this has made me feel found”.

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Paul Weller (of the Jam and the Style Council) was given the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to him by Oasis’s Noel Gallagher. “I’ve enjoyed the last 33 years I’ve been writing songs and hopefully, with God’s good grace, I’ll do some more,” Weller said.

Here’s a full list of 2010 Ivor Novello Award Winners:

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG

Song: Daniel
Writer/s: Natasha Khan
Performed By: Bat for Lashes
UK Publisher/s: Chrysalis Music

BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY

Song: The Fear
Writer/s: Lily Allen / Greg Kurstin
Performed By: Lily Allen
UK Publisher/s: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK

Broadcast: Desperate Romantics
Composer: Daniel Pemberton
UK Publisher/s: Moncur Street Music

ALBUM AWARD

Album: Sunny Side Up
Writer/s: Paolo Nutini
Performed By: Paolo Nutini
UK Publisher/s: Warner/Chappell Music

PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK

Song: The Fear
Writer/s: Lily Allen / Greg Kurstin
Performed By: Lily Allen
UK Publisher/s: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE

Film: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher/s: EMI Music Publishing

BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE

Game: Killzone 2
Composer/s: Joris de Man
Developer: Guerrilla Games
UK Publisher/s: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Imogen Heap

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Paul Weller

PRS FOR MUSIC OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC

Trevor Horn

SONGWRITERS OF THE YEAR

Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Neil Sedaka

THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP

Sir Tim Rice

THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

THE IVORS INSPIRATION AWARD

Johnny Marr

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