The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey may have come up empty on Oscars night, but at the annual NME Awards in the United Kingdom Peter Jackson’s film took out the Best Film gong.
The NME Awards are an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, NME (New Musical Express).
The Hobbit took the award ahead of fellow nominees Ted, iLL Manors, The Dark Knight Rises, Skyfall and The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro voted Best British Band. The Rolling Stones won Best Music Film for Crossfire Hurricane, the feature-length documentary about the group’s exploits and were voted Best Live Band for their two 50th anniversary shows at the O2 Arena last year.