The BWU Awards are annual awards given out at the end of the year, documenting the best in movies, music, and pop culture. The music portion of the BWU Awards are dependent on both votes and the points/certifications a song or artist has received over the course of the year.

The longlist of nominees will be continue building until November. The longlist will be whittled down to 5 nominees.

THE NOMINEES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED! Click below to check them out!

MOST NOMINATED

• Rihanna - 10 nominations
• Leona Lewis - 10 nominations
• Cheryl Cole - 7 nominations (6 with Girls Aloud, 1 alone)
• Ne-Yo - 8 nominations 
• Katy Perry - 6 nominations
• Duffy - 6 nominations
• Coldplay - 5 nominations
• Adele - 5 nominations

2008 Nominations

Artist of the Year

• Adele
• Beyonce
• Coldplay
• Duffy
• Girls Aloud
• Katy Perry
• Leona Lewis
• Lil' Wayne
• Ne-Yo
• Rihanna

Single of the Year

• Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
• Chasing Pavements - Adele
• Closer - Ne-Yo
• Disturbia - Rihanna
• I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
• Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis and Akon
• Lollipop - Lil' Wayne
• The Loving Kind - Girls Aloud
• The Promise - Girls Aloud
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Video of the Year

• Better - Boyzone
• Disturbia - Rihanna
• I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
• If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
• If I Were a Boy - Beyonce
• The Loving Kind - Girls Aloud
• Run - Leona Lewis
• Sober - Pink
• Touch My Body - Mariah Carey
• Womanizer - Britney Spears 

Best Album

• 808's and Heartbreak - Kanye West
• E=MC2 - Mariah Carey
• I Am... Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
• Out of Control - Girls Aloud
• Rockferry - Duffy
• Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay
• Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo

Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Ferras
• Katy Perry
• Lady GaGa
• Leona Lewis 

Best Solo Male Artist

• Chris Brown
• Kanye West
• Ne-Yo  
• Lil' Wayne
• Robin Thicke
• Will Young

Best Solo Female Artist

• Beyonce
• Duffy
• Katy Perry
• Leona Lewis
• Mariah Carey
• Rihanna

Best Group/Band - Male

• Coldplay
• Kings of Leon
• Saving Abel
• Snow Patrol
• Take That
• Westlife  

Best Group/Band - Female

• Girls Aloud
• The Pussycat Dolls
• The Saturdays
• Sugababes

Best Pop Single - Male

• Closer - Ne-Yo
• Crush - David Archuleta
• Forever - Chris Brown
• Greatest Day - Take That
• Hollywood's Not America - Ferras
• Something Right - Westlife

Best Pop Single - Female

• Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
• Chasing Pavements - Adele
• Disturbia - Rihanna
• I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry 
• So What - Pink
• The Promise - Girls Aloud

Best Rock Single

• Feels Like Tonight - Daughtry
• Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
• Human - The Killers
• Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil' Wayne
• Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Best R&B Single - Male

• Green Light - John Legend featuring Andre 3000
• Love In This Club - Usher
• Magic - Robin Thicke 
• Mad - Ne-Yo
• Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
• Right Now (Na Na Na) - Akon

Best R&B Single - Female

• American Boy - Estelle
• Mercy - Duffy
• Single Ladies - Beyonce
• Sandcastle Disco - Solange Knowles
• Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
• Take a Bow - Rihanna

Best Hip-Hop/Rap Single

• A Milli - Lil' Wayne
• Bust It Baby Pt. 2 - Plies featuring Ne-Yo
• Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna
• Lollipop - Lil' Wayne
• Love Lockdown - Kanye West
• Whatever You Like - T.I.

Best Dance Single

• Disturbia - Rihanna
• Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis and Akon
• The One - Kylie Minogue
• Poker Face - Lady GaGa
• With Every Heartbeat - Robyn
• Womanizer - Britney Spears

Best Ballad

• Chasing Pavements - Adele
• Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
• If I Were a Boy - Beyonce
• Mad - Ne-Yo
• Run - Leona Lewis
• Lost? - Coldplay
• You Pulled Me Through - Jennifer Hudson 

Best Collaboration

• 4 Minutes - Madonna and Justin Timberlake
• Another Way To Die - Alicia Keys and Jack White
• If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
• Just Stand Up - Artists Stand Up To Cancer
• Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna
• No Air - Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

Best Non-Single

• Footprints In The Sand - Leona Lewis
• The Garden - Take That
• Glitter In The Air - Pink
• Hanging On Too Long - Duffy
• Side Effects - Mariah Carey
• You On A Good Day - Sugababes

Best Picture

• Australia
• The Dark Knight
• Kung Fu Panda
• Iron Man
• Wall-E 
  Best Primetime Show
• Dirty Sexy Money
• Gossip Girl
• Grey's Anatomy
• One Tree Hill
• Pushing Daisies 

Best Daytime Show

• As The World Turns
• Bold and The Beautiful
• Days of Our Lives
• General Hospital
• Young and The Restless

BEST Moment in Pop Culture

• Barack Obama Becomes President of the United States
• Britney Spears Recover and Returns To Music
• Leona Lewis Becomes First British Female To Top US Chart in 20 Years
• Lil' Wayne Sells One Million Copies In First Week
• Sarah Palin Stumbles During Katie Couric CBS Interview

BEST Person of the Year

• Barack Obama
• Cheryl Cole
• Clive Davis
• Katy Perry
• Keith Olbermann
• Will Smith

 Worst Song of the Year

• 7 Things - Miley Cyrus
• Leavin' - Jesse McCartney
• Pushin' Me Away - Jonas Brothers
• Yahh!! - Soulja Boy Tellem

 WORST Moment in Pop Culture

• Amy Winehouse's Ephysema Diagnosis
• DJ AM/Travis Barker Plane Crash
• Jennifer Hudson Family Murders
• Jesse Jackson's Obama Insult
• Writers Strike of 2008

WORST Person/s of the Year

• Chris Abrego (VH1 Producer)
• Elliot Spitzer
• Nick Cannon
• Louis Walsh
• Sarah Palin

Best Song I Don't Want To Admit I Like

• A Little Bit Longer - Jonas Brothers
• In The Ayer - Flo Rida
• Single - New Kids On The Block and Ne-Yo
• White Horse - Taylor Swift

UNBELIEVABLE Moment in Pop Culture

• Clay Aiken Comes Out
• Jordin Sparks v.s. Russell Brand at the VMAs
• Madonna and Guy Ritchie Split/A-Rod Affair
• Mariah Carey Marries Nick Cannon
• Taylor Swifts Obsesses Over Joe Jonas Break-Up

Most Annoying Person of the Year

• Amy Winehouse
• Bill O'Reilly
• Michael Lohan
• Miley Cyrus
• Ryan Seacrest