2005 Meteor Awards

Irish music awards ceremony 2005 Meteor Awards 2005 02 24 y Point Theatre Ireland Ed Byrne Franz Ferdinand Snow Patrol (2) Franz Ferdinand The Killers Declan O'Rourke (3) RTÉ Two 2004 Meteor Music Awards 2006 The 2005 Meteor Music Awards was hosted by comedian Ed Byrne at the Point Theatre on Thursday 24 February 2005. It was the fifth edition of Ireland's national music awards. A total of sixteen awards were presented at the ceremony, with the public eligible to vote in five categories. Snow Patrol won two awards (Best Irish Band and Best Irish Album for Final Straw), whilst Franz Ferdinand also picked up two awards (Best International Band and Best International Album for Franz Ferdinand). Paddy Casey and Juliet Turner were named Best Irish Male and Best Irish Female. The Chalets won Best New Band.http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2005/02/25/story190986.asp Snow Patrol win two gongs at Meteor Music Awards 2005-02-25 2007-12-16 BreakingNews.ie https://web.archive.org/web/20090307070651/http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2005/02/25/story190986.asp 2009-03-07 dead Performances There were performances on the night from Declan O'Rourke, Westlife, Snow Patrol, Aslan, The Thrills, Bell X1, Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem, and The Devlins.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475056/ 2005 Meteors 2005-02-24 2007-12-16 iMDb Nominations The nominations were announced on 11 January 2005.http://www.rte.ie/arts/2005/0111/meteormusicawards.html Meteor Music Awards nominations announced 2005-01-11 2009-03-14 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090303204433/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2005/0111/meteormusicawards.html 3 March 2009 live Public voting categories Best Irish Band Bell X1 Blink Future Kings of Spain Snow Patrol The Frames The Thrills Best Irish Male Paddy Casey David Kitt Brian McFadden Mundy Declan O'Rourke Damien Rice Best Irish Female Sinéad O'Connor Juliet Turner Ann Scott Eleanor Shanley Cathy Davey Bronagh Gallagher Best Irish Pop Act Westlife The Corrs Brian McFadden Carol Anthony Ronan Keating D-Side Best Irish DJ Alison Curtis – Today FM Ray D'Arcy – Today FM Ian Dempsey – Today FM Tom Dunne – Today FM Dave Fanning – RTÉ 2fm Jenny Huston – RTÉ 2fm Ryan Tubridy – RTÉ 2fm Non-public voting categories Best Irish Album Burn the Maps – The Frames Deep Inside the Sound of Sadness – Blink Final Straw – Snow Patrol Let's Bottle Bohemia – The Thrills Raining Down Arrows – Mundy Since Kyabram – Declan O'Rourke Best Folk/Traditional Kíla Mary McPartlan George Murphy Declan O'Rourke Planxty Pauline Scanlon Best International Male Eminem George Michael Morrissey Usher Kanye West Robbie Williams Best International Female Anastacia Natasha Bedingfield PJ Harvey Kylie Minogue Bic Runga Joss Stone Best International Album Aha Shake Heartbreak – Kings of Leon American Idiot – Green Day Hopes and Fears – Keane Hot Fuss – The Killers Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand Best International Group Franz Ferdinand Keane The Killers OutKast R.E.M. Scissor Sisters Best Live Performance Visiting Act Franz Ferdinand The Killers Madonna Metallica Pixies Red Hot Chili Peppers Hope for 2005 Angel of Mons Lifetime Achievement Award Aslan Humanitarian Award Adi Roche – in recognition of her work with the children of Chernobyl Industry Award John Hughes Multiple nominations Despite receiving three nominations, Declan O'Rourke did not take home an award on the night. Franz Ferdinand and Snow Patrol were multiple award winners in two categories. 3 – Franz Ferdinand 3 – The Killers 3 – Declan O'Rourke 2 – Blink 2 – The Frames 2 – Keane 2 – Mundy 2 – Scissor Sisters 2 – Snow Patrol 2 – The Thrills References External links Official site MCD Promotions List of winners through the years https://web.archive.org/web/20071024180100/http://www.meteor.ie/misc/MIMA.html 2007-10-24 Photos Category:Meteor Music Awards Meteor Awards Meteor Awards