The Awards
The nominations were announced on 12 January 2004.
| Mastercard British Album |
Best British Single |
- The Darkness — Permission to Land
- Blur — Think Tank
- The Coral — Magic and Medicine
- Daniel Bedingfield — Gotta Get thru This
- Dido — Life for Rent
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- Dido — "White Flag"
- Gareth Gates — "Spirit in the Sky"
- Jamelia — "Superstar"
- Mis-teeq — "Scandalous"
- Rachel Stevens — "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"
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| Best British Male |
Best British Female |
- Daniel Bedingfield
- Badly Drawn Boy
- David Bowie
- Dizzee Rascal
- Will Young
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- Dido
- Amy Winehouse
- Annie Lennox
- Jamelia
- Sophie Ellis Bextor
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| Best British Group |
Best British Breakthrough Act |
- The Darkness
- Busted
- The Coral
- Radiohead
- Sugababes
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- Busted
- The Darkness
- Dizzee Rascal
- Jamie Cullum
- Lemar
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| Best British Rock Act |
Best British Urban Act |
- The Darkness
- Feeder
- Muse
- Primal Scream
- Stereophonics
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- Lemar
- Amy Winehouse
- Big Brovaz
- Dizzee Rascal
- Mis-teeq
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| Best British Dance Act |
Best Pop Act |
- Basement Jaxx
- Goldfrapp
- Groove Armada
- Kosheen
- Lemon Jelly
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- Busted
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Christina Aguilera
- Daniel Bedingfield
- Justin Timberlake
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| Best International Album |
- Justin Timberlake — Justified
- Beyoncé — Dangerously in Love
- Christina Aguilera — Stripped
- Outkast — Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
- The White Stripes — Elephant
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| Best International Male |
Best International Female |
- Justin Timberlake
- 50 Cent
- Beck
- Damien Rice
- Sean Paul
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- Beyoncé
- Alicia Keys
- Christina Aguilera
- Kylie Minogue
- Missy Elliott
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| Best International Group |
Best International Breakthrough Act |
- The White Stripes
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Kings of Leon
- Outkast
- The Strokes
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- 50 Cent
- Evanescence
- Kings of Leon
- Sean Paul
- The Thrills
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