Here are all the performances and awards in the order they appeared on the night...
Performance: Muse - Supremacy 8.9/10
Explosive, high-octane performance of their new single from new album The 2nd Law. Matt Bellamy was vocally perfect; a truly captivating start to proceedings.
Award: British Female Solo Artist: Winner: Emeli Sande
Presented by a gorgeous Taylor Swift with some standard accent-aimed jokes from the American. Deserved winner, great talent and always surprising given the Soulful-Scot's wonderful voice such a strong Scottish accent!
Performance: Robbie Williams - Candy 7.8/10
Typical Robbie swagger and cheek, still got the ability to work the crowd - very catchy tune, sung pretty well, although breathless at times but we can forgive the national treasure for that. Thankfully the man is not past his sell-by date!
Award: British Group Winner: Mumford & Sons
Presented by Simon Pegg and the bond-girl Berenice Marlohe. Pure, unadalterated talent, could argue a fresher band like Alt-J deserved the accolade, but the phenonemally successful band were humble and grateful.
Award: British Breakthrough Act Winner: Ben Howard
Given by the very irritating Nick Grimshaw. Fully deserved - Every Kingdom is a masterpiece and Howard's live sets are, without fail, mesmerising.
Performance: Justin Timberlake -Mirrors 7.5//10
World-exclusive. Charming, couple of flat notes and while JT not back to his best, better than the uninteresting 'Suit and Tie'. Hasn't aged a day!
Award: British Male Winner: Ben Howard
Presented by Ed Sheeran. Doubling his awkward speech tally, bless him, thoroughly justified winner. Plan B also deserved recognition for the revolutionary Ill Manors' however but there can only be one winner.
Award: Critic's Choice Winner: Tom Odell
First male winner in this category, astonishing talent. Emeli Sande, having previously won this award, described it brilliantly, advising Tom, "Just use it as encouragement", hopefully Tom lives up to the hype and the bar tunes like 'Another Love' have set.
Award: International Female Solo Artist Winner: Lana Del Rey
Presented by Dermot O'Leary and an attention-grabbing Sharon Osborne. Such a beautiful girl and vocalist. "I've turned my life into a work of Art." She can get away with a comment like that however, she is Lana and we've discovered tonight she actually lives in London! Good choice girl!
Performance: One Direction - One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) 5.8/10
Less said about these boys utter destruction of Teenage Kicks the better, but at least they didn't mime.
Award: Best British Live Act Winner: Coldplay
Presented by Louis Smith and Jack Whitehall (potential host anyone?) Well earned award. Captivating, unique live performances. Played a ridiculous amount of shows in last tour of over 100 to a combined audience of over 2 million! Astounding.
Award: Best British Single Winner: Adele - Skyfall
Given out by Tom Daley and Jonathan Ross. Rudimental's Feel the Love deserved the award. A thoroughly overrated tune, only made the huge success it was with it's Soundtrack-Status.
Performance: Taylor Swift - I knew you were Trouble 4.5/10
Without a doubt worst performance of the night. The girl looked stunning but vocals sadly did not match, missed more notes than she hit when she wasn't miming over the backing track!
Award: International Group Winner: The Black Keys
Presented by the Rock-God that is, Dave Grohl. The most rock 'n' roll of the nominees, well deserved from the college-dropout's.
Performance: Ben Howard - Only Love 8.1/10
Plucking his guitar like a friendly, country folk which incidentally is exactly what the 25 year old Devonian is! Distinctive, effortless voice, a truly talented musician.
Award: International Male Solo Artist Winner - Frank Ocean
Presented by Jourdan Dunn and Rafe Spall. Talented writer and singer, creative tunes, R&B in it's artistic field, "Thank you Damien Hirst for the Polka Dots", commented Ocean after receiving the Damien Hirst designed Brit Award.
Award: Special Recognition - War Child
Giving hope to the young, innocent victims of War. Award taken by an amusingly highly-intoxicated Damon Albarn.
Performance: Mumford & Son's - I Will Wait 8.5/10
Energetic, passionate performance, had a very live feel to it with all the boy's strumming/tapping/plucking/hitting their respective instruments! Marcus Mumford humble as ever, a true British gent.
Award: Mastercard British Album of the Year Winner: Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
Given by Brian ferry. The most prestigious award of the Brit's with coverage throughout the evening. The album spent 53 weeks in the top 10 official album charts. "Heaven", "Next to Me", "Daddy", the list goes on of hits she has created that have touched her legions of fans, a lovely person as well! Plan B's 'ill Manors' was an important record as a social comment but Emeli deserved the award.
Award: Global Success Winner: One Direction
How did Mumford and Sons get toppled by these talentless twats?
Performance: Emeli Sande - Clown/Next to Me 9.2/10
Performance of the night, fully crediting her two awards. Utterly spellbinding!
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