Music
13 Mar 13

The Hotties 2012

Awards season is nearly done and dusted – but not before the results of the most eagerly-anticipated gong parade are finally revealed. And no, we’re not talking about the Oscars – thankfully there isn’t a tasteless Seth MacFarlane ‘boob’ joke in sight. We refer, of course, to the Hotties, as we honour the people, places and things that you thought were simply the best over the past year. And you’ve seized the opportunity to have your say with great gusto. For the past couple of weeks, HP Towers have been inundated with votes from the only judging panel certain to get it right time and again, as readers analysed the shortlists and got involved in the final round of the institution that is the Hot Press Readers’ Poll. In addition to the winners, this year’s poll has also confirmed some of the hottest new Irish talents, who have been aswarded the Hotties Bubbling Under Status. Next year the top spot! In the meantime, let’s hear it for the winners in music, film, comedy, radio, television and more, as we unveil the Hotties 2012...

Best Group

1. Two Door Cinema Club
2. The Script
3. The Coronas
4. The Original Rudeboys
5. Le Galaxie
Bubbling Under:
in their thousands

Best Male

1. Danny O’Donoghue
(The Script)
2. Conor O’Brien (Villagers)
3. Glen Hansard
4. Danny O’Reilly
(The Coronas)
5. Ryan Sheridan
Bubbling Under:
ryan o’shaugnessy

Best Female

1. Lisa Hannigan
2. SOAK
3. Sinéad O’Connor
4. Julie Feeney
5. Elaine Mai
Bubbling Under:
shauna tohill (rams’ pocket radio)

BEST Album

1. The Original Rudeboys: This Life gotta run records
2. The Script: #3 sony
3. Two Door Cinema Club: Beacon kitsune
4. The Cast Of Cheers: Family schoolboy error
5. Delorentos: Little Sparks delo
Bubbling Under:
riptide movement: keep on keepin’ on
Best Live Act

1. The Script
2. The Coronas
3. The Minutes
4. Le Galaxie
5. Two Door Cinema Club
Bubbling Under:
the riptide movement

Best Dance/Electronic

1. MMOTHS
2. Shit Robot
3. Toby Kaar
4. Daithí
5. Kormac
Bubbling Under:
young wonder

Best Comedian

1. Dara Ó Briain
2. David O’Doherty
3. Tommy Tiernan
4. Dylan Moran
5. Des Bishop
Bubbling Under:
chris kent

Best Folk/
Trad/
Specialist

1. Tupelo
2. Kíla
3. The Calvinists
4. Raglans
5. Danny Ellis
Bubbling Under:
the spook of the
thirteenth lock

Best Songwriter

1. Glen Hansard
2. Danny O’Donoghue and Mark Sheehan (The Script)
3. Damien Dempsey
4. Conor O’Brien (Villagers)
5. Lisa Hannigan
Bubbling Under:
bridie monds-watson (soak)

Best Debut Album

1. The Original Rudeboys: This Life gotta run records
2. Maverick Sabre: Lonely Are The Brave mercury
3. This Club: Highlife roseland
4. Keywest: The Message alphastar
5. Solar Taxi: Broken Brother’s Secret Bells ind
Bubbling Under:
last days of 1984: wake up to the waves osaka

Best Track

1. The Script: ‘Hall Of Fame’ sony
2. Delorentos: ‘Care For’ delo
3. The Coronas: ‘Closer To You’ 3ú
4. Kodaline: ‘All I Want’ ind
5. The Original Rudeboys: ‘Blue Eyes’ gotta run records
Bubbling Under:
in their thousands '0400'

Biggest Love

1. Katie Taylor
2. Love/Hate
3. Bruce Springsteen
Biggest Loathe

1. The Government
2. ‘Gangnam Style’
3. Tallafornia

Most Promising

1. The Strypes
2. Kodaline
3. In Their Thousands
4. The Hot Sprockets
5. Cry Monster Cry

Best Film

1. Seven Psychopaths
2. Ted
3. Argo

Best Music Video

1. The Coronas: ‘Mark My Words’
2. Kodaline: ‘All I Want’
3. Muse: ‘Madness’

Best Website

1. U2.com
2. theoriginalrudeboys.com
3. lisahannigan.ie

Best Radio DJ