2009 Meteor Awards 2009 Meteor Awards The 2009 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on 17 March 2009 in the RDS, Dublin. It was the ninth edition of Ireland's national music awards. The event was recorded and it aired on RTÉ Two on 18 March 2009. The awards show was hosted by television presenter Amanda Byram. The general public were eligible to vote in eight categories - Best Irish Band, Best Irish Male, Best Irish Female, Best Irish Pop Act, Best Irish Album, Best Irish Live Performance, Best National DJ and Best Regional DJ. AC/DC, Coldplay, Elbow, The Killers and Kings of Leon
Scissor Sisters the 2005 BRIT Awards, the group won all 3 of their nominations, including International Group, International Breakthrough, and International Album, making the group the first to win the hat-trick in the BRITs' International categories. They supplemented their win by opening the show with "Take Your Mama" on a set made by The Jim Henson Company and returned in 2007, opening the ceremony with "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" which later won the Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work. Other international honors include the German Bambi Award for Shooting Star. The band have also been recognized by the LGBT community.