The annual Icelandic Music Awards 2007 were held last night in Reykjavik in Borgarleikhúsið with performances Sprengjuhöllin, Hjaltalín, Páll Óskar, Einar Scheving and Njútón. All of the artists were nominated, among a whole bunch of others. Mugison picked up 3 for album, video and album artwork, Páll Óskar for male singer, audience award and net award, followed closely Hjaltalín and Björk with two each. The grapewire has these artists featured, but the awards fell like this:

Record of the year 2007:
- rock/alternative : Mugiboogie-Mugison
- popp : Frágangur/Hold er mold - Megas og Senuþjófarnir
- general: Við og við-Ólöf Arnalds
- jazz : Cycles -Einar Scheving
- classical/contemporary : Melódía-Kammerkórinn Carmina

Performer of the year:
- Björk
- classicalt : Kammersveitin Ísafold
- jazz : Sigurður Flosason

Song of the year:
- classical/contemporary : Apocrypha eftir Huga Guðmundsson
- jazz : Daboli eftir Agnar Má Magnússon
- misc.: Verum í sambandi eftir Snorra Helgason og Berg Ebba Benediktsson

Lyricist : Bergur Ebbi Benediktsson
Songwriter : Högni Egilsson
Female singer: Björk
Male singer: Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson

Brightest hope: Hjaltalín

Movie/TV music of the year: Pétur Ben Music in Parents/Foreldrar
Video of the year : Gísli Darri and Bjarki Rafn for The Great Unrest with Mugison
Album cover : Mugiboogie-Mugison
Netverðlaun Tónlist.is : Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
Vinsældaverðlaun Visir.is : Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson

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