Claim: Adele earned two Brit Awards and was acclaimed.

The 2012 Brit Awards were held on 21 February 2012 . This was the 32nd edition of the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards . The award ceremony was held at The O2 in London for the second time . The ceremony was presented by James Corden . Leading the nominations was Ed Sheeran with four , followed by Adele and Jessie J with three , whilst Bon Iver , Aloe Blacc , Coldplay and Florence and the Machine all had two .   Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston received remembrance tributes due to their deaths in July 2011 and February 2012 , respectively . Adele picked up two awards for Best British Album and British Female , whilst Sheeran also won two awards for Best British Male and British Breakthrough . Blur received an award for Outstanding Contribution to Music . The statue was designed by Peter Blake .