alih academy awards ke-77
alih academy awards ke-75
album mana pun yang dirilis oleh artis inggris atau irlandia, atau oleh grup musik yang anggotanya terdiri dari 50% warga inggris atau irlandia, dapat dikirimkan untuk pertimbangan.
daftar dipilih oleh juri independen, presenter musik, produser musik, jurnalis musik, penyelenggara festival dan pihak lain dalam industri musik di inggris dan irlandia.
hadiah ini terbuka untuk semua jenis musik, meliputi pop, rock, folk, urban, dance, jazz, blues, elektronika, dan klasik.
penyampaian hadiah biasanya dilaksanakan dalam awards show pada bulan oktober.
setiap artis yang masuk daftar akan menerima komisi spesial trofi 'album of the year' pada awards show. berbeda dengan beberapa ajang penghargaan musik lainnya, semua pemenang mercury prize akan mendapatkan cek; senilai 20,000 (2014).
pemenang juga akan menerima trofi pemenang tambahan.
hingga saat ini,pj harvey adalah satu-satunya artis yang memenangi penghargaan lebih dari satu kali (pada 2001 dan 2011).
dia juga artis solo wanita pertama yang menerima pengharagaan dan menyamai radiohead sebagai artis paling sering masuk daftar, meskipun radiohead tidak pernah memenangkan hadiah.
pemenang dan daftar penerima nominasi
suede  suede
apache indian  no reservations
the auteurs  new wave
gavin bryars  jesus' blood never failed me yet
dina carroll  so close
pj harvey  rid of me
new order  republic
stereo mcs  connected
sting  ten summoner's tales
stan tracey  portraits plus
m people  elegant slumming
blur  parklife
ian mcnabb  head like a rock
shara nelson  what silence knows
michael nyman  the piano concerto/mgv
primal scream  give out but don't give up
the prodigy  music for the jilted generation
pulp  his 'n' hers
take that  everything changes
paul weller  wild wood
portishead  dummy
guy barker  into the blue
the boo radleys  wake up!
elastica  elastica
pj harvey  to bring you my love
leftfield  leftism
james macmillan  seven last words from the cross
van morrison  days like this
oasis  definitely maybe
supergrass  i should coco
tricky  maxinquaye
pulp  different class
artists for war child  help
black grape  it's great when you're straight...
peter maxwell davies/bbc philharmonic  the beltane fire / caroline mathilde
manic street preachers  everything must go
mark morrison  return of the mack
oasis  (what's the story) morning glory?
courtney pine  modern day jazz stories
underworld  second toughest in the infants
norma waterson  norma waterson
roni size/reprazent  new forms
the chemical brothers  dig your own hole
beth orton  trailer park
primal scream  vanishing point
the prodigy  the fat of the land
radiohead  ok computer
spice girls  spice
suede  coming up
john tavener  svyati
mark-anthony turnage  your rockaby
gomez  bring it on
4hero  two pages
asian dub foundation  rafi's revenge
eliza carthy  red rice
catatonia  international velvet
cornershop  when i was born for the 7th time
massive attack  mezzanine
propellerheads  decksandrumsandrockandroll
pulp  this is hardcore
john surman  proverbs &
the verve  urban hymns
robbie williams  life thru a lens
talvin singh  ok
thomas ads  asyla
denys baptiste  be where you are
black star liner  bengali bantam youth experience!
blur  13
the chemical brothers  surrender
faithless  sunday 8pm
manic street preachers  this is my truth tell me yours
beth orton  central reservation
kate rusby  sleepless
stereophonics  performance and cocktails
underworld  beaucoup fish
badly drawn boy  the hour of bewilderbeast
richard ashcroft  alone with everybody
coldplay  parachutes
m. j. cole  sincere
death in vegas  the contino sessions
the delgados  the great eastern
doves  lost souls
helicopter girl  how to steal the world
leftfield  rhythm and stealth
nicholas maw  violin concerto
nitin sawhney  beyond skin
kathryn williams  little black numbers
pj harvey  stories from the city, stories from the sea
basement jaxx  rooty
elbow  asleep in the back
goldfrapp  felt mountain
gorillaz  gorillaz (nomination withdrawn at the request of the band)
ed harcourt  here be monsters
tom mcrae  tom mcrae
radiohead  amnesiac
susheela raman  salt rain
super furry animals  rings around the world
turin brakes  the optimist lp
zero 7  simple things
ms. dynamite  a little deeper
guy barker  soundtrack
the bees  sunshine hit me
david bowie  heathen
the coral  the coral
doves  the last broadcast
the electric soft parade  holes in the wall
gemma hayes  night on my side
beverley knight  who i am
roots manuva  run come save me
joanna macgregor  play
the streets  original pirate material
dizzee rascal  boy in da corner
athlete  vehicles and animals
eliza carthy  anglicana
coldplay  a rush of blood to the head
the darkness  permission to land
floetry  floetic
soweto kinch  conversations with the unseen
lemon jelly  lost horizons
the thrills  so much for the city
martina topley-bird  quixotic
radiohead  hail to the thief
terri walker  untitled
franz ferdinand  franz ferdinand
basement jaxx  kish kash
sebastian  dear catastrophe waitress
jamelia  thank you
keane  hopes and fears
snow patrol  final straw
joss stone  the soul sessions
the streets  a grand don't come for free
ty  upwards
amy winehouse  frank
robert wyatt  cuckooland
the zutons  who killed...... the zutons?
antony and the johnsons  i am a bird now
bloc party  silent alarm
coldplay  x&y
hard-fi  stars of cctv
kaiser chiefs  employment
kt tunstall  eye to the telescope
mia  arular
maxmo park  a certain trigger
polar bear  held on the tips of fingers
seth lakeman  kitty jay
the go! team  thunder, lightning, strike
the magic numbers  the magic numbers
arctic monkeys  whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not
isobel campbell and mark lanegan  ballad of the broken seas
editors  the back room
guillemots  through the windowpane
richard hawley  coles corner
hot chip  the warning
muse  black holes &
zoe rahman  melting pot
lou rhodes  beloved one
scritti politti  white bread black beer
sway  this is my demo
thom yorke  the eraser
klaxons  myths of the near future
arctic monkeys  favourite worst nightmare
basquiat strings with seb rochford  basquiat strings
bat for lashes  fur and gold
dizzee rascal  maths + english
maps  we can create
new young pony club  fantastic playroom
fionn regan  the end of history
jamie t  panic prevention
the view  hats off to the buskers
amy winehouse  back to black
young knives  voices of animals and men
elbow  the seldom seen kid
adele  19
british sea power  do you like rock music?
burial  untrue
estelle  shine
the last shadow puppets  the age of the understatement
laura marling  alas, i cannot swim
neon neon  stainless style
robert plant &
alison krauss  raising sand
portico quartet  knee deep in the north sea
radiohead  in rainbows
rachel unthank and the winterset  the bairns
speech debelle  speech therapy
bat for lashes  two suns
florence and the machine  lungs
friendly fires  friendly fires
glasvegas  glasvegas
lisa hannigan  sea sew
the horrors  primary colours
the invisible  the invisible
kasabian  west ryder pauper lunatic asylum
la roux  la roux
led bib  sensible shoes
sweet billy pilgrim  twice born men
the xx  xx
biffy clyro  only revolutions
corinne bailey rae  the sea
dizzee rascal  tongue n' cheek
foals  total life forever
i am kloot  sky at night
kit downes trio  golden
laura marling  i speak because i can
sons  sigh no more
paul weller  wake up the nation
villagers  becoming a jackal
wild beasts  two dancers
pj harvey  let england shake
adele  21
anna calvi  anna calvi
elbow  build a rocket boys!
everything everything  man alive
ghostpoet  peanut butter blues &
gwilym simcock  good days at schloss elmau
james blake  james blake
katy b  on a mission
king creosote &
jon hopkins  diamond mine
metronomy  the english riviera
tinie tempah  disc-overy
alt-j  an awesome wave
ben howard  every kingdom
django django  django django
field music  plumb
richard hawley  standing at the sky's edge
michael kiwanuka  home again
lianne la havas  is your love big enough?
sam lee  ground of its own
the maccabees  given to the wild
plan b  ill manors
roller trio  roller trio
jessie ware  devotion
james blake  overgrown
arctic monkeys  am
david bowie  the next day
disclosure  settle
foals  holy fire
jake bugg  jake bugg
jon hopkins  immunity
laura marling  once i was an eagle
laura mvula  sing to the moon
rudimental  home
savages  silence yourself
young fathers  dead
jungle polar bear royal blood
scottish album of the year award (scotland)
choice music prize (ireland)
polaris music prize (canada)
prix constantin (france)
shortlist music prize (united states)
australian music prize (australia)
nordic music prize (nordic countries)