The nominees for the 2009 BRIT Awards were announced in January 2009. Coldplay and Duffy led the nominees with four each.

Duffy won three awards, including British Female Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act and Album of the Year for Rockferry. The Kings of Leon won International Group and International Album for Only By the Night. Coldplay were shut out. The Pet Shop Boys, who received the Outstanding Contribution to music award, performed at the ceremony. Other performers included Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Duffy and Girls Aloud. The ceremony was held February 18 at London's Earls Court.NME: Coldplay and Duffy lead BRIT Awards nominations (January 20, 2009)

• British Female Solo Artist: Duffy
• International Female Solo Artist: Katy Perry
• British Breakthrough Act: Duffy
• International Group: Kings of Leon
• British Male Solo Artist: Paul Weller
• International Album: Kings of Leon, Only By The Night
• British Live Act: Iron Maiden
• British Group: Elbow
• Critics' Choice: Florence and The Machine
• International Male Solo Artist: Kanye West
• British Single: Girls Aloud, The Promise
• British Album: Duffy, Rockferry
• Outstanding Contribution to Music: Pet Shop Boys

• British Male Solo Artist
• British Female Solo Artist
• MasterCard British Album
• British Group
• British Single
• British Breakthrough Act
• British Live Act
• International Male Solo Artist
• International Female Solo Artist
• International Group
• International Album
• British Producer Award
• Critic’s Choice
• The Outstanding Contribution to Music Award

• Coldplay: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

• Duffy: Rockferry

• Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid

• Radiohead: In Rainbows

• The Ting Tings: We Started Nothing

• Coldplay

• Elbow

• Girls Aloud

• Radiohead

• Take That

• Adele: "Chasing Pavements"

• Alexandra Burke: "Hallelujah"

• Coldplay "Viva La Vida"

• Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome: "Dance Wiv Me"

• Duffy: "Mercy"

• Estelle ft Kanye West: "American Boy"

• Girls Aloud: "The Promise"

• Leona Lewis: "Better in Time"

• Scouting for Girls: "Heartbeat"

• The X Factor Finalists: "Hero"

• Ian Brown

• James Morrison

• Paul Weller

• The Streets

• Will Young

• Adele

• Beth Rowley

• Duffy

• Estelle

• M.I.A.

• Adele

• Duffy

• The Last Shadow Puppets

• Scouting For Girls

• The Ting Tings

• Coldplay

• Elbow

• Iron Maiden

• Scouting For Girls

• The Verve

• AC / DC : Black Ice

• Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes

• The Killers : Day & Age

• Kings of Leon: Only By The Night

• MGMT: Oracular Spectacular

• Beck

• Neil Diamond

• Jay-Z

• Kanye West

• Seasick Steve

• Beyonce

• Gabriella Cilmi

• Katy Perry

• Pink

• Santogold

• Bernard Butler

• Brian Eno

• Steve Mac

• Pet Shop Boys