Allen’s number one hit, The Fear, was named in two categories; Best Song Musically and Lyrically and PRS for Music Most-Performed Work Award. There was a surprise nomination in the Best Song category, for The Leisure Society's Nick Hemming.
Former warehouse worker, Hemming, received an unexpected nomination last year when he was a virtual unknown. This year, his song Save It For Someone Who Cares, is nominated in the same category, again.
While rapper Dizzee Rascal is nominated for Best Contemporary Song for his Armand Van Helden collaboration Bonkers, as well as the album award for Tongue N’ Cheek.
Established in 1955 in honour of composer and songwriter Ivor Novello, the Awards seek to recognise the best British artists in both fields. 2010 sees the introduction of a new category, Best Original Video Game Score.
Committee member Mark Fishlock said of the category:
"The Ivors has always sought to reflect the ever-changing world of songwriting and composing. The video games market has matured beyond recognition and big budget orchestral scores are regularly being commissioned. Writing music for games also requires a number of specialist skills compared with conventional film scoring, such as non-linear and multi-layered composition."
The 55th Ivor Novello Awards take place at London's Grosvenor House on May 20.
To see the full list of Nominees, click here.
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