Brit Awards 2020

During the ceremony, host Jack Whitehall was seated next to performer Harry Styles when a sequence of interactions at their table led to an accidental spill of wine onto Styles’ yellow Marc Jacobs suit. The sequence began after Styles tricked Whitehall into drinking neat tequila from a wine glass. Lizzo then drank the entire glass, Harry Styles stood to cheer the action, and Whitehall enthusiastically banged the table with his fists, causing a glass of wine to vibrate and tip over. Whitehall realized what had happened and stated that he had ruined Harry Styles’ suit just as the broadcast went to a commercial break.^[5]

The event also included Whitehall mistaking Gemma Styles for Harry Styles' date when in actuality she is his older sister.^[5]

Several changes were made to the award categories compared to the previous year with the overall number of awards based on nominations reduced from thirteen to nine.^[6][7] None of the categories included fan voting.^[8]

Following the launch show, the Brits were castigated for having male-dominated nominations on the main and gender-neutral categories.^{[9][10][11][12][13]} The nominations for Album of the Year, Best Group and Best New Artist were almost entirely dominated by male solo artists, except for Mabel who was nominated for the latter, and international singers Normani and Miley Cyrus, who both were up for Song of the Year for their collaborations with Sam Smith and Mark Ronson.

The winners are in bold.^[15][16]