Franz Ferdinand lead 2004 Q Award nominations

LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) - Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand are happy they have achieved success in their twenties rather than in their teens, because they are mature enough to cope with being famous. The band, who last Tuesday picked up the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in Britain, and an award for GQ International Band of the Year, told Time Out magazine they would not have known what to do if they broke the music industry at an earlier age.
Frontman Alex Kapranos, 29, says, "If this had happened when I was 17, I'd have gone crazy. but NOT now."
The Q Awards take place in London on October 4.

The full list of nominations of 2004 Q Awards is as follows:

Best New Act

• Keane
• Franz Ferdinand
• Razorlight
• Maroon 5
• The Killers
• The Zutons
• Kasabian
• Snow Patrol

Best Producer

• Kelis 'Tasty' (Produced by The Neptunes, Various)
• Muse 'Absolution' (Costey, Cornfield, Reeve, Muse)
• The Libertines 'The Libertines' (Jones)
• Scissor Sisters 'Scissor Sisters' (Scissor Sisters)
• Morrissey 'You Are The Quarry' (Finn)
• Usher 'Confessions' (Dupri, Jam, Lewis, Destro, Thicke Pro J, Cox, Various)

Best Live Act

• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Muse
• David Bowie
• The Darkness
• The Pixies
• Madonna

Best Video

• Scissor Sisters 'Laura'
• Outkast 'Roses'
• Kelis 'Milkshake'
• Franz Ferdinand 'Take Me Out'
• The Streets 'Fit But You Know It'

Best Single

• Franz Ferdinand 'Take Me Out?'
• Morrissey 'English Blood, Irish Heart'
• The Streets 'Dry Your Eyes'
• Goldie Lookin Chain 'Guns Don?t Kill People, Rappers Do'
• Maroon 5 'This Love'
• Jamelia 'See It In A Boys Eyes'

Best Album

• Keane 'Hopes And Fears'
• Dizzee Rascal 'Showtime'
• The Libertines 'The Libertines'
• The Streets 'A Grand Don?t Come For Free'
• Franz Ferdinand 'Franz Ferdinand'
• Scissor Sisters 'Scissor Sisters'

Best Act In The World Today

• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Muse
• Radiohead
• U2
• Coldplay
• Outkast