I have actually seen a list (somewhere) of the judges for the awards. Nearly all BBC people. Fair enough I think, It's their gig after all! They are funding it. And, a public vote would be a nightmare to organise, and would any of the artists be in the town (or indeed the country) on the day of the ceremony?
It's not an event that can be organised on the day. It takes months.
Of course, I didn't agree with some of the awards, and did others. It has always been that way. I have no problem with the way it works. Of course, there are plenty of artists I would have like to have seen, but, it's got to be a "Radio 2 Friendly" event. Hence Donovan.....
All in all, a nice mix of winners. And it's still great publicity. Just because your favourite artist didn't win or wasn't nominated, doesn't mean anything...I didn't win either! Am I Bovvered?