Plain White T's get a Woodie

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College students declare Plain White T's, the Subways, 30 Seconds to Mars, O.A.R., Taking Back Sunday and Angels & Airwaves winners at the 2006 mtvU Woodie Awards

College students nationwide cast over 3.2 million votes, anoint the emerging artists poised to break big

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 - mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, today announced the artists college students selected as winners of the 2006 mtvU Woodie Awards - the only awards honoring the music voted best by the college audience.

Taped at fabled Roseland Ballroom in New York City, the third annual "Woodies" featured students in front of the camera and behind the scenes, as they introduced and honored their favorite emerging acts and music.

"College students are prophesying the future of new music today, and at the 2006 Woodies, they honored the music they lived their lives to this year," said Stephen Friedman, GM, mtvU. "Winning the ultimate stamp of approval from the college audience has driven acts like the Killers, Fall Out Boy, Modest Mouse and Death Cab for Cutie to new heights - we can't wait to see what's next for this year's winners."

Big winners at the 2006 mtvU Woodie Awards included college favorites Plain White T's, The Subways, O.A.R, 30 Seconds to Mars, Angels & Airwaves, Taking Back Sunday and System of a Down.

A host of emerging and influential artists, including Lupe Fiasco, Ghostface, Slug of Atmosphere and Murs stood side-by-side with college students, who actually presented Woodie awards to each of the night's winners.

The Roseland crowd was treated to a series of amazing live performances from acts making big noise on college campuses nationwide.

Winners for the third annual mtvU Woodie Awards:

Woodie of the Year - (Artist of the Year)

The artist who made the biggest splash on mtvU and the college music scene this past year.

Winner:
Angels & Airwaves (Suretone / Geffen Records)

The Breaking Woodie - (Best Emerging Artist)

mtvU is where new developing artists are test driven for the first time by the toughest critics around: college students. This year's covetedBreaking Woodie goes to...

Winner:
Plain White T's (Hollywood Records)

Left Field Woodie - (Most Original Artist)

They're genre-busters. They came out of left field and surprised us so much, we'd still have no idea what section of the record store to look for them in. They resist all classification.

Winner:
Gnarls Barkley (Downtown / Atlantic Records)

Best Video Woodie - Live Action - (Best Live Action Video)

The music video that's so incredible, we'd watch it even without the music.

Winner:
30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill (Virgin Records America)

Best Video Woodie - Animated - (Best Animated Video)

The music video that makes all of your favorite Sunday cartoons look foolish.

Winner:
Gorillaz - El Manana (Virgin Records)

The Good Woodie - (Greatest Social Impact)

The award for the artists whose commitment to a social cause has effected the greatest change this year.

Winner:
System of a Down - Armenian Genocide (Columbia Records)

Road Woodie - (Best Tour)

For those artists who take to the road and never let up, always giving that memorable live performance.

Winner:
Taking Back Sunday (Warner Bros. Records)

International Woodie - (Favorite International Artist Award)

mtvU embraces musicians from all over the world and honors this year's crop of international up-and-comers, including the winning band, from the UK.

Winner:
The Subways (Warner Bros. Records)

Alumni Woodie - (a.k.a. The You're Still OK in our Book Award)

For the artists who've graduated into the wide world of mega-stardom, but who haven't forgotten where they came from. And we're proud to say, "We knew them when..."

Winner:
AFI (Interscope Records)

Streaming Woodie - (Most Streamed)

For four weeks, top acts on the college scene went toe-to-toe on mtvU.com, with college students streaming their favorites into the finals. In a testament to the creativity and talent of the mtvU audience, the winning video was actually filmed, directed and produced by students from Columbia University as part of the mtvU series, Breaking the Video. The last artist standing, and winner of the Streaming Woodie is...

Winner:
O.A.R. "Lay Down" (Everfine / Atlantic Records)

The "mtvU Woodie Awards" originate from the indie tradition of giving a wooden record to those artists who generate a passionate response to their music.

The awards honor those breaking musicians who captivate the college audience, and are decided by student voting on mtvU.com and mtvU Mobile.

More than 3.2 million votes were cast this year - triple the total from a year ago.

Nearly fifty emerging and influential artists were nominated for the 2006 Woodies.

Performers, presenters and nominees attending the Woodies received the official mtvU Woodie Awards gift bag, including cool gear and gifts generously donated by the following: Dean Markley, Eclectic Clothing, Freedom of Choice Jeans, Gypsy 05, Hue, IK Media, Joby, Kangol, Luxestar Apparel, Macbeth, Ordinary Clothing, RockYourLife, Tattooed Steel, Timbuk2, Tsubo and V-Moda.

About mtvU

Broadcasting to 750 colleges across the country, with a combined enrollment of over seven million, mtvU is the largest, most comprehensive television network just for college students.

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