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BBC Music Awards: Pharrell Williams Scoops Two Of The Three Prizes... But Isn't There To Collect Them

Fans Complain As Absent Pharrell Nabs Two BBC Music Awards
Rachel McGrath
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Pharrell Williams was the big winner at the inaugural BBC Music Awards on Thursday evening, however fans watching the event weren’t too pleased by the fact the ‘Happy’ creator wasn’t there to accept them.

Instead, Pharrell appeared via video link from LA, where he’s currently filming the US version of ‘The Voice’.

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Pharrell is busy in LA

Pharrell was named the International Artist Of The Year, and also won the Song Of The Year prize for the chart-topping ‘Happy’.

After nabbing the Song Of The Year prize, Pharrell stated: “Songwriters are beholden to what the audience thinks.

“When you say 'song of the year' it's not really my award, it's your award."

However some fans, who had voted to decide the winners, took to Twitter to share their dismay.

The evening’s final award, for British Artist Of The Year, was handed to Ed Sheeran, who was understandably delighted to win.

“I just wanna say a massive thank you to everyone whose bought a record, bought a ticket, streamed on YouTube, streamed on Spotify,” he stated. “I don't know if anyone here has, but thank you so much.”

Celebs in attendance included Ellie Goulding, One Direction, Tom Jones and Take That.

See all the pictures from the event below…

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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Ella Henderson attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of One Direction attend the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Pixie Lott attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Ed Sheeran attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Gregory Porter attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Labrinth attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Jermain Jackman attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Sarah-Jane Crawford attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Fearne Cotton and Chris Evans attend the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: George Ezra attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie of Sigma attend the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Bob Hall, Ryan Van McCann, Benji Blakeway and Johnny 'Bondy' Bond of Catfish and the Bottlemen attend the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Greg Burns attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Jess Glynne attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Paloma Faith attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Tom Jones attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Grace Chatto of Clean Bandit attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Ellie Goulding attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Kate Thornton attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 11: John Newman attends the BBC Music awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic) (credit:Fred Duval via Getty Images)

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