Brit Awards: The 1975 TV Advert Spoils The Result Of Two Huge Categories

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The Brit Awards hadn’t even got underway when the results of two of the night’s biggest categories were seemingly spoiled thanks to a rogue TV commercial. 

 An eagle-eyed Twitter user spotted that an advert for The 1975′s album revealed that they had won Best British Group and British Album Of The Year. 

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The 1975 at Wednesday night's Brit Awards
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The ad appeared on UKTV’s online catch-up service, UKTV Play, a full hour before the ceremony even kicked off at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday night. 

Kieren Thomson (@Kierenisboring) posted a video of the ad for A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships on Twitter, which he saw while watching Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish on the UKTV player. 

It currently remains unclear how the apparent cock-up happened, or indeed if The 1975 were aware that prizes were headed their way on the night.  

HuffPost UK has contacted representatives for The 1975, the Brit Awards and UKTV for comment, and is awaiting responses. 

During their acceptance speech for Best Group, frontman Matty Healy read out a quote from Laura Snapes, slamming music industry misogyny. 

“I thought we should all think about it,” he told the crowd.

“In music, male misogynistic acts are examined for nuance and defended as traits of difficult artists whilst women and those who call them are out are treated as hysterics who don’t understand art.”

The 1975 previously won Best British Group in 2017 – the same year their last album, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, was also nominated for British Album Of The Year. However, it ended up losing out to David Bowie’s Blackstar.  

Check out the full list of this year’s winners here

Brit Awards 2019: All The Red Carpet Pics
Anne-Marie(01 of56)
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Nominated for British Female, British Album, British Single and British Video (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Little Mix(02 of56)
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Nominated for British Group and British Video (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Jack Whitehall(03 of56)
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The host of this year's Brit Awards (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Dua Lipa(04 of56)
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Nominated for British Video and British Single (twice in each category) (credit:David Fisher/Rex/Shutterstock)
Sam Smith(05 of56)
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Nominated for British Male (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Jorja Smith(06 of56)
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Nominated for British Female, British Breakthrough and British Album (credit:JM Enternational/REX/Shutterstock)
Lily Allen(07 of56)
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Nominated for British Female (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Jess Glynne(08 of56)
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Nominated for British Female, British Video and twice for British Single (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Jess Glynne(09 of56)
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(credit:David Fisher/Rex/Shutterstock)
Shawn Mendes(10 of56)
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Nominated for International Male (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Olly Alexander of Years And Years(11 of56)
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Nominated for British Group (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
P!nk(12 of56)
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Recipient of Outstanding Contribution (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
The 1975(13 of56)
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Nominated for British Album and British Group (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Florence + The Machine(14 of56)
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Nominated for British Female and British Album (credit:David Fisher/Rex/Shutterstock)
Calvin Harris(15 of56)
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Nominated for British Single and British Video (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
George Ezra(16 of56)
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Nominated for British Male, British Single and British Album (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Hugh Jackman(17 of56)
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Opening the show with a performance from The Greatest Showman (credit:Reuters)
Grace Chatto of Clean Bandit(18 of56)
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Nominated for British Single and British Video (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Brockhampton(19 of56)
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(credit:Ian West - PA Images via Getty Images)
Liam Payne(20 of56)
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Nominated for British Video (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Christine And The Queens(21 of56)
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Nominated for International Female (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Sam Fender(22 of56)
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Recipient of this year's Critics' Choice (credit:David Fisher/Rex/Shutterstock)
Caroline Flack(23 of56)
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Clara Amfo(24 of56)
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Paloma Faith(25 of56)
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(credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
Rag'n'Bone Man(26 of56)
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Performing with Calvin Harris (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Mabel(27 of56)
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Nominated for British Breakthrough (credit: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Maya Jama(28 of56)
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Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez(29 of56)
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Gemma Atkinson(30 of56)
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Emma Bunton and Jade Jones(31 of56)
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Jonas Blue(32 of56)
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Nominated for British Video (credit:David Fisher/Rex/Shutterstock)
Claire Richards(33 of56)
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(credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
H.E.R.(34 of56)
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Performing with Jess Glynne (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Rudimental(35 of56)
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Nominated for British Single and British Video (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Lewis Capaldi(36 of56)
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Runner-up for Critics' Choice (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Tom Walker(37 of56)
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Nominated for British Single and British Breakthrough (credit:Jeff Spicer via Getty Images)
Ms Banks(38 of56)
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Performing with Little Mix (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Luke Evans(39 of56)
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Abbey Clancy(40 of56)
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Vick Hope(41 of56)
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Ncuti Gatwa(42 of56)
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James Bay(43 of56)
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Montana Brown(44 of56)
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Bros(45 of56)
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Sigala(46 of56)
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Nominated for British Single (credit:Ian West - PA Images via Getty Images)
Lewis Capaldi(47 of56)
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First Aid Kit(48 of56)
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Nominated for International Group (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Matthew Morrison and Renee Puente(49 of56)
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Marvin Humes(50 of56)
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Kelly Brook(51 of56)
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Todrick Hall(52 of56)
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British artist Daniel Lismore(53 of56)
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Grace Carter (credit:Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock)
Steve Aoki(55 of56)
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(credit:Jeff Spicer via Getty Images)
Laura Jackson(56 of56)
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(credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)