Mercury Prize 2008

The Last Shadow Puppets. Well, it's a better name than 'The Turner and Kane project' Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. La Belle et la Bête? Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Bryan Hollon and Gruff Rhys looking super-cool in their videogame-inspired medallions. In case you're looking at Gruff's blue dinosaur thing and going 'WTF????!!', it's the character Bob from the game Bubble Bobble Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty

British Sea Power. (You can tell by the flags.) Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Adele performs, looking rather wistful Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The Last Shadow Puppets arrive and entertain the waiting crowd with their impression of South Park's Canadian potty-mouths, Terrance and Philip Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features

Rachel Unthank and The Winterset pose with their award. Aw, that's nice. They brought their mum along Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex features

Estelle, very impressed with her manicure Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

British Sea Power and a flowerpot man. Bill or Ben, you decide Photograph: Gareth Davies/Getty

Guy Garvey proudly displaying his Elbow Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Laura Marling performs Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A musician from the Portico Quartet hanging out with a hang. Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters

Seasoned drinkers Elbow pose with their award Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features

Gruff Rhys on stage during Neon Neon's performance. No sign of Bob, his blue dinosaur friend (see first photograph) Photograph: Yui Mok/PA