I haven't heard Antony and the Johnsons yet, I guess I'll have to do something about that. Any other opinions out there in cyberspace?

I'm glad that Bloc Party hasn't won the prize because this band sucks a lot. From the list of the nominees, Antony was one of my favourite, so it's a good choice made by the jury. But my real favourites british albums weren't in the list : Hal, Flotation Toy Warning and Ed Harcourt are better by far.