After the jump: Complete list of all the winner.
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The OC Music Awards, with their numerous free live showcases leading up to Saturday's event, which featured local faves, burgeoning nationally-known acts and household names Sugar Ray and Lit, managed to make everyone feel as if they were taking part in a hometown celebration. Good times were the overall vibe, but a moment of genuine poignancy did sweep the packed theater when Lit, best known for party tunes, went acoustic with “Here's to Us,” in honor of drummer Allen Shellenberger, who died of a brain tumor in November.
Best Album: Thrice
Best Alternative: Stereofix
Best Country/Americana: Dusty Rhodes & the River Band
Best Hip Hop: Blok
Best Latin: Boogaloo Assasins
Best Pop: Stacy Clark
Best Surf: The Growlers
Best Live Band: Dusty Rhodes & the River Band
Best Song: “El Capitan,” the Steelwells
Best Blues: Roman Alexander and The Robbery
Best Electronic: Electric Valentine
Best Indie: The New Limb
Best Metal: Atreyu
Best Punk: The Adolescents
Best World: The Dirty Heads
Orange County Impact Award: Sugar Ray
Best New Artist: The Steelwells
Best Club DJ: Free The Robots
Best Folk: Yellow Red Sparks
Best Jazz: Translucent Ham Sandwich Band
People's Choice Award: Duress
Best Rock: Dusty Rhodes & the River Band
Best Live Acoustic: Billy Kernkamp
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Washburn
