The weekend just gone saw hard dance DJs, producers, promoters and die-hard followers come together in the UK for the 8th Annual Hard Dance Awards. With Trackitdown.net driving the Awards, over 20,000 fans voted this year on a range of categories.

After taking out the award for ‘Best One-Off Event/Festival’ for the first time in 2010, the mighty Defqon.1 Festival claimed the honour again this time. With a massive event in The Netherlands set for June and of course the return of Defqon.1 Australia later this year, the Q-dance powerhouse is looking stronger than ever.

As for the rest of the categories, you’ll be seeing the winner of ‘Best UK Hard DJ’ Kutski in the ring at Magic City: It’s Showtime this May. Another of that line-up’s banner names D-Block & S-Te-Fan was nominated for ‘Best European Hard DJ’, while fast-rising local stars Toneshifterz scored a nomination for ‘Best New Face’.

Defqon.1 2010 drawcards Headhunterz also did very well on the night, taking out ‘Best European Hard DJ’, ‘Best International Hard DJ’ and ‘Best Track’. The coveted ‘Outstanding Contribution’ accolade went to Dutch don The Prophet.

8th Annual Hard Dance Awards winners:

BEST UK HARD DJ
Alex Kidd
Kutski – winner
Mark EG

BEST EUROPEAN HARD DJ
D-Block & S-Te-Fan
Headhunterz – winner
Showtek

BEST INTERNATIONAL HARD DJ
Showtek
Noisecontrollers
Headhunterz – winner

BEST UK HARD PRODUCER
Technikal – winner
Klubfiller
Kidd Kaos

BEST EUROPEAN HARD PRODUCER
Headhunterz
Noisecontrollers
Showtek – winner

BEST TRACK
Psyko Punkz – Bassboom
Headhunterz – Psychedelic – winner
Showtek – Breakbeat Junkie

BEST LABEL
Fusion
Dirty Workz
Scantraxx – winner

BEST RESIDENT
Jimmy Dean – Storm
Brian M & McBunn – Bionic – winner
Argy – Kiddfectious

BEST NEW FACE
Toneshifterz
Psyko Punkz – winner
Wasted Penguinz

BEST CLUB NIGHT
Good Greef
Bionic – winner
Storm

BEST ONE-OFF EVENT
Defqon.1 – winner
Decibel
Qlimax

BEST ARTIST ALBUM
Brennan Heart – Midifiles
Headhunterz – Studio Sessions
The Pitcher – Smack – winner

BEST COMPILATION
Showtek – Fuck The System
Hard Dance Awards – Euphoria
Tidy Hard Dance Anthems – winner

REGIONAL HERO
L.E.D. – winner
Argy
Sykesy

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
Yoji
Billy Bunter
The Prophet – winner