Arī šogad uz balvu, kas tagad saucas "Barclaycard Mercury Prize", pretendē 12 jaunas plates. Starp nominantiem ir gan veterāns Pols Velers (Paul Weller), gan jaunie britu mūzikas atklājumi "The XX" un "Mumford & Sons".
Biffy Clyro "Only Revolutions"
Corinne Bailey Rae "The Sea"
Dizzee Rascal "Tongue N' Cheek"
Foals "Total Life Forever"
I Am Kloot "Sky At Night"
Laura Marling "I Speak Because I Can"
Mumford And Sons "Sigh No More"
Paul Weller "Wake Up The Nation"
Villagers "Becoming A Jackal"
Wild Beasts "Two Dancers"
Pagājušogad balvu negaidīti saņēma jaunā britu hiphopa zvaigzne Spīča Debella (Speech Debelle) par albumu "Speech Therapy". Citus gados šo balvu ieguva "Elbow", "Klaxons", "Arctic Monkeys", "Antony and the Johnsons", "Franz Ferdinand", "PJ Harvey", "Pulp", "Portishead" un citi.