Last year's winner of the prize in this category Alice Cooper (Alice Cooper) yesterday said that Ozzi will take his place and will become the new winner.

Among the nominees in various categories at the award marked group Led Zeppelin, which can be a winner in three categories, as well as rock-team Def Leppard and Whitesnake.

Winners of the prize, established by the magazine "C lassic Rock", will be known at the ceremony to be held in London on November 3

Full list of nominations:

Best new group: Airbourne, Big Linda, Endeverafter, Pride Tiger, Stone Gods, Stone Rider;

Album of the year: Big Linda "I loved You", Black Crowes "Warpaint", Joe Bonamassa "Sloe Gin", Alice Cooper "Along Came A Spider", Def Leppard "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge", Journey "Revelation", Opeth " Watershed ", Stone Gods" Silver Spoons And Broken Bones ", Uriah Heep" Wake The Sleeper, Whitesnake "Good To Be Bad";

The Group of the year: Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake;

DVD Year: AC / DC "Plug Me In", The Doors "Classic Albums", Genesis "When In Rome", Jimi Hendrix Experience "At Monterey", The Who "Amazing Journey", ZZ Top "Live From Texas";

Event year: mp3 music Festival "heavy metal" Hard Rock Hell, World Tour Iron Maiden, Kiss speech at the festival Download Festival, Led Zeppelin tour in the O2 Arena, tour Whitesnake / Def Leppard Tour.

Living legend: Ozzy Osbourne