Styles made multiple appearances on stage, winning awards for artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year for "As It Was" and best pop/R&B act.

"This night has been really, really special to me and I will never forget it," Styles said.

"I'm so so proud to be a British artist in the world out there."

The awards ceremony for the second year running handed out a gender-neutral main prize for British artist of the year.

This title was introduced last year to increase inclusivity after non-binary singer Sam Smith was automatically excluded from previously gendered categories in 2021.

Yet, controversially, the category had an all-male shortlist this year and Styles in his acceptance speech named women artists who were originally shortlisted for the category but did not make the final list. 

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