All of the nation’s representatives had fancied a shot at the prestigious gong, but it eluded them all, as UK Afrobeat star Fuse ODG, picked up the award for the third year in a row.
This year’s Mobo awards were a triumph for UK rap and grime artists, with south London MC Stormzy picking up best male act and best grime act and rap duo Krept and Konan also taking home two awards.
Ella Eyre, FKA Twigs led the winners at the MOBO Awards for the night
Some of the biggest names in recent music stunned on the red carpet, as they competed for the top spots.
And leading them was Ella Eyre who took home Best Female for the second year in a row, joining Stormzy as Best Male.
Check out the full list of winners on the night.
The MOBO Awards 2015 winners list:
Best African
Fuse ODG (WINNER)DavidoWizkidPatorankingMoelogoYemi AladeAkaMista SilvaShatta WaleSilvastone
Best Male
SkeptaMark RonsonKrept & KonanJMEStormzy (WINNER)
Best Female
FKA TwigsLittle SimzElla Eyre (WINNER)Lianne La HavasJess Glynne
Best Album
Krept & Konan - 'The Long Way Home' (WINNER)JME - 'Integrity'Lianne La Havas - 'Blood'Wiley - 'Snakes & Ladders'Jamie XX - 'In Colour'
Best Song
Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'Skepta - 'Shutdown' (WINNER)Tinie Tempah Feat. Jess Glynne - 'Not Letting Go'JME Feat. Giggs - 'Man Don't Care'Krept & Konan - 'Freak Of The Week'
Best Video
Stormzy - 'Know Me From' FKA Twigs - 'Pendulum' (WINNER)Rita Ora Feat. Chris Brown - 'Body On Me' Lethal Bizzle ' 'Fester Skank' FKA Twigs ' 'Glass And Patron'
Best Newcomer
Bugzy MaloneSection Boyz (WINNER)NaoBonkazNick BrewerGeorge The PoetJ HusSnakehipsSinead HarnettYungen
Best International Album
Drake - 'If You're Reading This, Its Too Late' (WINNER)Kendrick Lamar - 'To Pimp A Butterfly'J. Cole - '2014 Forest Hills Drive'Dre Dre - 'Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr Dre'The Weeknd - 'Beauty Behind The Madness'D'Angelo - 'Black Messiah'Jazmine Sullivan - 'Reality Show'The Internet - 'Ego Death'Tyrese - 'Black Rose'A$AP Rocky - 'At.Long.Last.ASAP'
Best Grime
Bugzy MaloneJMELethal BizzleSkeptaStormzy (WINNER)
Best Hip-Hop
AkalaKrept & Konan (WINNER)NinesLittle SimzLady Leshurr
Best R&B/Soul
KwabsAndreya TrianaShakka (WINNER)Lianna La HavasJoss Stone
Best Reggae
Stylo GChonixxOmiPopcaan (WINNER)Protoje
Best Jazz
Binker And Moses (WINNER)Julia BielCourtney PineDavid LittlePolar Bear
Best Gospel
Chos3nOlaedo IbeLeroy JohnsonNi-ColaFaith Child (WINNER)