Arctic Monkeys and One Direction walked away with two gongs apiece at Brits Awards 2014 on Wednesday, while David Bowie beat youngsters to British Male Solo Artist award at 67.

Hosted by James Corden, the award ceremony kicked off at the O2 Arena, London, with a performance by Arctic Monkeys who sang their track "R U Mine?". Artistes like Beyonce, Katy Perry, Pharrell, Ellie Goulding, Pharrell & Nile Rodgers, Lorde and Bruno Mars also performed at the glittering event.

Arctic Monkeys won two awards - British Group and MasterCard British Album of the Year - and One Direction also bagged two gongs - Global Success and British Video. However, the main highlight of the ceremony was 67-year-old David Bowie beating youngsters Jake Bugg, James Blake, John Newman and Tom Odell to win British Male Solo Artist award.

David Bowie didn't turn up for the event to collect the gong but his friend Kate Moss surprised everyone by appearing on his behalf in a Ziggy Stardust costume that was worn by Bowie at Rainbow Concert in 1972. The supermodel collected the award from Noel Gallagher and read out a statement by the iconic singer that read "Scotland, stay with us."

Here is complete list of winners:

British Male Solo Artist
David Bowie

British Female Solo Artist
Ellie Goulding

Best Producer
Flood & Alan Moulder

British Breakthrough Act
Bastille

British Group
Arctic Monkeys

British Single
Rudimental ft Ella Eyre - Waiting All Night

British Video
One Direction - Best Song Ever

Critics' Choice Award
Sam Smith

International Female Solo Artist
Lorde

International Group
Daft Punk

International Male Solo Artist
Bruno Mars

MasterCard British Album of the Year
Arctic Monkeys

Global Success
One Direction

Noel Gallagher, Kate Moss
Model Kate Moss accepts the British Male Solo Artist award on behalf of David Bowie as Noel Gallagher looks on at the BRIT Awards in London
Bruno Mars
Singer Minogue congratulates Bruno Mars after he won the International Male Solo Artist award at the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London
Lorde
Singer Lorde accepts the International Female Solo Artist award at the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London
Arctic Monkeys
Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys talks near Matt Helders after being presented with the British Album award at the BRIT Awards in London
Ellie Goulding
Singer Ellie Goulding performs at the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London
One Direction
Harry Styles talks next to other members of One Direction after being presented with the British Video award at the BRIT Awards in London
Beyonce
Singer Beyonce performs at the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London
Rudimental
Members of Rudimental react after being presented with the British Single award at the BRIT Awards in London
Aluna Francis
Aluna Francis performs at the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London
Bruno Mars
Singer Bruno Mars performs at the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London
Ellie Goulding
Singer Ellie Goulding reacts after being presented with the British Female Solo Artist award at the BRIT Awards in London
Katy Perry
Singer Katy Perry performs at the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London
Alex Turner
Singer Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys performs at the BRIT Awards in London