The 2010 Orange County Music Awards nominees are in and it will give some a second chance to win. Thrice is up for Best Alternative band, last year they lost out to Venus Infers, who wont be in this year's event.

Along with the nomination for Best Alternative, Thrice is also fighting for Best Rock. Also featured in the same two categories, is local Stereofix.

For Best Album, its Melanoid, rock legends that make up Saosin, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, Michael Ubaldini,  and , can you guess it? Thrice once again.

Sugar Ray has won the “Orange County Impact Award”, a title that last year went to the world famous The Vandals.  And the lifetime Achievement award will goto Martin Brown.

Reel Big Fish also made a nomination this year, for Best World. With hit songs like “Sell Out”, this now independent band just released a live dvd that was recorded at none other than the Grove in Anaheim just last year.

Best Album

“Asleep in the Wake” - Melanoid
“Beggars” - Thice
“In Search of Solid Ground” - Saosin
“Palace and Stage” - Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
“Portable Record Player” - Michael Ubaldini

Best Song

“El Captain” - Steelwells
“Tuck (How it Feels Away)” - Aushua
“Oh Goodbye” - The Colourist
“Storm” - Atreyu
“Walk Like a Gentleman” - Eye Alaska

Best New Artist

Blok
The Colourist
I Hate You Just Kidding
She Screams Remedy
The Steelwells

Best Alternative

Aushua
Eye Alaska
Saosin
Stereofix
Thrice

Best Blues

Parker Macy Blues
Mississippi Man
Roman Alexander and The Robbery
Savage City
Walter Trout

Best Club DJ

DJ Bobby Soul
Dj Dan Sena
DJ Oldboy
Free The Robots
Rachel Starr

Best Country/Americana

Billy Kernkamp
Dusty Rhodes and The River Band
The Fallen Stars
Michael Ubaldini
Pawn Shop Kings

Best Electronic

Blok
Break The Circus
Color Theory
Electric Valentine
Free the Robots

Best Folk

Argyle Smile
Barrett Johnson
I Hate You Just Kidding
Matt Kollar and The Angry Mob
Yellow Red Sparks

Best Hip Hop

Blok
Brawdcast
The Dirty Heads
Loose Logic
My Hero

Best Indie

The Color Turning
The New Limb
The Steelwells
The Union Line
Young The Giant

Best Jazz

Dana Parker
Rare Form Band
Riff Raff
Todd Oliver
Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

Best Latin

Boogaloo Assasins
Chris Williams
Miguel Garcia and The Vaquetones
Robert Anthony Aviles
Soul Hustlers

Best Metal
Atreyu
Avenged Sevenfold
Death By Stereo
Pistolero
Throwdown

Best Pop

The Bolts
Cambria Detken
Molly Jenson
The Sequence
Stacy Clark

Best Punk

The Adolecents
Audacity
Chaser
Franki Doll and the Broken Toys
Longway

Best Rock

Dusy Rhodes and The River Band
Melanoid
Thrice
Stereofix
Sederra

Best Surf

Gantez Warrior
Hindu Pirates
Marc B
The Eliminators
The Growlers

Best World

The Dirty Heads
Humanlab
Pilot Touhil
Reel Big Fish
Starpool

Orange County Impact Award

Sugar Ray

Lifetime Achievement Winner

Jim Washburn