James Blunt found a 'Best Newcomer' gong very useful recently, when a burglar got into his hotel room. The singer apparently told The Sun how he awoke at 5am to find the thief in his room, and hit the intruder with his weighty trophy.
Blunt: "I had just picked up an award for Best Newcomer at the NRJ awards. It was pitch black in the room so I couldn't really see anything. I was looking for a phone to ring downstairs, or for an emergency button to push. But the only thing I could find was my NRJ award. He wasn't looking for me in particular - it was completely random. He must have climbed up some scaffolding, over the balcony and climbed in through my window."
He apparently joked: "It would be good to win a Brit Award - you never know when it might come in handy to use on burglars."