Elton John won the most performed work award with Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears for the hit "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'."

Elton co-wrote the song with Shears, while the Scissor Sisters have made it a hit. "This is really special. I want to give a big shout out and thank you to Elton," Shears said after accepting the award.

"About 18 months ago, I was so depressed and Elton was doing nothing short of tap dancing and pulling my eyeballs out to make me feel better. Elton came into the studio and we wrote the song."

The prestigious awards from the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters are named after the early 20th-century musician and songwriter Ivor Novello, who composed hits such as Keep The Home Fires Burning and We'll Gather Lilacs. They were awarded in London on May 24, 2007.

Amy Winehouse, 23, won the award for best contemporary song for "Rehab", an autobiographical single. Madonna and Stuart Price won the international hit prize for "Sorry" and the Arctic Monkeys took the best album award for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not".

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