Noel Gallagher wins NME’s Godlike Genius Award Indie | Friday 27th January 2012 | Osh Noel Gallagher is set to win the “Godlike Genius” prize at this year’s NME Awards. But this isn’t the first time he has won the award, he also won it when he was part of Oasis back in 2007. Noel Gallagher, 44, responded to winning the award by saying “I’ve been dreaming of this moment since I was 43 years old” and “I accept that I am now a genius, just like God.” He’ll be collecting his award at the NME Award Ceremony on the 29th February with his High Flying Birds bandmates.