2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
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2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
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| Date | November 6, 2008 |
| Venue(s) | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
| Host(s) | Katy Perry |
| Network | MTV Networks International (Europe) |
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the interviews space called "Weird Things That Humans Do". The European-born award winners in 2008 were Tokio Hotel (Germany), Emre Aydın (Turkey), Rick Astley and Paul McCartney (UK) and all the regional awards winners. Nevertheless, the big winners of the night were 30 Seconds to Mars and Britney Spears winning two awards each.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Best Act of 2008
Most Addictive Track
- Coldplay — "Viva la Vida"
- Duffy — "Mercy"
- Kid Rock — "All Summer Long"
- Pink — "So What"
- Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
Video Star
- 30 Seconds to Mars — "A Beautiful Lie"
- Madonna (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) — "4 Minutes"
- Santogold — "L.E.S. Artistes"
- Snoop Dogg — "Sensual Seduction"
- Weezer — "Pork and Beans"
Album of the Year
- Coldplay — Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
- Duffy — Rockferry
- Alicia Keys — As I Am
- Leona Lewis — Spirit
- Britney Spears — Blackout
Best New Act
Rock Out
Ultimate Urban
Best Headliner
Europe's Favorite Act
Best Act Ever
Artist's Choice
Ultimate Legend Award
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Best UK and Ireland New Act
Best Danish Act
Best Finnish Act
Best Norwegian Act
Best Swedish Act
Best German Act
Best Italian Act
Best Dutch and Belgian Act
Best French Act
Best Polish Act
Best Spanish Act
Best Russian Act
- Band'Eros
- Dima Bilan
- Sergey Lazarev
- Timati
- Nastya Zadorozhnaya
Best Romanian Act
- Andra
- Crazy Loop
- Morandi
- Smiley
- Tom Boxer with Anca Parghel and Fly Project
Best Portuguese Act
- Buraka Som Sistema
- Rita Redshoes
- Sam The Kid
- Slimmy
- The Vicious Five
Best Adria Act
The Beat Fleet- Jinx
Elvir Laković Laka
Leeloojamais
Marčelo
Best Baltic Act
Detlef Zoo
Happyendless- Jurga
Kerli- Rulers of the Deep
Best Arabia Act
Abri
Fayez
Mohamed Hamaki
Carole Samaha- Karl Wolf
Best Hungarian Act
Best Turkish Act
- Emre Aydın
- Hayko Cepkin
- Hadise
- Sagopa Kajmer
- Hande Yener
Best Ukrainian Act
- Boombox
- Druga Rika
- Esthetic Education
- Quest Pistols
- S.K.A.I.
Best Greek Act
- Cyanna
- Matisse
- Mihalis Hatzigiannis
- Stavento
- Stereo Mike
Best Israeli Act
Performances
- Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl" opening act
- Beyoncé — "If I Were a Boy"
- Take That — "Greatest Day"
- The Killers — "Human"
- Kanye West — "Love Lockdown"
- Estelle and Kanye West — "American Boy"
- The Ting Tings — "That's Not My Name"
- Kid Rock — "So Hott / All Summer Long"
- Duffy — "Mercy"
- Pink — "So What"
- Katy Perry — "Hot n Cold" closing act
Appearances
- Sugababes — presented Most Addictive Track
- Michael Owen and Anastacia — presented Best Headliner
- Travis McCoy and Solange Knowles — presented Rock Out
- Craig David — presented Album of the Year
- Grace Jones — presented Best New Act
- Kerry Katona and Dirk — presented Video Star
- Perez Hilton and Katy Perry — presented Best Act Ever
- Leona Lewis — presented Ultimate Urban
- Kelly Rowland — presented Artist's Choice Award
- Estelle and Tim Cahill — presented Best Act of 2008
- Bono — presented Ultimate Legend Award
- Lauri Ylönen and Tiziano Ferro — presented Europe's Favorite Act
References
External links
- MTV Europe Music Awards Official show site
- Ultimate Guitar Archives - Rick Rolling the MTV Europe Music Awards
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