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2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

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Hosted by
  
Katy Perry

Other ceremonies
  
2007, 2009

Date
  
6 November 2008

Host
  
Katy Perry


Most awards
  
Britney Spears (3) Thirty Seconds to Mars (2) Kanye West (2)

Most nominations
  
Britney Spears (6) Coldplay (5)

Network
  
MTV Networks International (Europe)

Location
  
Echo Arena Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

The 2008 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, on 6 November 2008. It was hosted by Katy Perry. This was the second time the awards have taken place in England.

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Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Act of 2008

  • Coldplay
  • Leona Lewis
  • Rihanna
  • Britney Spears
  • Amy Winehouse

    • Best Song

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  • Coldplay — "Viva la Vida"
  • Duffy — "Mercy"
  • Kid Rock — "All Summer Long"
  • Pink — "So What"
  • Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"

    • Best Video

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  • Thirty 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"

    • Best Female Act

  • Britney Spears
  • Beyoncé
  • Leona Lewis
  • P!nk
  • Katy Perry

    • Best Male Act

  • Lil Wayne
  • Kanye West
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Chris Brown

    • Best Album

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  • 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

  • Miley Cyrus
  • Duffy
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Katy Perry
  • OneRepublic

    • Best Rock

  • Thirty Seconds to Mars
  • Linkin Park
  • Metallica
  • Paramore
  • Slipknot

    • Ultimate Urban

  • Beyoncé
  • Chris Brown
  • Alicia Keys
  • Lil Wayne
  • Kanye West

    • Best Live

  • The Cure
  • Foo Fighters
  • Linkin Park
  • Metallica
  • Tokio Hotel

    • Europe's Favorite Act

  • Emre Aydın
  • Dima Bilan
  • Finley
  • Leona Lewis
  • Shiri Maimon

    • Best Act Ever

  • Christina Aguilera
  • Rick Astley
  • Green Day
  • Britney Spears
  • Tokio Hotel
  • U2

    • Artist's Choice

  • Lil Wayne

    • Ultimate Legend Award

  • Sir Paul McCartney

    • Regional nominations

    Winners are in bold text.

    Best UK and Ireland New Act

  • Adele
  • Duffy
  • Leona Lewis
  • The Ting Tings
  • The Wombats

    • Best Danish Act

  • Alphabeat
  • Infernal
  • L.O.C.
  • Suspekt
  • Volbeat

    • Best Finnish Act

  • Anna Abreu
  • Children Of Bodom
  • Disco Ensemble
  • H.I.M.
  • Nightwish

    • Best Norwegian Act

  • Erik og Kriss
  • Ida Maria
  • Kakkmaddafakka
  • Karpe Diem
  • Madcon

    • Best Swedish Act

  • Kleerup
  • Lazee
  • Veronica Maggio
  • Neverstore
  • Adam Tensta

    • Best German Act

  • Die Ärzte
  • Fettes Brot
  • MIA.
  • Sido
  • Söhne Mannheims

    • Best Italian Act

  • Baustelle
  • Fabri Fibra
  • Finley
  • Marracash
  • Sonohra

    • Best Dutch and Belgian Act

  • Alain Clark
  • De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
  • Kraak & Smaak
  • Pete Philly & Perquisite
  • Room Eleven

    • Best French Act

  • BB Brunes
  • Feist
  • David Guetta
  • Sefyu
  • Zaho

    • Best Polish Act

  • Afromental
  • Kasia Cerekwicka
  • Ania Dabrowska
  • Feel
  • Hey

    • Best Spanish Act

  • Amaral
  • Pereza
  • Porta
  • Pignoise
  • La Casa Azul

    • 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

  • Beat Dis
  • Gonzo
  • Irie Maffia
  • The Unbending Trees
  • Žagar

    • Best Turkish Act

  • Emre Aydın
  • Hayko Cepkin
  • Hadise
  • Sagopa Kajmer
  • Hande Yener

    • Best Ukrainian Act

  • Boombox
  • Druha Rika
  • Esthetic Education
  • Quest Pistols
  • S.K.A.Y.

    • Best Greek Act

  • Cyanna
  • Matisse
  • Mihalis Hatzigiannis
  • Stavento
  • Stereo Mike

    • Best Israeli Act

  • Asaf Avidan
  • Infected Mushroom
  • Izabo
  • Kutiman
  • Shiri Maimon

    • Performances

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  • 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"
  • Britney Spears – "Piece of Me"
  • Katy Perry — "Hot n Cold" closing act

    • Appearances

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  • 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

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    References

    2008 MTV Europe Music Awards Wikipedia
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