2005 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 12th annual MTV Europe Music Awards were held at Pavilhão Atlântico,
Lisbon, Portugal.
The show was opened by Madonna, performing "Hung Up". Other performers included Pussycat Dolls, The Black Eyed Peas, Robbie Williams and Foo Fighters.
Presenters included Anastacia, Jared Leto, John Legend, Sugababes and Brittany Murphy.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.Best Song
- James Blunt — "You're Beautiful"
- The Chemical Brothers — "Galvanize"
- Coldplay — "Speed of Sound"
- Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."
- Snoop Dogg — "Signs"
Best Video
- Beck — "E-Pro"
- The Chemical Brothers — "Believe"
- Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."
- Rammstein — "Keine Lust"
- Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?"
Best Album
- 50 Cent — The Massacre
- Coldplay — X&Y
- Green Day — American Idiot
- Gwen Stefani — Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
- U2 — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Best Female
- Mariah Carey
- Missy Elliott
- Alicia Keys
- Shakira
- Gwen Stefani
Best Male
- 50 Cent
- Eminem
- Moby
- Snoop Dogg
- Robbie Williams
Best Group
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Coldplay
- Gorillaz
- Green Day
- U2
Best New Act
- Akon
- James Blunt
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Daniel Powter
- Rihanna
Best Pop
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Gorillaz
- Shakira
- Gwen Stefani
- Robbie Williams
Best Rock
- Coldplay
- Green Day
- Foo Fighters
- Franz Ferdinand
- U2
Best Alternative
- Beck
- Bloc Party
- Goldfrapp
- System of a Down
- The White Stripes
Best R&B
- Mariah Carey
- Alicia Keys
- John Legend
- Mario
- Usher
Best Hip-Hop
- 50 Cent
- Akon
- Missy Elliott
- Snoop Dogg
- Kanye West
Free Your Mind
- Bob Geldof
Regional nominations
Best Adria Act
- Leeloojamais
- Leut Magnetik
- Massimo
- Siddharta
- Urban&4
Best African Act
- 2 face Idibia
- Kaysha
- Kleptomaniax
- 02
- Zamajobe
Best Danish Act
- Carpark North
- Mew
- Nephew
- Nik & Jay
- The Raveonettes
Best Dutch and Belgian Act
- Anouk
- Kane
- Gabriel Ríos
- Soulwax
- Within Temptation
Best Finnish Act
- The 69 Eyes
- Apocalyptica
- HIM
- Nightwish
- The Rasmus
Best French Act
- Amel Bent
- Kyo
- Raphael
- Sinik
- Superbus
Best German Act
- Beatsteaks
- Fettes Brot
- Rammstein
- Silbermond
- Wir sind Helden
Best Italian Act
- Giorgia
- Negramaro
- Negrita
- Laura Pausini
- Francesco Renga
Best Norwegian Act
- Ane Brun
- Thomas Dybdahl
- Marion Raven
- Röyksopp
- Turbonegro
Best Polish Act
- Abradab
- Monica Brodka
- Sidney Polak
- Sistars
- Zakopower
Best Portuguese Act
- Blasted Mechanism
- Boss AC
- Da Weasel
- The Gift
- Humanos
Best Romanian Act
- Akcent
- DJ Project
- Morandi
- Parazitii
- Voltaj
Best Russian Act
- Dima Bilan
- Nu Virgos
- Uma2rman
- Vyacheslav Butusov
- Zemfira
Best Spanish Act
- Amaral
- El Canto del Loco
- El Sueño de Morfeo
- Melendi
- Pereza
Best Swedish Act
- The Hellacopters
- Kent
- Moneybrother
- Timbuktu
- Christian Walz
Best UK and Ireland Act
- James Blunt
- Coldplay
- Gorillaz
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Stereophonics
Performances
- Madonna — "Hung Up"
- Coldplay — "Talk"
- The Pussycat Dolls — "Don't Cha"
- Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."
- Akon — "Belly Dancer "
- Green Day — "Holiday"
- Alan Partridge and Nicole Scherzinger — "ABBA Medley"
- Robbie Williams — "Tripping"
- The Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps"
- Foo Fighters — "D.O.A."
- Shakira — "Don't Bother"
- System of a Down — "B.Y.O.B."
Appearances
- Anastacia — presented Best Album
- Sugababes — presented Best Pop
- Sean Paul — presented Best Hip-Hop
- Luís Figo and Nuno Gomes — presented Best Rock
- Jared Leto — presented Best Alternative
- Craig David — presented Best R&B
- Nelly Furtado and Shaggy — presented Best Video
- John Legend — presented Best Female
- Madonna — presented Free Your Mind
- t.A.T.u. — presented Best Male
- Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna — presented Best New Act
- Borat and Brittany Murphy — introduced Alison Goldfrapp
- Alison Goldfrapp — presented Best Song
- Borat and Brittany Murphy — introduced Shakira
- Brittany Murphy — presented Best Group