2009 MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 took place in Berlin, Germany at the O2 World and Brandenburg Gate on 5 November 2009. The awards ceremony was presented by Katy Perry for a 2nd consecutive year. It was the fourth time that the MTV Europe Music Awards were hosted in Germany. Nominations for regional awards were announced on 1 September 2009, followed by those of the main awards on September 21, 2009. Pete Wentz was the host for the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards webcast.
Though the MTV EMAs have traditionally been advertised as Europe's premiere music event, few European artists received nominations in key categories.
The 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards logo and promos were designed in-house by MTV World Design Studio in Milan and Buenos Aires with additional input by Swedish graphic design company Kungen & Hertigen.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.Best Song
- Beyoncé — "Halo"
- The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling"
- David Guetta — "When Love Takes Over"
- Kings of Leon — "Use Somebody"
- Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"
Best Video
- Beyoncé — "Single Ladies "
- Eminem — "We Made You"
- Katy Perry — "Waking Up in Vegas"
- Shakira — "She Wolf"
- Britney Spears — "Circus"
Best Female
- Beyoncé
- Lady Gaga
- Leona Lewis
- Katy Perry
- Shakira
Best Male
- Eminem
- Jay-Z
- Mika
- Kanye West
- Robbie Williams
Best Group
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Green Day
- Jonas Brothers
- Kings of Leon
- Tokio Hotel
Best New Act
- La Roux
- Lady Gaga
- Daniel Merriweather
- Pixie Lott
- Taylor Swift
Best Rock
- Foo Fighters
- Green Day
- Kings of Leon
- Linkin Park
- U2
Best Alternative
- The Killers
- Muse
- Paramore
- Placebo
- The Prodigy
Best Urban
- Ciara
- Eminem
- Jay-Z
- T.I.
- Kanye West
Best Live Act
- Beyoncé
- Green Day
- Kings of Leon
- Lady Gaga
- U2
Best World Stage Live Performance
- Coldplay
- Kid Rock
- Kings of Leon
- Lady Gaga
- Linkin Park
Best Push Act
- Hockey
- Ke$ha
- Little Boots
- Daniel Merriweather
- Metro Station
- Pixie Lott
- The Veronicas
- White Lies
Best European Act
- Dima Bilan
- Deep Insight
- Doda
- Lost
- maNga
Free Your Mind
- Mikhail Gorbachev
Regional nominations
Best Adria Act
- Darkwood Dub
- Dubioza Kolektiv
- Elvis Jackson
- Lollobrigida Girls
- Superhiks
Best Arabian Act
- Rashed Al-Majed
- Joe Ashkar
- Darine Hadchiti
- Amr Mostafa
- Ramy Sabry
Best Baltic Act
- Chungin & the Cats of Destiny
- DJ Ella
- Flamingo
- Leon Somov & Jazzu
- Popidiot
Best Danish Act
- Dúné
- Jooks
- L.O.C.
- Medina
- Outlandish
Best Dutch and Belgian Act
- The Black Box Revelation
- Alain Clark
- Esmée Denters
- Fedde le Grand
- Milow
Best Finnish Act
- Apulanta
- Cheek
- Deep Insight
- Disco Ensemble
- Happoradio
Best French Act
- David Guetta
- Orelsan
- Rohff
- Olivia Ruiz
- Sliimy
Best German Act
- Jan Delay
- Peter Fox
- Silbermond
- Söhne Mannheims
- Sportfreunde Stiller
Best Greek Act
- Monika
- Matisse
- Onirama
- Helena Paparizou
- Professional Sinnerz
Best Hungarian Act
- Esclin Syndo
- The Idoru
- The Kolin
- The Moog
- Zagar
Best Israeli Act
- Assaf Amdursky
- Asaf Avidan & the Mojos
- Infected Mushroom
- Ninet Tayeb
- Terry Poison
Best Italian Act
- Giusy Ferreri
- Tiziano Ferro
- J-Ax
- Lost
- Zero Assoluto
Best Norwegian Act
- Donkeyboy
- Maria Mena
- Paperboys
- Röyksopp
- Yoga Fire
Best Polish Act
- Afromental
- Ania Dąbrowska
- Doda
- Ewa Farna
- Jamal
Best Portuguese Act
- Buraka Som Sistema
- David Fonseca
- Os Pontos Negros
- X-Wife
- Xutos e Pontapés
Best Romanian Act
- David Deejay
- Inna
- Puya
- Smiley
- Tom Boxer
Best Russian Act
- Dima Bilan
- Centr
- Kasta
- Sergey Lazarev
- Timati
Best Spanish Act
- Fangoria
- Macaco
- Nena Daconte
- Russian Red
- We Are Standard
Best Swedish Act
- Agnes
- Darin
- Adiam Dymott
- Mando Diao
- Promoe
Best Swiss Act
- Lovebugs
- Phenomden
- Ritschi
- Seven
- Stress
Best Turkish Act
- Bedük
- Atiye Deniz
- Kenan Doğulu
- Nil Karaibrahimgil
- maNga
Best UK and Ireland New Act
- Florence and the Machine
- La Roux
- Pixie Lott
- The Saturdays
- Tinchy Stryder
Best Ukrainian Act
- Antytila
- Druha Rika
- Green Grey
- Kamon!!!
- Lama
Performances
- Green Day — "Know Your Enemy" / "Minority"
- Katy Perry — "I Gotta Feeling" / "When Love Takes Over" / "Use Somebody" / "Halo" / "Poker Face"
- Beyoncé — "Sweet Dreams"
- Jay-Z and Bridget Kelly — "Empire State of Mind"
- Foo Fighters — "Wheels" / "All My Life"
- Mike Ingham - "The Way It Is"
- U2 — "One" / "Magnificent"
- Shakira — "Did It Again"
- Tokio Hotel — "World Behind My Wall"
- Leona Lewis — "Happy"
- U2 and Jay-Z — "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Appearances
- Pete Wentz and Bar Refaeli — presented Best Live Act
- Joss Stone and Wladimir Klitschko — presented Best Urban
- David Hasselhoff — presented Best Rock
- Alan Green and Mike Ingham — presented Best Song
- Juliette Lewis and Gillian Deegan — presented Best Alternative
- Lil' Kim — presented Best New Act
- Jean Reno — presented Best Male
- Jonas Brothers — introduced the Michael Jackson tribute
- Joko Winterscheidt and Matthias Schweighöfer — presented Best German Act
- Backstreet Boys — presented Best European Act
- Jesse Metcalfe — presented Best Group
- David Guetta and Asia Argento — presented Best Female
- Miranda Cosgrove and Brody Jenner — presented Best Video