2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
Music awards show held in Liverpool, England
2008 MTV Europe Music Awards | ||||
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Date | 6 November 2008 | |||
Location | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |||
Hosted by | Katy Perry | |||
Most awards | Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars (2) | |||
Most nominations | Britney Spears (6) | |||
Television/radio coverage | ||||
Network | MTV Networks International (Europe) | |||
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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.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Most Addictive Track | Video Star |
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Pink — "So What"
| Thirty Seconds to Mars — "A Beautiful Lie"
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Album of the Year | Best New Act |
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Rock Out | Ultimate Urban |
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Best Headliner | Best European Act |
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Best Act of 2008 | Best Act Ever |
Artist's Choice | |
Lil Wayne | |
Ultimate Legend Award | |
Sir Paul McCartney[1] |
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Best Adria Act | Best Baltic Act |
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Best Danish Act | Best Dutch & Belgian Act |
Best Finnish Act | Best French Act |
Best German Act | Best Greek Act |
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Best Hungarian Act | Best Israeli Act |
Gonzo | |
Best Italian Act | Best Norwegian Act |
Finley | |
Best Polish Act | Best Portuguese Act |
Feel |
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Best Romanian Act | Best Russian Act |
Morandi
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Best Spanish Act | Best Swedish Act |
Amaral
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Best Turkish Act | Best Ukrainian Act |
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Best UK & Ireland Act | Best Arabia Act |
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Performances
- Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
- 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"
- Zaho - La roue tourne
Appearances
- Sugababes — presented Best Song
- Michael Owen and Anastacia — presented Best Live Act
- Travis McCoy and Solange Knowles — presented Best Rock
- Craig David — presented Best Album
- Grace Jones — presented Best New Act
- Kerry Katona and Dirk — presented Best Video
- Perez Hilton and Katy Perry — presented Best Act Ever
- Leona Lewis — presented Best Urban
- Kelly Rowland — presented Artist's Choice Award
- Estelle and Tim Cahill — presented Best Act
- Bono — presented Ultimate Legend Award
- Lauri Ylönen and Tiziano Ferro — presented Best European Act
See also
References
- ^ "2021 MTV EMAs". Archived from the original on 31 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
External links
- Official show site (Archived)
- 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards at MTV.com
- Ultimate Guitar Archives - Rick Rolling the MTV Europe Music Awards
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