2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

{{Short description|Music awards show held in Liverpool, England}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

| image = MTV Europe Music Awards Liverpool 2008.png

| caption =

| date = 6 November 2008

| location = Echo Arena, Liverpool, England

| host = Katy Perry

| network = MTV Networks International (Europe)

| most_awards = Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars (2)

| most_nominations = Britney Spears (6)

| previous = 2007

| main = {{nowrap|MTV Europe Music Awards}}

| next = 2009

}}

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.

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Most Addictive Track ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Video Star
class=wikitable style="width=100%"
valign="top" \| Pink — "So What" Coldplay — "Viva la Vida" Duffy — "Mercy" Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl" Kid Rock — "All Summer Long" \| valign="top" \| Thirty Seconds to Mars — "A Beautiful Lie" Madonna (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) — "4 Minutes" Santigold — "L.E.S. Artistes" Snoop Dogg — "Sensual Seduction" Weezer — "Pork and Beans"
style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Album of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Best New Act
valign="top" \| Britney Spears — Blackout Alicia Keys — As I Am Coldplay — Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Duffy — Rockferry Leona Lewis — Spirit \| valign="top" \| Katy Perry Duffy Jonas Brothers Miley Cyrus OneRepublic
style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Rock Out ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Ultimate Urban
valign="top" \| Thirty Seconds to Mars Linkin Park Metallica Paramore Slipknot \| valign="top" \| Kanye West Alicia Keys Beyoncé Chris Brown Lil Wayne
style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Best Headliner ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Best European Act
valign="top" \| Tokio Hotel Foo Fighters Linkin Park Metallica The Cure \| valign="top" \| Emre Aydın Dima Bilan Finley Leona Lewis Shiri Maimon
style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Best Act of 2008 ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \| Best Act Ever
valign="top" \| Britney Spears Amy Winehouse Coldplay Leona Lewis Rihanna \| valign="top" \| Rick Astley Britney Spears Christina Aguilera Green Day Tokio Hotel U2
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" colspan="2" \| Artist's Choice
colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" \| Lil Wayne
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" colspan="2" \| Ultimate Legend Award
colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" \| Sir Paul McCartney{{Cite web\|url=http://ema.mtv.co.uk/news/\|title=2021 MTV EMAs\|access-date=8 September 2008\|archive-date=31 July 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731233640/http://ema.mtv.co.uk/news\|url-status=dead}}

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

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style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Adria Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Baltic Act

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Elvir Laković Laka

Jinx
Leeloojamais
Marčelo
The Beat Fleet

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Happyendless

Detlef Zoo
Jurga
Kerli
Rulers of the Deep

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Danish Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Dutch & Belgian Act

valign="top" |

Suspekt

| valign="top" |

De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Finnish Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best French Act

valign="top" |

Nightwish

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Zaho

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best German Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Greek Act

valign="top" |

Fettes Brot

| valign="top" |

Stereo Mike

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Hungarian Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Israeli Act

valign="top" |

Gonzo

| valign="top" |

Shiri Maimon

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Italian Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Norwegian Act

valign="top" |

Finley

| valign="top" |

Erik og Kriss

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Polish Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Portuguese Act

valign="top" |

Feel

| valign="top" |

Buraka Som Sistema

Rita Redshoes
Sam The Kid
Slimmy
The Vicious Five

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Romanian Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Russian Act

valign="top" |

Morandi

Andra
Crazy Loop
Smiley
Tom Boxer with Anca Parghel and Fly Project

| valign="top" |

Dima Bilan

Band'Eros
Nastya Zadorozhnaya
Sergey Lazarev
Timati

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Spanish Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Swedish Act

valign="top" |

Amaral

| valign="top" |

Neverstore

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Turkish Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Ukrainian Act

valign="top" |

Emre Aydın

| valign="top" |

Quest Pistols

style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best UK & Ireland Act

! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" | Best Arabia Act

valign="top" |

Leona Lewis

| valign="top" |

Karl Wolf

Performances

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

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081107054925/http://ema.mtv.co.uk/ Official show site] (Archived)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120218115202/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1598808/mtv-europe-music-awards-dominated-by-americans.jhtml 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards] at MTV.com
[http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=954781&page=1&pp=20 Ultimate Guitar Archives - Rick Rolling the MTV Europe Music Awards]

Category:2008 in England

2008

Category:2008 music awards

Category:Culture in Liverpool

Category:2008 in British music

Category:2000s in Liverpool

Category:November 2008 in the United Kingdom

2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

Nominations

Regional nominations

Performances

Appearances

See also

References

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