2005 MTV Europe Music Awards

Date| 3 November 2005
Location| Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal
Hosted by| (Borat Sagdiyev)
Sacha Baron Cohen
Website| http://tv.mtvema.com/
Television/radio coverage
Network| MTV Networks International (Europe)
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The 2005 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

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Winners are in bold text.

Best Song | Best Video

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Coldplay — "Speed of Sound"

* Gorillaz (featuring De La Soul) — "Feel Good Inc."
* James Blunt — "You're Beautiful"
* Snoop Dogg (featuring Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson) — "Signs"
* The Chemical Brothers — "Galvanize"

The Chemical Brothers — "Believe"

* Beck — "E-Pro"
* Gorillaz (featuring De La Soul) — "Feel Good Inc."
* Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?"
* Rammstein — "Keine Lust"

Best Album |

Green Day — American Idiot

* 50 Cent — The Massacre
* Coldplay — X&Y
* Gwen Stefani — Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
* U2 — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Best Female | Best Male

Shakira

* Alicia Keys
* Gwen Stefani
* Mariah Carey
* Missy Elliott

Robbie Williams

* 50 Cent
* Eminem
* Moby
* Snoop Dogg

Best Group | Best New Act

Gorillaz

* Coldplay
* Green Day
* The Black Eyed Peas
* U2

James Blunt

* Akon
* Daniel Powter
* Kaiser Chiefs
* Rihanna

Best Pop | Best Rock

The Black Eyed Peas

* Gorillaz
* Gwen Stefani
* Shakira
* Robbie Williams

Green Day

* Coldplay
* Foo Fighters
* Franz Ferdinand
* U2

Best Alternative | Best R&B

System of a Down

* Beck
* Bloc Party
* Goldfrapp
* The White Stripes

Alicia Keys

* John Legend
* Mariah Carey
* Mario
* Usher

Best Hip-Hop |

Snoop Dogg

* 50 Cent
* Akon
* Missy Elliott
* Kanye West

Free Your Mind
Bob Geldof

## Regional nominations

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Winners are in bold text.

Best Adria Act | Best Danish Act

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Siddharta

* Leeloojamais
* Leut Magnetik
* Massimo
* Urban&4

Mew

* Carpark North
* Nephew
* Nik & Jay
* The Raveonettes

Best Dutch & Belgian Act | Best Finnish Act

Anouk

* Gabriel Ríos
* Kane
* Soulwax
* Within Temptation

The Rasmus

* Apocalyptica
* HIM
* Nightwish
* The 69 Eyes

Best French Act | Best German Act

Superbus

* Amel Bent
* Kyo
* Raphael
* Sinik

Rammstein

* Beatsteaks
* Fettes Brot
* Silbermond
* Wir sind Helden

Best Italian Act | Best Norwegian Act

Negramaro

* Francesco Renga
* Giorgia
* Laura Pausini
* Negrita

Turbonegro

* Ane Brun
* Marion Raven
* Röyksopp
* Thomas Dybdahl

Best Polish Act | Best Portuguese Act

Sistars

* Abradab
* Monica Brodka
* Sidney Polak
* Zakopower

The Gift

* Blasted Mechanism
* Boss AC
* Da Weasel
* Humanos

Best Romanian Act | Best Russian Act

Voltaj

* Akcent
* DJ Project
* Morandi
* Parazitii

Dima Bilan

* Nu Virgos
* Uma2rman
* Vyacheslav Butusov
* Zemfira

Best Spanish Act | Best Swedish Act

El Canto del Loco

* Amaral
* El Sueño de Morfeo
* Melendi
* Pereza

Moneybrother

* Christian Walz
* Kent
* The Hellacopters
* Timbuktu

Best UK & Ireland Act | Best African Act

Coldplay

* Gorillaz
* James Blunt
* Kaiser Chiefs
* Stereophonics

2 face Idibia

* Kaysha
* Kleptomaniax
* 02
* Zamajobe

## Performances

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### Pre show

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* John Legend \- "Ordinary People / Number One" & "So High"

### Main show

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* Madonna — "Hung Up"
* Coldplay — "Talk"
* The Pussycat Dolls — "Don't Cha"
* Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."
* Akon — "Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
* Green Day — "Holiday"
* 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

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* 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

## See also

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* 2005 MTV Video Music Awards

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