2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

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.

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Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Most Addictive Track	Video Star
Pink — "So What" Coldplay — "Viva la Vida" Duffy — "Mercy" Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl" Kid Rock — "All Summer Long"	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"
Album of the Year	Best New Act
Britney Spears — Blackout Alicia Keys — As I Am Coldplay — Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Duffy — Rockferry Leona Lewis — Spirit	Katy Perry Duffy Jonas Brothers Miley Cyrus OneRepublic
Rock Out	Ultimate Urban
Thirty Seconds to Mars Linkin Park Metallica Paramore Slipknot	Kanye West Alicia Keys Beyoncé Chris Brown Lil Wayne
Best Headliner	Best European Act
Tokio Hotel Foo Fighters Linkin Park Metallica The Cure	Emre Aydın Dima Bilan Finley Leona Lewis Shiri Maimon
Best Act of 2008	Best Act Ever
Britney Spears Amy Winehouse Coldplay Leona Lewis Rihanna	Rick Astley Britney Spears Christina Aguilera Green Day Tokio Hotel U2
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
Elvir Laković Laka Jinx Leeloojamais Marčelo The Beat Fleet	Happyendless Detlef Zoo Jurga Kerli Rulers of the Deep
Best Danish Act	Best Dutch & Belgian Act
Suspekt Alphabeat Infernal L.O.C. Volbeat	De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig Alain Clark Kraak & Smaak Pete Philly & Perquisite Room Eleven
Best Finnish Act	Best French Act
Nightwish Anna Abreu Children Of Bodom Disco Ensemble H.I.M.	Zaho BB Brunes David Guetta Sefyu
Best German Act	Best Greek Act
Fettes Brot Die Ärzte MIA. Sido Hurensöhne Mannheims	Stereo Mike Cyanna Matisse Mihalis Hatzigiannis Stavento
Best Hungarian Act	Best Israeli Act
Gonzo Beat Dis Irie Maffia The Unbending Trees Žagar	Shiri Maimon Asaf Avidan Infected Mushroom Izabo Kutiman
Best Italian Act	Best Norwegian Act
Finley Baustelle Fabri Fibra Marracash Sonohra	Erik og Kriss Ida Maria Kakkmaddafakka Karpe Diem Madcon
Best Polish Act	Best Portuguese Act
Feel Afromental Ania Dabrowska Kasia Cerekwicka Hey	Buraka Som Sistema Rita Redshoes Sam The Kid Slimmy The Vicious Five
Best Romanian Act	Best Russian Act
Morandi Andra Crazy Loop Smiley Tom Boxer with Anca Parghel and Fly Project	Dima Bilan Band'Eros Nastya Zadorozhnaya Sergey Lazarev Timati
Best Spanish Act	Best Swedish Act
Amaral La Casa Azul Pereza Pignoise Porta	Neverstore Adam Tensta Kleerup Lazee Veronica Maggio
Best Turkish Act	Best Ukrainian Act
Emre Aydın Hadise Hayko Cepkin Sagopa Kajmer Hande Yener	Quest Pistols BoomBox Druha Rika Esthetic Education S.K.A.Y.
Best UK & Ireland Act	Best Arabia Act
Leona Lewis Adele Duffy The Ting Tings The Wombats	Karl Wolf Abri Carole Samaha Fayez Mohamed Hamaki

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

^ "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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Special Awards	Free Your Mind
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