2005 MTV Europe Music Awards explained

2005 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date:	3 November 2005
Location:	Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal
Host:	(Borat Sagdiyev) Sacha Baron Cohen
Network:	MTV Networks International (Europe)
Previous:	2004
Next:	2006

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

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Video
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

Winners are in bold text.

Best Adria Act	Best Danish Act
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

Pre show

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

Main show

• 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

• 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

• 2005 MTV Video Music Awards