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2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 6, 2008
Venue(s)	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
Host(s)	Katy Perry
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with 30 Seconds To Mars hosting the interviews space called "Weird Things That Humans Do". The European-born award winners in 2008 were Tokio Hotel (Germany), Emre Aydın (Turkey), Rick Astley and Paul McCartney (UK) and all the regional awards winners. Nevertheless, the big winners of the night were Britney Spears and 30 Seconds To Mars winning two awards each.

Performers

• Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl" opening act
• Beyoncé — "If I Were a Boy"
• Duffy — "Mercy"
• Estelle and Kanye West — "American Boy"
• Kid Rock — "So Hott" / "All Summer Long"
• The Killers — "Human"
• Pink — "So What"
• Take That — "Greatest Day"
• The Ting Tings — "That's Not My Name"
• Kanye West — "Love Lockdown"
• Katy Perry — "Hot N Cold" closing act

Presenters

International Awards

Best Act of 2008

• Coldplay
• Leona Lewis
• Rihanna
• Britney Spears
• Amy Winehouse

Best Song

• Coldplay — "Viva la Vida"
• Duffy — "Mercy"
• Kid Rock — "All Summer Long"
• Pink — "So What"
• Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"

Best Video

• 30 Seconds to Mars — "A Beautiful Lie"
• Madonna (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) — "4 Minutes"
• Santogold — "L.E.S. Artistes"
• Snoop Dogg — "Sensual Seduction"
• Weezer — "Pork and Beans"

Best Album

• Coldplay — Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
• Duffy — Rockferry
• Alicia Keys — As I Am
• Leona Lewis — Spirit
• Britney Spears — Blackout

Best New Act

• Miley Cyrus
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Katy Perry
• OneRepublic

Best Rock

• 30 Seconds to Mars
• Linkin Park
• Metallica
• Paramore
• Slipknot

Best Urban

• Beyoncé
• Chris Brown
• Alicia Keys
• Lil Wayne
• Kanye West

Best Headliner

• The Cure
• Foo Fighters
• Linkin Park
• Metallica
• Tokio Hotel

Best European Act

• Emre Aydın
• Dima Bilan
• Finley
• Leona Lewis
• Shiri Maimon

Best Act Ever

• Christina Aguilera
• Rick Astley
• Green Day
• Britney Spears
• Tokio Hotel
• U2

Regional Awards

Best UK & Ireland New Act

• Adele
• Duffy
• Leona Lewis
• The Ting Tings
• The Wombats

Best German Act

• Die Ärzte
• Fettes Brot
• MIA.
• Sido
• Söhne Mannheims

Best Danish Act

• Alphabeat
• Infernal
• L.O.C.
• Suspekt
• Volbeat

Best Finnish Act

• Anna Abreu
• Children Of Bodom
• Disco Ensemble
• H.I.M.
• Nightwish

Best Norwegian Act

• Erik og Kriss
• Ida Maria
• Kakkmaddafakka
• Karpe Diem
• Madcon

Best Swedish Act

• Kleerup
• Lazee
• Veronica Maggio
• Neverstore
• Adam Tensta

Best Italian Act

• Baustelle
• Fabri Fibra
• Finley
• Marracash
• Sonohra

Best Dutch & Belgian Act

• Alain Clark
• De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
• Kraak & Smaak
• Pete Philly & Perquisite
• Room Eleven

Best French Act

• BB Brunes
• Feist
• David Guetta
• Sefyu
• Zaho

Best Polish Act

• Afromental
• Kasia Cerekwicka
• Ania Dabrowska
• Feel
• Hey

Best Spanish Act

• Amaral
• Pereza
• Porta
• Pignoise
• La Casa Azul

Best Russian Act

• Band'Eros
• Dima Bilan
• Sergey Lazarev
• Timati
• Nastya Zadorozhnaya

Best Romanian Act

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

Best Portuguese Act

• Buraka Som Sistema
• Rita Redshoes
• Sam The Kid
• Slimmy
• The Vicious Five

Best Adriatic Act

• T.B.F.
• Jinx
• Elvir Laković Laka
• Leeloojamais
• Marčelo

Best Baltic Act

• Detlef Zoo
• Happyendless
• Jurga
• Kerli
• Rulers of the Deep

Best Arabian Act

• Abri
• Fayez
• Mohammed Hamaki
• Carole Samaha
• Karl Wolf

Best Hungarian Act

• Beat Dis
• Gonzo
• Irie Maffia
• The Unbending Trees
• Žagar

Best Turkish Act

• Emre Aydın
• Hayko Cepkin
• Hadise
• Sagopa Kajmer
• Hande Yener

Best Ukrainian Act

• Boombox
• Druha Rika
• Esthetic Education
• Quest Pistols
• S.K.A.I.

Best Greek Act

• Cyanna
• Matisse
• Mihalis Hatzigiannis
• Stavento
• Stereo Mike

Best Israeli Act

• Asaf Avidan
• Cohen @ Mushon
• Izabo
• Kutiman
• Shiri Maimon

Artists' Choice

• Lil Wayne

Ultimate Legend Award

• Sir Paul McCartney^[1]

References

External links

• MTV Europe Music Awards Official show site
• Ultimate Guitar Archives - Rick Rolling the MTV Europe Music Awards