# 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

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.
| 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 ||

## 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

* Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
* Beyoncé — "If I Were a Boy"
* Take That — "Greatest Day"
* The Killers — "Human"
* Kanye West — "Love Lockdown"
* Estelle and Kanye West — "American Boy"
* The Ting Tings — "That's Not My Name"
* Kid Rock — "So Hott / All Summer Long"
* Duffy — "Mercy"
* Pink — "So What"
* Katy Perry — "Hot n Cold"
* Zaho - La roue tourne

## 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