# 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards

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