2005 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 12th MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Lisbon, Portugal on November 3, 2005. Sacha Baron Cohen aka Borat Sagdiyev hosted the show, which was held the Pavilhão Atlântico.
Best Group
Best Song
- Speed of Sound - Coldplay
- You're Beautiful - James Blunt
- Signs - Snoop Dogg feat. Justin Timberlake
- Galvanize - The Chemical Brothers
Best Female
- Alicia Keys
- Gwen Stefani
- Mariah Carey
- Missy Elliott
- Shakira
Best Male
- 50 Cent
- Eminem
- Moby
- Robbie Williams
- Snoop Dogg
Best Hip - Hop
- 50 Cent
- Akon
- Kanye West
- Missy Elliott
- Snoop Dogg
Best New Act
- Akon
- Daniel Powter
- James Blunt
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Rihanna
Best R & B
- Alicia Keys
- John Legend
- Mariah Carey
- Mario
- Usher
Best Album
- X & Y - Coldplay
- American Idiot - Green Day
- Love. Angel. Music. Baby. - Gwen Stefani
- Fijación Oral Vol 1 - Shakira
- How to Dismantle to Atomic Bomb - U2
Best Alternative
- Beck
- Bloc Party
- Goldfrapp
- System of a Down
- White Stripes
Best Rock
- Coldplay
- Foo Fighters
- Franz Ferdinand
- Green Day
- U2
Best Pop
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Gorillaz
- Gwen Stefani
- Robbie Williams
- Shakira
Best Video
- Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
- What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
- Keine Lust - Rammstein
- Believe - The Chemical Brothers
Best German Act
- Beatsteaks
- Fettes Brot
- Rammstein
- Silver moon
- We are heroes
Best UK and Ireland Act
- James Blunt
- Coldplay
- Gorillaz
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Stereophonics
Best Danish Act
- Carpark North
- Mew
- Nephew
- Nik & Jay
- The Raveonettes
Best Finnish Act
- The 69 Eyes
- Apocalyptica
- HIM
- Nightwish
- The Rasmus
Best Norwegian Act
- Ane Brun
- Thomas Dybdahl
- Marion Raven
- Röyksopp
- Turbonegro
Best Swedish Act
- The Hellacopters
- Kent
- Moneybrother
- Timbuktu
- Christian Walz
Best Italian Act
- Giorgia
- Negramaro
- Negrita
- Laura Pausini
- Francesco Renga
Best Dutch and Belgian Act
- Anouk
- Kane
- Gabriel Rios
- Soulwax
- Within Temptation
Best French Act
Best Polish Act
- Abradab
- Monika Brodka
- Sidney Polak
- Sistars
- Zakopower
Best Spanish Act
- Amaral
- El Canto del Loco
- El Sueño de Morfeo
- Melendi
- Pereza
Best Russian Act
- Dima Bilan
- Nu Virgos
- Uma2rman
- Vyacheslav Butusov
- Zemfira
Best Romanian Act
- Akcent
- DJ Project
- Morandi
- Parazitii
- Voltaj
Best Portuguese Act
- Blasted Mechanism
- Boss AC
- Da Weasel
- The Gift
- Humanos
Best Adriatic Act
- Leeloojamais
- Leut magnetics
- Massimo
- Siddharta
- Urban & 4
Best African Act
- 2 Face Idibia
- Kaysha
- Kleptomaniax
- 02
- Zamajobe