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2005 MTV Europe Music Awards 
Summary
The 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards were held at Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal.
| 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
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| Date | 3 November 2005 |
| Location | Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Hosted by | (Borat Sagdiyev) Sacha Baron Cohen |
| Website | http://tv.mtvema.com/  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Networks International (Europe) |
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 edit
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
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The Chemical Brothers — "Believe"
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| Best Album | |
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Best Group | Best New Act |
| Best Pop | Best Rock |
| Best Alternative | Best R&B |
| Best Hip-Hop | |
| Free Your Mind | |
| Bob Geldof | |
Regional nominations edit
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Adria Act | Best Danish Act |
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| Best Dutch & Belgian Act | Best Finnish Act |
| Best French Act | Best German Act |
| Best Italian Act | Best Norwegian Act |
| Best Polish Act | Best Portuguese Act |
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| Best Romanian Act | Best Russian Act |
| Best Spanish Act | Best Swedish Act |
| Best UK & Ireland Act | Best African Act |
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Performances edit
Pre show edit
- John Legend - "Ordinary People / Number One" & "So High"
Main show edit
- 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 edit
- 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