MTV Asia Awards
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The biannual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe
MTV EMA
. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema
, fashion
, humanitarian, and music
. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from the Asian region.
The latest trophy design is a gold toblerone
-like bar. The twin prism shape represents the letter M and double A, the acronyms for MTV Asia Awards.
The show was absent in 2007 and was discontinued since 2009.
1 The award was dedicated to all victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
MTV Europe
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MTV EMA
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema
Film
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, fashion
Fashion
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, humanitarian, and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from the Asian region.
The latest trophy design is a gold toblerone
Toblerone
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-like bar. The twin prism shape represents the letter M and double A, the acronyms for MTV Asia Awards.
The show was absent in 2007 and was discontinued since 2009.
Host cities
| Year | Theme | Host city | Venue | Hosts |
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| 2011 | Power Arabian music! |  DohaDoha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium or also known as National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar as part of the Doha Sports City complex, which also includes Aspire Academy, Hamad Aquatic Centre, and the Aspire Tower. It is named after Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar's former Emir... |
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| 2008 MTV Asia Awards 2008 After a one-year hiatus, the MTV Asia Awards 2008 returned on August 2, 2008. The event was held at the 6,000-seat Arena of Stars in Genting, Malaysia. This was the first time the award show was held in Malaysia. This was the sixth MTV Asia Awards.Nominees were announced on June 14, 2008 via the... |
M is back! |  Genting HighlandsGenting Highlands Genting Highlands otherwise known as Resorts World Genting is the flagship integrated resort developed by Genting Group. It is nestled on a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia... |
Arena of Stars Arena of Stars Arena of Stars is a musical amphitheater located at outdoor theme park of Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The hall can accommodate around 6,000 seats. Arena of Stars is the place for musical events held at Genting Highlands... |
Jared Leto Jared Leto Jared Joseph Leto is an American actor, director, producer, occasional model and musician. Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He rose to prominence for playing Jordan Catalano in the teenage drama My So-Called Life... and Karen Mok Karen Mok Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :... |
| 2006 MTV Asia Awards 2006 The MTV Asia Awards 2006 was held at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand. The show aired live on Saturday, May 6 across Asian MTV channels. Like previous award shows, the show is best known for live performances featuring collaborations of Eastern and Western act... |
Codehunters |  BangkokBangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... |
Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon Siam Paragon Siam Paragon is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. Opened on December 9, 2005, it includes a wide range of specialty stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater and the Siam Ocean World... , Siam Siam Square Siam Square is a shopping and entertainment area in the Siam District of Bangkok, Thailand. The area connects to other shopping centres and links to the other shopping districts by sky bridge, such as Siam Center/Siam Discovery Center, MBK Center, Siam Paragon, Ratchaprasong shopping district and... |
Leehom Wang and Kelly Rowland Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child... |
| 2005 MTV Asia Awards 2005 The MTV Asia Awards 2005 / Asia Aid 2005 in Bangkok hosted by Alicia Keys.-Favorite Pop Act:*Blue*Keane*No Doubt*Outkast*Simple Plan-Favorite Rock Act:*Green Day*Hoobastank*Jet*Sum 41*The Rasmus-Favorite Video:... |
MTV Asia Aid | Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... |
Impact Arena Impact Arena IMPACT Muang Thong Thani is a complex consisting of an arena, convention center and exhibition hall in suburban Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in Amphoe Pak Kret, Nonthaburi Province.... , Muang Thong Thani Muang Thong Thani Mueang Thong Thani is a large housing estate located in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. It is bordered by Chaeng Watthana, Pracha Chuen and Tiwanon Roads, and is directly connected to the U-don rattaya Expressway and Sri-rat Expressway... |
Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... |
| 2004 MTV Asia Awards 2004 The MTV Asia Awards2004 in Singapore hosted by Vanness Wu and Michelle Branch.-Favorite Pop Act:*Blue*Matchbox Twenty*Simple Plan*t.A.T.u.*The Black Eyed Peas-Favorite Rock Act:*Audioslave*Evanescence*Linkin Park*Metallica*Radiohead... |
Valentine's Day |  SingaporeSingapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million... |
Vanness Wu Vanness Wu Van Ness Wu is a American actor, singer, director, producer based in Asia. He was born on August 7, 1978 in Santa Monica, California and worked as a telemarketer before moving to Taiwan... and Michelle Branch Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper, and was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003... |
| 2003 MTV Asia Awards 2003 The MTV Asia Awards 2003 in Singapore hosted by Shaggy and Coco Lee.-Favorite Pop Act:*A1*Blue*Destiny's Child*No Doubt*Westlife-Favorite Rock Act:*Coldplay*Creed*Linkin Park*Oasis*Red Hot Chili Peppers-Favorite Video:... |
MTV Cube | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million... |
Shaggy and Coco Lee CoCo Lee Coco Lee , born on 17 January 1975, also known by her official English name as Ferren Lee, is a pop singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Coco started her career in Hong Kong but, after becoming popular in Taiwan, she was widely considered to be a Taiwan artist. She was born to a Chinese... |
| 2002 MTV Asia Awards 2002 The MTV Asia Awards 2002 in Singapore hosted by Mandy Moore and Ronan Keating.-Favorite Pop Act:*Backstreet Boys*Destiny’s Child*M2M*N'Sync*Westlife-Favorite Video:*Backstreet Boys — "The Call"... |
Aliens | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million... |
Mandy Moore Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of... and Ronan Keating Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and... |
Regional Awards
- Favorite Artist Mainland ChinaMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist Mainland ChinaThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Mainland China....
- Favorite Artist Hong KongMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist Hong KongThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Hong Kong....
- Favorite Artist IndiaMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist IndiaThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist India....
- Favorite Artist IndonesiaMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist IndonesiaThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Indonesia....
- Favorite Artist KoreaMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist KoreaThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Korea....
- Favorite Artist MalaysiaMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist MalaysiaThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Malaysia....
- Favorite Artist PhilippinesMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist PhilippinesThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Philippines....
- Favorite Artist SingaporeMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist SingaporeThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Singapore....
- Favorite Artist TaiwanMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist TaiwanThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Taiwan....
- Favorite Artist ThailandMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist ThailandThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist Thailand....
International award categories
- Favorite International Artist in Asia (2008)
- Favorite Male ArtistMTV Asia Award for Favorite Male ArtistThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Male Artist....
- Favorite Female ArtistMTV Asia Award for Favorite Female ArtistThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Female Artist....
- Favorite Pop ActMTV Asia Award for Favorite Pop ActThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Pop Act....
- Favorite Rock ActMTV Asia Award for Favorite Rock ActThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Rock Act....
- Favorite VideoMTV Asia Award for Favorite VideoThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Video....
/ Video Star (2008) - Favorite Breakthrough ArtistMTV Asia Award for Favorite Breakthrough ArtistThe following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Breakthrough Artist....
/ Breakthrough Artist (2008) - The Innovation Award (2008)
- Best Hookup (2008)
- Bring Da House Down (2008)
Special awards
| Year | Award | Recipient |
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| 2008 | Inspiration Award | Karen Mok Karen Mok Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :... |
| edc Style Award | Panic at the Disco | |
| Knockout Award | The Click Five The Click Five The Click Five is an American power pop band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2003 and played in various local venues. They then quickly got the attention of talent scout Wayne Sharp... |
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| 2006 | The Style Award | Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:... |
| Outstanding Achievement in Popular Music | Destiny's Child Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme... |
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| The Inspiration Award | Bird (Thongchai McIntyre) | |
| Breakthrough Collaboration (Japan) | Teriyaki Boyz Teriyaki Boyz Teriyaki Boyz is a Japanese hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan. The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape... |
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| 2005 | The Asian Film Award | Kung Fu Hustle Kung Fu Hustle Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. The other film producers were Chui Po-chu and Jeffrey Lau, while the screenplay was written by Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, and Tsang Kan-cheung... |
| Style Award | Nigo Nigo is a Japanese music producer, DJ and the creator of the urban clothing line A Bathing Ape, otherwise known as Bape.-Fashion background:Nigo's venture into fashion started in a small store selling a few Bape t-shirts and camouflage print hoodies, which became very popular among the teen demographic... (A Bathing Ape A Bathing Ape A Bathing Ape is a Japanese clothing company founded by Nigo in 1993. The company specializes in men's, women's and kids' lifestyle and street wear, running 19 stores in Japan, including Bape Stores, Bape Pirate Stores, Bape Kids Stores, Bapexclusive Aoyama, and Bapexclusive Kyoto... ) |
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| Inspiration Award | 2004 Tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake... victims1 |
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| 2004 | The Asian Film Award | Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s.... |
| The Lifetime Achievement Award | Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... |
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| Inspiration Award | Anita Mui Anita Mui Anita Mui Yim-fong was a popular Hong Kong singer and actress. During her prime years she made major contributions to the cantopop music scene, while receiving numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout most of her career, and was generally regarded as a cantopop diva... |
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| Favorite Breakthrough Artist | t.A.T.u | |
| Most Influential Artiste Award | BoA BoA Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music".... |
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| 2003 | The Asian Film Award | Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India... 's Devdas Devdas Devdas is a Bengali Romance novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Essentially, it is a retelling of the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists - Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi - paralleling the Hindu deities'.-Plot summary:Devdas is a young man from... |
| The Style Award | Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more... |
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| The Inspiration Award | F4 F4 (band) F4 is a Taiwanese boy band. The group began in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden as F4 with members Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, and Vic Chou... |
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| 2002 | Favourite Film | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film. An American-Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, the film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen... |
| Favourite Fashion Designer | Donatella Versace Donatella Versace Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer and current Vice-President of the Versace Group, as well as chief designer. She owns 20 percent of the entire stock market assets of Versace. Her brother, Santo Versace, owns 30 percent... |
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| Inspiration Award | Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts... |
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| Favourite Indian Film Artist | Jaane Kyon Jaane Kyon Jaane Kyon is a song composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and written by Javed Akhtar from the 2001 soundtrack album Dil Chahta Hai. The song was sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik, for which Udit bagged several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.-Recording:The... (Dil Chahta Hai Dil Chahta Hai Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia... ) |
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| Most Influential Artiste Award | Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to... |
1 The award was dedicated to all victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.