MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act

MTV Europe Music Award
for Best UK and Ireland Act
MTV Europe Music Award; for Best UK and Ireland Act
Country	Europe
Presented by	MTV
First award	1994
Currently held by	Raye (2024)
Most wins	Little Mix (6);
Most nominations	Little Mix (7);
Website	ema.mtv.tv/

The MTV Europe Music Award for the best UK & Ireland act has been a regional category since 1998 and have been won by 18 different acts

The last Irish winners to win in this category was Westlife in 2000. Before 2024, when Hozier became one of the nominees, the Irish band The Thrills, which received a nomination in 2003, were the last Irish nominees in the category. British boy band One Direction, which includes an Irish member, Niall Horan, won the Awards in 2012, 2013, and 2014. British girl group Little Mix is currently the most awarded and nominated act and female group in this category, winning a of total six times out of seven nominations.

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best UK & Ireland Act.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates the Wildcard–winning artist.

1990s

Year	Artist	Nationality	Ref
1994
	Oasis ^[a]	England	^[1]
	An Emotional Fish ^[b]	Ireland
1998
	Five ^[c]	England	^[2]
	Another Level	England
	B*Witched	Ireland
	Billie	England
	Steps	England
1999
	Boyzone	Ireland	^[3]
	Basement Jaxx	England
	Lynden David Hall	England
	Manic Street Preachers	Wales
	Texas	Scotland
	Westlife	Ireland

2000s

Year	Artist	Nationality	Ref
2000
	Westlife	Ireland	^[4]
	Craig David	England
	Sonique	England
	Travis	Scotland
	Robbie Williams	England
2001
	Craig David	England	^[5]
	Artful Dodger	England
	Feeder	Wales
	Gorillaz	England
	S Club 7	England
2002
	Coldplay	England	^[6]
	Atomic Kitten	England
	Ms. Dynamite	England
	Sugababes	England
	Underworld	England
2003
	The Darkness ^[d]	England	^[7]
	The Coral	England
	Funeral for a Friend	Wales
	The Libertines	England
	The Thrills	Ireland
2004
	Muse	England	^[8]
	Natasha Bedingfield	England
	Franz Ferdinand	Scotland
	Jamelia	England
	The Streets	England
2005
	Coldplay	England	^[9]
	James Blunt	England
	Gorillaz	England
	Kaiser Chiefs	England
	Stereophonics	Wales
2006
	The Kooks	England	^[10]
	Lily Allen	England
	Arctic Monkeys	England
	Muse	England
	Corrine Bailey Rae	England
2007
	Muse	England	^[11]
	Arctic Monkeys	England
	Klaxons	England
	Mark Ronson	England
	Amy Winehouse	England
2008
	Leona Lewis ^[e]	England	^[12]
	Adele	England
	Duffy	Wales
	The Ting Tings	England
	The Wombats	England
2009
	Pixie Lott ^[e]	England	^[13]
	Florence and the Machine	England
	La Roux	England
	The Saturdays	England
	Tinchy Stryder	England

2010s

Year	Artist	Nationality	Ref
2010
	Marina and the Diamonds ^[e]	Wales	^[14]
	Delphic	England
	Ellie Goulding	England
	Rox	England
	Tinie Tempah	England
2011
	Adele	England	^[15]
	Coldplay	England
	Florence and the Machine	England
	Jessie J	England
	Kasabian	England
2012
	One Direction	Europe	^[16]
	Conor Maynard	England
	Jessie J	England
	Ed Sheeran	England
	Rita Ora	England
2013
	One Direction	Europe	^[17]
	Ellie Goulding	England
	Calvin Harris	Scotland
	Olly Murs	England
	Rudimental	England
2014
	One Direction	Europe	^[18]
	Sam Smith	England
	Calvin Harris	Scotland
	Ed Sheeran	England
	Cheryl Cole †	England
	Wildcard nominations: Rita Ora Clean Bandit Coldplay Arctic Monkeys The Vamps
2015
	Little Mix †	England	^[19]
	Jess Glynne	England
	One Direction	Europe
	Years & Years	England
	Ed Sheeran	England
	Wildcard nominations: Sam Smith Ellie Goulding Tinie Tempah Calvin Harris James Bay
2016
	Little Mix	England	^[20]^[21]
	Adele	England
	Years & Years †	England
	Coldplay	England
	Zayn	England
	Wildcard nominations: Bastille Calvin Harris Craig David Skepta
2017
	Louis Tomlinson †	England	^[22]^[23]
	Dua Lipa	England
	Ed Sheeran	England
	Little Mix	England
	Stormzy	England
	Wildcard nominations: Calvin Harris Clean Bandit Coldplay Harry Styles Jonas Blue Liam Payne Niall Horan Rag'n'Bone Man Zayn
2018
	Little Mix †	England	^[24]^[25]
	Anne-Marie	England
	Dua Lipa	England
	George Ezra	England
	Stormzy	England
	Wildcard nominations: Calvin Harris Clean Bandit Ed Sheeran Jonas Blue Rita Ora
2019
	Little Mix †	England	^[26]^[27]
	Lewis Capaldi	Scotland
	Dave	England
	Mabel	England
	Ed Sheeran	England
	Wildcard nominations: Calvin Harris Jax Jones Sam Smith Stormzy The 1975

2020s

Year	Artist	Nationality	Ref
2020
	Little Mix †	England	^[28]^[29]
	Dave	England
	Dua Lipa	England
	Harry Styles	England
	Stormzy	England
	Wildcard nominations: AJ Tracey Joel Corry Jorja Smith Lewis Capaldi The 1975
2021
	Little Mix †	England	^[30]
	Dave	England
	Dua Lipa	England
	Ed Sheeran	England
	KSI	England
2022
	Harry Styles	England	^[31]
	Adele	England
	Cat Burns	England
	Dave	England
	Lewis Capaldi	Scotland
2023
	Tom Grennan	England
	Calvin Harris	Scotland
	Central Cee	England
	PinkPantheress	England
	Raye	England
	Sam Smith	England
2024
	Raye	England
	Central Cee	England
	Charli XCX	England
	Chase & Status	England
	Dua Lipa	England
	Hozier	Ireland

Notes: ^{^[a]}Local Hero Award — UK; ^{^[b]}Local Hero Award — Ireland; ^{^[c]}MTV Select — UK and Ireland; ^{^[d]}Best MTV2 UK Act; ^{^[e]}Best UK & Ireland New Act

Performers with multiple awards

6 awards

Little Mix (4 consecutive)

3 awards

One Direction (consecutive)

2 awards

Performers with multiple nominations

7 nominations

Little Mix

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

^ "MTV EURO AWARDS GET MIXED RESPONSE". Billboard. December 10, 1994. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS 1994-2000". Billboard. November 10, 2001. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Britney, BSB Top Nominations For MTV Europe Awards; Spears, Mariah, Puffy, Manson To Perform". MTV News. October 5, 1999. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ Tadeusiak, Aneta. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2000". ukmix.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001". BBC News. September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ Mancini, Robert (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "The Thrills nominated for 'Best MTV2' act". Hot Press. October 1, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners". BBC News. November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "COLDPLAY, GORILLAZ LEAD MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS". MTV Networks. September 28, 2005. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Nominations for MTV Europe Music Awards announced". NME. September 19, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ Levine, Nick (November 1, 2007). "In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "Lewis U.K.'s Favourite Act For MTV EMAs". Billboard. October 14, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ "US artists lead MTV Europe awards". BBC News. September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "Katy Perry and Lady Gaga lead MTV EMA nods". BBC News. September 20, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ Cubarrubia, RJ (October 13, 2011). "Coldplay, LMFAO, Jessie J Added As MTV EMA Performers". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ Hardie, Beth (September 17, 2012). "A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
^ "justin timberlake, macklemore & ryan lewis lead 2013 mtv ema noms". MTV News. September 17, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ Rocco, Lou (September 9, 2014). "Sam Smith & Ariana Grande Love Each Other's Music; Sam Gets MTV EMA Nomination". ABC News Radio. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ "2015 mtv ema winners list - live updates!". MTV News. October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ "justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!". MTV UK. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ "vote for the final best uk & ireland act 2016 ema nominee now". MTV News. September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ "2017 mtv ema: shawn mendes rules with 4 awards! here's the full winners list". MTV UK. November 12, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ "vote now to pick your 2017 ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV News. September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ "2018 ema: little mix win best uk & ireland act!". MTV UK. November 4, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ "vote now to decide your 2018 mtv ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV News. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ "THESE ARE THE BIG WINNERS AT THE 2019 MTV EMA". MTV Europe. November 3, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "vote now to decide your 2019 mtv ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV News. September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ "Lady Gaga leads nominations at the MTV EMAs". The Irish News. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ "vote now to decide the 2020 mtv ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
^ "The MTV EMA 2021 Nominees Are Here!". MTV EMAs. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
^ Szalai, Georg (2022-10-12). "Harry Styles Leads Nominations for MTV EMAs". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-12.

[1] "MTV EURO AWARDS GET MIXED RESPONSE". Billboard. December 10, 1994. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[2] "MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS 1994-2000". Billboard. November 10, 2001. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[3] "Britney, BSB Top Nominations For MTV Europe Awards; Spears, Mariah, Puffy, Manson To Perform". MTV News. October 5, 1999. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[4] Tadeusiak, Aneta. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2000". ukmix.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[5] "MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001". BBC News. September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[6] Mancini, Robert (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[7] "The Thrills nominated for 'Best MTV2' act". Hot Press. October 1, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[8] "MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners". BBC News. November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[9] "COLDPLAY, GORILLAZ LEAD MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS". MTV Networks. September 28, 2005. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[10] "Nominations for MTV Europe Music Awards announced". NME. September 19, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[11] Levine, Nick (November 1, 2007). "In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[12] "Lewis U.K.'s Favourite Act For MTV EMAs". Billboard. October 14, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[13] "US artists lead MTV Europe awards". BBC News. September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[14] "Katy Perry and Lady Gaga lead MTV EMA nods". BBC News. September 20, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[15] Cubarrubia, RJ (October 13, 2011). "Coldplay, LMFAO, Jessie J Added As MTV EMA Performers". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[16] Hardie, Beth (September 17, 2012). "A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

[17] "justin timberlake, macklemore & ryan lewis lead 2013 mtv ema noms". MTV News. September 17, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[18] Rocco, Lou (September 9, 2014). "Sam Smith & Ariana Grande Love Each Other's Music; Sam Gets MTV EMA Nomination". ABC News Radio. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[19] "2015 mtv ema winners list - live updates!". MTV News. October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[20] "justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!". MTV UK. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

[21] "vote for the final best uk & ireland act 2016 ema nominee now". MTV News. September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[22] "2017 mtv ema: shawn mendes rules with 4 awards! here's the full winners list". MTV UK. November 12, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[23] "vote now to pick your 2017 ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV News. September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[24] "2018 ema: little mix win best uk & ireland act!". MTV UK. November 4, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[25] "vote now to decide your 2018 mtv ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV News. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[26] "THESE ARE THE BIG WINNERS AT THE 2019 MTV EMA". MTV Europe. November 3, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[27] "vote now to decide your 2019 mtv ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV News. September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[28] "Lady Gaga leads nominations at the MTV EMAs". The Irish News. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

[29] "vote now to decide the 2020 mtv ema uk & ireland act wildcard nominee!". MTV. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

[30] "The MTV EMA 2021 Nominees Are Here!". MTV EMAs. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

[31] Szalai, Georg (2022-10-12). "Harry Styles Leads Nominations for MTV EMAs". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-12.

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Years	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 ~~2023~~ 2024 ~~2025~~
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Special Awards	Free Your Mind
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