The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Korean Act.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Year | Artist | Ref |
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2013 | ||
Exo | [1] | |
B.A.P | ||
Boyfriend | ||
Sistar | ||
U-KISS | ||
2014 | ||
B.A.P | [2] | |
Beast | ||
BTS | ||
CNBLUE | ||
Kara | ||
Pre-nominations: | ||
2015 | ||
BTS | [3] | |
B1A4 | ||
GFriend | ||
Got7 | ||
VIXX | ||
2016 | ||
B.A.P | [4] [5] | |
GFriend | ||
Got7 | ||
Twice | ||
VIXX | ||
2017 | ||
GFriend | [6] | |
Mamamoo | ||
Highlight | ||
Seventeen | ||
Wanna One | ||
2018 | ||
Loona | ||
Cosmic Girls | ||
(G)I-dle | ||
Golden Child | ||
Pentagon | ||
2019 | ||
Ateez | [7] | |
AB6IX | ||
CIX | ||
Itzy | ||
Iz*One |
Year | Artist | Ref |
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2020 | ||
Stray Kids | ||
Astro | ||
KARD | ||
Victon | ||
Everglow | ||
2021 | ||
Aespa | ||
Cravity | ||
STAYC | ||
Weeekly | ||
WEi |
The MTV Europe Music Awards are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an alternative to the MTV Video Music Awards, which are hosted annually in the United States. The Europe Music Awards are held every year in a different country; it has been hosted mostly in the United Kingdom and Germany. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song is the main award of the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was first awarded in 1994, when "7 Seconds" won it, and has been given out every year since. The category was renamed Most Addictive Track for the 2007 and 2008 shows. Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Pink have won the award twice.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video is an award category presented at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The award was first presented in 1994 under the name Best Director, awarded to Whale's "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe". This is the only MTV EMA award - excluding special awards - whose winner is chosen by MTV, rather than by the public. "Hey Ya!", "Born This Way" and "Havana" are the only music videos to also win Best Song. The artist with the most wins is Taylor Swift with three wins. Taylor Swift is the artist with the most nominations, with seven. Swift and Kendrick Lamar are the only performers to have won the award for a video they co-directed: Lamar for "Humble" in 2017 and Swift for "Me!" in 2019.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock has been awarded since 1994. During the 2002 ceremony the category was separated, creating an additional award entitled Best Hard Rock Act. The category was briefly retitled to this during the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies, before reverting to its original name during the following year. Linkin Park holds the most wins, with five, followed by Coldplay with four.
The MTV European Music Awards for the best UK & Ireland act has been a regional category since 1998 and have been won by 15 different acts
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best German Act.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop was first presented in 1998. British girl group the Spice Girls were the first ever act to receive the award. American singer Britney Spears was the first solo female artist to win the award in 1999, while American singer Justin Timberlake was the first male solo artist to win in 2003. South Korean boy group BTS are the first Kpop act to be nominated in this category in 2020. British boy band One Direction are currently the act with the most award wins in this category, receiving a total of three.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best African Act.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best India Act.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Australia Act.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best New Zealand Act.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Japanese Act.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Southeast Asian Act.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act is an award that has been given out since 2012. The all-time winner in this category is Taylor Swift with 3 wins. Swift is also the most nominated artist with 5 nominations.
The 2016 MTV EMAs were held at the Rotterdam Ahoy, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 6 November 2016. It was hosted by Bebe Rexha. This was the third time the awards have taken place in the Netherlands, and the second time Rotterdam has been the host city. The awards were held in the same venue as the 1997 MTV EMAs.