MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act

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MTV Europe Music Award
for Best UK and Ireland Act
CountryEurope
Presented by MTV
First award1994
Currently held by Raye (2024)
Most wins
Most nominations
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

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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

YearArtistNationalityRef
1994
Oasis [a] Flag of England.svg  England [1]
An Emotional Fish [b] Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1998
Five [c] Flag of England.svg  England [2]
Another Level Flag of England.svg  England
B*Witched Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Billie Flag of England.svg  England
Steps Flag of England.svg  England
1999
Boyzone Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland [3]
Basement Jaxx Flag of England.svg  England
Lynden David Hall Flag of England.svg  England
Manic Street Preachers Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Texas Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Westlife Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland

2000s

YearArtistNationalityRef
2000
Westlife Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland [4]
Craig David Flag of England.svg  England
Sonique Flag of England.svg  England
Travis Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Robbie Williams Flag of England.svg  England
2001
Craig David Flag of England.svg  England [5]
Artful Dodger Flag of England.svg  England
Feeder Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Gorillaz Flag of England.svg  England
S Club 7 Flag of England.svg  England
2002
Coldplay Flag of England.svg  England [6]
Atomic Kitten Flag of England.svg  England
Ms. Dynamite Flag of England.svg  England
Sugababes Flag of England.svg  England
Underworld Flag of England.svg  England
2003
The Darkness [d] Flag of England.svg  England [7]
The Coral Flag of England.svg  England
Funeral for a Friend Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
The Libertines Flag of England.svg  England
The Thrills Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
2004
Muse Flag of England.svg  England [8]
Natasha Bedingfield Flag of England.svg  England
Franz Ferdinand Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Jamelia Flag of England.svg  England
The Streets Flag of England.svg  England
2005
Coldplay Flag of England.svg  England [9]
James Blunt Flag of England.svg  England
Gorillaz Flag of England.svg  England
Kaiser Chiefs Flag of England.svg  England
Stereophonics Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
2006
The Kooks Flag of England.svg  England [10]
Lily Allen Flag of England.svg  England
Arctic Monkeys Flag of England.svg  England
Muse Flag of England.svg  England
Corrine Bailey Rae Flag of England.svg  England
2007
Muse Flag of England.svg  England [11]
Arctic Monkeys Flag of England.svg  England
Klaxons Flag of England.svg  England
Mark Ronson Flag of England.svg  England
Amy Winehouse Flag of England.svg  England
2008
Leona Lewis [e] Flag of England.svg  England [12]
Adele Flag of England.svg  England
Duffy Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
The Ting Tings Flag of England.svg  England
The Wombats Flag of England.svg  England
2009
Pixie Lott [e] Flag of England.svg  England [13]
Florence and the Machine Flag of England.svg  England
La Roux Flag of England.svg  England
The Saturdays Flag of England.svg  England
Tinchy Stryder Flag of England.svg  England

2010s

YearArtistNationalityRef
2010
Marina and the Diamonds [e] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [14]
Delphic Flag of England.svg  England
Ellie Goulding Flag of England.svg  England
Rox Flag of England.svg  England
Tinie Tempah Flag of England.svg  England
2011
Adele Flag of England.svg  England [15]
Coldplay Flag of England.svg  England
Florence and the Machine Flag of England.svg  England
Jessie J Flag of England.svg  England
Kasabian Flag of England.svg  England
2012
One Direction Flag of Europe.svg  Europe [16]
Conor Maynard Flag of England.svg  England
Jessie J Flag of England.svg  England
Ed Sheeran Flag of England.svg  England
Rita Ora Flag of England.svg  England
2013
One Direction Flag of Europe.svg  Europe [17]
Ellie Goulding Flag of England.svg  England
Calvin Harris Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Olly Murs Flag of England.svg  England
Rudimental Flag of England.svg  England
2014
One Direction Flag of Europe.svg  Europe [18]
Sam Smith Flag of England.svg  England
Calvin Harris Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Ed Sheeran Flag of England.svg  England
Cheryl ColeFlag of England.svg  England
Wildcard nominations:
2015
Little MixFlag of England.svg  England [19]
Jess Glynne Flag of England.svg  England
One Direction Flag of Europe.svg  Europe
Years & Years Flag of England.svg  England
Ed Sheeran Flag of England.svg  England
Wildcard nominations:
2016
Little Mix Flag of England.svg  England [20] [21]
Adele Flag of England.svg  England
Years & YearsFlag of England.svg  England
Coldplay Flag of England.svg  England
Zayn Flag of England.svg  England
Wildcard nominations:
2017
Louis TomlinsonFlag of England.svg  England [22] [23]
Dua Lipa Flag of England.svg  England
Ed Sheeran Flag of England.svg  England
Little Mix Flag of England.svg  England
Stormzy Flag of England.svg  England
Wildcard nominations:
2018
Little MixFlag of England.svg  England [24] [25]
Anne-Marie Flag of England.svg  England
Dua Lipa Flag of England.svg  England
George Ezra Flag of England.svg  England
Stormzy Flag of England.svg  England
Wildcard nominations:
2019
Little MixFlag of England.svg  England [26] [27]
Lewis Capaldi Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Dave Flag of England.svg  England
Mabel Flag of England.svg  England
Ed Sheeran Flag of England.svg  England
Wildcard nominations:

2020s

YearArtistNationalityRef
2020
Little Mix Flag of England.svg  England [28] [29]
Dave Flag of England.svg  England
Dua Lipa Flag of England.svg  England
Harry Styles Flag of England.svg  England
Stormzy Flag of England.svg  England
Wildcard nominations:
2021
Little Mix Flag of England.svg  England [30]
Dave Flag of England.svg  England
Dua Lipa Flag of England.svg  England
Ed Sheeran Flag of England.svg  England
KSI Flag of England.svg  England
2022
Harry Styles Flag of England.svg  England [31]
Adele Flag of England.svg  England
Cat Burns Flag of England.svg  England
Dave Flag of England.svg  England
Lewis Capaldi Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2023
Tom Grennan Flag of England.svg  England
Calvin Harris Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Central Cee Flag of England.svg  England
PinkPantheress Flag of England.svg  England
Raye Flag of England.svg  England
Sam Smith Flag of England.svg  England
2024
Raye Flag of England.svg  England
Central Cee Flag of England.svg  England
Charli XCX Flag of England.svg  England
Chase & Status Flag of England.svg  England
Dua Lipa Flag of England.svg  England
Hozier Flag of Ireland.svg  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
3 awards
2 awards

Performers with multiple nominations

7 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

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