The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and was hosted by Selena Gomez. Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall.
| 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 November 2011 (9:00 PM CET) |
| Location | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Hosted by | Selena Gomez |
| Most awards | Lady Gaga (4) |
| Most nominations | Lady Gaga (7) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Networks International (Europe) |
MTV Europe Music Awards | |
On 19 September 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with seven nominations, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with five and Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Adele with three apiece. Lady Gaga was the biggest winner of the night, taking home 4 awards. Other winners include Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber with two apiece.
During the show Selena Gomez said that MTV received 154 million votes from people around the globe. Queen received the Global Icon Award from Katy Perry, and the band closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
|---|---|
| Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"
| Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"
|
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Lady Gaga
| Justin Bieber
|
| Best New Act | Best Pop |
| Bruno Mars
| Justin Bieber
|
| Best Rock | Best Alternative |
| Linkin Park
| Thirty Seconds to Mars
|
| Best Hip-Hop | Best Live Act |
| Eminem
| Katy Perry
|
| Best World Stage Performance | Best Push Act |
| Thirty Seconds to Mars
| Bruno Mars
|
| Biggest Fans | Best Worldwide Act |
| Lady Gaga
| Big Bang
|
| Voices Award | |
| Justin Bieber | |
| Global Icon | |
| Queen | |
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Adria Act | Best Belgian Act |
|---|---|
| Dubioza Kolektiv
|
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| Best Czech & Slovak Act | Best Danish Act |
| Charlie Straight
| Medina
|
| Best Dutch Act | Best Finnish Act |
| Ben Saunders
| Lauri Ylönen
|
| Best French Act | Best German Act |
| La Fouine
| Lena
|
| Best Greek Act | Best Hungarian Act |
| Mark F. Angelo featuring Shaya
| Compact Disco
|
| Best Israeli Act | Best Italian Act |
| The Young Professionals
| Modà
|
| Best Norwegian Act | Best Polish Act |
| Eva & The Heartmaker
| Ewa Farna
|
| Best Portuguese Act | Best Romanian Act |
| Aurea
| Alexandra Stan
|
| Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act |
| Nyusha
| Russian Red
|
| Best Swedish Act | Best Swiss Act |
| Swedish House Mafia
| Gimma
|
| Best Turkish Act | Best Ukrainian Act |
| Atiye Deniz
| Sirena
|
| Best UK & Ireland Act | |
| Adele
|
Worldwide Act nominations
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Africa, Middle East and India Act | Best Asia and Pacific Act |
|---|---|
| Abd El Fattah Grini
| Big Bang
|
| Best European Act | Best Latin American Act |
| Lena
| Restart
|
| Best North American Act | |
| Britney Spears
|
Performances
Pre show
- Jason Derülo — "It Girl / In My Head"
Main show
- Coldplay — "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
- LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — "Party Rock Anthem"
- Bruno Mars — "Marry You"
- Jessie J — "Price Tag"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
- Lady Gaga — "Marry the Night"
- Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Hit the Lights"
- Snow Patrol — "Called Out in the Dark"
- Justin Bieber — "Mistletoe / Never Say Never"
- David Guetta (featuring Taio Cruz, Ludacris and Jessie J) — "Sweat (David Guetta Remix) / Little Bad Girl / Without You"
- Queen + Adam Lambert — "The Show Must Go On / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions"
Digital show
- Snow Patrol — "This Isn't Everything You Are"
- Jason Derülo — "Don't Wanna Go Home"
Appearances
- Louise Roe and Tim Kash — Red carpet hosts
- Nicole Polizzi and Jennifer Farley — presented Best Live Act
- David Hasselhoff — presented Best Female
- Katy Perry — presented Global Icon Award
- Ashley Rickards and Sheamus — presented Best Male
- Amy Lee — introduced Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Jeremy Scott and From Above — presented Best New Act
- Hayden Panettiere — presented Best Song
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross — presented Best Worldwide Act
- Jessie J — introduced the Amy Winehouse tribute
- Bar Refaeli and Irina Shayk — presented Best Video
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