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Title: Green Day Win Two Mtv Europe Music Awards!
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billie_joe_lover - November 4, 2005 05:16 PM (GMT)
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Punk rock trio Green Day and British outfit Coldplay each scored two prizes to top the MTV Europe Music Awards handed out Thursday in the Portuguese capital.
Green Day's hit release "American Idiot" was named best album, and the Bay Area band also won the best rock category. Coldplay took best song honors for "Speed of Sound" and was named best U.K. & Ireland act.

Both bands performed at the star-studded show at Lisbon's Atlantic Pavilion, which opened with Madonna performing her new single "Hung Up" and innovative act Gorillaz, which won the award for best group, performing "Feel Good Inc." in hologram-style 3D animation with hip-hop group De La Soul live on stage.

Britain's Robbie Williams was named best male performer while Colombian chanteuse Shakira won best female. Los Angeles funk band the Black Eyed Peas won as best pop act, while British balladeer James Blunt was named best new act.

The Chemical Brothers won the best video prize for "Believe," Snoop Dogg won for best hip-hop artist, System of a Down won for best alternative act and Alicia Keys picked up best R&B honors.

Rock star humanitarian Bob Geldof received the 2005 "Free Your Mind" award for individuals active in fighting intolerance and prejudice.

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen hosted the awards ceremony in the guise of his bemused newsman character Borat Saadiyev. Other performers included Akon, Foo Fighters, Pussycat Dolls, Williams, Shakira, System of a Down and the Black Eyed Peas.

A complete list of 2005 MTV Europe Music Award winners follows:

Best Male: Robbie Williams

Best Female: Shakira

Best Group: Gorillaz

Best Rock: Green Day

Best Hip-Hop: Snoop Dogg

Best Alternative: System of a Down

Best Song: Coldplay "Speed of Sound"

Best R&B: Alicia Keys

Best Pop: The Black Eyed Peas

Best Album: Green Day "American Idiot"

Best New Act: James Blunt

Best Video: The Chemical Brothers "Believe"

Free Your Mind Award: Bob Geldof

Best International Acts:

Best Act - MTC Adria: Siddharta

Best African Act: 2 Face Idibia

Best Danish Act: Mew

Best Dutch & Belgian Act: Anouk

Best Finnish Act: The Rasmus

Best French Act: Superbus

Best German Act: Rammstein

Best Italian Act: Negramaro

Best Norwegian Act: Turbonegro

Best Portuguese Act: The Gift

Best Polish Act: Sisters

Best Romanian Act: Voltaj

Best Russian Act: Dima Bilan

Best Swedish Act: Moneybrother

Best UK & Ireland Act: Coldplay




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