Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and One Direction were among the winners at the 20th MTV Europe Music Awards last night, with Justin Timberlake leaving empty-handed despite five nominations.
US rapper Eminem took home the most trophies, two for Global Icon and Best Hip-Hop act, on the same day as he celebrated his seventh consecutive chart-topping UK album.
True to recent controversial form, Miley Cyrus appeared to light a rolled-up joint on-stage while accepting the Best Video award for the naked-swinging hammer-licking “Wrecking Ball”.
The former Disney star opened the show with “We Can’t Stop”, accompanied by a latex-clad dwarf who spanked her as she twerked.
Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg/Lion, The Killers and Kings of Leon all performed, with Swedish pair Icona Pop closing the event with “I Love It”.
Best UK & Ireland Act
Nominated: Calvin Harris, One Direction, Olly Murs, Ellie Goulding, Rudimental
Winner: One Direction
Global Icon Award
Winner: Eminem
Best Look
Nominated: Justin Timberlake, Harry Styles, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Lady Gaga
Winner: Harry Styles
Biggest Fans
Nominated: Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Tokio Hotel, 30 Seconds to Mars, One Direction
Winner: Tokio Hotel
Best Song
Nominated: Daft Punk, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Robin Thicke
Winner: “Locked Out Of Heaven”, Bruno Mars
Best Hip-Hop
Nominated: Eminem, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Winner: Eminem
Best Alternative
Nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, 30 Seconds To Mars, Franz Ferdinand
Winner: 30 Seconds To Mars
Best Female
Nominated: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift
Winner: Katy Perry
Best New Act
Nominated: Icona Pop, Bastille, Imagine Dragons, Rudimental, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Rock
Nominated: Black Sabbath, Green Day, The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age, Kings of Leon
Winner: Green Day
Best Electronic
Nominated: Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Avicii, Daft Punk, Skrillex
Winner: Avicii
Best Male
Nominated: Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Eminem, Justin Bieber
Winner: Justin Bieber
Worldwide Act
Nominated: Justin Bieber, Fresno, Exo, Lena, Chris Lee, Marco Mengoni, One Direction, Cody Simpson, Bednarek, Ahmed Soultan
Winner: Chris Lee
Best Pop
Nominated: Katy Perry, One Direction, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift
Winner: One Direction
Best Live
Nominated: P!nk, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Green Day, Justin Timberlake
Winner: Beyoncé
Best World Stage
Nominated: Alicia Keys, The Black Keys, Fun, Garbage, Green Day, Jason Mraz, Jessie J, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Linkin Park No Doubt, Paramore, Rita Ora, Robin Thicke, Snoop Dogg/Lion, The Killers
Winner: Linkin Park
Best Video
Nominated: Lady Gaga, Robin Thicke, 30 Seconds to Mars, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake
Winner: “Wrecking Ball”, Miley Cyrus
Best Push
Nominated: A$AP Rocky, Twenty One Pilots, Rudimental, Tom Odell, Karmin, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Austin Mahone, Bridgit Mendler, Icona Pop, Iggy Azalea
Winner: Austin Mahone
Artist On The Rise
Nominated: Cher Lloyd, Cody Simpson, Austin Mahone, Lorde, Bridget Mendler, Ariana Grande
Winner: Austin Mahone