MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act
| MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK and Ireland Act | |
|---|---|
| Country | Europe |
| Presented by | MTV |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Currently held by | Raye (2024) |
| Most awards |
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| Most nominations |
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| 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
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
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
- † indicates the Wildcard–winning artist.
1990s
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2000s
[edit]2010s
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2020s
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 6 awards
- Little Mix (4 consecutive)
- 3 awards
- One Direction (consecutive)
- 2 awards
Performers with multiple nominations
[edit]- 7 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- Jessie J
- Florence and the Machine
- Ellie Goulding
- Years & Years
- Craig David
- Gorillaz
- Arctic Monkeys
- Raye
See also
[edit]References
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