MTV Asia Awards

The MTV Asia Awards was the Asian equivalent of the European MTV EMA. Held from 2002 to 2008, the show gave recognition and awards to Asian and international artists in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMAs, most of the awards were voted by viewers from the Asian region.

MTV Asia Awards
Presented by	MTV Asia
First awarded	2002
Last awarded	2008
Website	http://www.mtvasiaawards.com

The trophy design was a gold toblerone-like bar. The twin prism shape represents the letter M and double A, the acronyms for MTV Asia Awards.

The show was absent in 2007 and was discontinued after 2008.

Ceremonies

Year	Date	Theme	Host city	Venue	Hosts
2008	August 2, 2008	M Is back!	Genting Highlands, Malaysia	Arena of Stars	Jared Leto, Karen Mok
2006	May 6, 2006	Codehunters	Bangkok, Thailand	Royal Paragon Hall	Wang Leehom, Kelly Rowland
2005	February 3, 2005	MTV Asia Aid		Impact Arena	Alicia Keys
2004	February 14, 2004	Valentine's Day	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium	Vanness Wu, Michelle Branch
2003	January 24, 2003	MTV Cube			Shaggy, Coco Lee
2002	February 2, 2002	Aliens			Mandy Moore, Ronan Keating

Categories

Viewers' choice awards

Regional awards

• Favorite Artist Mainland China
• Favorite Artist Hong Kong
• Favorite Artist India
• Favorite Artist Indonesia
• Favorite Artist Korea
• Favorite Artist Malaysia
• Favorite Artist Philippines
• Favorite Artist Singapore
• Favorite Artist Taiwan
• Favorite Artist Thailand

International awards

• Favorite Breakthrough Artist
• Favorite Female Artist
• Favorite Male Artist
• Favorite Pop Act
• Favorite Rock Act
• Favorite Video

Special awards

Year	Award	Recipient
2008	The Inspiration Award	Karen Mok
	edc Style Award	Panic! at the Disco
	The Knockout Award	The Click Five
2006	The Style Award	Jolin Tsai
	Outstanding Achievement in Popular Music	Destiny's Child
	The Inspiration Award	Thongchai McIntyre
	Breakthrough Collaboration Japan	Teriyaki Boyz
2005	Asian Film Award	Kung Fu Hustle
	Voice Of Asia	Siti Nurhaliza
	Inspiration Award	2004 Tsunami victims[1]
2004	Asian Film Award	Michelle Yeoh
	Lifetime Achievement Award	Mariah Carey
	The Inspiration Award	Anita Mui
	Favorite Breakthrough Artist	T.A.T.u.
	Most Influential Artist Award	BoA
2003	Asian Film Award	Devdas
	The Style Award	Avril Lavigne
	The Inspiration Award	F4
2002	Favorite Film	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
	Favorite Fashion Designer	Donatella Versace
	The Inspiration Award	Jackie Chan
	Favorite Indian Film Song	"Jaane Kyon"
	Most Influential Artist Award	Ayumi Hamasaki

References

1. The award was dedicated to all victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.