MTV Asia Awards 2008

MTV Asia Awards 2008

After a one year hiatus, the MTV Asia Awards 2008 (or 2008 MTV Asia Awards) returns on August 2, 2008. The event was held at the 6,000 seater Arena of Stars in Genting, Malaysia. This was the first time the award show is held in Malaysia. This was the sixth MTV Asia Awards. Nominees were announced on June 14, 2008 via the channel. At the same day the MTV Asia Awards official website was also reopened. Voting commences from June 14 until July 25, 2008. Unlike previous award shows, international categories are not chosen by viewers (except for the "Favorite International Artist in Asia" award) and included for the first time "Best Hook Up", "Bring Da House Down", and "The Innovation Award". Viewers are able to vote from the official site or by text messaging service. The event was hosted by Jared Leto of "30 Seconds To Mars" fame. [ [http://www.mtv.com.sg/News/200805/28015989.html 2008 MTV Asia Awards Coming To Malaysia For the First Time | MTV | News | MTV Asia ] ] and Karen Mok as co-host. [ [http://www.mtvasiaawards.com/Indonesia/News/200807/03000035.php 2008 MTV Asia Awards - Karen Mok as co-host with Jared Leto ] ]

Performers in chronological order

*Jabbawockeez
*The Pussycat Dolls ("Buttons"/"When I Grow Up")
*OneRepublic ("Apologize"/"Stop and Stare")
*Electrico/Stefanie Sun ("Save Our Soul"/"Against the Light")
*The Script ("The Man Who Can't Be Moved")
*Leona Lewis ("Better In Time"/"Bleeding Love")
*Super Junior ("Mirror"/"Don't Don" & "A Man In Love")
*The Click Five ("Empty"/"Jenny")
*Panic At The Disco ("I Write Sins Not Tragedies"/"Nine In The Afternoon")

Also a special performance from Project E.A.R., a rap group consisting of at least one personnel from Hip Hop group Ahli Fiqir (Singapore), Pop Shuvit (Malaysia), Saint Loco (Indonesia), Slapshock (Philippines), Silksounds and Thaitanium from Thailand.

Presenters

*Dave
*Jacklyn Victor
*Joe Flizzow
*Leo Ku
*Miguel Chavez
*Moots
*Pussycat Dolls
*Show Lo
*Stefanie Sun
*The Script

Award Categories

"Winners in Bold"

Regional Awards

Favorite Artist Mainland China flagicon|China

*Flowers
*"Li Yuchun"
*Wang Feng
*Yang Kun

Favorite Artist Hong Kong flagicon|Hong Kong

*Andy Lau
*Eason Chan
*Joey Yung
*"Leo Ku"

Favorite Artist Indonesia flagicon|Indonesia

*Andra and The Backbone
*"Yovie & Nuno"
*Mulan Jameela
*Nidji

Favorite Artist Korea flagicon|North Korea flagicon|South Korea

*Big Bang
*"Super Junior"
*Girls' Generation
*Wonder Girls

Favorite Artist Malaysia flagicon|Malaysia

*Faizal Tahir
*Pop Shuvit
*"Nicholas Teo"
*Siti Nurhaliza

Favorite Artist Philippines flagicon|Philippines

*Urbandub
*Sandwich
*Sponge Cola
*"Chicosci"

Favorite Artist Singapore flagicon|Singapore

*Electrico
*JJ Lin
*Tanya Chua
*"Stefanie Sun"

Favorite Artist Taiwan flagicon|Taiwan

*Mayday
*Jolin Tsai
*S.H.E
*"Show Lo"

Favorite Artist Thailand flagicon|Thailand

*Bodyslam_(band)
*K-Otic
*"TOR+Saksit"
*Groove Riders

International Categories

Favorite International Artist in Asia

*flagicon|CanadaAvril Lavigne
*flagicon|USAFergie
*flagicon|USAJustin Timberlake
*"flagicon|USALinkin Park"

Bring Da House Down

*flagicon|USAThe Black Eyed Peas
*flagicon|USAChristina Aguilera
*flagicon|United Kingdom

"Muse"
*flagicon|USALinkin Park

The Innovation Award

*flagicon|United KingdomGoldfrapp
*flagicon|USAGwen Stefani
*flagicon|USAKanye West
*flagicon|United Kingdom

"Radiohead"

Best Hook Up

*flagicon|USAOneRepublic with Timbaland-"Apologize"
*flagicon|Barbados/flagicon|USARihanna with Jay-Z-"Umbrella"
*flagicon|Canada/flagicon|USAAvril Lavigne with Lil' Mama-"Girlfriend"
*flagicon|USA/flagicon|ColombiaBeyonce with Shakira-"Beautiful Liar"

Breakthrough Artist

*flagicon|USAOneRepublic
*flagicon|United Kingdom

"Leona Lewis"
*flagicon|USADaughtry
*flagicon|UKMika

Video Star

*flagicon|USA

Thirty Seconds to Mars - "A Beautiful Lie"
*flagicon|FranceJustice-"D.A.N.C.E."
*flagicon|USAFergie-"Clumsy"
*flagicon|USAPanic At The Disco-"Nine In The Afternoon"

pecial Awards

*edc Style Award - Panic at the Disco
*Knockout Award - The Click Five
*Inspiration Award - Karen Mok

References

http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200808/02016352.html

External Links

* [http://www.mtvasiaawards.com MTV Asia Awards official website]
* [http://www.mtvasia.com MTV Asia]


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