MTV Europe Music Awards 1999

MTV Europe Music Awards 1999
Awarded for	MTV Europe Music Awards
sponsor	MTV Europe
date	November 11, 1999
Moderation	Ronan Keating
Loan location	Point Depot , Dublin
Country	Ireland
Most awards	Britney Spears (4)
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The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards were presented on November 11, 1999 at Point Depot , Dublin , Ireland . The moderator was Ronan Keating .

As in previous years, new categories were added to make the award more “European”. There were regional nominations for Germany, Italy, the Nordic countries as well as the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The winner of the evening was Britney Spears , who received four EMAs.

Winners and nominees

Main categories (jury evaluation)

category	winner	Nominees
Best song	Britney Spears - … Baby One More Time	Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way Madonna - Beautiful Stranger George Michael & Mary J. Blige - As TLC - No Scrubs
Best video	Blur - Coffee & TV	Aphex Twin - Windowlicker Björk - All Is Full of Love Fatboy Slim - Praise You George Michael & Mary J. Blige - As
Best album	Boyzone - By Request	Backstreet Boys - Millenium Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill The Offspring - Americana Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Best Female	Britney Spears	Geri Halliwell Lauryn Hill Whitney Houston Madonna
Best times	Will Smith	Ricky Martin George Michael Sasha Robbie Williams
Best Group	Backstreet Boys	The Cardigans Jamiroquai The Offspring TLC
Best New Act	Britney Spears	Eminem Jennifer Lopez Vengaboys Westlife
Best pop	Britney Spears	Backstreet Boys Boyzone Five Ricky Martin
Best dance	Fatboy Slim	Basement Jaxx The Chemical Brothers Jamiroquai Mr. Oizo
Best rock	The Offspring	The Cardigans Lenny Kravitz Marilyn Manson Red Hot-Chulu Peppers
Best R&B	Whitney Houston	Mariah Carey Lauryn Hill Jennifer Lopez TLC
Best hip hop	Eminem	Beastie Boys Busta Rhymes Puff Daddy Puff Daddy
Free Your Mind Award	Bono

Regional awards

category	winner	Nominees
Best German Act	Xavier Naidoo	Absolute Beginner Circle of Friends Guano Apes Sasha
Best Italian Act	Elio e le Storie Tese	Alex Britti Jovanotti Negrita Vasco Rossi
Best Nordic Act	Lene Marlin	Jennifer Brown The Cardigans Andreas Johnson Petter
Best UK & Ireland Act	Boyzone	Basement Jaxx Lynden David Hall Manic Street Preachers Texas Westlife

Appearances

Preshow

• B * Witched - Jesse Hold On
• Westlife - If I Let You Go

Main show

• Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
• Mariah Carey (featuring Missy Elliott and Da Brat ) - Heartbreaker
• Underworld - Push Upstairs
• Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time / (You Drive Me) Crazy
• The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
• Jamiroquai - King for a Day
• Whitney Houston - Get It Back / My Love Is Your Love
• Puff Daddy - Best Friend
• Ligabue - L'odore del Sesso
• The Corrs - radio
• The Cardigans - Erase / Rewind
• Marilyn Manson - Rock Is Dead

Presenters

• Denise Richards and Pierce Brosnan - presented Best Female
• Geri Halliwell - presented Best Dance
• Christina Aguilera and TQ - presented Best Hip-Hop
• Damon Albarn and Mary J. Blige - presented Best R&B
• Steps - presented Best Group
• George Hamilton - presented Best Pop
• Eternal and Jovanotti - presented Best Male
• The Jukka Brothers - presented Best Album
• Carmen Electra and Fun Lovin 'Criminals - presented Best Rock
• Cat Deeley and Edith Bowman - presented Best UK & Ireland Act
• Mick Jagger - presented the Free Your Mind Award
• Brett Anderson and Des'ree - presented Best New Act
• Five - presented best song
• Armand Van Helden and The Edge - presented Best Video

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Why Don't the MTV European Music Awards Support European Music? Vice , September 19, 2014, accessed October 3, 2019 . 
2. ^ MTV Europe Music Awards Winners 1994–2000. In: Billboard of November 10, 2001, p. 50. Online: [1]
3. ↑ Madonna, Spice Girls Take Top Honors At 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards. MTV.com, November 13, 1998, accessed October 3, 2019 .