MTV Australia Awards
The MTV Australia Awards (previously known as the MTV Australia Video Music Awards or AVMA's) started in 2005 and is Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international acts.[1]
History
The MTV Australia Video Music Awards were announced in 2004 as the seventeenth country to host its own MTV award show [2] with nominees being announced December that year [3]. The show premiered on 3 March 2005 at Luna Park, Sydney, Australia. It was hosted by The Osbournes, With a number of guest stars, nominees, performers and presenters; the launch of the second AVMA (held at Acer Arena) was even more successful, with host Ashlee Simpson[4]. The third annual Australian Video Music Awards was held at Acer Arena, with hosts Fergie (from the Black Eyed Peas) and Good Charlotte, as well as MTV's Laguna Beach star, Kristin Cavalleri [5]. The MTV Mile High Gig made its debut in celebration of the launch of MTV New Zealand's Viewer's Choice which flew Kiwi fans via Air New Zealand to the awards show with live music guests on the plane [6]. In 2008 the show's name was changed to MTV Australia Awards (or MTVAA's) and with it came a new format to the awards with the introduction of the categories Best Australian and New Zealand artist awards, Video of the Year, Good and Bad Karma Awards, Television moment, Live Performance award and Re-Make award [7][8], with the show being hosted by Wyclef Jean. The MTV New Zealand Mile High Gig made its return with Dizzee Rascal and Scribe headlining the event [9]. In 2010 MTV Networks Australia announced it would launch MTV Classic. A music event will be held for the channel May launch and will replace the MTV awards show for the year.[10]
Award locations
Award categories
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2000s |
2010s |
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Best Video/Video of the Year |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Best Aussie |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Best Kiwi |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Breakthrough |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Best Collaboration/Best Hook-Up |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Best Rock Video |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Best Dance Video |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Best Moves |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Free Your Mind |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| International Music Artist of the Year |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Video Vanguard Award |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Download of the Year |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Album of the Year |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Song of the Year |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Best Hip-Hop Video |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Best R&B Video |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Best Pop Video |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Best Male Artist |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Best Female Artist |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Best Group |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Best Dressed Video |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Sexiest Video |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Movie Star Award |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Sport's Award |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Supernova Award |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| VH1 Music First Award |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Viewer's Choice (Australia & New Zealand) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Television Moment Award |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Good Karma Award |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Bad Karma Award |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Live Performer Award |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Remake Award |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Spankin' New Aussie Artist Award |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Award winners
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Memorable moments
2007
- Award host and performer Snoop Dogg was denied entry into Australia.[11].
- Nicole Richie mispronounces Shannon Noll's name. Instead, she pronounces it Shun-NON.
2006
- Russell Crowe dropped his mic.
- Snoop Dogg was late to announce the Video of the Year.
2005
Award themes
In 2005, There was a circus theme to go with the location at Luna Park Sydney. At the show they had a circus tent set up and when awards were given, clowns were shown doing things that related to the award (e.g. Best Group had clowns holding a net ready to catch the other clown jumping from a high place).
The theme for 2006 was the budgie smuggler. During the lead up to the show MTV Australia aired adverts where men would talk about their budgie smugglers and how they like to wear them and so on. The logo for the show however did not reflect this theme.
In 2007, the TV advertising campaign for the 2007 awards featured various singers and groups unrolling their own red carpets in different locations around Australia. This year MTV Advert was about the focus on the Technology park with people with white costumes with a white helmet with cords and plugs on the helmet it was shot at the technology park where the event is going to be taken place.
See also
References
External links
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