MTV Asia Awards 2008
MTV Asia Awards 2008 | |
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Date | August 2, 2008 |
Location | Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands, Malaysia |
Hosted by | Jared Leto, Karen Mok |
The MTV Asia Awards 2008 returned on August 2, 2008 after a one-year hiatus. The event was held at the 6,000-seat Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands, Malaysia. This was the first time the award show was 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 were 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 were able to vote from the official site or by text messaging service. The event was hosted by Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars[1] and Karen Mok as co-host.[2]
Performers
- Jabbawockeez
- The Pussycat Dolls
- OneRepublic
- Electrico & Stefanie Sun
- The Script
- Leona Lewis
- Super Junior
- The Click Five
- Panic! at the Disco
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 Farrell
- Jaclyn Victor
- Joe Flizzow
- Leo Ku
- Miguel Chavez
- Moots!
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Show Lo
- Stefanie Sun
- The Script
International awards
Favorite International Artist in Asia
Bring Da House Down
The Innovation Award
Best Hook Up
- OneRepublic feat. Timbaland – "Apologize"
- Rihanna feat. Jay Z – "Umbrella"
- Avril Lavigne feat. Lil Mama – "Girlfriend"
- Beyoncé & Shakira – "Beautiful Liar"
Breakthrough Artist
Video Star
- Thirty Seconds to Mars – "A Beautiful Lie"
- Justice – "D.A.N.C.E."
- Fergie – "Clumsy"
- Panic! at the Disco – "Nine in the Afternoon"
Regional awards
Favorite Artist Mainland China
Favorite Artist Hong Kong
Favorite Artist Indonesia
Favorite Artist Korea
Favorite Artist Malaysia
Favorite Artist Philippines
Favorite Artist Singapore
Favorite Artist Taiwan
Favorite Artist Thailand
- Bodyslam
- K-Otic
- Saksit Vejsupaporn
- Groove Riders
Special awards
The Style Award
The Knockout Award
The Inspiration Award
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20081204233542/http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200808/02016352.html