The first Annual

MTV Australia Video Music Awards The MTV Australia Awards (previously known as the MTV Australia Video Music Awards or AVMA's) started in 2005 and were Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international acts. The last edition happened in 2009. History The M ...

were held on 3 March 2005 at The Big Top

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. They were broadcast live on MTV Australia and throughout the world. The event, which followed a Circus Theme, was hosted by The Osbournes. On the night Punk Rock band

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performed two of their hit songs American Idiot and Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Natalie Imbruglia performed her new single

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for the first time live, Carmen Electra performed a strip tease, and Kelly Osbourne premiered her new single One Word.Rummage.com.a
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Background

The establishment of the

ceremony was proposed in 2004 with Australia becoming the seventeenth country to host its own MTV award show.''FasterLouder''
"MTV Video Music Awards Coming to Australia in 2005"
. Retrieved 17 June 2008. Nominees were announced in December of that year with the inaugural ceremony following in March 2015 as hosted by

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and Ozzy Osbourne. The thirteen categories are Video of the Year, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Breakthrough Artist, Best Group, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, Best Rock Video, Best R&B Video, Sexiest Video and Best Dressed Video.

Performers

Simple Plan Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1999. The band's lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guita ...

* Kelly Osbourne *

Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Austral ...

* Chingy * Ja Rule * Natalie Imbruglia * Carmen Electra * Bryan Adams/ Shannon Noll *

Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive week ...

/ Brian McFadden * Grinspoon *

Missy Higgins Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol ...

* Xzibit *

* The Dissociatives

Presenters

Dannii Minogue Danielle Jane Minogue () is an Australian singer, television personality, and actress. She initially gained recognition for her appearances on the television show ''Young Talent Time'' (1982–1988) and for her role as Emma Jackson on th ...

Anna Nicole Smith Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan; November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007) was an American model, actress, and television personality. Smith started her career as a ''Playboy'' magazine centerfold in May 1992 and won the title of 1993 ...

* David Campbell *

Zoe Sheridan Zoe Sheridan (born in Adelaide, 1968) is an Australian television presenter, radio announcer and voice over artist. Sheridan was a co-host of the Hot 30 Countdown on Brisbane radio from 1995 to 1998. She moved to Sydney in 1998 for a regular slo ...

Gretel Killeen Gretel Killeen (born 3 February 1963) is an Australian comedian, television presenter, media personality and author. She is known for being the host of '' Big Brother Australia'' from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season (including ''Ce ...

* Effie *

Shannon Watts Shannon Watts (born January 1, 1971) is an American gun violence prevention activist and the founder of Moms Demand Action. Watts has campaigned for a number of gun control candidates across the country, including President Joe Biden. In 2016, ...

* Nitty * Keith Urban *

Natalie Bassingthwaighte Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian recording artist, actress, and Celebrity, television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an ...

Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. Slater is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time. Slater is also ...

Nominees and winners

The winners are in bold.

Video of the Year

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...

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Just Lose It "Just Lose It" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fifth studio album, ''Encore'' (2004). It was released on September 28, 2004, as the lead single from ''Encore'', and was later included on his greatest hits compilation album, '' Curta ...

" *

Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs ...

— "

What You Waiting For? "What You Waiting For?" is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album, '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004). Written by Stefani and Linda Perry, the song is the album's opening track and was released as Stefani's d ...

" * The Dissociatives — " Somewhere Down The Barrel" * Outkast — "

Roses A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be e ...

Best Male

* Shannon Noll * Robbie Williams *

Usher Usher may refer to: Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place: * Usher (occupation) ** Church usher ** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony ** Fiel ...

Best Female

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

Best Group

— " American Idiot" * Powderfinger — "

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" * Outkast — "

" *

Jet Jet, Jets, or The Jet(s) may refer to: Aerospace * Jet aircraft, an aircraft propelled by jet engines ** Jet airliner ** Jet engine ** Jet fuel * Jet Airways, an Indian airline * Wind Jet (ICAO: JET), an Italian airline * Journey to Enceladus a ...

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Cold Hard Bitch "Cold Hard Bitch" is the fourth single (second in the United States) by Australian rock group Jet from their 2003 debut album, ''Get Born''. The song was written by band members Chris Cester, Nic Cester, and Cameron Muncey. Note: User may have ...

Best Breakthrough

Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...

* Franz Ferdinand *

Thirsty Merc Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 by Rai Thistlethwayte, Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matthew Baker (guitar). In 2004, Baker was replaced by Sean Carey, who was, in turn, replaced by Matt Smith ...

Best Rock Video

— " American Idiot" *

— "

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Spiderbait Spiderbait is an Australian alternative rock band from Finley, New South Wales, formed in 1991 by bass guitarist and singer Janet English, drummer and singer Kram (musician), Kram, and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version o ...

— " Black Betty" * U2 — " Vertigo"

Best Pop Video

* Ashlee Simpson — " Pieces of Me" *

— "

Out of the Blue Out of the Blue may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Out of the Blue'' (1931 film), a British musical by Gene Gerrard * ''Out of the Blue'' (1947 film), an American comedy directed by Leigh Jason *'' Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley'', a ...

" * Guy Sebastian — " Out with My Baby" *

— "

Best Dance Video

— " Toxic" *

Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist f ...

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Slash Dot Dash "Slash Dot Dash" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released as a single from his album ''Palookaville (Fatboy Slim album), Palookaville''. Cook himself plays bass guitar on the track. It also appeared on Fatboy Slim's greatest h ...

" * Freestylers — "

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" *

— " Yeah!"

Best R&B Video

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

— " Naughty Girl" * The Black Eyed Peas — " Hey Mama" * J-Wess — "

Luv Ya "Luv Ya" is a Pop/R&B song released by American-Australian Urban artist J-Wess in early 2004, from his album ''" J-Wess Presents Tha LP"'' (2004). "Luv Ya" also features vocals by Kulaia and MC Digga who both also appeared on J-Wess' previous sing ...

" * Outkast — "

Sexiest Video

— " Naughty Girl" * The Black Eyed Peas — " Hey Mama" *

— " Toxic" * Robbie Williams — " Radio"

Best Dressed Video

— "

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— "

" *

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...

— " Chocolate" * Outkast — "

Pepsi Viewers Choice

Supernova Award

Evermore Evermore may refer to: Books * ''Evermore'' (anthology), an anthology of short stories about or in honor of Edgar Allan Poe * ''Evermore'' (novel), a 2009 novel in The Immortals series by Alyson Noël * ''Evermore'', a short story by Julian Bar ...

* Joel Turner *

Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...

VH1 Music First Award

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

Free Your Mind Award

* AusAID

Award moments

* The Red Carpet was the longest in the Southern Hemisphere and the longest ever used for an MTV Award Ceremony. *

removed her top while presenting.

References

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External links

MTV Australia

Official AVMA site
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