The MTV European Music Awards for the best UK & Ireland act has been a regional category since 1998 and have been won by 15 different acts
| MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK and Ireland Act | |
|---|---|
| Country | Europe |
| Presented by | MTV |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Currently held by | Harry Styles (2022) |
| Most awards |
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| Most nominations |
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| Website | ema.mtv.tv/ |
The last Irish winners to win in this category was Westlife in 2000. In 2003, The Irish band, The Thrills were the last Irish nominees in the Category, although the category is still called "Best UK & Ireland Act". British boy band One Direction which includes an Irish member, Niall Horan won the Awards in 2012, 2013, and 2014. British girl group Little Mix, are currently the most awarded and nominated act and female group in this category, winning a of total six times out of seven nominations.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best UK & Ireland Act.
Winners and nominees edit
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
- † indicates the Wildcard–winning artist.
1990s edit
2000s edit
2010s edit
2020s edit
| Year | Artist | Nationality | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Little Mix † |  England
|
[28][29] | |
| Dave | England
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| Dua Lipa | England
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| Harry Styles | England
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| Stormzy | England
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| Wildcard nominations: | |||
| 2021 | |||
| Little Mix † | England
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[30] | |
| Dave | England
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| Dua Lipa | England
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| Ed Sheeran | England
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| KSI | England
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| 2022 | |||
| Harry Styles | England
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[31] | |
| Adele | England
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| Cat Burns | England
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| Dave | England
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| Lewis Capaldi |  Scotland
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Performers with multiple awards edit
- 6 awards
- Little Mix (4 consecutive)
- 3 awards
- One Direction (consecutive)
- 2 awards
Performers with multiple nominations edit
- 7 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
See also edit
References edit
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