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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]
[edit] History
The MTV Australia Video Music Awards commenced with its inaugural premiere in 2005 at Luna Park, Sydney, Australia. It was hosted by The Osbournes, With a number of guest stars, nominees, performers & presenters; the launch of the second AVMA (held at Acer Arena) was even more successful, with host Ashlee Simpson[2]. 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 [3]. The MTV Mile High Gig made it's 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 [4]. 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 [5] [6], with the show being hosted by Wyclef Jean. The MTV New Zealand Mile High Gig made it's return with Dizzee Rascal and Scribe headlining the event [7].
[edit] Award locations
[edit] Award categories
- Best Male Artist
- Best Female Artist
- Spankin' New Aussie Artist
- Best Group
- Sexiest Video
- Song Of The Year
- Video of the Year
- Viewers Choice
- Good Karma Award
- Bad Karma Award
- Television Moment Award
- Supernova Award
- VH1 Music First Award
- Free Your Mind Award
[edit] Award winners
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[edit] Memorable moments
- Award host and performer Snoop Dogg was denied entry into Australia.
- Nicole Richie mispronounces Shannon Noll's name. Instead, she pronounces it Shun-NON.
- At the start of the Billy Talent performance Benjamin Kowalewicz microphone wasn't working at the start of their song.
- Russell Crowe dropped his mic.
- Snoop Dogg was late to announce the video of the year.
[edit] 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 how ever 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Australia Video Music Awards 2005", gfvm991.com, 2005-06-01.
- ^ "MTV AUSTRALIA VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS - Vote Now!", top40-charts.com, 2006-03-01.
- ^ "MTV generation", The Blurb.
- ^ "Air NZ, MTV to host world’s first MIle High Gig", scoop.net.nz, 2007-03-13.
- ^ "The MTV Australia Awards 2008 talent line up begins", accessallareas.net.au, 2008-03-09.
- ^ "Annoucning the nominees for the MTV Australia Awards 2008", music.net.nz, 2008-03-13.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal to Headline MTV Mile High Gig", scoop.co.nz, 2008-03-13.
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