MTV Europe Music Awards Lisboa 2005

Coldplay and US band Green Day have won two prizes each at the MTV Europe awards, in a good evening for UK acts. Robbie Williams, Gorillaz, and James Blunt also won prizes at the ceremony in Lisbon, last Thursday 3rd Nov 2005.

Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof was presented the Free Your Mind humanitarian award by Live 8 concert performer Madonna.

The ceremony was hosted by Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen, playing his Kazakhstani alter ego Borat Sagdiyev. See all MTV Musiv Awards here.

Photo BBC News: Madonna, in her first live TV performance since a riding accident, launched the show by emerging from a giant disco ball.