Host Nicki Minaj Among MTV EMA Winners With Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, One Direction

Held in Glasgow, Scotland, performers include Minaj, Charlie XCX, Enrique Iglesias, Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran and U2

Nicki Minaj hosts 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards
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It was a big night for One Direction, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande as all three acts took home multiple awards at the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards, which are voted on by European fans. The 2014 EMAs were held in Glasgow, Scotland and hosted by Nicki Minaj, who performed a medley of her music, including a new single with Skylar Grey.

While Grande was on hand to accept her two trophies, One Direction had to do so via satellite. But there were plenty of stars in attendance, including Ozzy Osbourne, who accepted the Global Icon Award, appearing alongside wife Sharon Osbourne.

Contestants from the short-lived U.S. version of “The X Factor” represented with Fifth Harmony taking home the prize for Best U.S. Act. Grande nabbed Best Female and Best Song for “Problem,” while Justin Bieber took home Best Male.

One Direction was Best Live and Best Pop with the Best Fans. Katy Perry nabbed Best Video for “Dark Horse,” as well as Best Look, while Beyonce took Best Song With a Message for “Pretty Hurts.”

The complete list of winners follows.

Best Song
Eminem, “The Monster” ft. Rihanna
Ariana Grande, “Problem” ft. Iggy Azalea – WINNER

Katy Perry, “Dark Horse” ft. Juicy J
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”

Best Video
Iggy Azalea, “Black Widow ft. Rita Ora”
Kiesza, “Hideaway”
Katy Perry, “Dark Horse ft. Juicy J” – WINNER
Sia, “Chandelier”
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”

Best Song With a Message
Arcade Fire, “We Exist”
Beyonce, “Pretty Hurts” – WINNER
Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
Alicia Keys, “We Are Here”
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”

Best Female
Beyoncé
Ariana Grande – WINNER
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift

Best Male
Justin Bieber – WINNER
Eminem
Ed Sheeran
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams

Best Pop
5 Seconds of Summer
Miley Cyrus
Ariana Grande
One Direction – WINNER
Katy Perry

Best Push
5 Seconds of Summer – WINNER
Charli XCX
Cris Cab
Ariana Grande
Jungle
Kid Ink
Kiesza
Lorde
John Newman
Sam Smith
Zedd

Best Hip Hop
Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem
Nicki Minaj – WINNER
Kanye West

Best Rock
Arctic Monkeys
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park – WINNER

Best Alternative
Lana Del Rey
Fall Out Boy
Lorde
Paramore
Thirty Seconds to Mars – WINNER

Best Electronic
Afrojack – WINNER
Avicii
David Guetta
Hardwell
Calvin Harris

Best New
5 Seconds of Summer – WINNER
Charli XCX
Ariana Grande
Kiesza
Sam Smith

Best Live
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
One Direction – WINNER

Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake

Best Worldwide Act
5 Seconds of Summer
Alessandra Amoroso
Fifth Harmony
Dawid Kwiatkowski
Dulce Maria
Bibi Zhou – WINNER

Best World Stage
Afrojack
B.O.B
Fall Out Boy
Flo Rida
Ellie Goulding
Hardwell
Enrique Iglesias – WINNER
Imagine Dragons
The Killers
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
Nicole Scherzinger
A Simple Plan
Pharrell Williams

Best Look
Iggy Azalea
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Katy Perry – WINNER
Taylor Swift

Biggest Fans
5 Seconds of Summer
Justin Bieber
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
One Direction – WINNER

Global Icon
Ozzy Osbourne

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