MTV score: Justin 3, Beyoncé 2 gongs

The day arrived for the MTV Europe Music Awards and EMA 2003 went by with a lot of frocks, speeches, presenting, performing and (self) back-slapping. The heartthrob of the moment, Justin Timberlake, won three trophies, Beyoncé won 2, hostess Christina Aguilera [in different states of undress throughout the eve] bagged one, as well as Coldplay, The White Stripes and Sigor Ros. The biggest loser of the night was Robbie Williams who pocketed no gongs despite three mentions.

Ms Aguilera was a confident presenter and she had to be as those dresses had a life of their own. The Edinburgh event saw performances from Beyoncé, Kylie Minogue, The Chemical Brothers with Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, Kraftwerk, The White Stripes, Dido, Missy Elliott, Black Eyed Peas - with Just who shouldn’t have rapped, it was more embarrassing than the Madonna’s attempt! There were a lot of presenters, from Shirley Manson of Garbage (the image is too rough, babe!) to Vin Diesel, who was almost funny.

Thus, herewith is the full list of the MTV Europe winners (and other nominees):

Best Group: Coldplay

Evanescence
Metallica
Radiohead
The White Stripes

Best female artist: Christina Aguilera

Beyoncé Knowles
Kylie Minogue
Madonna
Pink

Best Male artist: Justin Timberlake

Craig David
Eminem
Robbie Williams
Sean Paul

Best New act: Sean Paul

50 Cent
Evanescence
Good Charlotte
Justin Timberlake

Best Hip-hop: Eminem

50 Cent
Jay-Z
Missy Elliott
Nelly

Best R&B: Beyoncé Knowles

Ashanti
Craig David
Jennifer Lopez
Mary J Blige

Best album: Justin Timberlake: ‘Justified’

50 Cent: ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’’
Christina Aguilera: ‘Stripped’
Robbie Williams: ‘Escapology’
The White Stripes; ‘Elephant’

Best song: Beyoncé Knowles: ‘Crazy In Love’

Christina Aguilera: ‘Beautiful’
Evanescence: Bring Me To Life
Justin Timberlake: ‘Cry Me A River’
Sean Paul: ‘Get Busy’

Best Dance act: Panjabi MC

Junior Senior
Moby
Paul Oakenfold
The Chemical Brothers

Best Pop: Justin Timberlake

Christina Aguilera
Kylie Minogue
Pink
Robbie Williams

Best Rock: The White Stripes

Good Charlotte
Linkin Park
Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best video: Sigur Ros: ‘Untitled 1’

Missy Elliott: ‘Work It’
Queens Of The Stone Age: ‘Go With The Flow’
The White Stripes: ‘Elephant’
UNKLE: ‘An Eye For An Eye’
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Special Awards

Underground To Overground: The Darkness

Free Your Mind: Aung Sau Suu Kyi (Imprisoned leader of Burma)
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It was a gala. Extravaganza - yo! Fashionable - yo! Quality - nope!