Lady Gaga was the biggest winners at the MTV EMA 2010 in Madrid, Spain where she won awards for Best Pop, Best Female and Best Song. Justin Bieber came in second with two awards, winning both the Best Male category as well as Best Push Artist.
Linkin Park won Best Live, while Thirty Seconds to Mars won Best Rock and German rockers Tokio Hotel triumphed in the Best World Stage category.
Eminem polished his hip-hop crown with a trophy for Best Hip-Hop, while hot new talent Ke$ha crowned a fantastic breakthrough year with a win for Best New Act.
Newlywed Katy Perry got a late wedding present when she was announced as winner of Best Video for "California Gurls", while US punk outfit Paramore triumphed in the Best Alternative category.
As previously announced, the inaugural MTV EMA Global Icon Award was won by rockers Bon Jovi. Latina lovely Shakira received the MTV Free Your Mind award from Jared Leto, alongside his band Thirty Seconds To Mars, in recognition of her commitment and dedication to making education accessible for children around the world. Best European Act was won by Italian star Marco Mengoni.
Lady Gaga beamed her thanks into the Caja Mαgica stadium by satellite from Budapest where she was performing the latest date on her smash-hit Monster Ball tour. Justin Bieber, the official digital host for the EMAs, expressed his delight at his two EMA awards live simultaneously online and in the main show. Bon Jovi received their trophy from self-confessed mega-fan Eva Longoria.
