MTV Australia Awards 2009

The Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 is the fifth annual MTV Awards show from MTV Australia. The Awards were held on 27 March 2009 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney.

2009 MTV Australia Awards
Date	27 March 2009
Location	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Hosted by	Pete Wentz
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Australia
← 2008

Background information

The show's air date was originally announced on 16 February 2009^[1] and the nominees for the show were announced on 19 February 2009.^[2] The awards show will be produced by American producer Alex Coletti who produced the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.^[3][4][5] It was announced on 22 February 2009 that Fall Out Boy band member Pete Wentz would host the event.^[6] The public will vote for the winners of all eight categories with the voting commencing on 23 February and concluding on 25 March.^[7] The show will be broadcast on MTV World Stage around the world.^[8] On the show special appearances were made by Vanilla Ice, Ashlee Simpson and Wolfmother.

Performers

• The Killers^[2]
• Kings of Leon (Live via satellite from TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, New Zealand)^[9]
• Sia^[10]
• The Fray^[11]
• Jessica Mauboy^[8]
• Kaiser Chiefs (red carpet)^[12]
• Wolfmother

Presenters

• Audrina Patridge (red carpet)^[2]
• Lara Bingle^[13]
• Rhys Darby^[13]
• Dannii Minogue^[14]
• Duffy^[14]
• Mark Hoppus^[14]
• Delta Goodrem
• Estella Warren
• Vanilla Ice
• Robbie Maddison

Winners and nominees

The winners are in bold.^[15]

Video of the Year
Pink – "So What" Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Flo Rida feat. T-Pain – "Low" Lady Gaga – "Poker Face" Kings of Leon – "Sex On Fire"
Best Aussie	Best Kiwi
Jessica Mauboy The Veronicas The Presets The Living End Gabriella Cilmi	Nesian Mystik Cut Off Your Hands P Money Goodnight Nurse Ladyhawke
Best Breakthrough	Independent Spirit
Katy Perry Lady Gaga The Ting Tings MGMT Empire of the Sun	Sneaky Sound System Ladyhawke Sia Bliss n Eso Cut Copy
Best Rock Video	Best Dance Video
Fall Out Boy – "I Don't Care" Kings of Leon – "Sex on Fire" The Killers – "Human" Paramore – "Decode" Kaiser Chiefs – "Never Miss A Beat"	The Ian Carey Project – "Get Shaky" The Presets – "Talk Like That" The Potbelleez – "Are You With Me" Sam Sparro – "Black & Gold" Sneaky Sound System – "Kansas City"
Best Collaboration	Best Moves
T.I. feat. Rihanna – "Live Your Life" Jessica Mauboy feat. Flo Rida – "Running Back" Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown – "No Air" Estelle featuring Kanye West – "American Boy" Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne – "Let It Rock"	Britney Spears – "Circus" Pussycat Dolls – "When I Grow Up" Chris Brown – "Forever" Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – "4 Minutes"