2011 Melon Music Awards

The 2011 Melon Music Awards were held on Thursday, November 24, 2011, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea, the event's first use of the venue. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2011 ceremony was the third installment of the event since its offline launch in 2009. Beast, IU and 2NE1 received the most nominations at the ceremony, have each been nominated five times. The trio along with Super Junior were the only artists who received multiple accolades, with all four artists winning two awards each. Furthermore, the aforementioned trio won the three daesang prizes at the event.

Presenters

 * Park Shin-hye, Leeteuk & Yoon Doo-joon – Official host
 * Kim Sung-soo & Kim Seon-woo – Best New Artist
 * Kim Hyun-joong & Woori – Best Music Video
 * Lim Tae-kyung & Cha Ji-yeon – Best Songwriter
 * Lee Kwang-soo & Han Chae-ah – Hot Trend Award (Variety)
 * Choi Hyo-sung – Hot Issue Segment
 * Nam Tae-jeong & Moon Ji-ye – MBC Music Star Award
 * Ki Tae-young & Jin Bora – Best R&B/Ballad Award
 * Lee Eun-gyeol & Lee Hee-jin – Best OST Award
 * Jung Seung-ho & Kim Se-ah – Culture Performer Award
 * Hong Jong-hyun & Kim Kyung-jin – Best Rock Award & Best Rap/Hip Hop Award
 * Nam Hee-suk & Lee Ji-seon – Netizen Popularity Award & Global Artist Award
 * Bang Si-hyuk & Song Kyung-ah – Album of the Year
 * Bae Cheol-soo – Artist of the Year & Song of the Year

Main awards
Winners and nominees are listed below. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.