MTV Asia Awards 2006

The MTV Asia Awards 2006 was held at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand. The show aired live on Saturday, May 6 across Asian MTV channels. Like previous award shows, the show is best known for live performances featuring collaborations of Eastern and Western act. The show was hosted by Wang Leehom together with Kelly Rowland replacing Kelly Clarkson.

Nominees in each category are listed alphabetically, winners are bolded.

Performers

 * Korn
 * Wang Leehom
 * Kelly Rowland
 * Thaitanium & Simon Webbe
 * Lee Ryan & Tata Young
 * Jolin Tsai
 * Daniel Powter
 * Teriyaki Boyz
 * Hoobastank
 * Rivermaya
 * Kangta & Vanness

Presenters

 * Zhao Wei
 * Maggie Q
 * Same Same
 * Taufik Batisah
 * Too Phat
 * Lukkade Metinee


 * Sean Noh
 * The Veronicas
 * Ahli Fiqir
 * Peter Corp
 * Marsha Vadhanapanich
 * Jal
 * Chang Chen

Favorite Pop Act

 * Black Eyed Peas
 * Gorillaz
 * Simple Plan
 * Backstreet Boys
 * Westlife

Favorite Rock Act

 * Coldplay
 * Franz Ferdinand
 * Green Day
 * My Chemical Romance
 * Oasis

Favorite Video

 * Franz Ferdinand — "Do You Want To"
 * Green Day — "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
 * Kanye West — "Gold Digger"
 * Korn — "Twisted Transistor"
 * My Chemical Romance — "Helena"

Favorite Female Artist

 * Ashlee Simpson
 * Kelly Clarkson
 * Lindsay Lohan
 * Madonna
 * Mariah Carey

Favorite Male Artist

 * Eminem
 * James Blunt
 * Kanye West
 * Ricky Martin
 * Robbie Williams

Favorite Breakthrough Artist

 * Fort Minor
 * James Blunt
 * Simon Webbe
 * The Pussycat Dolls
 * My Chemical Romance

Favorite Artist Mainland China

 * The Flower
 * Sun Nan
 * Zhao Wei
 * Xu Wei
 * Zhou Xun

Favorite Artist Hong Kong

 * Andy Lau
 * Eason Chan
 * Joey Yung
 * Leo Ku
 * Twins

Favorite Artist India

 * Abhijeet Sawant
 * Asha Bhosle
 * Jal
 * Rabbi Shergill
 * Sonu Nigam

Favorite Artist Indonesia

 * Maliq & D'Essentials
 * Peterpan
 * Project Pop
 * Radja
 * Rossa

Favorite Artist Korea

 * Buzz
 * Seven
 * SG Wannabe
 * Tei
 * Wheesung

Favorite Artist Malaysia

 * Ahli Fiqir
 * Fish Leong
 * Mawi
 * Ruffedge
 * Too Phat

Favorite Artist Philippines

 * Bamboo
 * Hale
 * Kitchie Nadal
 * Orange and Lemons
 * Rivermaya

Favorite Artist Singapore

 * A-do
 * Huang Yida
 * JJ Lin
 * Taufik Batisah
 * Stefanie Sun

Favorite Artist Taiwan

 * 5566
 * Jay Chou
 * Jolin Tsai
 * S.H.E
 * Wang Leehom

Favorite Artist Thailand

 * 4gotten
 * Bodyslam
 * Lydia
 * Tata Young
 * Thaitanium

The Style Award

 * Jolin Tsai

Outstanding Achievement in Popular Music

 * Destiny's Child

The Inspiration Award

 * Thongchai McIntyre

Breakthrough Collaboration Japan Award

 * Teriyaki Boyz

Award theme
The award had a futuristic Asian looks. Soldiers with (fake) laser guns would escort presenters onto the stage. After each commercial break there were animation skits set in a future Asia.