MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act

The MTV European Music Awards for the best UK & Ireland act has been a regional category since 1998 and have been won by 15 different acts

The last Irish winners to win in this category was Westlife in 2000. In 2003, The Irish band, The Thrills were the last Irish nominees in the Category, although the category is still called "Best UK & Ireland Act". British boy band One Direction which includes an Irish member, Niall Horan won the Awards in 2012, 2013, and 2014. British girl group Little Mix, are currently the most awarded and nominated act and female group in this category, winning a of total six times out of seven nominations.

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best UK & Ireland Act.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.


 * † indicates the Wildcard–winning artist.

2020s

 * Notes
 * undefinedLocal Hero Award — UK
 * undefinedLocal Hero Award — Ireland
 * undefinedMTV Select — UK and Ireland
 * undefinedBest MTV2 UK Act
 * undefinedBest UK & Ireland New Act

Performers with multiple awards

 * 6 awards
 * Little Mix (4 consecutive)


 * 3 awards
 * One Direction (consecutive)


 * 2 awards
 * Coldplay
 * Muse

Performers with multiple nominations

 * 7 nominations
 * Little Mix


 * 5 nominations
 * Ed Sheeran


 * 4 nominations
 * One Direction
 * Coldplay


 * 3 nominations
 * Adele
 * Muse
 * Dua Lipa
 * Stormzy


 * 2 nominations
 * Jessie J
 * Florence and the Machine
 * Ellie Goulding
 * Calvin Harris
 * Years & Years
 * Craig David
 * Gorillaz
 * Arctic Monkeys
 * Dave