Best R&B
Alicia Keys
Also nominated: Ashanti, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J Blige

Best pop
Kylie Minogue
Also nominated: Anastacia, Enrique Iglesias, Pink, Shakira

Best male
Eminem
Also nominated: Enrique Iglesias, Lenny Kravitz, Nelly, Robbie Williams

Best live act
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Also nominated: Depeche Mode, Korn, Lenny Kravitz, U2

Best website
Moby
Also nominated: David Bowie, Linkin Park, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Best female
Jennifer Lopez
Also nominated: Britney Spears, Pink, Kylie, Shakira

Best new act
The Calling
Also nominated: Avril Lavigne, Royksopp, Shakira, The Strokes

Best song
Pink - Get the Party Started
Also nominated: Enrique Iglesias - Hero, Nelly - Hot in Herre, Nickelback - How You Remind Me, Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

Best hard rock
Linkin Park
Also nominated: Korn, POD, Puddle of Mudd, System of a Down

Best dance
Kylie Minogue
Also nominated: DB Boulevard, Moby, Royksopp, Sophie Ellis Bextor

Best hip-hop
Eminem
Also nominated: Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Nelly, P Diddy

Best UK and Ireland act
Coldplay
Also nominated: Sugababes, Ms Dynamite, Atomic Kitten, Underworld

Best rock
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Also nominated: Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Nickelback, U2

Best album
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Also nominated: Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head, Kylie - Fever, No Doubt - Rock Steady, Pink - M!ssundaztood

Best video
Röyksopp - Remind Me
Also nominated: Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At?, Eminem - Without Me, Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer, The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl

Best Nordic act
Kent

Best German act
Xavier Naidoo

Best Spanish act
Amaral

Best Russian act
Diskoteka Avariya

Best Romanian act
Animal X

Best Italian act
Subsonica

Best French act
Indochine

Best Dutch act
Brainpower

Best Polish act
Myslovitz