The ceremony attracted the largest television audience for the awards until 2007 and was one of the first entertainment broadcasts following the September 11 attacks in New York City.

Performances included Blink-182 with "First Date", Depeche Mode with "Never Let Me Down Again", Rammstein with "Ich Will" and Kylie Minogue with "Can't Get You Out of My Head".

The presenter line up included actress Christina Ricci, girl group Atomic Kitten, Nelly Furtado, Sugababes and Claudia Schiffer.

Gorillaz (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien) — "Clint Eastwood" The Avalanches — "Since I Left You" Limp Bizkit — Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Jennifer Lopez Robbie Williams Limp Bizkit Dido Anastacia Gorillaz Blink-182 Craig David Eminem Limp Bizkit (www.limpbizkit.com) Winners are in bold text.

Kane Manu Chao Samy Deluxe Elisa Safri Duo Kasia Kowalska Alsou La Oreja de Van Gogh Craig David