The annual MTV Videos Music Awards Latinoamérica were to be held Wednesday, October 19 at the Xcaret Park's Great Tlachco Theater in Playa del Carmen (close to Cancún), Quintana Roo, Mexico, for the first time in a different location since their creation. However, due to the approach of Hurricane Wilma towards the Mexican Riviera Maya, the show was moved from October 20 to the 19th, but it was eventually postponed. The date was then moved again, this time to December 22.

A couple of months later, MTV decided that it was not feasible to have the show on the aforementioned scheduled date. Instead, the awards were given out on a half-hour special called "Por Fin Los Premios MTV 2005" where the winners received their awards after having practical jokes played on them (a la Punk'd). Would-be hosts Molotov hosted this special and played live on a public concert in Playa del Carmen. A second special, called "Lenguas en Vivo: Ganadores en Concierto" (Tongues Live: Winners in Concert) aired that same day with some of the winners performing. Miranda! played from their studio in Argentina, two songs from Juanes's concert in Buenos Aires were also filmed by MTV for this special, and Panda and Reik also performed from MTV's studios in Mexico City. A third and final 1/2 hour special called "El Show que Wilma se Voló" was also broadcast that day showing how the show was supposed to happen and the reaction of the artists and MTV's workers after they found out about its cancellation.

Nominations Winners in bold.

Artist of the Year Café Tacuba Diego Torres Juanes Miranda! Shakira

Video of the Year Juanes — "La Camisa Negra" Miranda! — "Don" Molotov — "Amateur" Shakira — "La Tortura (featuring Alejandro Sanz)" Shakira — "No"

Best Male Artist Alejandro Sanz Daddy Yankee Diego Torres Juanes Tiziano Ferro

Best Female Artist Andrea Echeverri Belinda Ely Guerra Paulina Rubio Shakira

Best Group or Duet Café Tacuba La Ley Miranda! Molotov Reik

Best Pop Artist Belinda Diego Torres Julieta Venegas Reik Shakira

Best Rock Artist Babasónicos Catupecu Machu Juanes Lucybell Moderatto

Best Alternative Artist Andrea Echeverri Belanova Miranda! Molotov Natalia y La Forquetina

Best Independent Artist La Etnnia Los Natas Panda Pornois Thermo No public voting

Best Pop Artist — International Ashlee Simpson Backstreet Boys Gwen Stefani Hilary Duff Kelly Clarkson

Best Rock Artist — International Coldplay Foo Fighters Good Charlotte Green Day Simple Plan

Best Hip-Hop/R&B Artist — International 50 Cent Beastie Boys The Black Eyed Peas Missy Elliott Eminem

Best New Artist — International Ashlee Simpson Gwen Stefani Kelly Clarkson My Chemical Romance The Killers

Best Artist — North Belanova Café Tacuba Moderatto Molotov Reik

Best New Artist — North Delux Elli Noise Mariana Ochoa Reik Thermo

Best Artist — Central Andrea Echeverri Juanes Kudai La Ley Shakira

Best New Artist — Central Andrea Echeverri Ciudad Satélite La Etnnia Kudai Los Píxel

Best Artist — South Árbol Babasónicos Bersuit Vergarabat Catupecu Machu Miranda!

Best New Artist — South Bahiano Cuentos Borgeanos Flavio y La Mandiga Lourdes Luciano Supervielle

Performances Por Fin Los Premios MTV 2005 Molotov — "Mamar"

Lenguas en Vivo: Ganadores en Concierto Reik — "Que Vida La Mía" and "Yo Quisiera" Miranda! — "Don" Panda — "Cita En El Quirófano" Juanes — "La Camisa Negra" and "Dámelo"

Memorable Moments The show being postponed twice and finally cancelled (due to the approach of Hurricane Wilma).

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