The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Russian Act. The all-time winner in this category are Dima Bilan with 8 wins.

Alsou Ralifovna Abramova, better known by the mononym Alsou, is a Russian singer. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in which she came second with the song Solo right after Denmark, giving her recognition across Europe. Alsou hosted the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow.