One Direction have taken the title for Best UK & Ireland Act at this year's MTV European Music Awards.

Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were awarded the prize ahead of the official ceremony taking place in Glasgow, Scotland on November 9.

One Direction / Credit: WireImage

Other acts nominated who they beat out included Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.

Following the win, the group are now eligible to take home the coveted Worldwide Act award, where they're competing against 10 international acts.

Voting for that category opens from 12pm CET today, and the final list of 10 Worldwide Act nominees is to be revealed next Thursday, October 30 via mtvema.com

One Direction are also nominated for Best Pop, Best Live and Biggest Fans.

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