The only thing I was looking for going in was whether Prince would get nominated, only because it may be more likely he'd perform if he was a nominee, so I'm glad he's there. I don't care if he wins, I just hope he performs and puts all the young'uns to shame.

Video Of The Year
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
D12, "My Band"
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"


Best Male Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
Justin Timberlake, "Senorita"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
Prince, "Musicology"


Best Female Video
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"
Jessica Simpson, "With You"
Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within"


Best Group Video
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
D12, "My Band"
Hoobastank, "The Reason"
Maroon 5, "This Love"
Good Charlotte, "Hold On"


Best Rap Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
D12, "My Band"
50 Cent featuring Snoop Dogg & G-Unit, "P.I.M.P." Remix
Ludacris, "Stand Up"
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins, "Get Low"


Best R&B Video
Usher, "Burn"
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"
Brandy featuring Kanye West, "Talk About Our Love"
Beyoncé, "Me, Myself and I"
R. Kelly, "Step in the Name of Love"


Best Hip-Hop Video
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
Nelly featuring P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, "Holidae In"


Best Dance Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Missy Elliott, "I'm Really Hot"


Best Rock Video
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
Hoobastank, "The Reason"
Evanescence, "My Immortal"
Linkin Park, "Breaking the Habit"


Best Pop Video
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Jessica Simpson, "With You"
Hilary Duff, "Come Clean"
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
Avril Lavigne, "Don't Tell Me"


Best New Artist In A Video
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Maroon 5, "This Love"
JoJo, "Leave (Get Out)"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
Yellowcard, "Ocean Avenue"
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"


MTV2 Award
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
Elephant Man, "Pon De River"
Yellowcard, "Ocean Avenue"
Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, "Slow Jamz"
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"


Best Choreography In A Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"
Missy Elliott, "I'm Really Hot"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Sean Paul, "Like Glue"


Breakthrough Video
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
New Found Glory, "All Downhill From Here"
White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button"
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man"


Best Direction In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems" (Director: Mark Romanek)
No Doubt, "It's My Life" (Director: David LaChapelle)
Outkast, "Hey Ya!" (Director: Bryan Barber)
White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button" (Director: Michel Gondry)
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man" (Director: Michel Gondry)


Best Special Effects In A Video
Incubus, "Megalomaniac"
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man"


Best Art Direction In A Video
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man"
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
Alicia Keys, "You Don't Know My Name"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"


Best Editing In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button"
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Simple Plan, "Perfect"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"


Best Cinematography In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within"

this will be the first VMA show I will not watch

Vashti, thanks for posting this.

I think Joss Stone should have been nominated for "Supa Dupa Love" and Van Hunt should have been nominated in the best new artist category.

Oh well, its MTV.:lol: :lol: :crazy: :crazy: :wave:

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
this will be the first VMA show I will not watch

Not if Maroon 5 performs.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Not if Maroon 5 performs.

I like them, but not enough to sit through 3 hours of Britney and Usher, lol

Originally posted by vashti1999
Video Of The Year
Britney Spears, "Toxic"

Best Female Video
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"

Best Dance Video
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"
Britney Spears, "Toxic"

Best Rock Video
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
Evanescence, "My Immortal"
Linkin Park, "Breaking the Habit"

Best Pop Video
Britney Spears, "Toxic"

Best New Artist In A Video
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"

MTV2 Award
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"

Best Choreography In A Video
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"

Breakthrough Video
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"

Best Special Effects In A Video
Incubus, "Megalomaniac"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"

Best Cinematography In A Video
Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within"


YAAAAAAAAY pumpkin:

I <3 the VMA's.. can't believe they're coming up pretty soon. damn, evanescence's "everybody's fool" video should have been nominated.

AND WHAT SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE IN HEY YA?!? it's just a bunch of girls screaming at the top of their lungs.. literally.

Originally posted by vashti1999
The only thing I was looking for going in was whether Prince would get nominated, only because it may be more likely he'd perform if he was a nominee, so I'm glad he's there. I don't care if he wins, I just hope he performs and puts all the young'uns to shame.

Video Of The Year

D12, "My Band"


Best Group Video

D12, "My Band"


Best Rap Video

D12, "My Band"







die

Originally posted by Corsair de Morta
die

You are talking about D12, right?

I lost interest in the VMAs about five years or so ago. The only good thing about the awards is when Chris Rock hosts.

I was excited last year because there was a chance Johnny Cash might show up, but he got sick and it never happened.

Originally posted by AKA
I lost interest in the VMAs about five years or so ago. The only good thing about the awards is when Chris Rock hosts.

I was excited last year because there was a chance Johnny Cash might show up, but he got sick and it never happened.

exactly, the VMA's became a popularity contest instead of voting for the best. The days of a Neil Young video winning Best Video is over.

I'm not a Britney fan, but why Toxic over Everytime?

Why Hey Ya for Outkast and not Roses? Roses was one of the few good videos that got heavy airplay this past year, Hey Ya was okay, but not AS good IMO.

I actually love Jay-Z's "99 Problems." Well the song, but I hope the video wins at least one. Most of the videos this year bored me though. Pretty much a sucky year. Oh, and No Doubt needs to win everything they've been nominated for.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
Why Hey Ya for Outkast and not Roses? Roses was one of the few good videos that got heavy airplay this past year, Hey Ya was okay, but not AS good IMO.

I think they're both neat videos, but "Hey Ya" is cooler. I like the concept (though Paul McCartney did it first).

I LOVED the Hey Ya video the first time I saw it. I did think of Paul's "Coming Up" vid, but I guess with tech advances since then, Hey Ya's blending of multiple Andre 3000s looked more seamless. I also liked that he was doing something other than one would expect from a hip hop act.

MY WINNERS LIST

Video Of The Year
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"

Best Male Video
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"


Best Female Video
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"


Best Group Video
Maroon 5, "This Love"


Best Rap Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"

Best R&B Video
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"


Best Hip-Hop Video
Nelly featuring P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, "Shake Ya Tailfeather"


Best Dance Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"


Best Rock Video
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"


Best Pop Video
NONE!!!!


Best New Artist In A Video
JoJo, "Leave (Get Out)"


MTV2 Award
none

Best Choreography In A Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"


Breakthrough Video
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"

Best Direction In A Video
Outkast, "Hey Ya!" (Director: Bryan Barber)

Best Special Effects In A Video
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"


Best Art Direction In A Video
Alicia Keys, "You Don't Know My Name" (the dude in that video is fine!)


Best Editing In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"



Best Cinematography In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"

This is the first year the nominations seem so *blah* to me.

am i the only person disapointed that Incubus' Megalomanic wasn't nominated for Best Video? I mean, I know the video was controversial and political... but come on, it was definately a better video than Toxic, Yeah (what is so good about the video?) or My Band. And in 10-15 years people will still talk about that video.

Originally posted by SBTB Geek
This is the first year the nominations seem so *blah* to me.

Exactly... so many damn repeats. If I hear "Yeah!" one more time, I'm gonna blow my brains out...

*sniffs* Whats that smell? Smells like a really big victory for Usher this year.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
am i the only person disapointed that Incubus' Megalomanic wasn't nominated for Best Video? I mean, I know the video was controversial and political... but come on, it was definately a better video than Toxic, Yeah (what is so good about the video?) or My Band. And in 10-15 years people will still talk about that video. Yeah, definitely! It's too bad quality videos are pushed aside for the hugely popular, yet unimportant videos.

Originally posted by Cashodeen
Yeah, definitely! It's too bad quality videos are pushed aside for the hugely popular, yet unimportant videos.
Exactly. for crying out loud outkast's "hey ya" video was nominated for best special effects, and IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF GIRLS SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS. That song blows ass and so does the video. "Roses" should have been nominated instead. The video was much better, as well as the song itself.

It's also kind of funny how Evanescence's "My Immortal" was nominated for best rock video. it's not rock. "Everybody's Fool" really should have been nomintaed for something, it's an amazing video.