Video Of The Year
50 Cent, "In Da Club"
Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
Johnny Cash, "Hurt"
Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Work It"

Best Male Video
50 Cent, "In Da Club"
Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
John Mayer, "Your Body is a Wonderland"
Johnny Cash, "Hurt"
Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"

Best Female Video
Avril Lavigne, "I'm With You"
Beyonce f/ Jay-Z, "Crazy in Love"
Christina Aguilera, "Dirrty"
Jennifer Lopez, "I'm Glad"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Work It"

Best New Artist In A Video
50 Cent, "In Da Club"
All-American Rejects, "Swing, Swing"
Evanescence f/ Paul McCoy, "Bring Me to Life"
Kelly Clarkson, "Miss Independent"
Sean Paul, "Get Busy"
Simple Plan, "Addicted"

Breakthrough Video
Coldplay, "The Scientist"
Floetry, "Floetic"
Kenna, "Freetime"
Queens of the Stone Age, "No One Knows"
Sum 41, "The Hell Song"

Best Group Video
B2K f/ P. Diddy, "Bump, Bump, Bump"
Coldplay, "The Scientist"
Good Charlotte, "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous"
The Donnas, "Take It Off"
The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"

Best Rap Video
2 Pac f/ Nas, "Thugz Mansion"
50 Cent, "In Da Club"
Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
Ludacris f/ Mystikal, "Move B***h"
Nas, "I Can"

Best R&B Video
Aaliyah, "Miss You"
Ashanti, "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)"
Beyonce f/ Jay-Z, "Crazy in Love"
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland, "Dilemma"
R. Kelly, "Ignition Remix"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Busta Rhymes f/ Mariah Carey, "I Know What You Want"
Jay-Z f/ Beyonce, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Work It"
Nelly, "Hot in Herre"
Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson, "Beautiful"

Best Dance Video
Christina Aguilera, "Dirrty"
Jennifer Lopez, "I'm Glad"
Justin Timberlake, "Rock Your Body"
Mya, "Your Love Is Like...Wo"
Sean Paul, "Get Busy"

Best Rock Video
Evanescence f/ Paul McCoy, "Bring Me to Life"
Good Charlotte, "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous"
Linkin Park, "Somewhere I Belong"
Metallica, "St. Anger"
The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"

Best Pop Video
Avril Lavigne, "Sk8er Boi"
Christina Aguilera, "Dirrty"
Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
Kelly Clarkson, "Miss Independent"
No Doubt, "Underneath It All"

Best Video From A Film
Britney Spears f/ Pharrell of N.E.R.D., "Boys" ("Austin Powers in Goldmember")
Eminem, "Lose Yourself" ("8 Mile")
JC Chasez, "Blowing Me Up (With Her Love)" ("Drumline")
Madonna, "Die Another Day" ("Die Another Day")

Best Direction In A Video
Coldplay (Director: Jamie Thraves), "The Scientist"
Johnny Cash (Director: Mark Romanek), "Hurt"
Justin Timberlake (Director: Francis Lawrence), "Cry Me a River"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott (Director: Dave Meyers/Missy Elliott), "Work It"
Sum 41 (Director: Marc Klasfeld), "The Hell Song"

Best Choreography In A Video
Beyonce f/ Jay-Z, "Crazy in Love"
Christina Aguilera, "Dirrty"
Jennifer Lopez, "I'm Glad"
Justin Timberlake, "Rock Your Body"
Mya, "Your Love Is Like...Wo"

Best Special Effects In A Video
Floetry, "Floetic"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Work It"
Queens of the Stone Age, "Go With the Flow"
Radiohead, "There There"
The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"

Best Art Direction In A Video
Jennifer Lopez, "I'm Glad"
Johnny Cash, "Hurt"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Work It"
Queens of the Stone Age, "Go With the Flow"
Radiohead, "There There"

Best Editing In A Video
Johnny Cash, "Hurt"
Kenna, "Freetime"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Work It"
Radiohead, "There There"
The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"

Best Cinematography In A Video
Johnny Cash, "Hurt"
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Work It"
No Doubt, "Underneath It All"
Radiohead, "There There"

MTV2 Award
AFI, "Girl's Not Grey"
Common f/ Mary J. Blige, "Come Close"
Interpol, "PDA"
Queens of the Stone Age, "No One Knows"
The Roots f/ Cody Chesnutt, "The Seed 2.0"

Viewer's Choice
50 Cent, "In Da Club"
Beyonce f/ Jay-Z, "Crazy in Love"
Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
Good Charlotte, "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous"
Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
Kelly Clarkson, "Miss Independent"

Okay I love Johnny Cash and that video, and MTV does not deserve to have him on their lists.

Johnny Cash is, and always has been, the man.

He's a true rebel. These punks that act all rebellious these days are doing it in a coldly calculated way to get maximum sales. Johnny did it because that's who he was.

these categories matter, why...?

Say what you will about the quality of the actual music. but the music videos are worthy of note and deserve the recognition MTV awards afford them. We still have some definite artists creating videos today, and their futures will be very rewarding.

Like Chris Rock once said. "Okay, so the band might suck... but hey! It had good lighting!"

Do Ilike all the choices? No. But that's not to say a fair few of those nominees more than deserve their accolades.

Part of the MTV staff I see.

I voted for None of this Crap, Where's Johnny Cash.

Award shows are nothing more than a way to sell more CD's. Weather it be the Grammy's, or MTV. A great marketing ploy, that all the the sheeply pop music fans buy into. Awards help sell more records, that's why these overglorified shows get so much attention. Any how, Johnny Cash can fart a better tune, than anyone mentioned on MTV's list of crud. MTV is a joke.

anyone got a link to the Johnny Cash video? I've heard about it but haven't seen it yet

@ those lists

Bottom of this article:

http://www.nme.com/features/104451.htm


It seems that from the article, it has played on MTV2...but I have never seen it played (but I don't watch that channel that much.)

Another link for Johnnys vid:

http://search.launch.yahoo.com/searc...?p=Johnny+Cash

MTV sux

Thanks for the none of the above choice. Good call on Johnny Cash.

Johnny Cash by far!

On Thursday, August 28th, Metallica will perform live to close the MTV Video Music Awards show broadcast from Radio City Music Hall. Air time is 8:00 PM EST with pre-show festivities beginning at 6:30 PM EST. (Check local listings for exact showtimes in your area)

[METALLICA.com]

We all know the only reason we watch these shows is for the women and to see what slutty outfits they have on this year. All the presenters and winners do is plug their album or movie.

Btw, best line by Chris Rock ever (and one that pretty much sums up todays music industry) just after Britney Spears and N'Sync played "Britney Spears and N'Sync ... why do they bother having microphones on?" I almost pissed my pants when he said that.

I still think the classic moment ever was last year when Puff Daddy and his buddies were lipsyncing. Um, your rapping. Why do you need to lipsync that? I mean, i can see if a singer can't hit a note, but your just talking. Someone please explain this to me.

I will be watching this year for Metallica. I'm one of the 8 people that actually liked St. Anger.

And I have to watch so that the next day I can read Bill Simmons article about the show and know what he's talking about. If you haven't read him, go check him out on ESPN's Page 2. He's the funniest journalist i've read.

Exactly. Notice all the categories are "Best _______ VIDEO not best song, best record, best artist etc.

These awards are to recognize the videos, not the songs.

BUMP for tonite..

I am eagerly anticipating ALL of tonite's performances..

Actually, I AM anticipating Rock's hosting..

it's a whole package, man. if the videos were silent, what would be the point?

Johnny Cash - all the way!

well here's a pic from one of hte vmas


anyone have a full performance listing? And will mtv do this in widescreen/hdtv/ that 20 frames per second thing they did last year.

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Originally posted by Rypro 525
And will mtv do this in widescreen/hdtv/ that 20 frames per second thing they did last year.

Lord I hope not...if I want to stream a video on my computer, i'll use my computer..

Well, paintings are silent, and there are some great silent films.

IMO, a great video should be judged on the visuals, and how well it goes with the song, not the quality of the song.

wonder if anyone is gonna either show off their ass in some way or another, or wear something so tight and revealing, we will all wonder "how did that stay on".

oh god, that entire list is horrible, I blocked MTV a long time ago though.

I want my Kerrang TV