“The Avengers” Lords Over the MTV Movie Awards

Sunday night was all about some super heroes and a super silly lady as The Avengers took home 3 awards including Movie of the Year at the MTV Movie Awards while host Rebel Wilson won two statues. Wilson and her Pitch Perfect cohorts not only performed on the show but they won Musical Moment over Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Wilson took home the Breakthrough Award. The other big winner of the night was Silver Linings Playbook which landed three awards including Actor and Actress for Bradley Cooper and Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence… I have to say I was a bit dismayed that the brilliant films Les Miserables, Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Dark Knight Rises all went home empty-handed, but hey, I’ll admit I’m a bit older than the MTV voting demographic unfortunately, lol … For more on the show and the awards, head to the MTV site here and take a look at all the winners below.

2013 MTV MOVIE AWARD WINNERS:

Movie of the Year: The Avengers
Male Performance: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Breakthrough Performance: Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect
Best Scared as Shit Performance: Suraj Sharma, Life of Pi
Best On Screen Duo: Mark Whalberg & Seth MacFarlane, Ted
Best Shirtless Performance: Taylor Lautner, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2
Best Fight: The Avengers
Best Kiss: Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best WTF Moment: Django Unchained
Best Villain: Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers
Best Musical Moment: Pitch Perfect

It’s All about Django, Jennifer and Ted at the MTV Movie Award Nominations

This year, it looks like the MTV Movie Awards are looking to class up the joint a bit as they nominated several Oscar winners and nominees among their top choices for this year’s ceremony. Django Unchained, which won two Oscars, grabbed 7 nominations including Best Movie where it goes up against Oscar nominee Silver Linings Playbook plus The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and Ted. The later film, a some-what lowbrow stoner comedy, is also up for 7 awards right in line with MTV’s usual choices… The other big contender is Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence who is up for 5, yes 5, awards including Best Female Performance against fellow Oscar winner Anne Hathaway. Take a look at all the nominees below which also feature some of my favorite films (Perks of Being a Wallflower, Les Mis, Skyfall) and performers (Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Emma Watson, Rebel Wilson, Jessica Chastain and Marion Cotillard to name a few). Voting is open now, and watch for the MTV Movie Awards airing in April on MTV.

2013 MTV Movie Award Nominees~

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
“Django Unchained”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Ted”
“The Avengers”
“The Dark Knight Rises”

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Mila Kunis, “Ted”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emma Watson, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Rebel Wilson, “Pitch Perfect”

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Jamie Foxx, “Django Unchained”
Channing Tatum, “Magic Mike”

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Ezra Miller, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Eddie Redmayne, “Les Misérables”
Suraj Sharma, “Life of Pi”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Rebel Wilson, “Pitch Perfect”

BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Alexandra Daddario, “Texas Chainsaw 3D”
Martin Freeman, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Jennifer Lawrence, “House at the End of the Street”
Suraj Sharma, “Life of Pi”

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson, “Django Unchained”
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane as Ted, “Ted”
Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo, “The Avengers”
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, “The Campaign”

BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE*
Christian Bale, “The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig, “Skyfall
Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
Seth MacFarlane as Ted, “Ted”
Channing Tatum, “Magic Mike”

BEST FIGHT
Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen, “Django Unchained”
Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace, “Skyfall”
Mark Wahlberg vs. Seth MacFarlane as Ted, “Ted”
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson & Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston, “The Avengers”
Christian Bale vs. Tom Hardy, “The Dark Knight Rises”

BEST KISS
Kerry Washington and Jamie Foxx, “Django Unchained”
Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg, “Ted”
Emma Watson and Logan Lerman, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

BEST WTF MOMENT
Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson, Candieland Gets Smoked in “Django Unchained”
Denzel Washington, Final Descent in “Flight”
Anna Camp, Hack-Appella in “Pitch Perfect”
Javier Bardem, Oops… There Goes His Face in “Skyfall”
Seth MacFarlane as Ted, Ted Gets Saucy in “Ted”

BEST VILLAIN
Javier Bardem, “Skyfall”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”
Marion Cotillard, “The Dark Knight Rises”
Tom Hardy, “The Dark Knight Rises”
Tom Hiddleston, “The Avengers”

BEST MUSICAL MOMENT*
Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash and Adam Rodriguez, “Magic Mike”
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean & Hana Mae Lee, “Pitch Perfect”
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

One Direction Rules a dreadful VMA’s.

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards ratings were down 50 percent and I’m not really surprised. The show was really lackluster with only Pink delivering a killer performance with her latest amazing single “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”. Other performances by Taylor Swift, One Direction, and Rihanna were pretty blah while Green Day and Alicia Keys (featuring gold medal winning Olympian Gaby Douglas) could only muster a little more excitement. And then there was the mess that was 2 Chainz. Aside from that you had egotistical and arrogant winners like Rihanna and her douchebag jerk bf Chris Brown spouting ungrateful speeches or just incoherent ones from the likes of Nicki Minaj (oh dear what is she gonna be like on American Idol next season?)… Speaking of One Direction, they were the big winners with 3 awards while Rihanna took home two including Video of the Year for “We Found Love”. Take a look at all the winners below and head to MTV here for more info on the show and the performances.

2012 MTV Video Music Award Winners~

Video of the Year: “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/ Calvin Harris
Female Video: “Starships”- Nicki Minaj
Male Video: “Turn Up the Music”- Chris Brown
Pop Video: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
New Artist: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
Hip Hop Video: HYFR”- Drake w/ Lil Wayne
Rock Video: “Paradise”- Coldplay
Video with a Message: “Skyscraper”- Demi Lovato
Electronic/Dance Video: “Feel So Close”- Calvin Harris
Shareworthy Video: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
Art Direction: “Wide Awake”- Katy Perry
Choreography: “Turn Up the Music”- Chris Brown
Cinematography: “Bad Girls”- M.I.A.
Editing: “Countdown”- Beyonce
Visual Effects: “First of the Year”- Skrillex
Direction: “Bad Girls”- M.I.A.

And here’s Pink’s amazing performance of “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/832106/blow-me-one-last-kiss-live.jhtml#id=1692712

 

The MTV Video Music Award Nominations “Love” Rihanna and Drake

Rihanna and Drake led this morning’s MTV Video Music Award nominations with five apiece for Rihanna’s clip “We Found Love”, Drake’s “HYFR” and their collaboration “Take Care”. Katy Perry was next in line with four nominations for her latest hit “Wide Awake”. Take a look at all the nominees below and note the surprising absence of Kelly Clarkson‘s smash “Stronger”. I find it rather shocking that she didn’t land Female or Pop Video noms. Clarkson at least did grab one nod for her wonderful “Dark Side” clip in the Best Video with a Message category. Oh and one other complaint… where on Earth is Madonna‘s “Girl Gone Wild”??? It absolutely should’ve made the Dance, Choreography and Female categories… I guess MTV is just afraid of veteran artists? … Well, regardless, check out who wins on the MTV Video Music Awards Sept. 6th.

2012 MTV VMA Nominees~

Video of the Year
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”

Best New Artist
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
The Wanted, “Glad You Came”

Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
The Throne, “Paris”
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, “Beez in the Trap”

Best Male Video
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Usher, “Climax”

Best Female Video
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”

Best Pop Video
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”

Best Rock Video
Coldplay, “Paradise”
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”

Best Electronic Dance Music Video
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close”
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
Avicii, “Le7els”

Best Video With a Message
Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”
Rise Against, “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes, “The Fighter”
K’Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, “Is Anybody Out There?”
Lil Wayne, “How to Love”

Best Art Direction
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Regina Spektor, “All the Rowboats”
Of Monsters & Men, “Little Talks”

Best Choreography
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, “Dance Again”

Best Cinematography
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Adele, “Someone Like You”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”

Best Direction
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
The Throne, “Otis”

Best Editing
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
A$AP Rocky, “Goldie”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
The Throne, “Paris”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, “Mercy”

Best Visual Effects
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”

And here’s one of the big nominees~ Rihanna’s “We Found Love”

The Top 20 Most Expensive Music Videos of All Time!

Earlier today, I happened upon the fun blog, Oh No They Didn’t, and found an article featuring the most expensive music videos of all time. The list of the 20 biggest bank breakers including clips by the expected video king and queen, Michael Jackson and Madonna. But interestingly, it also featured clips from Celine Dion and some Japanese pop star named Ayumi Hamasaki. Take a look at the list below and see if you’re surprised by some of the clips. And note the most recent American song on the list is Madonna’s “Die Another Day” from 2003. As we all know music videos are primarily showcased on the web these days as the music biz has been hovering in the toilet of late. So, instead of these awesome art pieces, we mainly get cheap CGI clips or performance clips. I sure do miss the days of waiting for important video premieres on MTV’s Making the Video. Alas, at least we can reminisce on youtube….

The most expensive music videos of all time…
1. “Scream”- Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson (1995) $ 7million
2. “Die Another Day”- Madonna (2002), $6.2 million
3. “Express Yourself”- Madonna (1989) $ 5 million
4. “Bedtime Story”- Madonna (1995) $5 million
5. “Estranged”- Guns n’ Roses (1993) $4 million
6. “Victory”- Puff Daddy w/Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes (1998), $ 2.7 million
7. “2 Legit 2 Quit”- M.C. Hammer (1992), $2.5 million
8. “Heartbreaker”- Mariah Carey w/ Jay Z (1999), $2.5 million
9. “What’s It Gonna Be?”- Busta Rhymes w/ Janet Jackson (1999), $ 2.4 million
10. “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”- Celine Dion (1996) $2.3 million
11. “Bad”- Michael Jackson (1987), $ 2.2 million
12. “Larger Than Life”- Backstreet Boys (1999), $ 2.1 million
13. “Miami”- Will Smith (1998), $ 2 million
14. “She’s a Bitch”- Missy Elliott (1999), $ 2 million
15. “Freek”- George Michael (2004), $ 2 million
16. “My Name’s Woman”- Ayumi Hamasaki (2005), $ 2 million
17. “Fairyland”- Ayumi Hamasaki (2005), $ 2 million
18. “Green”- Ayumi Hamasaki (2008), $ 1.6 million
19. “Unpretty”- TLC (1999), $ 1.6 million
20. “Black or White”- Michael Jackson (1991), $ 1.5 million

Lady Gaga wins More Awards!

Lady Gaga needs a bigger trophy case… Adding to her Grammy and VMA wins from earlier this year, the pop superstar just grabbed three more trophies this weekend from the MTV Europe Music Awards. She was the big winner netting kudos for Best Video, Best Female Artist and Best Pop. Other winners included Katy Perry, 30 Seconds to Mars and Justin Bieber. Check out the full list of winners below and for more info, head here. Also, take a look at this great clip reel featuring highlights from the show and performances from Shakira, Rihanna and Bon Jovi.

Complete List of Winners, MTV European Music Awards 2010:

Best Video: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Best Song: Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg, “California Gurls”
Best Female: Lady Gaga
Best Male: Justin Bieber
Best Pop: Lady Gaga
Best Rock: 30 Seconds To Mars
Best Alternative: Paramore
Best Hip Hop: Eminem
Best New Act: Ke$ha
Best Live Act: Linkin Park
Best World Stage Performance: Tokio Hotel
Best Push Act: Justin Bieber
Global Icon Award: Bon Jovi

The MTV Europe Music Awards highlights

Lady Gaga Dominates the VMA’s!

Lady Gaga was queen of tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards as her “Bad Romance” clip took Video of the Year honors and 7 other honors while her “Telephone” clip with Beyonce, grabbed one. The show was a big showcase for Gaga’s fabulous fashion, wonderful inclusive messages as she showcased true gratitude and excitement in her speeches. Eminem was the night’s next big winner with two awards for his “Not Afraid” clip which followed his triumphant performance with Rihanna. Other hyped performances came from Taylor Swift, Usher and Kanye West. Check below for my grades of tonight’s entertainers. Shepherding them through the evening was comedian Chelsea Handler who was as hilarious and ballsy and foul-mouthed as ever. Loved her. And how much did I love Cher showing up as “80′s Cher” to present the final award. Brilliant! For more info on the show and the winners, head to MTV here. Take a look at the full list of winners and my take on tonight’s performers below.
The 2010 MTV Video Music Award winners~

Video of the Year: Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
Pop Video: Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
Female Video: Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
Male Video: Eminem “Not Afraid”
Hip Hop Video: Eminem “Not Afraid”
Dance Video: Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars “Kings and Queens”
Best New Artist: Justin Bieber “Baby”
Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga & Beyonce “Telephone”
Best Direction: Francis Lawrence (“Bad Romance”-Lady Gaga)
Best Art Direction: Florence + the Machine “Dog Days are Over”
Best Cinematography: “Empire State of Mind”- Jay Z & Alicia Keyes
Best Choreography: “Bad Romance”- Lady Gaga
Best Editing: “Bad Romance”- Lady Gaga
Best Special Effects: “Uprising”- Muse
Breakthrough Video: “Tighten Up”- The Black Keys

Ranking The Performances~

1. Florence + The Machine “Dog Days are Over“: simply brilliant. This girl who looks like a mix between Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and Sarah Ferguson with the voice of Sinead O’Connor can sang! It was simple, glorious and had lovely choreography to compliment the fantastic vocals. Grade: A
2. Bruno Mars/B.o.B./Hayley Williams/Paramore “Nothin’ On You”/”Airplanes”/”The Only Exception”: Now that was a fantastic medley with three great emerging artists. Hayley and Bruno sang flawlessly and B.o.B. showed why he’s been so successful this year. Great. Grade: A
3. Eminem & Rihanna “Not Afraid/Love the Way You Lie”: At first I was worried he was lip synching, but as the song continued he proved he wasn’t with a great performance that was highlighted by Rihanna’s emotional contribution to their recent # 1 smash. (but what was up with the Carrot Top hair and Madonna “Like a Virgin” dress circa the 85 VMA’s?)… Grade: A-
4. Usher “DJ Got us Falling in Love/OMG”- ever the showman, Usher gave us the smooth groove and strong vocals he’s known for. Plus there was a great light show and cool choreography. (Points are deducted though because that “OMG” song is awful.) Grade: B+
5. Drake/Mary J. Blige/Swizz Beats “Fancy”: Drake channeled Sinatra and Mary and Swizz complimented him nicely but the song was just ok. Grade: B-
6. Linkin Park “The Catalyst”: Cool lights, Griffith Park, great energy and performance. Mediocre song. Grade: B-
7. Taylor Swift: “You’re Still an Innocent”: on this good song that was a thinly veiled response to last year’s Kanye-gate, Swift gave a dramatic performance and looked lovely. However, she still can’t sing live and was incredibly flat througout the number. Grade: C+
8. Justin Bieber “Baby/Somebody to Love”: Um, he lip synched. Argh. I’ll give him points for the drum solo though. Grade: D+
9. Kanye West “Runaway”: sorry, all is not forgiven. This ego fueled wanna be “apology” record was a boring arrogant epic fail. Grade: D

Also there were some brief performances in between commercials by Jason Derulo, NERD w/Ciara, Travis McCoy, and my favorite Swedish dance sensation on the comeback trail Robyn who did “Dancing on My Own”. All in all, it was a pretty good show at the Nokia Theatre tonight. Chelsea was a great host and we even got a little crazy Lohan to go along with the Jersey Shore shenanigans. Not much drama, but some good videos actually won for once. All hail the haus of Gaga!

The MTV VMA nominations go Gaga for GAGA!

Apparently MTV should be renamed the Haus of Gaga after they handed Lady Gaga  a record-breaking 13 Video Music Award nominations including two for Video of the Year for “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” featuring Beyonce. She also received some bids for her other collaboration with Beyonce “Video Phone”. Grabbing the second most nominations was rapper Eminem with 8. Other multiple nominees include Beyonce, B.O.B with Hayley Williams, Florence + the Machine,Ke$ha, Usher, Jay Z & Alicia Keyes, Katy Perry, 30 Seconds to Mars, Drake and Pink. Watch for several of these artists and certainly Gaga to take to the stage when the show airs on MTV Sept 12 at the Nokia Theatre live in LA. For more info and to vote for your faves, click here.

And here’s the full list of nominees for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards

BEST COLLABORATION
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, “Telephone”
3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha, “My First Kiss”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Ke$ha, “Tik Tok”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, “California Gurls”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Taylor Swift, “Fifteen”

BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Usher featuring Will.i.am, “OMG”
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
Drake, “Find Your Love”
Jason Derulo, “In My Head”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
B.oB featuring Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem, “Forever”
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats, “On To The Next One”
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat, “Pursuit Of Happiness”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Ke$ha, “Tik Tok”
Jason Derulo, “In My Head”
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, “Baby”
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett, “Massive Attack”
Broken Bells, “The Ghost Inside”

BEST POP VIDEO
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog, “California Gurls”
Ke$ha, “Tik Tok”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, “Nothing on You”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”
MUSE, “Uprising”
Paramore, “Ignorance”
Florence + the Machine, “Dog Days Are Over”
MGMT, “Flash Delirium”

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull, “I Like It”
Cascada, “Evacuate The Dancefloor”
Akon, “Sexy Chick”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, “OMG”

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Florence + The Machine, “Dog Days Are Over”
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, “Telephone”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”

BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Florence + The Machine, “Dogs Days Are Over”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, “Telephone”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Usher featuring Will.i.am, “OMG”
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi, “Tightrope”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Mumford & Sons, “Little Lion Man”
Florence + The Machine, “Dog Days Are Over”

BEST DIRECTION
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Pink, “Funhouse”
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”

BEST EDITING
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Rihanna, “Rude Boy”
Pink, “Funhouse”
Miike Snow, “Animal”

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
MUSE, “Uprising”
Green Day, “1st Century Breakdown”
Dan Black, “Symphonies”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Dan Black, “Symphonies”
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def, “Stylo”
Coldplay, “Strawberry Swing”
The Black Keys, “Tighten Up”