2008 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

The “2008 MTV Video Music Awards” Air on Sunday September 7, 2008

The final countdown to the “2008 MTV Video Music Awards” has begun and “Moonman” contenders for this year’s professional categories are in. The list of “2008 Video Music Awards” nominees for “Best Choreography,” “Best Editing,” “Best Special Effects,” “Best Cinematography” and “Best Art Direction” include a very talent group of musicians including Coldplay, The White Stripes, Weezer, Adele and Eryka Badu. As previously announced, MTV’s 25th annual Video Music Awards will be hosted by comedian/actor Russell Brand and will air live and only one time in its original incarnation, on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9PM SHARP (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT). Lil Wayne , Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock, Pink, Rihanna and Paramore have already been confirmed to perform at this year’s show. Presenters and additional performers for the “2008 Video Music Awards” will be announced at a later date.

The “2008 MTV Video Awards” nominees for “Best Choreography” include British newcomer Adele, Chris Brown who finds himself nominated for both “Kiss Kiss” featuring T-Pain and “Forever,” Gnarls Barkley and Pussycat Dolls. Nominees for “Best Direction” are Panic at the Disco, twice nominated Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Linkin Park and Erykah Badu. “Best Editng” nominees are Death Cab For Cutie, Weezer, Erykah Badu, Katy Perry and Ne-Yo. Hoping to snatch and award for “Best Special Effects” are the always ingenious Missy Elliott, British Rockers Coldplay, Kanye West featuring T-Pain and Linkin’ Park. And rounding out nominees are Death Cab For Cutie, Pussycat Dolls, Katy Perry, The White Stripes and Erykah Badu for “Best Cinematography” and Gnarls Barkley, MGMT, Katy Perry, The White Stripes and Pussycat Dolls who receive their sixth nomination for “When I Grow Up” in the “Best Art Direction.”

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Chris Brown featuring T-Pain

"Kiss Kiss"

Exclusive

Jive Records/Zomba [CC]

Director : Erik White/Chris Brown

Choreographers : Flii Stylz

Gnarls Barkley

"Run"

Label : Downtown / Atlantic Records

Album : The Odd Couple

Director : Happy

Choreographer : Mikey Rooney

Chris Brown

"Forever"

Exclusive The Forever Edition

Jive/Zomba Label Group

Director : Joseph Kahn

Choreographers : Tone & Rich

Adele

"Chasing Pavements"

19

XL/Columbia [CC]

Director : Matthew Cullen

Choreographer : Marguerite Derricks

Pussycat Dolls

"When I Grow Up"

Doll Domination

Interscope Records

Director : Joseph Kahn

Choreographer : Robin Antin & Mikey Minden

BEST DIRECTION

Panic At The Disco

"Nine In The Afternoon"

Label : Decaydance / Fueled By Ramen

Album : Pretty. Odd.

Director : Shane Drake

Linkin Park

"Shadow of the Day"

Minutes to Midnight

Warner Bros. Records

Director : Joe Hahn

Rihanna

"Take A Bow"

A Good Girl Gone Bad

SRP/Def Jam

Director : Anthony Mandler

Erykah Badu

"Honey"

New Amerykah

Universal Motown [CC]

Director : Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto

Pussycat Dolls

"When I Grow Up"

Doll Domination

Interscope Records

Director : Joseph Kahn

BEST EDITING

Death Cab For Cutie

" I Will Possess Your Heart"

Label : Atlantic Records

Album : Narrow Stairs

Director : Aaron Steward Ahn / Shawn Kim

Editor : Aaron Stewart-Ahn / Jeff Buchana

Katy Perry

Song : I Kissed A Girl

Album : One of the Boys

Label : Capitol

Director : Kinga Burza

Editor : Tom Lindsay

Weezer

"Pork and Beans"

Weezer

DGC/Interscope [CC]

Director : Mathew Cullen

Editor : Jeff Congiglio/Colin Woods

NE-YO

"Closer"

The Year of the Gentleman

Def Jam [CC]

Director : Ms Melina

Editor : Black Dog Films

Erykah Badu

"Honey"

New Amerykah

Universal Motown [CC]

Director : Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto

Editor : T David Binns

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Death Cab For Cutie

" I Will Possess Your Heart"

Label : Atlantic Records

Album : Narrow Stairs

Director : Aaron Steward Ahn / Shawn Kim

Cinematography : Shawn Kim & Aaron Stewart-Ahn

White Stripes

"Conquest"

Icky Thump

Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records

Director : Diane Martel

Cinematography : Wyatt Troll

Pussycat Dolls

"When I Grow Up"

Doll Domination

Interscope Records

Director : Joseph Kahn

Cinematography  : Christopher Probst

Erykah Badu

"Honey"

New Amerykah

Universal Motown [CC]

Director : Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto

Katy Perry

“I Kissed A Girl”

Album : One of the Boys

Label : Capitol

Director : Kinga Burza

Cinematography : Simon Thirlaway

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Missy Elliott

"Ching A Ling"

Label : Goldmind / Atlantic Records

Album : Step Up 2 The Streets Original Soundtrack / Block Party

Director : Dave Meyers

Special Effects : Special Effects : Les Umberger under Elicit Effects

Linkin Park

"Bleed It Out"

Minutes to Midnight

Warner Bros. Records [CC]

Director : Joe Hahn

Special Effects : Ingenuity Engine : David Lebensfeld & Adam Catino

Coldplay

Song : Violet Hill

Album : VIva La Vida

Label : Capitol

Director : Asa Mader

Special Effects : Gregory De Maria

Erykah Badu

"Honey"

New Amerykah

Universal Motown [CC]

Director : Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto

Special Effects : X1 FX

Cinematography : Crash / carston gopinath

Kanye West featuring T-Pain

"Good Life"

Graduation

Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella [CC]

Director : SoMe, Jonas & Francois

Special Effects : SoMe, Jonas & Francois

BEST ART DIRECTION

Gnarls Barkley

"Run"

Label : Downtown / Atlantic Records

Album : The Odd Couple

Director : Happy

Art Direction : Happy / Kells Jesse

MGMT

"Electric Feel"

Oracular Spectacular

Red Ink/Columbia

Director : Ray Tintori

Art Direction : Sophie Kosofsky

Pussycat Dolls

"When I Grow Up"

Doll Domination

Interscope Records

Director : Joseph Kahn

Art Direction – Marcelle Gravel

Katy Perry
I Kissed A Girl
Album : One of the Boys
Label : Capitol
Director : Kinga Burza
Art Direction : Benji Bamps

White Stripes

"Conquest"

Icky Thump

Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records

Director : Diane Martel

Art Direction : David Fitzpatrick

GENERAL CATEGORIES (PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Britney Spears
"Piece of Me"
Blackout
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director : Wayne Isham

Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director : Joseph Kahn

Jonas Brothers
"Burnin Up"
A Little Bit Longer
Hollywood Records
Director : Brendan Malloy/Tim Wheeler

The Ting Tings
"Shut Up and Let Me Go"
We Started Nothing
Columbia
Director : Alex & Liane

Chris Brown
"Forever"
Exclusive The Forever Edition
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director : Joseph Kahn

BEST ROCK VIDEO

Paramore
"crushcrushcrush"
Riot !
Fueled By Ramen
Director : Shane Drake

Foo Fighters
"The Pretender"
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
RCA
Director : Sam Brown

SlipKnot
Psychosocial
All I Hope For Is Gone
Roadrunner
PR Brown

Fall Out Boy
"Beat It"
LIVE in Phoenix
Island Records
Director : Shane Drake

Linkin Park
"Shadow of the Day"
Minutes to Midnight
Warner Bros. Records
Director : Joe Hahn

BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO

NE-YO
"Closer"

The Year of the Gentleman
Def Jam
Director : Ms Melina

Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
"4 Minutes"
Hard Candy
Warner Brothers Records
Director : Jonas & Francois

Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director : Joseph Kahn

Chris Brown
"Forever"
Exclusive The Forever Edition
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director : Joseph Kahn

Danity Kane
"Damaged"
Welcome To The Dollhouse
Bad Boy Records
Director : Syndrome

BEST NEW ARTIST

Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown
"No Air"
Jordin Sparks
19/Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director : Chris Robinson

Tokio Hotel
"Ready, Set, Go !"
Scream
Cherrytree/Interscope Records
Director : Warwick/Haering

Katy Perry
"I Kissed A Girl"
One Of The Boys
Capitol
Director : Kinga Burza

Miley Cyrus
7 Things
Breakout
Hollywood Records
Director : Brett Ratner

Taylor Swift
"Teardrops On My Guitar"
Taylor Swift
Big Machine Records
Director : Trey Fanjoy

BEST POP VIDEO

Jonas Brothers
"Burnin Up"
A Little Bit Longer
Hollywood Records
Director : Brendan Malloy/TiM Wheeler

Tokio Hotel
"Ready, Set, Go !"
Scream

Cherrytree/Interscope Records
Director : Warwick/Haering

Britney Spears
"Piece of Me"
Blackout
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director : Wayne Isham

Danity Kane
"Damaged"
Welcome To The Dollhouse
Bad Boy Records
Director : Syndrome

Panic At the Disco
"Nine In The Afternoon"
Pretty. Odd.
DecayDance/Fueled By Ramen
Director : Shane Drake

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Lil Wayne
"Lollipop"
Tha Carter III
Cash Money Records/Universal Motown
Director : Gil Green/D. Carter

Kanye West featuring Chris Martin
"Homecoming"
Graduation
Roc-A-Fella/Hip Hop Since 1978
Director : Hype Williams

Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos
"Superstar"
Lupe Fiasco’s "The Cool"
1st & 15th/Atlantic Records
Director : Hype Williams

Mary J. Blige
"Just Fine"
Growing Pains
Geffen Records
Director : Chris Applebaum

Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
"Low"
Step Up 2 The Streets Original Soundtrack/ Mail On Sunday
Poe Boy Ent./Atlantic Records
Director : Bernard Gourley

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Britney Spears
"Piece of Me"
Blackout
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director : Wayne Isham

Rihanna
"Take A Bow"
A Good Girl Gone Bad
SRP/Def Jam
Director : Anthony Mandler

Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown
"No Air"
Jordin Sparks
19/Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director : Chris Robinson

Katy Perry
"I Kissed A Girl"
One Of The Boys
Capitol
Director : Kinga Burza

Mariah Carey
"Touch My Body"
E=MC^2
Island Def Jam Music Group
Director : Brett Ratner

BEST MALE VIDEO

Lil Wayne featuring Static
"Lollipop"
Tha Carter III
Cash Money Records/Universal Motown
Director : Gil Green/D. Carter

T.I.
"No Matter What"
Paper Trail
Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records
Director : Self/James Lopez

Chris Brown
"With You"
Exclusive
Jive Records/Zomba
Director : Erik White/Chris Brown

Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
"Low"
Step Up 2 The Streets Original Soundtrack/ Mail On Sunday
Poe Boy Ent./Atlantic Records
Director : Bernard Gourley

Usher feat Young Jeezy
"Love In This Club"
Here I Stand
LaFace Records/Zomba Label Group
Director : The Brothers Strause

 

No profanity, or inaproppriate remarks.