The music community’s top video picks have been announced for the MTV Video Music Awards, and the names of the musicians nominated repeat on the list almost as much as The Real World reruns: Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott received eight nods; Justin Timberlake received seven; Johnny Cash got six; and Jennifer Lopez, Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, White Stripes, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce Knowles and 50 Cent each got four.
Best Video of the Year
50 Cent, “In Da Club”
Johnny Cash, “Hurt”
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”
Eminem, “Lose Yourself”
Justin Timberlake, “Cry Me a River”
Best Male Video
50 Cent, “In Da Club”
Johnny Cash, “Hurt”
Eminem, “Lose Yourself”
John Mayer, “Your Body Is a Wonderland”
Justin Timberlake, “Cry Me a River”
Best Female Video
Christina Aguilera (f/Redman), “Dirrty”
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”
Beyonce Knowles (f/Jay-Z), “Crazy In Love”
Avril Lavigne, “I’m With You”
Jennifer Lopez, “I’m Glad”
Best Group Video
B2K (f/P. Diddy), “Bump Bump Bump”
Coldplay, “The Scientist”
The Donnas, “Take It Off”
Good Charlotte, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”
The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”
Best Rap Video
50 Cent, “In Da Club”
Eminem, “Lose Yourself”
Ludacris (f/Mystikal), “Move”
Nas, “I Can”
Tupac (f/Nas), “Thugz Mansion”
Best R&B Video
Aaliyah, “Miss You”
Ashanti, “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)”
Beyonce Knowles (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”
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”
Jay-Z (f/Beyonce), “’03 Bonnie and Clyde”
Nelly, “Hot In Here”
Snoop Dogg (f/Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson), “Beautiful”
Best Dance Video
Christina Aguilera (f/Redman), “Dirrty”
Jennifer Lopez, “I’m Glad”
Mya, “My Love is Like Wo”
Sean Paul, “Get Busy”
Justin Timberlake, “Rock Your Body”
Best Rock Video
Evanescence, “Bring Me To Life”
Good Charlotte, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”
Linkin Park, “Somewhere I Belong”
Metallica, “St. Anger”
The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”
Best Pop Video
Christina Aguilera (f/Redman), “Dirrty”
Kelly Clarkson, “Miss Independent”
Avril Lavigne, “Sk8er Boi”
No Doubt, “Underneath It All”
Justin Timberlake, “Cry Me a River”
Best New Artist in a Video
50 Cent, “In Da Club”
The All-American Rejects, “Swing, Swing”
Kelly Clarkson, “Miss Independent”
Evanescence (f/Paul McCoy), “Bring Me To Life”
Sean Paul, “Get Busy”
Simple Plan, “Addicted”
Best Video From a Film
JC Chasez, “She’s Blowin’ Me Up”
Eminem, “Lose Yourself”
Madonna, “Die Another Day”
Britney Spears, (f/Pharrell of N.E.R.D.), “Boys Co-ed Remix”
MTV2 Award
A.F.I., “Girls Not Grey”
Common (f/Mary J. Blige), “Come Close”
Interpool, “PDA”
Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
The Roots (f/Cody ChestnuTT), “The Seed 2.0”
Viewer’s Choice
50 Cent, “In Da Club”
Kelly Clarkson, “Miss Independent”
Eminem, “Lose Yourself”
Good Charlotte, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”
Beyonce Knowles (f/Jay-Z), “Crazy In Love”
Justin Timberlake, “Cry Me a River”
Breakthrough Video
Coldplay, “The Scientist”
Floetry, “Floetic”
Keena, “Freetime”
Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
Sum 41, “The Hell Song”
Best Direction in a Video
Johnny Cash, “Hurt”; director, Mark Romanek
Coldplay, “The Scientist”; director, Jamie Thraves
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”; director, Francis Lawrence
Sum 41, “The Hell Song”; director, Marc Klasfeld
Best Choreography in a Video
Christina Aguilera (f/Redman), “Dirrty”
Beyonce Knowles (f/Jay-Z), “Crazy In Love”
Jennifer Lopez, “I’m Glad”
Mya, “My Love is Like Wo”
Justin Timberlake, “Rock Your Body”
Best Special Effects in a Video
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”
Floetry, “Floetic”
Queens of the Stone age, “Go With the Flow”
Radiohead, “There There”
The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”
Best Art Direction in a Video
Johnny Cash, “Hurt”; art director, Rudy Guidara
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”; art director, Charles Infante
Jennifer Lopez, “I’m Glad”; art director, Chad Yaro
Queens of the Stone Age, “Go With the Flow”; art director, Tracey Gallagher
Radiohead, “There There”; art director, Chris Hopewell
Best Editing in a Video
Johnny Cash, “Hurt”; editor, Robert Duffy
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”; Editor, Chris David
Keena, “Freetime”; editors, Vem & Tony
Radiohead, “There There”; editor, Ben Foley
The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”; editor, Olivier Gajan
Best Cinematography in a Video
Johnny Cash, “Hurt”
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, “Work It”
No Doubt (f/Lady Shaw), “Underneath It All”
Radiohead, “There There”
