mtvU has announced the nominees for the second annual Woodie Awards, a unique ceremony that lets college students vote for their favorite artists. Winners will be announced at a live event scheduled for October 25 at NYC club Roseland Ballroom, which will then be broadcast November 2 on mtvU A half hour version with highlights from the show will also be subsequently shown on MTV and MTV2.
Categories and nominees are as follows...
Woodie of the Year -- (Artist of the Year) - The artists who made the biggest splash on mtvU and the college music scene this past year.
- Angels & Airwaves (Geffen)
- Atmosphere (Rhymesayers)
- Gym Class Heroes (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
- Panic! at the Disco (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
- The Academy Is (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
The Breaking Woodie -- (Best Emerging Artist) - mtvU is where new developing artists are test driven for the first time by the toughest critics around: college students. One of this year's newest artists will win the coveted Breaking Woodie.
- Arctic Monkeys (Domino)
- Chamillionaire (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)
- Imogen Heap (RCA Victor)
- Lupe Fiasco (1st & 15th/Atlantic)
- Plain White T's (Hollywood)
Left Field Woodie -- (Most Original Artist) - They're genre-busters. They came out of left field and surprised us so much, we'd still have no idea what section of the record store to look for them in. They resist all classification.
- Gnarls Barkley (Downtown/Atlantic)
- Gogol Bordello (Side One Dummy)
- Imogen Heap (RCA Victor)
- Lady Sovereign (Def Jam)
- Wolfmother (Interscope)
Best Video Woodie -- Live Action -- (Best Live Action Video) - The music video that's so incredible, we'd watch it even without the music.
- 30 Seconds to Mars "The Kill" (Virgin)
- Feist "Mushaboom" (Cherry Tree/Interscope)
- Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins "Rise up With Fists" (Team Love)
- Jurassic 5 "Work It Out" (Interscope)
- The Raconteurs "Steady As She Goes" (V2 - Artemis)
Best Video Woodie -- Animated -- (Best Animated Video) - The music video that makes all of your favorite Sunday cartoons look foolish.
- Against Me "From Her Lips To God's Ears" (Fat Wreck Chords)
- Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" (Downtown/Atlantic)
- Gorillaz "El Manana" (Virgin)
- Mark Ronson "Just" (!K7/Rapster)
- Psapp "Hi" (Domino)
The Good Woodie -- (Greatest Social Impact) - The award for the artists whose commitment to a social cause has effected the greatest change this year.
- Juvenile - Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts (Atlantic)
- Ludacris - Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts (Disturbing Tha Peace)
- Pearl Jam - Environmental Protection (J)
- Rise Against - Political Awareness and Activism (Geffen)
- Serj Tankian (System of a Down) - Armenian Genocide (Columbia)
Road Woodie -- (Best Tour) - For those artists who take to the road and never let up, always giving
that memorable live performance.
- Cartel (Epic)
- Hellogoodbye (Drive Thru)
- Nightmare of You (East West)
- Taking Back Sunday (Warner Bros.)
- The Fray (Epic)
International Woodie -- (Favorite International Artist Award) - mtvU embraces musicians from all over the world and honors this year's crop of international up-and-comers, including artists from Jamaica to Australia to the UK.
- Arctic Monkeys (Domino)
- Cham (Madhouse/Atlantic)
- Corrine Bailey Rae (Capitol)
- SIA (Astralwerks)
- The Subways (Warner Bros.)
Alumni Woodie -- (a.k.a. The You're Still OK in our Book Award) - For the artists who've graduated into the wide world of mega-stardom, but who haven't forgotten where they came from. And we're proud to say, "We knew them when..."
- AFI (Interscope)
- Fiona Apple (Epic)
- Ghostface Killah (Def Jam)
- MUSE (Warner Bros.)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (Warner Bros.)
Streaming Woodie -- (Most Downloaded) - For four weeks, top acts on the college scene go toe-to-toe on mtvU.com, with college students streaming their favorites into the finals. The four artists left standing at the end will battle it out for the Streaming Woodie.
Week 1
- Atmosphere "Say Hey There (Gotta Go to Mexico)" (Rhymesayers)
- Gym Class Heroes "Cupid's Chokehold" (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
- Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah" (East West)
- The Academy Is "Checkmarks" (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
- The Fray "Over My Head (Cable Car)" (Epic)
Week 2
- All-American Rejects "Move Along" (Interscope/A&M)
- Matisyahu "Youth" (Epic)
- Motion City Soundtrack "Hold Me Down" (Epitaph)
- OAR "Lay Down" (Atlantic)
- Taking Back Sunday "Makedamnsure" (Warner Bros.)
Week 3
- Armor for Sleep "The Truth About Heaven" (Equal Vision)
- Death Cab for Cutie "Crooked Teeth" (Atlantic)
- Hellogoodbye "Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn" (Drive Thru)
- Imogen Heap "Hide and Seek" (RCA Victor)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" (Warner Bros.)
Week 4
- Arctic Monkeys "I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor" (Domino)
- Cage "Shoot Frank" (Definitive Jux)
- Nightmare of You "I Want to Be Buried In Your Backyard" (East West)
- Panic! At the Disco "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
- The Academy Is "Slow Down" (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
