NEWS: Much Music Video Awards Nominations

Mmva06logo Nominations have been announced for Canadian music video channel Much Music's annual awards show. Not counting a handful of "People's Choice" categories, the nominations break down as follows:

  1. Rockers Billy Talent are the most nominated group, receiving nods in five categories for the "Devil In A Midnight Mass" video directed by Spy Entertainment's Sean Michael Turrell.
  2. Other artists with multiple nominations include Kardinal Offishall, Massari and The Trews.
  3. The most nominated director is RT!, who is up for 10 awards thanks to his multi-nominated videos for Kardinal Offishall, Massari.
  4. Overall, the nominations are dominated by production companies TwoThreeFiveFilms and Spy Entertainment, which are respectively up for 13 and 12 awards.

Nominees for key awards include:

Best Rock Video:

  • Billy Talent "Devil In A Midnight Mass" Sean Michael Turrell, director (Spy Ent.)
  • Buck 65 "Devil's Eyes" Micah Meisner & Rich Terfry, directors (Revolver Film Co.)
  • Kardinal Offishall "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" RT!, director (TwoThreeFive)
  • Nickelback "Photograph" Nigel Dick, director (A Band Apart)
  • The Trews "So She's Leaving" Stephen Scott, director (Spy Ent.)

Best Director:

  • Experimental Parachute Moment (Kevin Drew and George Vale) for Stars "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" (Spy Ent.)
  • RT! for Kardinal Offishall "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (TwoThreeFive)
  • RT! for Massari "Be Easy"  (TwoThreeFive)
  • Sean Michael Turrell for Billy Talent "Devil In A Midnight Mass" (Spy Ent.)
  • Stephen Scott for The Trews "So She's Leaving" (Spy Ent.)

A full list of categories and nominees is at muchmusic.com. The Much Music Video Awards will be broadcast live Sunday, June 18, from their headquarters in Toronto

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