By Steven Gottlieb on September 5, 2008 @ 1:04pm PDT |
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The annual MTV Video Music Awards are this Sunday, September 7 at 9pm. Full list of nominations after the jump..
Also, in a move akin in the pre-Academy Awards announcement of some of the less sexy technical categories — which are back after a Vegas Vacation — MTV has announced the winners for these "professional categories" before show time.
2008 VMA Professional Category Winners:
- Best Art Direction: Gnarls Barkley "Run”
— Happy & Kells Jesse, art direction - Best Choreography: Gnarls Barkley "Run”
— Mikey Rooney, choreography - Best Cinematography: The White Stripes "Conquest”
— Wyatt Troll, cinematography - Best Direction: Erykah Badu "Honey”
— Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, directors - Best Editing: Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart”
—Jeff Buchanan, editor - Best Special Effects: Kanye West f/ T-Pain "Good Life”
— SoMe, Jonas & Francois, special effects
Full nominees for all categories are...
- Britney Spears “Piece of Me" - Wayne Isham, director
- Chris Brown “Forever" - Joseph Kahn, director
- Jonas Brothers “Burnin Up" - Brendan Malloy & Tim Wheeler, directors
- Pussycat Dolls “When I Grow Up" - Joseph Kahn, director
- The Ting Tings “Shut Up and Let Me Go" - Alex & Liane, directors
- Chris Brown "With You" - Erik White, director
- Flo-Rida "Low" - Bernard Gourley, director
- Lil Wayne "Lollipop" - Gil Green & Dwayne Carter, directors
- T.I. "No Matter What" - Self/James Lopez, directors
- Usher "Love in This Club - The Brothers Strause, directors
- Britney Spears "Piece Of Me" - Wayne Isham, director
- Jordin Sparks "No Air" - Chris Robinson, director
- Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl" - Kinga Burza, director
- Mariah Carey "Touch My Body" - Brett Ratner, director
- Rihanna "Take a Bow" - Anthony Mandler, director
- Flo Rida "Low" - Bernard Gourley, director
- Kanye West "Homecoming" - Hype Williams, director
- Lil Wayne "Lollipop" - Gil Green/Dwayne Carter, director
- Lupe Fiasco "Superstar" - Hype Williams, director
- Mary J. Blige "Just Fine" - Chris Applebaum, director
- Britney Spears "Piece of Me" - Wayne Isham, director
- Danity Kane "Damaged" - Syndrome, director
- Jonas Brothers "Burnin Up" - Brendan Malloy & Tim Wheeler, director
- Panic At The Disco "Nine In The Afternoon" - Shane Drake, director
- Tokio Hotel "Ready, Set, Go!" - Warwick & Haering, director
- Fall Out Boy “Beat It" - Shane Drake, director
- Foo Fighters “The Pretender" - Sam Brown, director
- Linkin Park “Shadow of the Day" - Joe Hahn, director
- Paramore “crushcrushcrush" - Shane Drake, director
- Slipknot “Psychosocial" - Paul Brown, director
- Jordin Sparks “No Air" - Chris Robinson, director
- Katy Perry “I Kissed A Girl" - Kinga Burza, director
- Miley Cyrus “7 Things" - Brett Ratner, director
- Taylor Swift “Teardrops on My Guitar" - Trey Fanjoy, director
- Tokio Hotel “Ready, Set, Go!" - Warwick & Haering, directors
- Chris Brown “Forever" - Joseph Kahn, director
- Danity Kane “Damaged" - Syndrome, directors
- Madonna “4 Minutes" - Jonas & Francois, directors
- Ne-Yo “Closer" - Melina, director
- Pussycat Dolls “When I Grow Up" - Joseph Kahn, director
- Erykah Badu "Honey” —Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, directors (winner)
- Linkin Park "Shadow of the Day” —Joe Hahn, director
- Panic at the Disco "Nine In The Afternoon” —Shane Drake, director
- Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up” —Joseph Kahn, director
- Rihanna "Take A Bow” —Anthony Mandler, director
- Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart” — Shawn Kim & Aaron Stewart-Ahn, cinematography
- Erykah Badu "Honey” — Crash & Carston Gopinath, cinematography
- Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl” — Simon Thirlaway, cinematography
- Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up” — Christopher Probst, cinematography
- The White Stripes "Conquest” — Wyatt Troll, cinematography (winner)
- Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart” —Jeff Buchanan, editor (winner)
- Erykah Badu "Honey” —T David Binns, editor
- Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl” —Tom Lindsay, editor
- Ne-Yo "Closer” —Clark Eddy, editor
- Weezer "Pork and Beans” —Jeff Consiglio & Colin Woods, editors
- Gnarls Barkley "Run” — Happy & Kells Jesse, art direction (winner)
- MGMT "Electric Feel Version 2” — Sophie Kosofsky, art direction
- Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl” — Benji Bamps, art direction
- Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up” — Marcelle Gravel, art direction
- The White Stripes "Conquest” — David Fitzpatrick, art direction
- Adele "Chasing Pavements” —Marguerite Derricks, choreography
- Chris Brown "Forever” —Tone & Rich, choreography
- Chris Brown "Kiss Kiss” —Flii Stylz, choreography
- Gnarls Barkley "Run” —Mikey Rooney, choreography (winner)
- Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up” — Robin Antin & Mikey Minden, choreography
- Coldplay "Violet Hill” —Asa Mader, special effects
- Erykah Badu "Honey” —X1 FX, special effects
- Kanye West f/ T-Pain "Good Life” — SoMe, Jonas & Francois, special effects (winner)
- Linkin Park "Bleed It Out” — David Lebensfeld & Adam Catino of Ingenuity Engine, special effects
- Missy Elliott "Ching-A-Ling/ Shake Your Pom Pom 3D” — Les Umberger under Elicit Effects, special effects
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