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COLDPLAY, MISSY ELLIOTT, KANYE WEST, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, RIHANNA, NE-YO,THE WHITE STRIPES, CHRIS BROWN, WEEZER, PUSSYCAT DOLLS, ADELE, KATY PERRY, ERYKAH BADU AND LINKIN PARK VIDEOS
“2008 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS” ARE NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION, CHOREOGRAPHY, EDITING, SPECIAL EFFECTS, CINEMATOGRAPHY AND ART DIRECTION
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 Editing” 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 Stewart-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: Clark Eddy - Erykah Badu
“Honey”
New Amerykah
Universal Motown [CC]
Director: Erykah Badu/Mr. Roboto
Editor: T David Binns
BEST CINEMATOGRAPH
- 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 - The 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
Cinematography: Crash / carston gopinath - 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 Chris Martin
“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
Manager: Jeff Antebi - 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 - The 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
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From July 24th through August 22nd, all Think.MTV.com members who join the “Do Good. Go to the VMAs” group, at http://think.mtv.com/Groups/DoGoodGoToTheVMAs/, can enter to win two tickets to the VMAS on September 7, 2008 along with travel and hotel accommodations when MTV takes over Los Angeles for this year’s show.
Jesse Ignjatovic/Den of Thieves is the Executive Producer, for the “2008 MTV Video Music Awards.” Dave Sirulnick is Executive Producer. Chris Choun/Ish Entertainment is Co-Executive Producer. Jane Mun is Producer. Amy Doyle, Joanna Bomberg and Robin Katz are Music Talent Executives. Robin Reinhardt-Locke is Celebrity Talent Executive. Garrett English is Executive in Charge of Production.
Telescope is the Official Business Advisor of the “2008 MTV Video Music Awards” Nominee Voting period.
