Bei den MTV Video Music Awards gehen die Sängerinnen Beyonce und Lady Gaga mit je neun Nominierungen als Favoritinnen in das Rennen um die begehrten Musikpreise.

Eminem viermal nominiert
Britney Spears, die im vorigen Jahr bei der Vergabe der MTV-Videomusikpreise gleich drei Trophäen abräumte, hat diesmal sieben Gewinnchancen. Wie die Veranstalter am Dienstag, 4.8., bekanntgaben, erhielten Kanye West, Eminem und Coldplay je vier Nominierungen. Die Preise werden am 13. September bei einer Gala in New York vergeben.

"Video des Jahres"
Um die Trophäe für das "Video des Jahres" konkurrieren neben Spears, Beyonce und Lady Gaga auch Eminem und Kanye West. Die MTV Video Music Awards werden zum 26. Mal verliehen.

Das sind die Nominierungen

Video of The Year:
Britney Spears - 'Womanizer'
Beyonce - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Lady Gaga - 'Poker Face'
Eminem - 'We Made You'
Kanye West - 'Love Lockdown'

Best Pop Video:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Lady Gaga - 'Poker Face'
Britney Spears - 'Womanizer'
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester - 'Good Girls Go Bad'
Wisin and Yandel - 'Abusadora'

Best Female Video:
Katy Perry - 'Hot N Cold'
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Kelly Clarkson - 'My Life Would Suck Without You'
Lady Gaga - 'Poker Face'
Taylor Swift - 'Belong With Me'
Pink - 'So What'

Best Male Video:
Eminem - 'We Made You'
Kanye West - 'Love Lockdown'
Jay-Z - 'D.O.A'
T.I. featuring Rihanna - 'Live Your Life'
Ne-Yo - 'Miss Independent'

Best New Artist:
Lady Gaga - 'Poker Face'
Drake - 'Best I Ever Had'
3OH!3 -'Don't Trust Me'
Kid Cudi - 'Day N' Nite'
Asher Roth - 'I Love College'

Best Rock Video:
Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida'
Kings of Leon - 'Use Somebody'
Green Day - '21 Guns'
Fall Out Boy 'I Don't Care'
Paramore - 'Decode'

Best Hip-Hop Video:
Eminem - 'We Made You'
Kanye West - 'Love Lockdown'
Jay-Z - 'D.O.A'
Asher Roth - 'I Love College'
Flo Rida - 'Right Round'

Best Choreography:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Britney Spears - 'Circus'
Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake - 'Love Sex Magic'
Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger - 'Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)'
Kristina DeBarge - 'Goodbye'

Best Direction:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Lady Gaga - 'Paparazzi'
Green Day - '21 Guns'
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester - 'Good Girls Go Bad'
Britney Spears - 'Circus'

Best Editing:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Britney Spears - 'Circus'
Lady Gaga - 'Paparazzi'
Miley Cyrus - '7 Things'
Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida'

Best Special Effects:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Gnarls Barkley - 'Who's Gonna Save My Soul'
Lady Gaga - 'Paparazzi'
Eminem - 'We Made You'
Kanye West ft Mr. Hudson - 'Paranoid'

Best Cinematography:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida'
Lady Gaga - 'Paparazzi'
Green Day - '21 Guns'
Britney Spears - 'Circus'

Best Art Direction:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida'
Lady Gaga - 'Paparazzi'
Britney Spears - 'Circus'
Gnarls Barkley - 'Who's Gonna Save My Soul'

Breakthrough Video:
Death Cab For Cutie - 'Grapevine Fires'
Cold War Kids - 'I've Seen Enough'
Chairlift - 'Evident Utensil'
Bat For Lashes - 'Daniel'
Major Lazer - 'Hold The Line'
Passion Pit - 'The Reeling'
Matt and Kim - 'Lessons Learned'