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Kanye West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katy Perry Videos Pick Up More VMA Nominations'Professional categories' include Best Choreography, Best Direction and Best Cinematography. by Chris Harris |
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Kanye West in "Good Life" (Roc-A-Fella) |
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We're less than two weeks away from the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but there's still some business to take care of before the big show is beamed live from Los Angeles' Paramount
Two of Chris Brown's videos ("Kiss Kiss" and "Forever") netted nods in the Best Choreography category, which means Brown could end up walking away from the VMAs with five Moonmen under his arms; he's also in the running for Video of the Year, Best Dancing in a Video and Best Male Video. Chris will face off against the Pussycat Dolls (who earned another nomination for their video "When I Grow Up"), Gnarls Barkley's "Run" and Adele, who picks up her first VMA nomination for "Chasing Pavements." Rihanna's "Take a Bow" is among the nominees in the Best Direction category, as are Panic at the Disco's "Nine in the Afternoon," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day" and Erykah Badu's "Honey." Badu's video was also recognized in the Best Editing field, with Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart," Weezer's "Pork and Beans," Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and Ne-Yo's "Closer" also getting nominations. Kanye West picked up his second nomination this week, as "Good Life" could take the Best Special Effects Moonman. But 'Ye faces stiff competition from the likes of Missy Elliott's "Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom"), Coldplay's "Violet Hill," Linkin Park's "Bleed It Out" and, again, Badu's "Honey." Badu will be up for a total of four trophies next month, as that video also nabbed a nomination for Best Cinematography, along with Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and the White Stripes' "Conquest." The Stripes' also scored a nod for "Conquest" in the Best Art Direction category. They'll contend with Gnarls Barkley's "Run," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," MGMT's "Electric Feel" and Perry's "I Kissed a Girl." This year's VMAs, hosted by British comic and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" co-star Russell Brand, will feature just-announced live performances by Rihanna, T.I., Pink and Paramore, as well as the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Kid Rock. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Chris Brown (featuring T-Pain) "Kiss Kiss" Choreographer: Flii Stylz Gnarls Barkley "Run" Choreographer: Mikey Rooney Chris Brown "Forever" Choreographers: Tone & Rich Adele "Chasing Pavements" Choreographer: Marguerite Derricks Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" Choreographer: Robin Antin/ Mikey Minden BEST DIRECTION Panic at the Disco "Nine in the Afternoon" Director: Shane Drake Linkin Park "Shadow of the Day" Director: Joe Hahn Rihanna "Take a Bow" Director: Anthony Mandler Erykah Badu "Honey" Director: Erykah Badu/ Mr. Roboto Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" Director: Joseph Kahn BEST EDITING Death Cab for Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart" Editor: Aaron Stewart-Ahn / Jeff Buchanan Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl" Editor: Tom Lindsay Weezer "Pork and Beans" Editor: Jeff Consiglio/ Colin Woods Ne-Yo "Closer" Editor: Clark Eddy Erykah Badu "Honey" Editor: T. David Binns BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Death Cab for Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart" Cinematographer: Aaron Stewart Ahn/ Shawn Kim White Stripes "Conquest" Cinematographer: Wyatt Troll Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" Cinematographer: Christopher Probst Erykah Badu "Honey" Cinematography: Crash/ Karsten Gopinath Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" Cinematographer: Simon Thirlaway BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS Missy Elliott "Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom" Special Effects: Les Umberger of Elicit Effects Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" Special Effects: David Lebensfeld/ Adam Catino of Ingenuity Engine Coldplay "Violet Hill" Special Effects: Gregory de Maria Erykah Badu "Honey" Special Effects: X1FX Kanye West (featuring T-Pain) "Good Life" Special Effects: SoMe/ Jonas & François BEST ART DIRECTION Gnarls Barkley "Run" Art Director: Happy/ Kells Jesse MGMT "Electric Feel" Art Director: Sophie Kosofsky Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" Art Director: Marcelle Gravel Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" Art Director: Benji Bamps White Stripes "Conquest" Art Director: David Fitzpatrick This report is from MTV News. |
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