2008 VMA nominees

PHOTOS: Arrivals | Red Carpet Rewind

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Chris Brown, "Forever"
Jonas Brothers, "Burnin Up"
Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grown Up"
Britney Spears, "Piece of Me" (Winner)
The Ting Tings, "Shut Up and Let Me Go"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl"
Rihanna, "Take a Bow"
Jordin Sparks, "No Air"
Britney Spears, "Piece of Me" (Winner)

BEST MALE VIDEO
Chris Brown, "With You" (Winner)
Flo Rida, "Low"
Lil Wayne, "Lollipop"
T.I., "No Matter What"
Usher, "Love in this Club"

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Mary J. Blige, "Just Fine"
Lupe Fiasco, "Superstar"
Flo Rida, "Low"
Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" (Winner)
Kanye West, "Homecoming"

BEST POP VIDEO
Danity Kane, "Damaged"
Jonas Brothers, "Burnin Up"
Panic At The Disco, "Nine in the Afternoon"
Britney Spears, "Piece of Me" (Winner)
Tokio Hotel, "Ready, Set, Go"

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Fall Out Boy, "Beat It"
Foo Fighters, "The Pretender"
Linkin Park, "Shadow of the Day" (Winner)
Paramore, "crushcrushcrush"
Slipknot, "Psychosocial"

BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO
Ne-Yo, "Closer"
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, "4 Minutes"
Chris Brown, "Forever"
Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up" (Winner)
Danity Kane, "Damaged"

BEST NEW ARTIST
Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
Taylor Swift, "Teardrops On My Guitar"
Tokio Hotel, "Ready, Set, Go!" (Winner)
Miley Cyrus, "7 Things"

BEST ART DIRECTION
Gnarls Barkley, "Run" (Winner)
MGMT, "Electric Feel Version 2"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl"
Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up"
The White Stripes, "Conquest"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Chris Brown, "Forever"
Chris Brown, "Kiss Kiss"
Gnarls Barkley, "Run" (Winner)
Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Erykah Badu, "Honey"
Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Soul"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up"
The White Stripes, "Conquest" (Winner)

BEST DIRECTION
Erykah Badu, "Honey" (Winner)
Linkin Park, "Shadow of the Day"
Panic at the Disco, "Nine In The Afternoon"
Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up"
Rihanna, "Take A Bow"

BEST EDITING
Erykah Badu, "Honey"
Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Soul" (Winner)
Ne-Yo, "Closer"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
Weezer, "Pork And Beans"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Erykah Badu, "Honey"
Coldplay, "Violet Hill"
Missy Elliott, "Ching-A-Ling / Shake Your Pom Pom 3D"
Linkin Park, "Bleed It Out"
Kanye West featuring T-Pain, "Good Life" (Winner)