2009 Video Music Awards Nominations

noah | August 4, 2009 12:45 pm

Nominees for the 2009 Video Music Awards, which will be presented on Sunday, Sept. 13 in New York City: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Eminem: “We Made You” Lady Gaga: “Poker Face” Britney Spears: “Womanizer” Kanye West: “Love Lockdown” BEST NEW ARTIST 3OH!3 Drake Kid Cudi Lady Gaga Asher Roth BEST MALE VIDEO Eminem: “We Made You” Jay-Z: “D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)” Kanye West: “Love Lockdown” Ne-Yo: “Miss Independent” T.I. featuring Rihanna: “Live Your Life” BEST FEMALE VIDEO Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Kelly Clarkson: “My Life Would Suck Without You” Lady Gaga: “Poker Face” Katy Perry: “Hot ‘N Cold” Pink: “So What” Taylor Swift: “You Belong With Me” BEST HIP HOP VIDEO Eminem: “We Made You” Flo Rida: “Right Round” Jay-Z: “D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)” Asher Roth: “I Love College” Kanye West: “Love Lockdown” BEST POP VIDEO Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: “Good Girls Go Bad” Lady Gaga: “Poker Face” Britney Spears: “Womanizer” Wisin y Yandel: “Abusadora” BEST ROCK VIDEO Coldplay: “Viva La Vida” Fall Out Boy: “I Don’t Care” Green Day: “21 Guns” Kings Of Leon: “Use Somebody” Paramore: “Decode” BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake: “Love Sex Magic” Kristina DeBarge: “Goodbye” AR Rahman & the Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger: “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)” Britney Spears: “Circus” BEST DIRECTION Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” (director: Jake Nava) Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: “Good Girls Go Bad” (director: Kai Regan) Green Day: “21 Guns” (director: Marc Webb) Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi” (director: Jonas Akerlund) Britney Spears: “Circus” (director: Francis Lawrence) BEST EDITING Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Coldplay: “Viva La Vida” Miley Cyrus: “7 Things” Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi” Britney Spears: “Circus” BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Eminem: “We Made You” Gnarls Barkley: “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi” Kanye West ft Mr. Hudson: “Paranoid” BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Coldplay: “Viva La Vida” Green Day: “21 Guns” Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi” Britney Spears: “Circus” BEST ART DIRECTION Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Coldplay: “Viva La Vida” Gnarls Barkley: “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi” Britney Spears: “Circus” BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO Anjulie: “Boom” Bat For Lashes: “Daniel” Chairlift: “Evident Utensil” Cold War Kids: “I’ve Seen Enough” Death Cab For Cutie: “Grapevine Fires” Gnarls Barkley: “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” Major Lazer: “Hold The Line” Matt & Kim: “Lessons Learned” Passion Pit: “The Reeling” Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Heads Will Roll” BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN) Beastie Boys: “Sabotage” Bjork: “Human Behavior” Dr Dre: “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” Foo Fighters: “Everlong” George Michael: “Freedom ’90” OK Go: “Here It Goes Again” Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: “Into The Great Wide Open” Radiohead: “Karma Police” David Lee Roth: “California Girls” U2: “Where The Streets Have No Name” Nominee Categories [MTV] [HT: MTV Buzzworthy]