MTV VMA 2008 – Who Are the Performers and Winners of the 2008 VMAs?

REUTERS

The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) were presented, Sunday, September 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA. They were slated to begin at 7 PM PST.

Opening the awards ceremony was Britney Spears. Kanye West, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers performed.

Below is a list of the nominees:

Video of the Year
Chris Brown – “Forever”
Jonas Brothers – “Burnin’ Up”
Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up”
Britney Spears – “Piece of Me” – WINNER
The Ting Tings – “Shut Up and Let Me Go”

Best Male Video
Chris Brown – “With You” – WINNER
Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain) – “Low”
Lil Wayne (featuring Static Major) – “Lollipop”
T.I. – “No Matter What”
Usher (featuring Young Jeezy) – “Love in This Club”

Best Female Video
Mariah Carey – “Touch My Body”
Katy Perry – “I Kissed a Girl”
Rihanna – “Take a Bow”
Jordin Sparks (featuring Chris Brown) – “No Air”
Britney Spears – “Piece of Me” – WINNER

Best New Artist
Miley Cyrus – “7 Things”
Katy Perry – “I Kissed a Girl”
Jordin Sparks (featuring Chris Brown) – “No Air”
Taylor Swift – “Teardrops on My Guitar”
Tokio Hotel – “Ready, Set, Go!” – WINNER

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 (featuring John Mayer) – “Beat It”
Foo Fighters – “The Pretender”
Linkin Park – “Shadow of the Day” – WINNER
Paramore – “Crushcrushcrush”
Slipknot – “Psychosocial”

Best Hip-Hop Video
Mary J. Blige – “Just Fine”
Lupe Fiasco (featuring Matthew Santos) – “Superstar”
Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain) – “Low”
Lil Wayne (featuring Static Major) – “Lollipop” – WINNER
Kanye West (featuring Chris Martin) – “Homecoming”

Best Dancing in a Video
Chris Brown – “Forever”
Danity Kane – “Damaged”
Madonna (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) – “4 Minutes”
Ne-Yo – “Closer”
Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up” – WINNER

Best Direction in a Video
Erykah Badu – “Honey” (Directors: Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto)-WINNER
Linkin Park – “Shadow of the Day” (Director: Joe Hahn)
Panic at the Disco – “Nine in the Afternoon” (Director: Shane Drake)
Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up” (Director: Joseph Kahn)
Rihanna – “Take a Bow” (Director: Anthony Mandler)

Best Choreography in a Video
Adele – “Chasing Pavements” (Choreographer: Marguerite Derricks)
Chris Brown – “Forever” (Choreographers: Tone & Rich)
Chris Brown (featuring T-Pain) – “Kiss Kiss” (Choreographer: Flii Stylz)
Gnarls Barkley – “Run” (Choreographer: Michael Rooney) – WINNER
Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up” (Choreographers: Robin Antin and Mikey Minden)

Best Special Effects in a Video
Erykah Badu – “Honey” (Special Effects: X1 FX)
Coldplay – “Violet Hill” (Special Effects: Asa Mader)
Missy Elliott – “Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom” (Special Effects: Les Umberger)
Linkin Park – “Bleed It Out” (Special Effects: David Lebensfeld and Adam Catino)
Kanye West (featuring T-Pain) – “Good Life” (Special Effects: SoMe, Jonas & François)-WINNER

Best Art Direction in a Video
Gnarls Barkley – “Run” (Art Directors: Happy and Kells Jesse)-WINNER
MGMT – “Electric Feel” (Art Director: Sophie Kosofsky)
Katy Perry – “I Kissed a Girl” (Art Director: Benji Bamps)
Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up” (Art Director: Marcelle Gravel)
The White Stripes – “Conquest” (Art Director: David Fitzpatrick)

Best Editing in a Video
Erykah Badu – “Honey” (Editor: T. David Binns)
Death Cab for Cutie – “I Will Possess Your Heart” (Editors: Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Jeff -Buchanan)–WINNER
Ne-Yo – “Closer” (Editor: Clark Eddy)
Katy Perry – “I Kissed a Girl” (Editor: Tom Lindsay)
Weezer – “Pork and Beans” (Editor: Jeff Consiglio and Colin Woods)

Best Cinematography in a Video
Erykah Badu – “Honey” (Director of Photography: Karsten “Crash” Gopinath)
Death Cab for Cutie – “I Will Possess Your Heart” (Directors of Photography: Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Shawn Kim)
Katy Perry – “I Kissed a Girl” (Director of Photography: Simon Thirlaway)
Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up” (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
The White Stripes – “Conquest” (Director of Photography: Wyatt Troll)-WINNER

Best UK Video
Coldplay – “Violet Hill”
Duffy – “Warwick Avenue”
Estelle (featuring Kanye West) – “American Boy”
Leona Lewis – “Bleeding Love” –WINNER
The Ting Tings – “Shut Up and Let Me Go”

Tags: 2008 vma, 2008 vma nominees, britney spears, britney spears awards, britney spears mtv, britney spears mtv awards 2008, britney spears piece of me lyrics, britney spears piece of me video, britney spears pieces of me, britney spears songs, britney spears vma, britney spears vma 2008, britney spears vma performance, britney spears vma s, britney vmas, lil wayne, mtv, mtv.com, vma, vma 2008, vma 2008 nominees, vma 2008 performers, vma nominations, vma nominees, vma results, vma winners, vmas, when are the vmas, www.vma.mtv.com