It's incredibly hard to believe, but neither Britney Spears or Mariah Carey have ever won an MTV Video Music Award. Really.

A VMA staple performer and presenter over the years, Britney has been nominated a whopping 16 times with zero Moonman statuettes to show for it. Similarly, Carey, a pillar of MTV (really, she holds up a corner of the building) has pulled down five solo nominations and one for her turn in a Busta Rhymes clip, and she, too, has netted a goose egg when it comes to walking out with an award tucked into her stylish diva bag.

Will that change this year? So far, Spears is nominated for two 2008 MTV Video Music Awards as her "Pieces of Me" video has made the cut in the Best Female Video and, as was announced earlier tonight on FNMTV, the Best Pop Video category. Will she go 18-0? Or maybe more, if she gets a nod in a category like Best Dancing in a Video, which opened up tonight for your votes, which will help MTV determine the final nominees.

Also in the Best Female Video category, Mariah is nominated for her hilarious "Touch My Body" video, which features Kenneth, the adorably dopey NBC page on 30 Rock. She could still pop up in some of the other categories, too, so she may have more than one shot in '08.

So the big, big, big question is: Will these obviously deserving bridesmaids ever get the chance to walk down the aisle with a Moonman on their arms?

Conspiracy theorists, we want you to mull this over a while. After the jump you can watch Brit and Mimi's '08 nominated videos while looking over the detailed list of their past nominations and launch your crackpot conclusions in the comments.

Mariah Carey

Five solo VMA nominations + one featured nomination = 0 wins

Best R&B Video - Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men - "One Sweet Day" (1996)

Best Female Video - Mariah Carey featuring Puff Daddy & The Family - "Honey (Remix)" (1998)

Best Female Video - Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together" (2005)

Best R&B Video - Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together" (2005)

Best R&B Video - Mariah Carey - "Shake It Off" (2006)

Best Hip-Hop Video - Busta Rhymes featuring Mariah Carey and the Flipmode Squad - "I Know What You Want" (2003)

Britney Spears

16 VMA nominations = 0 wins

Best Choreography in a Video - Britney Spears - "Baby One More Time" (1999)

Best Female Video - Britney Spears - "Baby One More Time" (1999)

Best Pop Video - Britney Spears - "Baby One More Time" (1999)

Best Female Video - Britney Spears - "Oops!...I Did It Again" (2000)

Best Pop Video - Britney Spears - "Oops!...I Did It Again" (2000)

Best Dance Video - Britney Spears - "You Drive Me (Crazy)" (2000)

Viewer's Choice Award - Britney Spears - "Oops!...I Did It Again" (2000)

Best Pop Video - Britney Spears - "Stronger" (2001)

Best Female Video - Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4 U" (2002)

Best Dance Video - Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4 U" (2002)

Best Choreography in a Video - Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4 U" (2002)

Best Video from a Film - Britney Spears f/ Pharrell - "Boys (Co-Ed Remix)" (2003)

Video of the Year - Britney Spears - "Toxic" (2004)

Best Female Video - Britney Spears - "Toxic" (2004)

Best Pop Video - Britney Spears - "Toxic" (2004)

Best Dance Video - Britney Spears - "Toxic" (2004)