2008 MTV Video Music Awards

Nominees

Best Direction

Everybody knows that Alfred Hitchcock got his start directing music videos. Well, that's a lie, but that doesn't mean that music video directors can't be geniuses. These ones certainly are!

  1. Erykah Badu"Honey"

    Directed by Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto

    This black and white love letter to the bygone days of the record store adds Erykah Badu's face to classic album covers and brings them to life. So cool.

  2. Linkin Park"Shadow of the Day"

    Directed by Joe Hahn

    Tense riot cops encounter a violent mob of molotov cocktail-toting citizens in the politically charged video for Linkin Park's 'Shadow Of The Day.'

  3. Panic at the Disco"Nine In The Afternoon"

    Directed by Shane Drake

    Panic At The Disco's 'Nine In The Afternoon' is a full-on, Beatles-inspired freak out, complete with a parade of maniacs, an elephant drummer and hundreds of fake mustaches.

  4. Pussycat Dolls"When I Grow Up"

    Directed by Joseph Kahn

    The Pussycat Dolls have car-danced their way into yet another nomination and, although 'When I Grow Up' director Joseph Kahn is unavailable for comment, we imagine he's ecstatic.

  5. Rihanna"Take A Bow"

    Directed by Anthony Mandler

    Please. A relationship comes to a painful halt in the sleek, cinematic video for Rihanna's emotional hit, 'Take A Bow.'

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