Nominees
- Categories Main
- Best Female Video
- Best Hip-Hop Video
- Best Male Video
- Best New Artist
- Best Pop Video
- Best Rock Video
- Video Of The Year
- Breakthrough Video
- Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)
Professional Categories
- Best Art Direction
- Best Choreography
- Best Cinematography
- Best Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Special Effects
Breakthrough Video
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Directed by Taylor Cohen & Otto Arsenault
The video for "Lessons Learned" opens with Matt and Kim calmly getting out of a van in the middle of Times Square in New York City. Then they go streaking.
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Directed by Adria Petty
Anjulie falls through the sky into various scenes throughout her video for "Boom." It's like Alice lost in Wonderland on caffeine.
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Directed by Johan Renck
Bat For Lashes singer Natasha Khan fends off shadow-clad figures to get to her sweetheart. Now that's love.
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Directed by Ray Tintori
Electric pop meets pop art in the colorful music video for Chairlift's "Evident Utensil."
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Cold War Kids"I've Seen Enough"
Directed by Sam Jones
Unleash your inner Diddy with the Cold War Kids music video for "I've Seen Enough." Turn tracks on and off in real time to mix a personal version while the band performs your masterpiece. Watch and play it here.
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Directed by Walter Robot
The touching animated video for the song "Grapevine Fires" features only a brief cameo of the band in its near-literal interpretation of the lyrics, but their music narrates the tale even more powerfully than watching them sing it.
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Directed by Chris Milk
In a music video rife with symbolism, Gnarls Barkley's "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" breaks down a breakup in terms anyone can understand.
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Directed by Ferry Gouw
Major Lazer's fictional self is at it again in the video for "Hold the Line," fighting vampires and other monsters on his rocket powered skateboard.
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Directed by Humble
Passion Pit's "The Reeling" pays homage to the 80s not only in its sound but with the creative animated video where everything is a collage.
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Directed by Richard Ayoade
Off with your head! A monster wearing a snazzy business suit rolls through a club knocking off heads and spilling confetti streams of blood while the Yeah Yeah Yeahs sing "Heads Will Roll." Who knew carnage could be so festive?
Video
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Posted 9/13/09
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Posted 9/13/09
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Posted 9/13/09
Photos
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34 Photos
Posted 9/13/09
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32 Photos
Posted 9/13/09
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82 Photos
Posted 9/13/09
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