Kanye West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katy Perry Videos Pick Up More VMA Nominations
We're less than two weeks away from the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but there's still some business to take care of before the big show is beamed live from Los Angeles' Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7. On Wednesday (August 27), MTV announced the nominees in this year's "professional categories," including Best Special Effects and Best Editing.
Two of [article id="1591764"]Chris Brown's videos[/article] ("Kiss Kiss" and "Forever") netted nods in the Best Choreography category, which means Brown could end up walking away from the VMAs with five Moonmen under his arms; he's also in the running for [article id="1592894"]Video of the Year[/article], [article id="1592481"]Best Dancing in a Video[/article] and [article id="1591618"]Best Male Video[/article]. Chris will face off against the Pussycat Dolls (who earned another nomination for their video "When I Grow Up"), Gnarls Barkley's "Run" and Adele, who picks up her first VMA nomination for "Chasing Pavements."
Rihanna's "Take a Bow" is among the nominees in the Best Direction category, as are Panic at the Disco's "Nine in the Afternoon," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day" and Erykah Badu's "Honey." Badu's video was also recognized in the Best Editing field, with Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart," Weezer's "Pork and Beans," Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and Ne-Yo's "Closer" also getting nominations.
Kanye West picked up his second nomination this week, as "Good Life" could take the Best Special Effects Moonman. But 'Ye faces stiff competition from the likes of Missy Elliott's "Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom"), Coldplay's "Violet Hill," Linkin Park's "Bleed It Out" and, again, Badu's "Honey." Badu will be up for a total of four trophies next month, as that video also nabbed a nomination for Best Cinematography, along with Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and the White Stripes' "Conquest."
The Stripes' also scored a nod for "Conquest" in the Best Art Direction category. They'll contend with Gnarls Barkley's "Run," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," MGMT's "Electric Feel" and Perry's "I Kissed a Girl."
This year's VMAs, hosted by British comic and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" co-star [article id="1591557"]Russell Brand[/article], will feature [article id="1592790"]just-announced live performances[/article] by Rihanna, T.I., Pink and Paramore, as well as the [article id="1591205"]Jonas Brothers[/article], [article id="1592039"]Lil Wayne[/article] and [article id="1592790"]Kid Rock[/article].
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Chris Brown (featuring T-Pain)
"Kiss Kiss"
Choreographer: Flii Stylz
Gnarls Barkley
"Run"
Choreographer: Mikey Rooney
Chris Brown
"Forever"
Choreographers: Tone & Rich
Adele
"Chasing Pavements"
Choreographer: Marguerite Derricks
Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Choreographer: Robin Antin/ Mikey Minden
BEST DIRECTION
Panic at the Disco
"Nine in the Afternoon"
Director: Shane Drake
Linkin Park
"Shadow of the Day"
Director: Joe Hahn
Rihanna
"Take a Bow"
Director: Anthony Mandler
Erykah Badu
"Honey"
Director: Erykah Badu/ Mr. Roboto
Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Director: Joseph Kahn
BEST EDITING
Death Cab for Cutie
"I Will Possess Your Heart"
Editor: Aaron Stewart-Ahn / Jeff Buchanan
Katy Perry
"I Kissed A Girl"
Editor: Tom Lindsay
Weezer
"Pork and Beans"
Editor: Jeff Consiglio/ Colin Woods
Ne-Yo
"Closer"
Editor: Clark Eddy
Erykah Badu
"Honey"
Editor: T. David Binns
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Death Cab for Cutie
"I Will Possess Your Heart"
Cinematographer: Aaron Stewart Ahn/ Shawn Kim
White Stripes
"Conquest"
Cinematographer: Wyatt Troll
Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Cinematographer: Christopher Probst
Erykah Badu
"Honey"
Cinematography: Crash/ Karsten Gopinath
Katy Perry
"I Kissed a Girl"
Cinematographer: Simon Thirlaway
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Missy Elliott
"Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom"
Special Effects: Les Umberger of Elicit Effects
Linkin Park
"Bleed It Out"
Special Effects: David Lebensfeld/ Adam Catino of Ingenuity Engine
Coldplay
"Violet Hill"
Special Effects: Gregory de Maria
Erykah Badu
"Honey"
Special Effects: X1FX
Kanye West (featuring T-Pain)
"Good Life"
Special Effects: SoMe/ Jonas & François
BEST ART DIRECTION
Gnarls Barkley
"Run"
Art Director: Happy/ Kells Jesse
MGMT
"Electric Feel"
Art Director: Sophie Kosofsky
Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Art Director: Marcelle Gravel
Katy Perry
"I Kissed a Girl"
Art Director: Benji Bamps
White Stripes
"Conquest"
Art Director: David Fitzpatrick
It's a wrap! Now that the 2008 VMAs have come and gone, check out all the winners, the most surprising moments, the best red-carpet fashions and more at VMA.MTV.com.