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August 29, 2005

Another "Good" VMA

Could have skipped the appearence of (mark) R Kelly's "Trapped in a Closet", Jay-Z was the biggest winner of this year's MTV Video Music Awards walking away with four trophies. The R&B star grabbed Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography for his clip '99 Problems'.

Outkast followed close behind with awards for Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction. Usher won his first and second eve awards for Best Male and best Dance Video for 'Yeah'. No Doubt also won two trophies in the categories Best Pop Video and Best Group Video.

The complete winners list was:
Video of the Year
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"

Best Male Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"

Best Female Video
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"

Best Group Video
No Doubt, "It's My Life"

Best Rap Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"

Best R&B Video
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"

Best Dance Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"

Best Rock Video
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"

Best Pop Video
No Doubt, "It's My Life"

Best New Artist In A Video
Maroon 5, "This Love"

MTV2 Award
Yellowcard, "Ocean Avenue"

Best Choreography In A Video
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"

Breakthrough Video
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"

Best Direction In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems" (Director: Mark Romanek)

Best Special Effects In A Video
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"

Best Art Direction In A Video
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"

Best Editing In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"

Best Cinematography In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"

Best Soundtrack From A Video Game
Tony Hawk's Underground

Viewer's Choice
Linkin Park, "Breaking The Habit"

Posted by Steve Hultgren at August 29, 2005 08:12 AM