Awards & Winners

2009 MTV Video Music Award

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2009 MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

Beyoncé Knowles

Honored for : Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eminem We Made You
Kanye West Love Lockdown
Lady Gaga Poker Face
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Britney Spears Womanizer
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video

Taylor Swift

Honored for : You Belong With Me

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Nominee Nominated Work
Taylor Swift You Belong With Me
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
P!nk So What
Lady Gaga Poker Face
Katy Perry Hot n Cold
Kelly Clarkson My Life Would Suck Without You
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video

T.I., Rihanna

Honored for : Live Your Life

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kanye West Love Lockdown
Jay-Z D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
Ne-Yo Miss Independent
Eminem We Made You
T.I. Live Your Life
Rihanna Live Your Life
MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch

Lady Gaga

Honored for : Poker Face

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Nominee Nominated Work
3OH!3 Don't Trust Me
Asher Roth I Love College
Drake Best I Ever Had
Lady Gaga Poker Face
Kid Cudi Day N' Nite
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video

Eminem

Honored for : We Made You

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kanye West Love Lockdown
Jay-Z D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
Eminem We Made You
Asher Roth I Love College
Flo Rida Right Round
MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video

Britney Spears

Honored for : Womanizer

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Nominee Nominated Work
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Cobra Starship Good Girls Go Bad
Leighton Meester Good Girls Go Bad
Britney Spears Womanizer
Wisin y Yandel Abusadora
Lady Gaga Poker Face
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video

Green Day

Honored for : 21 Guns

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Nominee Nominated Work
Green Day 21 Guns
Coldplay Viva La Vida
Paramore Decode
Fall Out Boy I Don't Care
Kings of Leon Use Somebody
MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video

Matt and Kim

Honored for : Lessons Learned

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Nominee Nominated Work
Death Cab for Cutie Grapevine Fires
Anjulie Boom
Major Lazer Hold The Line
Gnarls Barkley Who's Gonna Save My Soul
Chairlift Evident Utensil
Cold War Kids I've Seen Enough
Interactive Version
Bat for Lashes Daniel
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Heads Will Roll
Passion Pit The Reeling
Matt and Kim Lessons Learned
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction

Lady Gaga

Honored for : Paparazzi
(Art Director: Jason Hamilton)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Coldplay Viva La Vida
Art Director: Gregory de Maria
Lady Gaga Paparazzi
Art Director: Jason Hamilton
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Art Director: Niamh Byrne
Gnarls Barkley Who's Gonna Save My Soul
Art Director: Zach Matthews
Britney Spears Circus
Art Directors: Laura Fox and Charles Varga
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

Beyoncé Knowles

Honored for : Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
(Choreographers: Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Pussycat Dolls Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
Choreographers: Robin Antin and Mikey Minden
A. R. Rahman Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
Choreographers: Robin Antin and Mikey Minden
Nicole Scherzinger Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
Choreographers: Robin Antin and Mikey Minden
Britney Spears Circus
Choreographer: Andre Fuentes
Ciara Love Sex Magic
Choreographers: Jamaica Craft and Marty Kudelka
Justin Timberlake Love Sex Magic
Choreographers: Jamaica Craft and Marty Kudelka
Kristinia DeBarge Goodbye
Choreographer: Jamaica Craft
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Choreographers: Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography

Green Day

Honored for : 21 Guns
(Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lady Gaga Paparazzi
Director of Photography: Eric Broms
Coldplay Viva La Vida
Director of Photography: John Perez
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Director of Photography: Jim Fealy
Green Day 21 Guns
Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela
Britney Spears Circus
Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction

Green Day

Honored for : 21 Guns
(Director: Marc Webb)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cobra Starship Good Girls Go Bad
Director: Kai Regan
Leighton Meester Good Girls Go Bad
Director: Kai Regan
Green Day 21 Guns
Director: Marc Webb
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Director: Jake Nava
Lady Gaga Paparazzi
Director: Jonas Åkerlund
Britney Spears Circus
Director: Francis Lawrence
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing

Beyoncé Knowles

Honored for : Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
(Editor: Jarrett Fijal)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lady Gaga Paparazzi
Editors: Danny Tull and Jonas Åkerlund
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Editor: Jarrett Fijal
Miley Cyrus 7 Things
Editor: Jarrett Fijal
Britney Spears Circus
Editor: Jarrett Fijal
Coldplay Viva La Vida
Editor: Hype Williams
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects

Lady Gaga

Honored for : Paparazzi
(Special Effects: Chimney Pot)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eminem We Made You
Special Effects: Ingenuity Engine
Lady Gaga Paparazzi
Special Effects: Chimney Pot
Kanye West Paranoid
Special Effects: Wizardflex and Ghost Town Media
Mr Hudson Paranoid
Special Effects: Wizardflex and Ghost Town Media
Beyoncé Knowles Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Special Effects: VFX Effects and Louis Mackall V
Gnarls Barkley Who's Gonna Save My Soul
Special Effects: Gradient Effects and Image Metrics
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman)

Beastie Boys

Honored for : Sabotage

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Nominee Nominated Work
Beastie Boys Sabotage
Björk Human Behaviour
David Lee Roth California Girls
Dr. Dre Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
Foo Fighters Everlong
George Michael Freedom! '90
OK Go Here It Goes Again
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Into The Great Wide Open
U2 Where The Streets Have No Name
Radiohead Karma Police