NEW YORK (MTV) -
Eminem,
P.O.D., and
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott lead the 2002 MTV Video
Music Awards nominees with six nominations apiece.
Eminem's "Without You" (which mocks Moby, Osama Bin Laden, and 'NSync's Chris Kirkpatrick) is up for Best Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, Viewers Choice, Best Direction, and Best Editing. Elliott's "One Minute Man" nabs noms for Best Hip Hop Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. P.O.D.'s six are spread over two clips ?- "Alive" is up for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Viewers Choice, Best Direction, and Best Special Effects, while "Youth of the Nation" is up for Best Rock Video.
Close behind Em, P.O.D., and Elliott comes Latin star Shakira's "Whenever, Wherever" and indie-rockers the White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl" with four nominations each.
Saturday Night Live's Jimmy Fallon will host the 19th annual show on Aug. 29 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, while Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Pink, and Eminem are slated to perform.
P.O.D. |
Here is a select list of nominees for the 2002 MTV Video
Music Awards:
Best Video of the Year
'NSync, "Gone"
Eminem, "Without Me"
Linkin Park, "In the End"
P.O.D., "Alive"
Nas, "One Mic"
White Stripes, "Fell in Love with a Girl"
Best Male Video
Craig David, "Walking Away"
Eminem, "Without Me"
Enrique Iglesias, "Hero"
Elton John, "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
Nelly, "#1"
Usher, "U Got It Bad"
Missy Elliott |
Best Female Video Ashanti, "Foolish"
Michelle Branch, "All You Wanted"
Pink, "Get the Party Started"
Shakira, "Whenever, Wherever"
Britney Spears, "I'm a Slave 4 U"
Best Group Video
'NSync featuring Nelly, "Girlfriend"
Blink-182, "First Date"
Dave Matthews Band, "Everyday"
Linkin Park, "In the End"
No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer, "Hey Baby"
P.O.D., "Alive"
Best Rap Video
DMX, "Who We Be"
Eminem, "Without Me"
Ludacris, "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)"
Nas, "One Mic"
P. Diddy/Black Rob and Mark Curry, "Bad Boy for Life"
Best R&B Video
Aaliyah, "Rock the Boat"
Ashanti, "Foolish"
Mary J. Blige, "No More Drama"
Alicia Keys, "A Woman's Worth"
Usher, "U Got It Bad"
Best Hip-Hop Video
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Ludacris and Trina, "One Minute Man"
Fat Joe featuring Ashanti, "What's Luv"
Ja Rule featuring Ashanti, "Always On Time"
Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, "I'm Real (Remix)"
OutKast featuring Killer Mike, "The Whole World"
Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy and Pharell, "Pass the Courvoisier (Part II)"
Best Dance Video
Dirty Vegas, "Days Go By"
Kylie Minogue, "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
Pink, "Get the Party Started"
Shakira, "Whenever, Wherever"
Britney Spears, "I'm a Slave 4 U"
Best Rock Video
Creed, "Sacrifice"
Jimmy Eat World, "The Middle"
Korn, "Here to Stay"
Linkin Park, "In the End"
P.O.D., "Youth of the Nation"
System of a Down, "Chop Suey!"
Best Pop Video
'NSync featuring Nelly, "Girlfriend (Remix)"
Michelle Branch, "All You Wanted"
No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer, "Hey Baby"
Pink, "Get the Party Started"
Shakira, "Whenever, Wherever"
Best New Artist in a Video
Ashanti, "Foolish"
B2K, "Uh Huh"
Avril Lavigne, "Complicated"
John Mayer, "No Such Thing"
Puddle of Mudd, "Blurry"
Best Video from a Film
Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott, "Hero"
Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg, "Area Codes"
Nelly, "#1"
Will Smith, "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)"
Viewers Choice
B2K, "Uh Huh"
Michelle Branch, "Everywhere"
Brandy, "What About Us?"
Eminem, "Without Me"
Enrique Iglesias, "Hero"
MTV2 Award
Dashboard Confessional, "Screaming Infidelities"
The Hives, "Hate to Say I Told You So"
Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why"
Musiq, "Halfcrazy"
Nappy Roots featuring Jazze Pha, "Awnaw"
The Strokes, "Last Nite"
