2008 VMA awards- nominees and winners

Here’s a complete listing of winners and nominees for this year’s VMAs. If you make it all the way to the bottom, you will see that Kanye West won something!

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
winner
Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”

other nominees
Mariah Carey, “Touch My Body”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed A Girl”
Rihanna, “Take A Bow”
Jordin Sparks, “No Air”

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BEST MALE VIDEO
winner
Chris Brown, “With You”

other nominees
Flo Rida, “Low”
Lil Wayne, “Lollipop”
T.I., “No Matter What”
Usher, “Love In This Club”

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BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO
winner
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”

other nominees
Chris Brown, “Forever”
Danity Kane, “Damaged”
Madonna, “4 Minutes”
Ne Yo, “Closer”

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BEST ROCK VIDEO
winner
Linkin Park, “Shadow of the Day”

other nominees
Fall Out Boy, “Beat It”
Foo Fighters, “The Pretender”
Paramore, “Crush Crush Crush”
Slipknot, “Psychosocial”

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BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
winner
Lil Wayne, “Lollipop”

other nominees
Mary J. Blige, “Just Fine”
Lupe Fiasco, “Superstar”
Flo Rida, “Low”
Kanye West, “Homecoming”

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BEST NEW ARTIST
winner
Tokio Hotel, “Ready, Set, Go!”

other nominees
Miley Cyrus, “7 Things”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed A Girl”
Jordin Sparks, “No Air”
Taylor Swift, “Teardrops On My Guitar”

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BEST POP VIDEO
winner
Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”

other nominees
Danity Kane, “Damaged”
Jonas Brothers, “Burnin Up”
Panic At The Disco, “Nine in the Afternoon”
Tokio Hotel, “Ready, Set, Go!”

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
winner
Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”

other nominees
Chris Brown, “Forever”
Jonas Brothers, “Burnin’ Up”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
The Ting Tings, “Shut Up And Let Me Go”

BEST ART DIRECTION
winner
Gnarls Barkley, “Run”

other nominees
MGMT, “Electric Feel Version 2”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed A Girl”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
The White Stripes, “Conquest”

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BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
winner
Gnarls Barkley, “Run”

other nominees
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”
Chris Brown, “Forever”
Chris Brown, “Kiss Kiss”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
winner
The White Stripes, “Conquest”

other nominees
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Death Cab For Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed A Girl”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”

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BEST DIRECTION
winner
Erykah Badu, “Honey”

other nominees
Linkin Park, “Shadow Of The Day”
Panic at the Disco, “Nine In The Afternoon”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
Rihanna, “Take A Bow”

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BEST EDITING
winner
Death Cab For Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”

other nominees
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Ne-Yo, “Closer”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed A Girl”
Weezer, “Pork and Beans”

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BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
winner
Kanye West feat. T-Pain, “Good Life”

other nominees
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Coldplay, “Violet Hill”
Missy Elliott, “Ching-A-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom 3D”
Linkin Park, “Bleed It Out”