Justin Timberlake si Beyonce sunt in topul preferintelor la MTV Video Music Awards avand cate 7 nominalizari fiecare. Urmatorul in top este rapperul Kanye West al carui material "Touch the Sky" a fost ignorat la editia de anul trecut insa care acum a primit 5 nominalizari. Si tot cu 5 nominalizari se prezinta anul acesta si Rihanna.

Lista nominalizarilor:

Video of the Year
- Amy Winehouse: "Rehab"
- Beyonce: "Irreplaceable"
- Justice: "D.A.N.C.E."
- Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"
- Kanye West: "Stronger"
- Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"

Male Artist of the Year
- Akon: "Don't Matter", "I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg), "Smack That" (featuring Eminem)
- Kanye West: "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Stronger", "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been - DJ Premier Remix)" (featuring Nas, KRS-One and Rakim)
- Justin Timberlake: "Let Me Talk To You/ My Love", "SexyBack" (featuring Timbaland), "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"
- T.I.: "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)", "You Know What It Is" (featuring Wyclef Jean), "What You Know"
- Robin Thicke: "Can U Believe", "Lost Without U", "Wanna Love U Girl" remix (featuring Busta Rhymes and Pharrell)

Female Artist of the Year
- Amy Winehouse: "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good"
- Beyonce: "Irreplaceable", "Beautiful Liar" (featuring Shakira)
- Fergie: "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)", "Glamorous" (featuring Ludacris), "Fergalicious" (featuring Will.I.Am)
- Nelly Furtado: "Maneater", "Say It Right"
- Rihanna: "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z)

Best New Artist
- Amy Winehouse: "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good"
- Carrie Underwood: "Before He Cheats"
- Gym Class Heroes: "Clothes Off", "Cupid's Chokehold/ Breakfast in America"
- Lily Allen: "Alfie", "Smile", "LDN"
- Peter Bjorn and John: "Young Folks"

Best Group
- Fall Out Boy: "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
- Gym Class Heroes: "Clothes Off", "Cupid's Chokehold/ Breakfast in America"
- Linkin Park: "What I've Done"
- Maroon 5: "Makes Me Wonder"
- White Stripes: "Icky Thump"

Most Earthshattering Collaboration
- Akon (featuring Eminem): "Smack That"
- Beyonce and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar"
- Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland): "SexyBack"
-Gwen Stefani (featuring Akon): "The Sweet Escape"
-U2 (featuring Green Day): "The Saints Are Coming"

Quadruple Threat of the Year
- Beyonce
- Bono
- Jay-Z
- Justin Timberlake
- Kanye West

Monster Single of the Year
- Avril Lavigne: "Girlfriend"
- Daughtry: "Home"
- Fall Out Boy: "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
- Lil' Mama: "Lip Gloss"
- T-Pain (featuring Yung Joc): "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
- Timbaland (featuring Keri Hilson, D.O.E. and Sebastian): "The Way I Are"
- MIMS: "This Is Why I'm Hot"
- Plain White T's: "Hey There Delilah"
- Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"
- Shop Boyz: "Party Like a Rockstar"

Best Director
- Beyonce and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar" (director: Jake Nava)
- Christina Aguilera: "Candyman" (directors: Matthew Rolston and Christina Aguilera)
- Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ... Comes Around" (director: Samuel Bayer)
- Kanye West: "Stronger" (director: Hype Williams)
- Linkin Park: "What I've Done" (director: Joseph Hahn)
- Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella" (director: Chris Applebaum)

Best Editing in a Video
- Beyonce and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar" (editor: Jarett Figl)
- Gnarls Barkley: "Smiley Faces" (editor: Ken Mowe)
- Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ... Comes Around" (editor: Hollee Singer)
- Kanye West: "Stronger" (editors: Peter Johnson and Corey Weisz)
- Linkin Park: "What I've Done" (editor: Igor Kovalik)

Best Choreography in a Video
- Beyonce and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar" (choreographer: Frank Gatson)
- Chris Brown: "Wall to Wall" (choreographers: Rich & Tone and Flii Styles)
- Ciara: "Like a Boy" (choreographer: Jamaica Craft)
- Eve: "Tambourine" (choreographer: Tahesha Scott)
- Justin Timberlake: "My Love" (choreographer: Marty Kudelka)