VMAs 2005 – Green Day Lead The Way
The nominees for the 2005 VMAs in full
Green Day lead the pack in the nominees stakes for this year's MTV Video Music Awards 2005.
The pop-punk trio, who have seen huge success this year with their latest album 'American Idiot' go into this year's VMAs with eight nominations, including Video Of the Year and Best Group. Green Day are also among this year's VMAs performers.
Hot on their heels are Gwen Stefani and Missy Elliot with six nods apiece, and U2 with five.
Coldplay also fly the UK flag with four nominations, while Gorillaz fight their corner with two.
The main categories/nominees are as follows...
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Coldplay - Speed of Sound
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell - Drop It Like Its Hot
BEST MALE VIDEO
50 Cent - Candy Shop
Beck - E-Pro
John Legend - Ordinary People
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Usher - Caught Up
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Amerie - 1 Thing
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Shakira f/ Alejandro Sanz - La Tortura
BEST GROUP VIDEO
Black Eyed Peas - Dont Phunk With My Heart
Destinys Child f/ T.I. & Lil Wayne - Soldier
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
U2 - Vertigo
BEST RAP VIDEO
Eminem - Just Lose It
The Game & 50 Cent - Hate It or Love It
Ludacris - Number One Spot
T.I. - You Dont Know Me
Ying Yang Twins - Wait (The Whisper Song)
BEST R&B VIDEO
Alicia Keys - Karma
Ciara f/ Ludacris - Oh
John Legend - Ordinary People
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Usher f/ Alicia Keys - My Boo
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Common - Go
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop - Lose Control
Nas f/ Olu Dara - Bridging the Gap
Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell - Drop It Like Its Hot
BEST DANCE VIDEO
Ciara - 1,2 Step
Destinys Child - Lose My Breath
Jennifer Lopez - Get Right
Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop - Lose Control
Shakira f/ Alejandro Sanz - La Tortura
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Foo Fighters - Best of You
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
My Chemical Romance - Helena
Weezer - Beverly Hills
BEST POP VIDEO
Ashlee Simpson - Pieces of Me
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
Lindsay Lohan " Rumors
BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO
Ciara - 1,2 Step
The Game - Dreams
John Legend - Ordinary People
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
My Chemical Romance - Helena
MTV2 AWARD
Akon f/ Styles P - Locked Up
The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
Daddy Yankee - Gasolina
Fall Out Boy - Sugar, Were Going Down
Mike Jones f/ Slim Thug & Paul Wall - Still Tippin
My Chemical Romance " Helena
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Eminem - Mosh
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop -Lose Control
Sarah McLachlan - World on Fire
U2 - Vertigo
Tune-in to MTV on August 29 at 9pm to watch the MTV Video Music Awards 2005.
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