9/10/10

The single most important annual even in American culture is just upon us... the VMA's! (Thank God by the way, because tv has been getting boring since Nick @ Nite has stopped showing re-runs of The Nanny at all hours of the night!) Yes, it is that time of the year again where we Americans must look back and reflect deeply upon our culture, and who to vote for to win the awards. On Sunday night, many-a-celebrities (and wannabe celebrities for that matter... can we say Jersey Shore!) will take the stage at what is in my opinion, the best awards show of the year; that's right, then one evening that's even better than the Oscars! ("How can you such a thing like that J.C.?" you may ask. Well, because I have style, sophistication, and class like that... you know, like Ke$ha.) The one thing that is for sure, (or pretty much 99.9999999999% for sure) the VMA's will once again be a source for controversy. With that being said, I would like to bring to you fine people what I like to call the "Holy List," which covers the nominees and who I think will win the awards come Sunday:

BEST NEW ARTIST

Broken Bells
"The Ghost Inside"
Directed by Jacob Gentry

Jason Derulo
"In My Head"
Directed by Kai Crawford

Justin Bieber f/ Ludacris
"Baby"
Directed by Ray Kay

Ke$ha
"Tik Tok"
Directed by Syndrome

Nicki Minaj f/ Sean Garrett
"Massive Attack"
Directed by Hype Williams

WINNER: Ke$ha for Tik Tok (However, Justin Bieber could very easily win this too... sadly)

BEST COLLABORATION

3OH!3 f/ Ke$ha
"My First Kiss"
Directed by Isaac Ravishankara

B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams
"Airplanes"
Directed by Hiro Murai

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
Directed by Hype Williams

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Empire State of Mind"
Directed by Hype Williams

Lady Gaga f/ Beyoncé
"Telephone"
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund

WINNER: Lady Gaga and Beyoncé for Telephone

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO

Cascada
"Evacuate The Dancefloor"
Directed by Max Nichols

David Guetta f/ Akon
"Sexy Chick"
Directed by Stephen Schuster

Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull
"I Like It"
Directed by David Rousseau

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Directed by Francis Lawrence

Usher f/ will.i.am
"OMG"
Directed by Anthony Mandler

 WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance 

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
Directed by Hype Williams

Katy Perry f/ Snoop Dogg
"California Gurls"
Directed by Mathew Cullen

Ke$ha
"Tik Tok"
Directed by Syndrome

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Directed by Francis Lawrence

Taylor Swift
"Fifteen"
Directed by Roman White

WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance (Although Tik Tok could take it as well; or who knows maybe even California Gurls... sorry Taylor Swift, guess this time there won't even be a chance for Kanye to let you start)

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams
"Airplanes"
Directed by Hiro Murai

Drake, Kanye West,
Lil Wayne & Eminem
"Forever"
Directed by Hype Williams

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Directed by Rich Lee

Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
"On To The Next One"
Directed by Sam Brown

Kid Cudi f/ MGMT & Ratatat
"Pursuit Of Happiness"
Directed by Brody Baker

WINNER: B.O.B. and Haley Williams for Airplanes 

BEST MALE VIDEO

B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams
"Airplanes"
Directed by Hiro Murai

Drake
"Find Your Love"
Directed by Anthony Mandler

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Directed by Rich Lee

Jason Derulo
"In My Head"
Directed by Kai Crawford

OMG
"Usher f/ will.i.am"
Directed by Anthony Mandler

WINNER: Usher and will.i.am for OMG

BEST POP VIDEO

B.o.B f/ Bruno Mars
"Nothing On You"
Directed by Ethan Lader

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
Directed by Hype Williams

Katy Perry f/ Snoop Dogg
"California Gurls"
Directed by Mathew Cullen

Ke$ha
"Tik Tok"
Directed by Syndrome

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Directed by Francis Lawrence

WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance 

BEST ROCK VIDEO

30 Seconds To Mars
"Kings and Queens"
Directed by Bartholomew Cubbins

Florence + the Machine
"Dog Days Are Over"
Directed by LEGS

MGMT
"Flash Delirium"
Directed by Andreas Nilsson

Muse
"Uprising"
Directed by Hydra

Paramore
"Ignorance"
Directed by Honey

WINNER: Paramore for Ignorance 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

30 Seconds To Mars
"Kings and Queens"
Directed by Bartholomew Cubbins

B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams
"Airplanes"
Directed by Hiro Murai

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Directed by Rich Lee

Florence + the Machine
"Dog Days Are Over"
Directed by LEGS

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Directed by Francis Lawrence

Lady Gaga f/ Beyoncé
"Telephone"
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund

WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance 

The following are all nonvoting categories, but still I thought I'd take a shot at it!

BEST ART DIRECTION

30 Seconds To Mars
"Kings and Queens"
Art Direction by Benji Bamps

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
Art Direction by Lenny Tso

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

Florence + the Machine
"Dog Days Are Over"
Art Direction by Louise Corcoran and Aldene Johnson

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Art Direction by Charles Infante

WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
Choreography by Frank Gatson Jr., Phlex and Bryan Tanaka

Janelle Monáe f/ Big Boi
"Tightrope"
Choreography by Janelle Monáe & The Memphis Jookin Community

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Choreography by Laurieann Gibson

Lady Gaga f/ Beyoncé
"Telephone"
Choreography by Laurieann Gibson

OMG
"Usher f/ will.i.am"
Choreography by Aakomon "AJ" Jones

 WINNER: Lady Gaga and Beyoncé for Telephone

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Cinematography by Chris Probst

Florence + the Machine
"Dog Days Are Over"
Cinematography by Adam Frisch

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Empire State of Mind"
Cinematography by John Perez

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Cinematography by Thomas Kloss

Mumford And Sons
"Little Lion Man"
Cinematography by Ben Magahy

 WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance

BEST DIRECTION

30 Seconds To Mars
"Kings and Queens"
Directed by Bartholomew Cubbins

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Directed by Rich Lee

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Empire State of Mind"
Directed by Hype Williams

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Directed by Francis Lawrence

P!nk
"Funhouse"
Directed by Dave Meyers

 WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance

BEST EDITING

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Editing by Ken Mowe

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Editing by Jarrett Fijal

Miike Snow
"Animal"
Editing by Frank Macias

P!nk
"Funhouse"
Editing by Chris Davis

Rihanna
"Rude Boy"
Editing by Clark Eddy

 WINNER: RIhanna for Rude Boy

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Dan Black
"Symphonies"
Special Effects by Corinne Bance & Axel D'Harcourt

Eminem
"Not Afraid"
Special Effects by Animaholics-VFX

Green Day
"21st Century Breakdown"
Special Effects by Laundry

Lady Gaga
"Bad Romance"
Special Effects by Skulley Effects VFX

Muse
"Uprising"
Special Effects by Humble

 WINNER: Lady Gaga for Bad Romance

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO

The Black Keys
"Tighten Up"
Directed by Chris Marrs Piliero

Coldplay
"Strawberry Swing"
Directed by Shynola

Dan Black
"Symphonies"
Directed by Chic & Artistic

Gorillaz f/ Bobby Womack & Mos Def
"Stylo"
Directed by Jamie Hewlett

WINNER: Gorillaz, Bobby Womack, and Mos Def for Stylo (Although really, who really cares about any of these crappy bands anyway!)

Now, I realize that this has already been a very long post, however I hate to leave you without giving some hot celebrity scoops so I'll make it quick: Lou Reed is a jerk for telling Susan Boyle he doesn't like her and won't let her sing his song (which made her cry- aww poor Susie!) and Britney Spears is getting sued by an ex-bodyguard for sexual harassment, the end.