Ceremonia de decernare a premiilor MTV 2004 a avut loc la Miami in cadrul unui spectacol grandios. Trupa hip-hop Outkast a primit patru trofee MTV pentru videoclipurile de anul acesta.
Duo-ul Outkast a obtinut premiul MTV pentru cel mai bun videoclip al anului si cel mai bun videoclip hip-hop.
Clipul piesei “Hey Ya!” a obtinut alte doua premii, pentru cele mai bune efecte speciale si cel mai bun montaj.
Intre castigatori se mai numara rapperul Jay-Z, care a primit si el patru trofee, Usher- doua si formatia No Doubt, tot cu doua premii.
Trupa britanica The Darkness nu a primit nici un trofeu MTV, desi fusese nominalizata la cel mai bun debut si cel mai bun videoclip rock pentru piesa “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”.
Alti castigatori
Rapperul Jay-Z a fost nominalizat la sase categorii pentru videoclipul piesei “99 Problems”-un film dur, alb-negru, despre uciderea unui rapper.
El a obtinut, de altfel, premiul pentru cel mai bun videoclip rap.
Au mai primit premii la ceremonia MTV trupa rap Black Eyed Peas si Alicia Keys, care a tinut un mini-spectacol in duet cu Stevie Wonder si Lenny Kravitz.
Lista completa a castigatorilor MTV Video Music Awards 2004:
Best video
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Also nominated: D12 - My Band
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Britney Spears - Toxic
Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris - Yeah
Best male video
Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris - Yeah
Also nominated: Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Prince - Musicology
Justin Timberlake - Senorita
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down
Best female video
Beyonce - Naughty Girl
Also nominated: Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within
Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
Jessica Simpson - With You
Britney Spears - Toxic
Best group video
No Doubt - It's My Life
Also nominated: D-12 - My Band
Good Charlotte - Hold On
Hoobastank - The Reason
Maroon 5 - This Love
Best rap video
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Also nominated: 50 Cent featuring Snoop Dogg and G-Unit - P.I.M.P
D-12 - My Band
Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins - Get Low
Ludacris - Stand Up
Best R&B video
Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
Also nominated: Beyonce - Me, Myself and I
Brandy featuring Kanye West - Talk About Our Love
R Kelly - Step in the Name of Love
Usher - Burn
Best hip-hop video
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Also nominated: Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg - Holidae Inn
Nelly featuring P Diddy and Murphy Lee - Shake ya Tailfeather
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down
Best dance video
Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris - Yeah
Also nominated: Beyonce - Naughty Girl
Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
Missy Elliott - I'm Really Hot
Britney Spears - Toxic
Best rock video
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Also nominated: The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Evanescence - My Immortal
Hoobastank - The Reason
Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit
Best pop video
No Doubt - It's My Life
Also nominated: Hilary Duff - Come Clean
Avril Lavigne - Don't Tell Me
Jessica Simpson - With You
Britney Spears - Toxic
Best new artist in a video
Maroon 5 - This Love
Also nominated: The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
JoJo - Leave (Get Out)
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
MTV2 Award
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Also nominated: Elephant Man - Pon de River
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Modest Mouse - Float On
Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Viewer's Choice
Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit
Also nominated: Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within
Good Charlotte - Hold On
Simple Plan - Perfect
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Breakthrough Video
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Also nominated: Modest Mouse - Float On
New Found Glory - All Downhill From Here
Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down
White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button
Best direction in a video
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Also nominated: No Doubt - It's My Life
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button
Best choreography in a video
Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
Also nominated: Beyonce - Naughty Girl
Missy Elliott - I'm Really Hot
Sean Paul - Like Glue
Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris - Yeah
Best special effects in a video
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Also nominated: Incubus - Megalomaniac
Modest Mouse - Float On
Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button
Best art direction in a video
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Also nominated: Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name
No Doubt - It's My Life
Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Best editing in a video
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Also nominated: Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Simple Plan - Perfect
White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Best cinematography in a video
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Also nominated: Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within
Beyonce - Naughty Girl
No Doubt - It's My Life
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
