2004 MTV Video Music Awards

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The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 29 2004, honoring the best music videos from July 1 2003 to June 30 2004. The show took place at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida, and, unlike previous years, had no host.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

* D12 — "My Band"
* Jay-Z — "99 Problems"
* OutKast — "Hey Ya!"
* Britney Spears — "Toxic"
* Usher (featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon) — "Yeah!"

Best Male Video

* Jay-Z — "99 Problems"
* Prince — "Musicology"
* Justin Timberlake — "Señorita"
* Usher (featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon) — "Yeah!"
* Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson) — "All Falls Down"

Best Female Video

* Christina Aguilera — "The Voice Within"
* Beyoncé — "Naughty Girl"
* Alicia Keys — "If I Ain't Got You"
* Jessica Simpson — "With You"
* Britney Spears — "Toxic"

Best Group Video

* D12 — "My Band"
* Good Charlotte — "Hold On"
* Hoobastank — "The Reason"
* Maroon 5 — "This Love"
* No Doubt — "It's My Life"

Best New Artist in a Video

* The Darkness — "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
* Jet — "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
* JoJo — "Leave (Get Out)"
* Maroon 5 — "This Love"
* Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson) — "All Falls Down"
* Yellowcard — "Ocean Avenue"

Best Pop Video

* Hilary Duff — "Come Clean"
* Avril Lavigne — "Don't Tell Me"
* No Doubt — "It's My Life"
* Jessica Simpson — "With You"
* Britney Spears — "Toxic"

Best Rock Video

* The Darkness — "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
* Evanescence — "My Immortal"
* Hoobastank — "The Reason"
* Jet — "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
* Linkin Park — "Breaking the Habit"

Best R&B Video

* Beyoncé — "Me, Myself and I"
* Brandy (featuring Kanye West) — "Talk About Our Love"
* Alicia Keys — "If I Ain't Got You"
* R. Kelly — "Step in the Name of Love (remix)"
* Usher — "Burn"

Best Rap Video

* 50 Cent (featuring Snoop Dogg & G-Unit) — "P.I.M.P. (remix)"
* D12 — "My Band"
* Jay-Z — "99 Problems"
* Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz (featuring Ying Yang Twins) — "Get Low"
* Ludacris (featuring Shawnna) — "Stand Up"

Best Hip Hop Video

* Black Eyed Peas — "Hey Mama"
* Chingy (featuring Ludacris & Snoop Dogg) — "Holidae Inn"
* Nelly (featuring P. Diddy & Murphy Lee) — "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
* OutKast — "Hey Ya!"
* Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson) — "All Falls Down"

Best Dance Video

* Beyoncé — "Naughty Girl"
* Black Eyed Peas — "Hey Mama"
* Missy Elliott — "I'm Really Hot"
* Britney Spears — "Toxic"
* Usher (featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon) — "Yeah!"

Breakthrough Video

* Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"
* Modest Mouse — "Float On"
* New Found Glory — "All Downhill from Here"
* Steriogram — "Walkie Talkie Man"
* Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson) — "All Falls Down"
* The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button to Button"

Best Direction in a Video

* Jay-Z — "99 Problems" (Director: Mark Romanek)
* No Doubt — "It's My Life" (Director: David LaChapelle)
* OutKast — "Hey Ya!" (Director: Bryan Barber)
* Steriogram — "Walkie Talkie Man" (Director: Michel Gondry)
* The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button to Button" (Director: Michel Gondry)

Best Choreography in a Video

* Beyoncé — "Naughty Girl" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson Jr. & LaVelle Smith)
* Black Eyed Peas — "Hey Mama" (Choreographer: Fatima Robinson)
* Missy Elliott — "I'm Really Hot" (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
* Sean Paul — "Like Glue" (Choreographer: Tanesha Scott)
* Usher (featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon) — "Yeah!" (Choreographer: Devyne Stephens)

Best Special Effects in a Video

* Incubus — "Megalomaniac" (Special Effects: Jake Banks, Matt Marquis and Stardust Studios)
* Modest Mouse — "Float On" (Special Effects: Christopher Mills and Revolver Film Company)
* OutKast — "Hey Ya!" (Special Effects: Elad Offer, Chris Eckardt and Money Shots)
* Steriogram — "Walkie Talkie Man" (Special Effects: Angus Kneale, Jamie Scott and The Mill)
* The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button to Button" (Special Effects: Richard de Carteret, Angus Kneale and Dirk Greene)

Best Art Direction in a Video

* Alicia Keys — "If I Ain't Got You" (Art Director: Rob Buono)
* No Doubt — "It's My Life" (Art Director: Kristen Vallow)
* OutKast — "Hey Ya!" (Art Director: Eric Beauchamp)
* Steriogram — "Walkie Talkie Man" (Art Director: Lauri Faggioni)
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs — "Maps" (Art Director: Jeff Everett)

Best Editing in a Video

* Jay-Z — "99 Problems" (Editor: Robert Duffy)
* Jet — "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Editor: Megan Bee)
* Simple Plan — "Perfect" (Editor: Declan Whitebloom)
* The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button to Button" (Editors: Charlie Johnston, Geoff Hounsell and Andy Grieve)
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs — "Maps" (Editor: Anthony Cerniello)

Best Cinematography in a Video

* Christina Aguilera — "The Voice Within" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth)
* Beyoncé — "Naughty Girl" (Director of Photography: Jim Hawkinson)
* Jay-Z — "99 Problems" (Director of Photography: Joaquin Baca-Asay)
* No Doubt — "It's My Life" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth)
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs — "Maps" (Director of Photography: Shawn Kim)

Best Video Game Soundtrack

* Madden NFL 2004 (Electronic Arts)
* (Electronic Arts)
* SSX 3 (Electronic Arts)
* Tony Hawk's Underground (Activision)
* (Activision)

MTV2 Award

* Elephant Man — "Pon Di River"
* Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"
* Modest Mouse — "Float On"
* Twista (featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx) — "Slow Jamz"
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs — "Maps"
* Yellowcard — "Ocean Avenue"

Viewer's Choice

* Christina Aguilera — "The Voice Within"
* Good Charlotte — "Hold On"
* Linkin Park — "Breaking the Habit"
* Simple Plan — "Perfect"
* Yellowcard — "Ocean Avenue"

Performances

Pre-show

* Jadakiss (featuring Anthony Hamilton) — "Why"
* Ashlee Simpson — "Pieces of Me"
* New Found Glory — "All Downhill from Here"

Main show

* Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon) — "Yeah!"
* Jet — "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
* Yellowcard — "Ocean Avenue"
* Hoobastank — "The Reason"
* Kanye West (featuring Chaka Khan and Syleena Johnson) — "Jesus Walks"/"All Falls Down"/"Through the Fire"
* Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz — "Get Low"
* Ying Yang Twins — "Salt Shaker"
* Petey Pablo — "Freek-a-Leek"
* Terror Squad (featuring Fat Joe) — "Lean Back"
* Jessica Simpson — "With You"/"Angels"
* Nelly (featuring Christina Aguilera) — "Tilt Ya Head Back"
* Alicia Keys (featuring Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Wonder) — "If I Ain't Got You"/"Higher Ground"
* The Polyphonic Spree — "Hold Me Now"
* OutKast — "Prototype"/"The Way You Move"/"Ghettomusick"/"Hey Ya!"

=Appearances=
* Christina Aguilera
* Jennifer Lopez
* Mandy Moore
* Marilyn Manson
* Shakira
* Hilary Duff
* Matthew Lillard
* Marc Anthony
* Queen Latifah
* Jimmy Fallon
* Missy Elliott
* Nick Lachey
* Paris Hilton
* Christina Millian
* LL Cool J
* Ashlee Simpson
* JoJo
* Ashley Olsen
* Mary-Kate Olsen

External links

* [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/2004/ Official awards site]
* [http://www.mtv.com/ Official MTV site]