VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Eminem "We Made You"
Britney Spears "Womanizer"
Lady Gaga "Poker Face"
Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
No other video captured the pop-culture consciousness (hello, SNL!) like Beyoncé's Bob Fosse-inspired black-and-white stunner.
BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem "We Made You"
Jay-Z "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Ne-Yo "Miss Independent"
Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
T.I. featuring Rihanna "Live Your Life"
This comes down to a battle of the hip-hop heavyweights (sorry, Ne-Yo), with West getting our vote for his African tribal visions.
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Katy Perry "Hot N Cold"
Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Taylor Swift "You Belong with Me"
Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga "Poker Face"
Pink "So What"
While this is a pretty femme-tastic bunch, nobody rocked a leotard like Sasha Fierce. Second choice: that crazy Lady Gaga (pictured).
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay "Viva la Vida"
Green Day "21 Guns"
Paramore "Decode"
Kings of Leon "Use Somebody"
Fall Out Boy "I Don't Care"
Coldplay's richly colored clip looks like a painting come to life, giving Chris Martin's crew the slight edge over Green Day.
