(andPOP) - Avril Lavigne, Our Lady Peace, and Treble Charger won two awards each at the 2003 MuchMusic Video Awards, presented in Toronto Sunday night.
SARS was a non-issue, as several A-list stars filled the MuchMusic environment. Performances included Ashanti, Sean Paul, Simple Plan, and Michelle Branch, who cancelled a Toronto concert in May. Ray Romano, Mya, and Chris Jericho were some of the presenters.
Lavigne, whose falling
pants were the story of last year's awards, didn't let fate take its course again. Instead, she voluntarily dropped her pants, revealing that she had "MMVA" written on her rear end. Photos of her actions from Sunday have shown up in UK tabloids and will be in some U.S. magazines next week.
Check out
coverage of the red carpet with clips of Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Sean Paul, Rascalz, Shawn Desman, Fred Savage, Danny Masterson and more.
Then, come with andPOP as we go 1 on 1 with some of today's biggest stars:
Sean Paul
Mya
Mekhi Phifer
Ryan Reynolds
Sam Roberts
Full list of winners:
Best international video by a Canadian: Avril Lavigne, Sk8er Boi
Best Video: Our Lady Peace, Innocent
Best pop video: Shawn Desman, Get Ready
Best rock video: Treble Charger, Hundred Million
Best rap video: Swollen Members featuring Nelly Furtado, Breath
Best director: Wendy Morgan, Hundred Million (Treble Charger)
Best post-production: Mark Morton, Lovercall (Danko Jones)
Best cinematography: Tryan George, Innocent (Our Lady Peace)
Best independent video: Not By Choice, Now That You Are Leaving
MuchMoreMusic award: Shania Twain, Up!
Best French video: Daniel Belanger, dans un spoutnik
Best international video, artist: Sean Paul, Gimme The Light
Best international video, group: The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army
VideoFACT award: Sam Roberts, Brother Down
People's Choice Favourite Canadian Artist: Avril Lavigne, Sk8er Boi
People's Choice Favourite International Artist: Eminem, Lose Yourself
People's Choice Favourite Canadian Group: Simple Plan, I'd Do Anything
People's Choice Favourite International Group: Good Charlotte, The Anthem
