Green Day Leads MTV VMA Nominations

(andPOP) - There's nothing like an MTV awards show and the network is promising another hot show for this year's MTV Video Music Awards, returning to sizzling Miami, Fla., on August 28.

Nominations for the VMAs were announced today by MTV, along with all the over-the-top details for the ceremony, hosted this year by P. Diddy.

Green Day leads the nominees pack with eight nods in total, including Video of the Year, Best Group Video, and Viewer?s Choice for ?Boulevard of Broken Dreams;? while ?American Idiot? is in the running for Best Art Direction.

Gwen Stefani and Missy Elliott followed with six nominations and U2 with five.

Vying for the night?s top honour against Green Day will be Coldplay ("Speed of Sound"), Kanye West ("Jesus Walks"), Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell ("Drop It Like It's Hot") and Stefani ("Hollaback Girl").

But watching to see who wins is only part of the fun.

Most viewers will agree that the VMAs? biggest draw isn?t the presentation of Moon Men, but the always wild performances and red carpet arrivals. This year, celebrities will show up at the American Airlines arena either on luxury yachts pulling in from beautiful Biscayne Bay or souped-up cars that will comprise an auto show on the red carpet.

As the stars arrive, they will take camera crews on tours of their rides, while viewers at home will inevitably experience a bit of car envy.

It will be hard to top Madonna?s headline-grabbing performance at the 2003 MTV VMAs where she locked lips with both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, but just-announced performers Green Day, Kanye West, and Kelly Clarkson will try to make cover pages of their own. In between, viewers can listen to music composed by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and hip-hop producer Lil Jon, marking the first time the awards show will be scored with original music.

"Every year we have to outdo ourselves and this year is no exception," said MTV President Christina Norman. And to set the 2005 show apart, Norman is promising water ? a lot of water. To go with the ceremony?s water theme, MTV swore to create the most elaborate water effects ever produced in an awards show by working with the same production company that erected the well-known fountain in front of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

More presenters and performers for the show will be announced in the coming weeks.

Complete 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees:

Video Of The Year
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
Snoop Dogg w/Pharrell, "Drop It Like It's Hot"

Best Male Video
50 Cent, "Candy Shop"
Beck, "E-Pro"
John Legend, "Ordinary People"
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
Usher, "Caught Up"

Best Female Video
Amerie, "1 Thing"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Shakira w/Alejandro Sanz, "La Tortura"

Best Group Video
Black Eyed Peas, "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
Destiny's Child w/T.I & Lil' Wayne, "Soldier"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
U2, "Vertigo"

Best Rap Video
Eminem, "Just Lose It"
The Game & 50 Cent, "Hate It or Love It"
Ludacris, "Number One Spot"
T.I., "You Don't Know Me"
Ying Tang Twins, "Wait (The Whisper Song)"

Best R&B Video
Alicia Keys, "Karma"
Ciara w/Ludacris, "Oh"
John Legend, "Ordinary People"
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Usher w/Alicia Keys, "My Boo"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Common, "Go"
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
Nas w/ Olu Dara, "Bridging the Gap"
Snoop Dogg w/Pharrell, "Drop It Like It's Hot"

Best Dance Video
Ciara, "1, 2 Step"
Destiny's Child, "Lose My Breath"
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
Shakira w/Alejandro Sanz, "La Tortura"

Best Rock Video
Foo Fighters, "Best of You"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"
Weezer, "Beverly Hills"

Best Pop Video
Ashlee Simpson, "Pieces of Me"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Jesse McCartney, "Beautiful Soul"
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
Lindsay Lohan, "Rumors"

Best New Artist In A Video
Ciara, "1, 2 Step"
The Game, "Dreams"
John Legend, "Ordinary People"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"

MTV2 Award
Akon w/Styles P, "Locked Up"
The Bravery, "An Honest Mistake"
Daddy Yankee, "Gasolina"
Fall Out Boy, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
Mike Jomes w/Slim Thug & Paul Wall, "Still Tippin'"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"

Breakthrough Video
Eminem, "Mosh"
Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc."
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
Sarah McLachlan, "World on Fire"
U2, "Vertigo"

Best Choreography In A Video
Amerie, "1 Thing"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"

Best Direction In A Video
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Director: Samuel Bayer)
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right" (Director: Francis Lawrence/Diane Martel)
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control" (Director: Dave Meyers/Missy Elliott)
White Stripes, "Blue Orchid" (Director: Floria Sigismondi)
U2, "Vertigo" (Director: Alex & Martin)

Best Special Effects In A Video
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc."
Ludacris, "Number One Spot"
The Mars Volta, "The Widow"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
U2, "Vertigo"

Best Art Direction In A Video
Green Day, "American Idiot"
Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
System of a Down, "B.Y.O.B"
White Stripes, "Blue Orchid"

Best Editing In A Video
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Foo Fighters, "Best of You"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?"
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right"
Simple Plan, "Untitled"

Best Cinematography In A Video
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Modest Mouse, "The Ocean Breathes Salty"
Simple Plan, "Untitled"
U2, "Vertigo"
White Stripes, "Blue Orchid"

Best Soundtrack From A Video Game
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Madden 2005
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Tony Hawk?s Underground 2