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In India, MTV will air the awards on 7 September at 1:30 pm. MTV
is running a tongue-in-cheek poll about the kiss. The question asked
is 'How did Brit's lip-locking performance stack up against her
past VMA appearances?'
Coming to the business-end of things, Missy Elliott finally won
a VMA after being nominated 17 times in the past.
Britney
and Madonna share a tender girl moment |
She won Video of the Year and Best Hip-Hop Video for Work It
which came into the event with a pack-leading eight nominations.
The hip-hop icon thanked the late Aaliyah in her acceptance of the
top award, for which she brought out an enormous posse, including
director Dave Meyers, producer Timbaland and her dancers.
Timberlake and Coldplay each earned three trophies, two better
than Johnny Cash, who took only one of the six categories for which
he was nominated -- Best Cinematography. Timberlake paid tribute
to the veteran Cash saying, "I want a recount. My grandfather raised
me on Johnny Cash, I'm from Tennessee. I guess I share this with
him in some cool way. He deserves a round of applause."
Other multiple winners included Beyoncé's Crazy in Love,
for Best R&B Video and Best Choreography, and 50 Cent's In Da
Club, for Best New Artist and Best Rap Video.
The host, actor Chris Rock gained notoriety for his introductions
of presenters, beginning with LeBron James and Ashanti. "He's trying
to be the next Kobe Bryant and she's trying not to be the next victim"
Rock said.
Controversial rap star Eminem won Best Video From a Film for Lose
Yourself. The track was used in Curtis Hanson's film 8 Mile.
There was more bad news for Jennifer Lopez following the disaster
of the film Gigli which has become the laughing stock of
Hollywood and film critics. She was one of the major losers on the
night along with Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, Nelly and No
Doubt.
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