2006 MTV Video Music Awards
Format	Awards show
Starring	Jack Black
Country of origin	USA
Production
Running time	3.5 hours
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
First shown in	August 31, 2006
External links
Official website

The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 31, 2006, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. The show was hosted by Jack Black at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The 2006 Video Music Awards mark the first time viewers are able to vote for all performers' categories (Best Video; Best Male, Female, and Group Videos; and genre categories). Like previous years, the artistic categories (Best Direction, Best Cinematography, etc.) are still chosen by music industry professionals. The 2006 Awards are also the first in over 15 years without the category of Breakthrough Video, widely considered to be the most prestigious artistic award.

The show suffered massive negative criticisms from fans and viewers citing the show is lacking and uninteresting. Other reason is the expansion of Online broadcasting. The award ceremony's ratings were down 28% from the 8 million viewers it averaged in 2005 and 45 % down from 2004 when they had almost double the amount of viewers with 10.3 million.

The most nominated artists were Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers with 7 nominations each.^[1]

Nominations

Winners are in bold text

Video of the Year

• Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man"
• Madonna — "Hung Up"
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie"

Best Male Video

• James Blunt - "You're Beautiful"
• Nick Lachey — "What's Left Of Me"
• Busta Rhymes (featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, and DMX) — "Touch It Remix"
• T.I. — "What You Know"
• Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) — "Gold Digger"

Best Female Video

• Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man"
• Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You"
• Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) — "Promiscuous"
• Madonna — "Hung Up"
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie"

Best Group Video

• The All-American Rejects — "Move Along"
• Fall Out Boy — "Dance, Dance"
• Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"

Best New Artist in a Video

• Angels & Airwaves — "The Adventure"
• Avenged Sevenfold — "Bat Country"
• James Blunt — "You're Beautiful"
• Chris Brown (featuring Juelz Santana) — "Run It!"
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Rihanna — "S.O.S."

Best Pop Video

• Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man"
• Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) — "Promiscuous"
• Madonna — "Hung Up"
• P!nk — "Stupid Girls"
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie"

Best Rock Video

• 30 Seconds to Mars — "The Kill"
• AFI — "Miss Murder"
• Green Day — "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"

Best R&B Video

• Beyoncé (featuring Slim Thug) — "Check on It"
• Mary J. Blige — "Be Without You"
• Chris Brown — "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
• Mariah Carey — "Shake It Off"
• Jamie Foxx (featuring Ludacris) — "Unpredictable"

Best Rap Video

• 50 Cent — "Window Shopper"
• Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone) — "Ridin'"
• Busta Rhymes (featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, and DMX) — "Touch It Remix"
• T.I. — "What You Know"
• Yung Joc (featuring Nitti) — "It's Goin' Down"

Best Hip Hop Video

• Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps"
• Common — "Testify"
• Daddy Yankee — "Rompe"
• Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, Eightball, and MJG) — "Stay Fly"
• Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) — "Gold Digger"

Best Dance Video

• Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) — "Promiscuous"
• Madonna — "Hung Up"
• Sean Paul — "Temperature"
• Pussycat Dolls (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "Buttons"
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie"

Best Direction in a Video

• 10 Years — "Wasteland" (Director: Kevin Kerslake)
• AFI — "Miss Murder" (Director: Marc Webb)
• Common — "Testify" (Director: Anthony Mandler)
• Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy" (Director: Robert Hales)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (Director: Tony Kaye)

Best Choreography in a Video

• Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man" (Choreographer: Jerri Slaughter)
• Madonna — "Hung Up" (Choreographer: Stephanie Roos)
• Sean Paul — "Temperature" (Choreographer: Tanisha Scott)
• Pussycat Dolls (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "Buttons" (Choreographer: Mike Mindon)
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie" (Choreographer: Shakira)

Best Special Effects in a Video

• Angels & Airwaves — "The Adventure" (Special Effects: Jack Effects)
• Beck — "Hell Yes" (Special Effects: Hammer & Tongs)
• Missy Elliott — "We Run This" (Special Effects: Louis Mackall and Tonya Wallander)
• Pearl Jam — "Life Wasted" (Special Effects: Fernando Apodaca)
• U2 — "Original of the Species" Special Effects: (John Leamy & Lawrence Nimrichter)

Best Art Direction in a Video

• 10 Years — "Wasteland" (Art Director: Trae King)
• Common — "Testify" (Art Director: David Ross)
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (Art Directors: Lindy McMichael, Jamie Drake and Erin Wieczorek)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (Art Director: Justin Dragonis)
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie" (Art Director: Laura Fox)

Best Editing in a Video

• The All-American Rejects — "Move Along" (Editor: J.D. Smyth)
• Angels & Airwaves — "The Adventure" (Editor: Clark Eddy)
• Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy" (Editor: Ken Mowe)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (Editor: Peter Goddard)
• U2 — "Original of the Species" (Editor: Olivier Wicki)

Best Cinematography in a Video

• AFI — "Miss Murder" (Director of Photography: Wells Hackett)
• James Blunt — "You're Beautiful" (Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan)
• Prince — "Black Sweat" (Director of Photography: Checco Varese)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (Director of Photography: Tony Kaye)
• Ashlee Simpson — "Invisible" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cutter)

Best Video Game Soundtrack

• "Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts)
• "Driver: Parallel Lines" (Atari)
• "Fight Night Round 3" (Electronic Arts)
• "Marc Ecko's Getting Up" (Atari)
• "NBA 2K6" (2K Games)

Best Video Game Score

• "Dreamfall: The Longest Journey" (Leon Willett)
• "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule)
• "Electroplankton" (user generated soundtrack)
• "Hitman: Blood Money" (Jesper Kyd)
• "Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter" (Tom Salta)

Ringtone of the Year

• Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps"
• Bubba Sparxxx (featuring Ying Yang Twins) — "Ms. New Booty"
• Fort Minor (featuring Holly Brook) — "Where'd You Go"
• Nelly (featuring Paul Wall) — "Grillz"
• Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) — "Gold Digger"

MTV2 Award

• 30 Seconds to Mars — "The Kill"
• Lil Wayne — "Fireman"
• Taking Back Sunday — "MakeDamnSure"
• Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, Eightball, and MJG) — "Stay Fly"
• Yung Joc (featuring Nitti) — "It's Goin' Down"

Viewer's Choice

• Chris Brown (featuring Juelz Santana) — "Run It!" - 10%
• Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You" - 28%
• Fall Out Boy — "Dance Dance" - 38%
• Rihanna — "S.O.S." - 6%
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie" - 18%

Video Vanguard Award

• Hype Williams

Performances

Pre-show

• Fergie — "London Bridge"
• My Chemical Romance — "Welcome to the Black Parade"

Main Show

• Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland) — "My Love"/"SexyBack"
• The Raconteurs
• Shakira with Wyclef Jean — "Hips Don't Lie"
• Ludacris (featuring Pharrell and the Pussycat Dolls) — "Money Maker"
• OK Go — "Here It Goes Again"
• The All-American Rejects — "Move Along"
• Beyoncé — "Ring the Alarm"
• T.I. (featuring Young Dro) — "Shoulder Lean" and "What You Know"
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Tenacious D
• Christina Aguilera — "Hurt"
• The Killers - "Enterlude"/"When You Were Young"

Appearances

• 50 Cent and LL Cool J - presented Best Female Video
• André 3000 of OutKast and Ciara - presented Best Hip Hop Video
• AFI - winner of Best Rock Video
• Avenged Sevenfold - winner of Best New Artist
• The Black Eyed Peas - winner of Best Hip Hop Video
• James Blunt - winner of Best Male Video
• Abigail Breslin and Fergie - presented Best New Artist
• Chris Brown - introduced OK Go
• Chamillionaire - winner of Best Rap Video
• Diddy - introduced T.I.
• Missy Elliott - performed during Hype Williams tribute
• Fall Out Boy-Introduced Panic! at the Disco and winners of the Viewer's Choice Award
• Fort Minor (Mike Shinoda) - winner of Ringtone of the Year
• Kyle Gass - performed with Tenacious D
• Al Gore - spoke about global warming
• Paris Hilton - introduced The All-American Rejects
• Jackass: Number Two cast - presented and reminded home audience to vote for Viewer's Choice
• Nick Lachey and Nicole Richie - presented Best Pop Video
• Amy Lee of Evanescence and Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars - presented Best Group Video
• Lil' Jon - introduced Pharrell and Ludacris
• Lil' Kim - introduced Best Male Video
• Jennifer Lopez - introduced Video of the Year
• Ne-Yo and Rihanna - presented Ringtone of the Year
• P!nk - winner of Best Pop Video and presented Best Rock Video with Lou Reed
• The Pussycat Dolls - winner of Best Dance Video
• Queen Latifah - introduced Al Gore
• Lou Reed - played throughout the show and presented Best Rock Video with P!nk
• Busta Rhymes - performed during Hype Williams tribute
• The Rock - introduced Shakira
• Axl Rose - introduced The Killers
• Sarah Silverman - backstage coverage and stand-up routine
• Jessica Simpson - introduced Best Dance Video
• Britney Spears and Kevin Federline (via satellite) - presented Best R&B Video
• Slim Thug - winner of Best R&B Video with Beyoncé
• Snoop Dogg - presented Best Rap Video
• Kanye West - presented Hype Williams with Video Vanguard Award
• Shaun White - introduced the cast of Jackass: Number Two
• Hype Williams - winner of Video Vanguard Award

Contests

VMA Karaoke Contest

In this contest, participants pick one of three songs and make a video of themselves singing their choice. Winners receive a paid trip to the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.click here.

VMA Insider Contest

The winner selected by voters at mtv.com will receive a paid trip to the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, and will be allowed to interview all the stars on the red carpet.

Reveal The Real You Contest

Participants send in a story of a moment in their life that makes them, them. Winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, as well as the chance to win a trip to the VMAs in 2007.^[2]

References

External links

• Official VMA site
• Official MTV site