2006 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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Date | August 31, 2006 |
Venue(s) | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York |
Host(s) | Jack Black |
Network | MTV |
The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 31, 2006, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The show was hosted by Jack Black at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The 2006 Video Music Awards marked the first time viewers were 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 also discontinued the major category Breakthrough Video.
The show was criticized by fans and viewers as being uninteresting or lacking substance. The award ceremony's ratings were down 28% from the 8 million viewers it averaged in 2005 and down 45% from the 10.3 million viewers it averaged in 2004.[1]
Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers received the most nominations, with seven each. Avenged Sevenfold won Best New Artist and "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", by Panic! at the Disco, became the first video to win Video of the Year without winning a single other award since "This Note's for You" by Neil Young in 1989.
Winners are in bold text
Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
James Blunt - "You're Beautiful"
Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You"
The All-American Rejects — "Move Along"
Avenged Sevenfold — "Bat Country"
Pink — "Stupid Girls"
AFI — "Miss Murder"
Beyoncé (featuring Slim Thug and Bun B) — "Check on It"
Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone) — "Ridin'"
The Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps"
Pussycat Dolls (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "Buttons"
Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy" (Director: Robert Hales)
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie" (Choreographer: Shakira)
Missy Elliott — "We Run This" (Special Effects: Louis Mackall and Tonia Wallander)
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (Art Director: Justin Dragonis)
Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy" (Editor: Ken Mowe)
James Blunt — "You're Beautiful" (Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan)
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (Atari)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Composer: Jeremy Soule)
Fort Minor (featuring Holly Brook) — "Where'd You Go"
30 Seconds to Mars — "The Kill"
Fall Out Boy — "Dance, Dance" (38%)
In this contest, participants picked one of three songs and made a video of themselves singing their choice. Winners received a paid trip to the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.[1]
The winner selected by voters at mtv.com [2] received a paid trip to the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, and was allowed to interview all the stars on the red carpet.
Participants sent in a story of "a moment in their life that makes them, them." Winners received 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]
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