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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Rock Video
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Winner

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

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

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

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

Best Choreography In A Video
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl" - Winner
Amerie, "1 Thing"
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) - Winner
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
Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc." - Winner
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
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
Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?" - Winner
Green Day, "American Idiot"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
System of a Down, "B.Y.O.B"
White Stripes, "Blue Orchid"

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

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