2003 MTV Video Music Awards

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2003 MTV Video Music Awards
2003 MTV VMA Logo.gif
DateThursday, August 28, 2003
LocationRadio City Music Hall, New York, New York
CountryUnited States
Hosted byChris Rock
Most awardsBeyoncé, Coldplay & Justin Timberlake (3 each)
Most nominationsMissy Elliott (8)
Websitehttp://www.mtv.com/vma/2003/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV
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The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 28, 2003, honoring the best music videos from June 1, 2002, to June 9, 2003. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremony is best remembered for Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during the show's opening performance.

Nominations[]

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year[]

Missy Elliott – "Work It"

  • 50 Cent – "In da Club"
  • Johnny Cash – "Hurt"
  • Eminem – "Lose Yourself"
  • Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"

Best Male Video[]

Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"

Best Female Video[]

Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) – "Crazy in Love"

Best Group Video[]

Coldplay – "The Scientist"

Best New Artist in a Video[]

50 Cent – "In da Club"

Best Pop Video[]

Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"

  • Christina Aguilera (featuring Redman) – "Dirrty"
  • Kelly Clarkson – "Miss Independent"
  • Avril Lavigne – "Sk8er Boi"
  • No Doubt (featuring Lady Saw) – "Underneath It All"

Best Rock Video[]

Linkin Park – "Somewhere I Belong"

Best R&B Video[]

Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) – "Crazy in Love"

Best Rap Video[]

50 Cent – "In da Club"

Best Hip-Hop Video[]

Missy Elliott – "Work It"

Best Dance Video[]

Justin Timberlake – "Rock Your Body"

Best Video from a Film[]

Eminem – "Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile)

Breakthrough Video[]

Coldplay – "The Scientist"

Best Direction in a Video[]

Coldplay – "The Scientist" (Director: Jamie Thraves)

Best Choreography in a Video[]

Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) – "Crazy in Love" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson and LaVelle Smith Jr.)

Best Special Effects in a Video[]

Queens of the Stone Age – "Go with the Flow" (Special Effects: Nigel Sarrag)

  • Missy Elliott – "Work It" (Special Effects: Realm Productions)
  • Floetry – "Floetic" (Special Effects: Base 2 Studios)
  • Radiohead – "There There" (Special Effects: John Williams and Dave Lea)
  • The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army" (Special Effects: BUF)

Best Art Direction in a Video[]

Radiohead – "There There" (Art Director: Chris Hopewell)

Best Editing in a Video[]

The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army" (Editor: Olivier Gajan)

Best Cinematography in a Video[]

Johnny Cash – "Hurt" (Director of Photography: Jean-Yves Escoffier)

  • Missy Elliott – "Work It" (Director of Photography: Michael Bernard)
  • No Doubt (featuring Lady Saw) – "Underneath It All" (Director of Photography: Karsten "Crash" Gopinath)
  • Radiohead – "There There" (Director of Photography: Fred Reed)

MTV2 Award[]

AFI – "Girl's Not Grey"

Viewer's Choice[]

Good Charlotte – "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"

  • 50 Cent – "In da Club"
  • Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) – "Crazy in Love"
  • Kelly Clarkson – "Miss Independent"
  • Eminem – "Lose Yourself"
  • Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"

International Viewer's Choice Awards[]

MTV Australia[]

Delta Goodrem – "Born to Try"

MTV Brasil[]

Charlie Brown Jr. – "Papo Reto (Prazer É Sexo, o Resto É Negócio)"

Lifetime Achievement Award[]

Duran Duran

Performances[]

Artist(s) Song(s)
Pre-show
Sean Paul "Like Glue"
"Get Busy"
"Gimme the Light"
Black Eyed Peas "Where Is the Love?"
Main show
Madonna
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera		 "Like a Virgin"
"Hollywood" (with Madonna)
"Work It" (with Madonna and Missy Elliott)
Good Charlotte "The Anthem"
Christina Aguilera
Redman
Dave Navarro		 "Dirrty" (Aguilera and Redman)
"Fighter" (Aguilera and Navarro)
50 Cent
Snoop Dogg		 "P.I.M.P."
Mary J. Blige
Method Man
50 Cent		 "All I Need" (Blige)
"Love @ 1st Sight" (Mary J. Blige and Method Man)
"Ooh!" (Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent)
"Family Affair" (Mary J. Blige)
Coldplay "The Scientist"
Beyoncé
Jay-Z		 "Baby Boy" (Beyoncé)
"Crazy in Love" (both)
Metallica "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
"Seven Nation Army"
"Beat It"
"Frantic"

Appearances[]

Pre-show[]

  • Kurt Loder and SuChin Pak – announced the winners of the professional categories
  • Carmen Electra, Dave Navarro and – presented Breakthrough Video and Best Direction in a Video
  • Seth MacFarlane as Stewie Griffin – reviewed 50 Cent's song "Wanksta."

Main show[]

  • LeBron James and Ashanti – presented Best Hip-Hop Video
  • Tony Hawk and Bam Margera – introduced Good Charlotte
  • Kelly Clarkson and Ludacris – presented Best R&B Video
  • Amy Lee, Ben Moody and Sean Paul – presented Best Video from a Film
  • Crank Yankers – appeared in different vignettes presenting Viewer's Choice Award voting procedures
  • Nelly and Murphy Lee – introduced Christina Aguilera
  • OutKast and Iggy Pop – presented the MTV2 Award
  • David Spade and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – presented Best Pop Video
  • P. Diddy – introduced Run-D.M.C. and presented Best Rap Video with them
  • Hilary Duff, Lil Jon and Jason Biggs – presented Best Group Video
  • Eminem and "Special Ed" (from Crank Yankers) – introduced 50 Cent
  • Jimmy Fallon and the cast from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy – presented Best Female Video
  • Fred Durst – introduced Jack Black and presented Best Rock Video with him
  • DMX – introduced Mary J. Blige
  • Kelly Osbourne and Avril Lavigne – presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Duran Duran and presented Best Dance Video with them
  • Justin Timberlake – introduced Coldplay
  • Venus and Serena Williams – presented Best Male Video
  • Mýa and Pamela Anderson – presented Best New Artist in a Video
  • Pharrell and Chester Bennington – introduced Beyoncé
  • Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore – presented Viewer's Choice
  • Adam Sandler and Snoop Dogg (with Bishop Don "Magic" Juan) – presented Video of the Year

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ JO CASAMENTO. "out there." Sunday Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) 31 Aug. 2003, 1 - State, Features: 134. NewsBank Access World News. Georgetown University Library. 9 Jul. 2009. <http://0-infoweb.newsbank.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu>.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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