2003 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 28, 2003, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This year's ceremony is best remembered for Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during the show's opening performance. It is also conisidered the last "good award show" since people have complained that the award shows in the past couple of years have been considered boring and uninteresting.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

• 50 Cent — "In da Club"
• Johnny Cash — "Hurt"
• Missy Elliott — "Work It"
• Eminem — "Lose Yourself"
• Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River"

Best Male Video

• 50 Cent — "In da Club"
• Johnny Cash — "Hurt"
• Eminem — "Lose Yourself"
• John Mayer — "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
• Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River"

Best Female Video

• Christina Aguilera (featuring Redman) — "Dirrty"
• Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) — "Crazy in Love"
• Missy Elliott — "Work It"
• Avril Lavigne — "I'm With You"
• Jennifer Lopez — "I'm Glad"

Best Group Video

• B2K (featuring P. Diddy) — "Bump, Bump, Bump"
• Coldplay — "The Scientist"
• The Donnas — "Take It Off"
• Good Charlotte — "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous"
• The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army"

Best New Artist in a Video

• 50 Cent — "In da Club"
• The All-American Rejects — "Swing, Swing"
• Kelly Clarkson — "Miss Independent"
• Evanescence (featuring Paul McCoy) — "Bring Me to Life"
• Sean Paul — "Get Busy"
• Simple Plan — "Addicted"

Best Pop Video

• Christina Aguilera (featuring Redman) — "Dirrty"
• Kelly Clarkson — "Miss Independent"
• Avril Lavigne — "Sk8er Boi"
• No Doubt (featuring Lady Saw) — "Underneath It All"
• Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River"

Best Rock Video

• Evanescence (featuring Paul McCoy) — "Bring Me to Life"
• Good Charlotte — "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous"
• Linkin Park — "Somewhere I Belong"
• Metallica — "St. Anger"
• The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army"

Best R&B Video

• Aaliyah — "Miss You"
• Ashanti — "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"
• Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) — "Crazy in Love"
• R. Kelly — "Ignition (Remix)"
• Nelly (featuring Kelly Rowland) — "Dilemma"

Best Rap Video

• 2Pac (featuring Nas) — "Thugz Mansion"
• 50 Cent — "In da Club"
• Eminem — "Lose Yourself"
• Ludacris (featuring Mystikal) — "Move"
• Nas — "I Can"

Best Hip-Hop Video

• Busta Rhymes (featuring Mariah Carey) — "I Know What You Want"
• Missy Elliott — "Work It"
• Jay-Z (featuring Beyoncé) — "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
• Nelly — "Hot in Herre"
• Snoop Dogg (featuring Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson) — "Beautiful"

Best Dance Video

• Christina Aguilera (featuring Redman) — "Dirrty"
• Jennifer Lopez — "I'm Glad"
• Mýa — "My Love Is Like...Wo"
• Sean Paul — "Get Busy"
• Justin Timberlake — "Rock Your Body"

Best Video from a Film

• JC Chasez — "Blowin' Me Up (with Her Love)" (from Drumline)
• Eminem — "Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile)
• Madonna — "Die Another Day" (from Die Another Day)
• Britney Spears (featuring Pharrell) — "Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" (from Austin Powers in Goldmember)

Breakthrough Video

• Coldplay — "The Scientist"
• Floetry — "Floetic"
• Kenna — "Freetime"
• Queens of the Stone Age — "Go with the Flow"
• Sum 41 — "The Hell Song"

Best Direction in a Video

• Johnny Cash — "Hurt" (Director: Mark Romanek)
• Coldplay — "The Scientist" (Director: Jamie Thraves)
• Missy Elliott — "Work It" (Director: Dave Meyers and Missy Elliott)
• Sum 41 — "The Hell Song" (Director: Marc Klasfeld)
• Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River" (Director: Francis Lawrence)

Best Choreography in a Video

• Christina Aguilera (featuring Redman) — "Dirrty" (Choreographer: Jeri Slaughter)
• Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) — "Crazy in Love" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson Jr. and LaVelle Smith)
• Jennifer Lopez — "I'm Glad" (Choreographers: Jamie King and Jeffrey Hornaday)
• Mýa — "My Love Is Like...Wo" (Choreographer: Travis Payne)
• Justin Timberlake — "Rock Your Body" (Choreographer: Marty Kudelka)

Best Special Effects in a Video

• Missy Elliott — "Work It" (Special Effects: Realm Productions)
• Floetry — "Floetic" (Special Effects: Base 2 Studios)
• Queens of the Stone Age" — "Go with the Flow" (Special Effects: Nigel Sarrag)
• 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

• Johnny Cash — "Hurt" (Art Director: Ruby Guidara)
• Missy Elliott — "Work It" (Art Director: Charles Infante)
• Jennifer Lopez — "I'm Glad" (Art Director: Chad Yaro)
• Queens of the Stone Age — "Go with the Flow" (Art Director: Tracey Gallacher)
• Radiohead — "There There" (Art Director: Chris Hopewell)

Best Editing in a Video

• Johnny Cash — "Hurt" (Editor: Robert Duffy)
• Missy Elliott — "Work It" (Editor: Chris Davis)
• Kenna — "Freetime" (Editor: Vem & Tony)
• Radiohead — "There There" (Editor: Ben Foley)
• 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"
• Common (featuring Mary J. Blige) — "Come Close"
• Interpol — "PDA"
• Queens of the Stone Age — "No One Knows"
• The Roots (featuring Cody Chesnutt) — "The Seed (2.0)"

Viewer's Choice

• 50 Cent — "In da Club"
• Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) — "Crazy in Love"
• Kelly Clarkson — "Miss Independent"
• Eminem — "Lose Yourself"
• Good Charlotte — "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous"
• Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River"

International Viewer's Choice Awards

MTV Australia

• Amiel — "Lovesong"
• Delta Goodrem — "Born to Try"
• Powderfinger — "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"
• Rogue Traders — "One of My Kind"
• The Vines — "Outtathaway!" ^[1]

MTV Brasil

• B5 — "Matemática"
• Wanessa Camargo — "Sem Querer"
• Capital Inicial — "Quatro Vezes Você"
• Charlie Brown Jr. — "Papo Reto (Prazer É Sexo, o Resto É Negócio)"
• CPM 22 — "Desconfio"
• Detonautas Roque Clube — "Quando o Sol Se For"
• Engenheiros do Hawaii — "Até o Fim"
• Frejat — "Eu Preciso Te Tirar do Sério"
• Jota Quest — "Só Hoje"
• Kelly Key — "Adoleta"
• Kid Abelha — "Nada Sei (Apnéia)"
• KLB — "Por Causa de Você"
• Marcelo D2 — "Qual É?"
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso — "Cuide Bem do Seu Amor"
• Pitty — "Máscara"
• Rouge — "Brilha La Luna"
• Sepultura — "Bullet the Blue Sky"
• Skank — "Dois Rios"
• Tihuana — "Bote Fé"
• Titãs — "Isso"
• Tribalistas — "Já Sei Namorar"

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Duran Duran

Performances

Pre-show

• Sean Paul — "Like Glue"/"Get Busy"/"Gimme the Light"
• Black Eyed Peas — "Where Is the Love?"

Main show

• Madonna (featuring Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott) — "Like a Virgin"/"Hollywood"/"Work It"
• Good Charlotte — "The Anthem"
• Christina Aguilera (feauting Redman and Dave Navarro) — "Dirrty"/"Fighter"
• 50 Cent (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "P.I.M.P."
• Mary J. Blige (featuring Method Man and 50 Cent) — "All I Need"/"Love @ 1st Sight"/"Ooh!"
• Coldplay — "The Scientist"
• Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) — "Baby Boy"/"Crazy in Love"
• Metallica — "Are You Gonna Go My Way/Smells Like Teen Spirit/Seven Nation Army/Beat It Medley"/"Frantic"

Appearances

Pre-show

• Carmen Electra, Dave Navarro and Iann Robinson — presented Breakthrough Video and Best Direction in a Video

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
• Evanescence (Amy Lee and 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, 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 and Jack Black — presented Best Rock Video
• 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

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>.

External links

• Official MTV site