The 2005 MTV Video Music Awards were all about Green Day. They opened the show with a pyrotechnic performance of "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" and proceeded to win seven awards, including Video Of The Year. Don't be surprised if their new video, "Wake Me Up When September Ends" wins more than a few at next year's festivities.
Here are all the winners for the 2005 MTV VMAs:
- VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- BEST MALE VIDEO: Kanye West "Jesus Walks"
- BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"
- BEST GROUP VIDEO: Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- BEST RAP VIDEO: Ludacris "Number One Spot"
- BEST R&B VIDEO: Alicia Keys "Karma"
- BEST HIP HOP VIDEO: Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop "Lose Control"
- BEST DANCE VIDEO: Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop "Lose Control"
- BEST ROCK VIDEO: Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- BEST POP VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"
- BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO: The Killers "Mr. Brightside"
- MTV2 AWARD: Fall Out Boy "Sugar, We're Going Down"
- VIEWER'S CHOICE: Green Day "American Idiot"
- BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO: Gorillaz "Feel Good INC."
- BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO: Samuel Bayer for Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO: Kishaya Dudley for Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl"
- BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO: Passion Pictures for Gorillaz "Feel Good INC."
- BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO: Zach Matthewes for Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For?"
- BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO: Tim Royes for Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO: Samuel Bayer for Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK: Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
R. Kelly's lip-synced new chapter of "Trapped In The Closet" and Kelly Clarkson's very rocking and very wet show closer "Since You Been Gone" are sure to grab some headlines over the coming days. Fat Joe and G-Unit continued their war of words, which culminated in a potentially fine-worthy flurry of profanity at the end of 50 Cent and Tony Yayo's performance. Neither of the big stories leading up to the awards - the hurricane and the shooting of Suge Knight - seemed to affect or even get acknowledged during the event.
Oh, and as for the accuracy of the Video Static VMA poll? Let's just say that I hope nobody wagered based on our data.
