2004 Music Video Production Association Awards Nominees

The 2004 Music Video Production Association Awards will take place May 20 at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. The award for each video goes to the video production company and director except in categories which honor a specific behind-the-scenes job.

Best adult contemporary video
"Sing Along," Blue Man Group feat. Dave Matthews. Prod Co: Anonymous Content. Director: David Kellogg.
"Gravedigger," Dave Matthews. Production company: Merge @ Crossroads. Director: Mark Pellington.
"Top of the World," Dixie Chicks. Production company: Oil Factory Inc. Director: Sophie Muller.
"Nothing At All," Santana featuring Musiq. Production company: DNA. Director: Marc Webb.
"Fallen," Sarah McLachlan. Production company: Notorious Films. Director: Paul Fedor.

Best alternative video
"Girls Not Grey," AFI. Production company: Black Dog Films. Director: David Slade.
"There, There," Radiohead. Production company: Collision Films-Anonymous Content. Director: Chris Hopewell,
"Untitled," Sigur Ros. Production company: Revolver Film Co. Director: Floria Sigismondi.
"Walkie Talkie Man," Steriogram. Production company: Partizan. Director: Michel Gondry.
"Seven Nation Army," the White Stripes. Production company: Partizan. Director: Alex & Martin.

Best art direction
"Hey Ya!," OutKast. Production designer: Eric Beauchamp.
"Pass That Dutch," Missy Elliott. Production designer: Bill Averill.
"There, There," Radiohead. Production designer: Chris Hopewell.
"Untitled," Sigur Ros. Production designer: Sue Tebbutt.
"Walkie Talkie Man," Steriogram. Production designer: Lauri Faggioni.

Best choreography
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Choreographer: Frank Gatson Jr.
"Me Against the Music," Britney Spears featuring Madonna. Choreographer: Kevin Tancharoen.
"Hot in Here," DJ Tiga. Choreographer: Thomas Sontag.
"Pass That Dutch," Missy Elliott. Choreographers: Hi-Hat, Nu-style and Flii.
"My Love Is Like...Wo," Mya. Choreographers: Brian Friedman, Travis Payne and Rico.

Best cinematography
"You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys. Cinematographer: Jonathan Sela.
"Baby Boy," Beyonce featuring Sean Paul. Cinematographer: Claudio Miranda.
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Cinematographer: Christopher Soos.
"Pass That Dutch," Missy Elliott. Cinematographer: Michael Bernard.
"Fallen," Sarah McLachlan. Cinematographer: Martin Coppen.

Best colorist/Telecine
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Colorist: Dave Hussey.
"Numb," Linkin Park. Colorist: Beau Leon.
"Pass That Dutch," Missy Elliott. Colorist: Company 3.
"Hey Ya!," OutKast. Colorist: Dave Hussey.
"Fallen," Sarah McLachlan. Colorist: Beau Leon.

Best country video
"Remember When," Alan Jackson. Production company: Picture Vision. Director: Troy Fanjoy.
"I Got A Feeling," Billy Currington. Production company: Partizan. Director:Philip Andelman.
"I'm Gone," Dolly Parton. Production company: Oil Factory. Director: Sophie Muller.
"I Melt," Rascal Flatts. Production company: Deaton Flanigen Productions. Directors: Robert Deaton and George J. Flanigen IV.
"Earthbound," Rodney Crowell. Production company: A Band Apart. Director: Nigel Dick.

Best direction of a female artist
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Director: Jake Nava.
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Director: Floria Sigismondi.
"The Voice Within," Christina Aguilera. Director: David LaChapelle.
"Stand," Jewel. Directors: Chris Applebaum and Brand New School.
"Pass That Dutch," Missy Elliott. Director: Dave Meyers.

Best direction of male artist
"Rock Your Body," Justin Timberlake. Director: Francis Lawrence.
"Feel Like Makin' Love," Kid Rock. Director: Chris Applebaum.
"Stand Up," Ludacris. Director: Dave Meyers.
"Hey Ya!," OutKast. Director: Bryan Barber.
"The Way You Move," OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown. Director: Bryan Barber.

Best direction of a new artist
"In This Diary," Ataris. Director: Steven Murashige.
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl," Jet. Director: Robert Hales.
"Light and Day," Polyphonic Spree. Director: Brand New School.
"Walkie Talkie Man," Steriogram. Director: Michel Gondry.
"Shatterday," Vendetta Red. Director: Christopher Mills.

Director of the year
David LaChapelle
Dave Meyers
Floria Sigismondi
The Malloys
Sophie Muller

Best directorial debut
"Show Me How to Live," Audioslave. Director: AV Club.
"We Know Something," DJ Format. Director: Ruben Fleischer.
"Freak," LFO. Director: Daniel Levi.
"Fashionably Uninvited," Mellowdrone. Director: Laurent Briet.
"There, There, " Radiohead. Director: Chris Hopewell

Best editing
"Gravedigger, " Dave Matthews. Editor: Robert Duffy.
"St. Anger, " Metallica. Editor: Declan Whitebloom.
"It's My Life," No Doubt. Editor: Mario Mares.
"Animal, " R.E.M. Editor: Mark Hoffman.
"The Hardest Button to Button," the White Stripes. Editors: Charlie Johnston, Geoff Hounsell and Andy Grieves.

Best electronic video
"Born Too Slow," Crystal Method. Production company: Anonymous Content. Director: Gore Verbinski.
"Hot in Here," DJ Tiga. Production company: Eyeball NYC. Directors: Alex Moulton and Thomas "Lord of the Marionette" Sontag.
"We Want Your Soul, " Free*Land. Production company: Smuggler. Director: Happy.
"Music and You," Room 5. Production company: Logic Entertainment. Director: Stuart Gosling.
"Walking on Thin Ice," Yoko Ono. Production company: The Directors Bureau. Directors: Mike Mills and Arya Sonboutanaj.

Best hair
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Hair stylists: Kim Kimble and Daria Hines.
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Hair stylist: Peter Sadik
"Drain the Blood," the Distillers. Hair stylist: Allison Burns.
"It's My Life, "No Doubt. Hair stylist: Laurent.
"(There's Gotta Be) More to Life," Stacie Orrico. Hair stylist: Damon Young.

Best hip-hop video
"Shut Up," Black Eyed Peas. Production company: Black Dog Films. Director: The Malloys.
"We Know Something," DJ Format. Production company: Smuggler. Director: Ruben Fleischer.
"Hey Ya!, " OutKast. Production company: FM Rocks. Director: Bryan Barber.
"The Way You Move," OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown. Production company: FM Rocks. Director: Bryan Barber.
"Beautiful," Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson. Production company: Partizan. Director: Chris Robinson.

Best international video
"From the Inside," Linkin Park. Production company: Villains. Director: Mr. Hahn.
"Three Girl Rumba," Klonhertz. Production company: Colonel Blimp. Director: Dougal Wilson.
"Our Time is Running Out," Muse. Production company: Oil Factory Inc. Director: John Hillcoat.
"Come Undone," Robbie Williams. Production company: HSI Productions. Director: Jonas Akerlund.
"Maybe Tomorrow," Stereophonics. Production company: Oil Factory Inc. Director: W.I.Z.

Best makeup
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Makeup artist: Francesca Toulet.
"Drain the Blood," the Distillers. Makeup artist: Allison Burns.
"Mobscene," Marilyn Manson. Makeup artist: Donald Simrock.
"It's My Life, " No Doubt. Makeup artist: Scott Barnes.
"(There's Gotta Be) More to Life," Stacie Orrico. Makeup artist: Gloria Elias.

Best pop video
"Last Song," All American Rejects. Production company: A Few Miles North. Director: Charles Jensen.
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Production company: Revolver Film Co. Director: Floria Sigismondi.
"Stacy's Mom," Fountains of Wayne. Production company: A Band Apart. Director: Chris Applebaum.
"Rock Your Body," Justin Timberlake. Production company: DNA. Director: Francis Lawrence.
"Bringin' on the Heartbreak," Mariah Carey. Production company: Anonymous Content. Director: Sanaa Hamri.

Best R&B video
"You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys. Production company: Partizan. Director: Chris Robinson.
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Production company: FM Rocks. Director: Jake Nava.
"Fallen, " Mya. Production company: Raw Entertainment. Director: Darren Grant.
"My Love Is Like...Wo, " Mya. Production company: HSI Productions. Director: Paul Hunter.
"Musicology," Prince. Production company: Anonymous Content. Director: Sanaa Hamri.

Best rock video
"Feeling It," Blink-182. Production company: HSI Productions. Director: David LaChapelle.
"Drain the Blood," the Distillers. Production company: The Mine. Director: Dean Karr.
"Bring Me to Life," Evanescence. Production company: Oil Factory Inc. Director: Philipp Stolzl.
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl, " Jet. Production company: HSI Productions. Director: Robert Hales.
"It's My Life," No Doubt. Production company: HSI Productions. Director: David LaChapelle.

Best soundtrack video
"The Heart of Every Girl," Elton John (from "Mona Lisa Smile"). Production company: A Band Apart. Director: Nigel Dick.
"Why Not," Hilary Duff (from "The Lizzie McGuire Movie"). Production company: Mr. Pink. Director: Elliott Lester.
"Sleeping Awake," P.O.D. (from "The Matrix Reloaded"). Production company: DNA. Director: Marc Webb.
"School of Rock," School of Rock (from "School of Rock"). Production company: Merge @ Crossroads. Director: Jesse Peretz.
"Runnin' (Dyin' to Live)," 2Pac featuring the Notorious B.I.G. (from "Tupac: Resurrection"). Production company: Geronimo Films. Director: Philip G. Atwell

Best special effects
"Megalomaniac," Incubus. SFX Artist: Stardust Studios.
"Stand Up," Ludacris. SFX Artist: R!ot.
"Go With the Flow," Queens of the Stone Age. SFX Artist: Shynola.
"There, There," Radiohead. SFX Artist: Fred Reed.
"Seven Nation Army," the White Stripes. SFX Artist: Buf in Paris.

Best styling
"Deliverance," Bubba Sparxxx. Stylist: Melissa Glass.
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Stylists: Carol Beadle and Trish Summerville.
"Pass That Dutch," Missy Elliott. Stylist: June Ambrose.
"It's My Life," No Doubt. Stylist: Andrea Lieberman.
"Trouble," Pink. Stylist: Kim Bowen.

Best video made for under $25,000
"We Know Something," DJ Format. Production company: Smuggler. Director: Ruben Flesicher.
"Hot in Here," DJ Tiga. Production company: Eyeball NYC. Directors: Alex Moulton and Thomas Sontag.
"Fashionably Uninvited," Mellowdrone. Production company: Little Minx. Director: Laurent Briet.
"Funky Squaredance," Phoenix. Production company: The Director's Bureau. Director: Roman Coppola.
"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight," the Postal Service. Production company: Cobra Kai. Director: Cobra Kai.
"Such Great Heights," the Postal Service. Production company: Partizan. Directors: Josh and Xander.