2004 Music Video Production Association Awards

The following are the winners of the 2004 Music Video Production Association Awards, held 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 video of the year
"Hey Ya!," OutKast. Production company: FM Rocks. Director: Bryan Barber.

Best adult contemporary video
"Gravedigger," Dave Matthews. Production company: Merge @ Crossroads. Director: Mark Pellington.

Best alternative video
"Seven Nation Army," the White Stripes. Production company: Partizan. Director: Alex & Martin.

Best art direction
"Hey Ya!," OutKast. Production designer: Eric Beauchamp.

Best choreography
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Choreographer: Frank Gatson Jr.

Best cinematography
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Cinematographer: Christopher Soos.

Best colorist/Telecine
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Colorist: Dave Hussey.

Best country video
"I'm Gone," Dolly Parton. Production company: Oil Factory. Director: Sophie Muller.

Best direction of a female artist
"Pass That Dutch," Missy Elliott. Director: Dave Meyers.

Best direction of male artist
"Hey Ya!," OutKast. Director: Bryan Barber.

Best direction of a new artist
"Walkie Talkie Man," Steriogram. Director: Michel Gondry.

Director of the year
David LaChapelle

Best directorial debut
"Freak," LFO. Director: Daniel Levi.

Best editing
"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.

Best hair
"It's My Life, "No Doubt. Hair stylist: Laurent.

Best hip-hop video
"Hey Ya!, " OutKast. Production company: FM Rocks. Director: Bryan Barber.

Best international Video
"Come Undone," Robbie Williams. Production company: HSI Productions. Director: Jonas Akerlund.

Best makeup
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Makeup artist: Francesca Toulet.

Best pop video
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Production company: Revolver Film Co. Director: Floria Sigismondi.

Best R&B video
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z. Production company: FM Rocks. Director: Jake Nava.

Best rock video
"It's My Life," No Doubt. Production company: HSI Productions. Director: David LaChapelle.

Best soundtrack video
"School of Rock," School of Rock (from "School of Rock"). Production company: Merge @ Crossroads. Director: Jesse Peretz.

Best special effects
"Stand Up," Ludacris. SFX Artist: R!ot.

Best styling
"Fighter," Christina Aguilera. Stylists: Carol Beadle and Trish Summerville.

Best video made for under $25,000
"Fashionably Uninvited," Mellowdrone. Production company: Little Minx. Director: Laurent Briet.

Lifetime Achievement Award
David Fincher

Kratz Award for Creative Excellence
Michel Gondry

Hall of Fame Video Award
"Sabotage," the Beastie Boys. Director: Spike Jonze.