The "2006 MTV Video Music Awards" will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 8:00 PM (LIVE ET/Tape Delayed PT).

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man"

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California"

Madonna "Hung Up"

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie"

Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO

10 Years "Wasteland" Director: Kevin Kerslake Producer:

Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" Director: Robert Hales

A.F.I. "Miss Murder" Director: Marc Webb

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" Director: Tony Kaye

Common "Testify" Director: Anthony Mandler

BEST DANCE VIDEO

Madonna "Hung Up"

Sean Paul "Temperature"

Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland "Promiscuous"

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie"

Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg "Buttons"

BEST ROCK VIDEO

30 Seconds To Mars "The Kill"

Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

A.F.I. "Miss Murder"

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California"

Green Day "Wake Me Up When September Ends"

BEST POP VIDEO

Pink "Stupid Girls"

Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man"

Madonna "Hung Up"

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie"

Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland "Promiscuous"

BEST GROUP VIDEO

All-American Rejects (The) "Move Along"

Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

Fall Out Boy "Dance, Dance"

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California"

Gnarls Barkley "Crazy"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man"

Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland "Promiscuous"

Kelly Clarkson "Because of You"

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie"

Madonna "Hung Up"

BEST MALE VIDEO

Busta Rhymes featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX "Touch It (Remix)"

Nick Lachey "What's Left Of Me"

James Blunt "You're Beautiful"

T.I. "What You Know"

Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx "Gold Digger"

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO

Angels And Airwaves "The Adventure"

James Blunt "You're Beautiful"

Avenged Sevenfold "Bat Country"

Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana "Run It"

Rihanna "S.O.S."

VIEWER'S CHOICE

Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana "Run It"

Rihanna "S.O.S."

Fall Out Boy "Dance, Dance"

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie"

Kelly Clarkson "Because of You"

BEST RAP VIDEO

50 Cent "Window Shopper"

T.I. "What You Know"

Busta Rhymes featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX "Touch It (Remix)"

Yung Joc featuring Nitty "It's Goin' Down"

Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone "Ridin'"

BEST R&B VIDEO

Beyonce featuring Slim Thug & Bun B "Check On It

Mariah Carey "Shake It Off"

Chris Brown "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"

Mary J. Blige "Be Without You"

Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris "Unpredictable"

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Black Eyed Peas (The) "My Humps"

Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx "Gold Digger"

Common "Testify"

Three 6 Mafia "Stay Fly"

Daddy Yankee "Rompe"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO

Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man" Choreographer: Jerri Slaughter

Sean Paul "Temperature" Choreographer: Tanisha Scott

Madonna "Hung Up" Choreographer: Stephanie Roos

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" Choreographer: Sho-tyme

Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg "Buttons" Choreographer: Mike Mindon

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO

Angels And Airwaves "The Adventure" Special Effects: Jack Effects

Pearl Jam "Life Wasted" Special Effects: Fernando Apodaca

Beck "Hell Yes" Special Effects: Hammer & Tongs (Garth and Nick)

U2 "Original Of The Species" Special Effects: John Leamy & Lawrence Nimrichter

Missy Elliott "We Run This" Special Effects: Louis Mackall

BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO

10 Years "Wasteland" Art Director: Trae King

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" Art Director: Justin Dragonis

Common "Testify" Art Director: David Ross

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" Art Director: Laura Fox

Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Art Director: Lindy McMichael, Jamie Drake, Erin Wieczorek B

BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO

All-American Rejects (The) "Move Along" Editor: J.D. Smyth

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" Editor: Peter Goddard

Angels And Airwaves "The Adventure" Editor: Clark Eddy

U2 "Original Of The Species" Editor: Olivier Wicki

Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" Editor: Ken Mowe

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO

A.F.I. "Miss Murder" Cinematographer: Wells Hackett

Prince "Black Sweat" Cinematographer: Checco Varese

Ashlee Simpson "Invisible"Cinematographer: Jeff Cutter

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" Cinematographer: Tony Kaye

James Blunt "You're Beautiful" Cinematographer: Robbie Ryan V

BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK

Final Night Round 3 (Electronic Arts)

Burnout Revenge (Electronic Arts)

NBA 2K6 (2K Games)

Driver: Parallel Lines (Atari)

Marc Ecko's Getting Up (Atari)

BEST VIDEO GAME SCORE

Hitman: Blood Money (Jesper Kyd)

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Tom Salta)

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Even "Magnet" Johansen)

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Jeremy Soule)

Electroplankton (User Generated Soundtrack)

You know, I don't understand why MTV continues to do video award shows when the main channel only shows videos at morning and late at night. The rest of the time, they air those dumb reality shows.

And it's the same videos it seems for each category.

Well, as long as Madonna wins for Hung Up. That was a good video and I love the song!

Yep, I'm out of the target demo. I only know a couple of songs on the list. I'm rooting for Madonna, though. *LOVE* that song!

I'm in their target demo (18) and I haven't seen the VMA's in three years.

The only videos I've seen are "Hung Up" and "Hips Don't Lie".

The VMAs have gotten worse every year. I love Panic! At the Disco though and was pleasantly surprised at their wealth of nominations. Their video was trippy enough to turn heads, but I didn't think they'd be nominated for so many including Video of the Year

Kelly should've been nominated in Pop as well... and the fact that all categories are open to voting just shows how stupid the VMAs really are

Also, why do they need both a rap and a hip-hop category?

I know I sound like an old fart, but I'm 30. MTV considers you old by that age.

3 Pop, and 2 Rock songs are up for video of the year. WOW! Most years it's 4 rap songs and 1 pop song in every category LOL

Panic! at the Disco is freakin awesome. I hope they win something.

I'm also rooting for Kelly and Madonna. I love "Aint No Other Man" too, so if that wins anything, I won't complain.

My Predictions..

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California"

Madonna "Hung Up"

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" Director: Tony Kaye

BEST DANCE VIDEO

Madonna "Hung Up"

BEST ROCK VIDEO

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California"

BEST POP VIDEO

Pink "Stupid Girls"

BEST GROUP VIDEO

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO - Will be happy if either win

Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man"

Madonna "Hung Up"

BEST MALE VIDEO

James Blunt "You're Beautiful"

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO

Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

The only thing I'm looking forward to at this year's VMAs is Panic! performing. They are awesome live.