First off, my apologies if a thread about this was already made, as I can just add mine in there, but since the nominations will probably be a month from now, it'll be interesting to hear what we think will get nominated in the major categories. Here's some of my thoughts. I don't necessarily like all of the videos I'm going to mention, but it's my feeling on who will get picked.

Video of the year:

Locks:
Kanye West- "Touch The Sky" or "Golddigger"- Kanye West is a favorite of MTV, and I feel he is soon to replace Eminem as the guy who will always get a VOTY nomination no matter what he puts out. I am just hoping that he gets nominated for "Touch The Sky". Golddigger was a bigger hit, but Touch The Sky was 1,000 times better as a video.

Gnarls Barkley- "Crazy"- That MTV picked them to perform at the Movie Awards is a good sign. Crazy has an amazing concept, is a lock for breakthrough and all the technical categories and was also a hit song. Another good sign is it was directed by Robert Hales, who directed Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?", which won best rock video in 2004.

Probably in there, although not definite locks:
Greenday- "Wake Me Up When September Ends"- They probably won't win again since they won last year but it was still the type of video the VMA's love.

Madonna- "Hung Up"- Madonna is a the all-time VMA winner and Hung Up was a hit song and well-directed video

All-American Rejects- "Move Along"- cool concept, except "Dirty Little Secret" was a bigger hit

Videos that deserve to get nominated for video of the year, but I feel they'll get undeservingly screwed:

Audioslave- "Doesn't Remind Me", Fiona Apple- "O Sailor" Both are amazing videos that got a love at the MVPA awards, and I hope they do at the VMA's as well.

As for who I will think get noms in the other categories:

Best Male Video: Daniel Powter- "Bad Day", James Blunt- "You're Beautiful'", Kanye West

Female Video: Madonna, Gwen Stefani- "Cool"

Group Video: Greenday, My Chemical Romance- "Ghost of You"

New Artist: Daniel Powter, James Blunt, Ne-Yo, Natasha Beddingfield

Rock Video: Greenday, My Chemical Romance, RHCP- "Dani California"

Pop Video: Madonna, Kelly Clarkson (dunno which video), Shakira- "Hips Don't Lie"

Hip-Hop Video: Kanye West, Gnarls Barkley

R&B: Beyonce- "Check On It"

Dance Video: Madonna, Shakira

Rap Video: Is it just me or was there like not one good rap video this past year?

Breakthrough: Gnarls Barkley, White Stripes- "The Denial Twist", Nine Inch Nails- "Only", All-American Rejects

So those are my thoughts so far, what do you guys think will get nominated?

p.s. has anyone got a voting academy invite yet? I participated last year. Usually if you're signed up for all the newsletters, you'll get an invite. weird that I havent seen it yet.

No clue, assuming this is for Mtv. I don't watch it. But I'm surprised Move Along doesn't send people into epileptic spasms when they watch it. What a headache that was. There could be a lawsuit someday over that clip. The Denial Twist is one of my favorites I've seen.

yes, i remember you

cool, yeah I usually only show up around vma time

"Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes had that same kind of effect on me. Great video, but it made me really dizzy.

and these were the 2005 possible nominees

http://www.mtv.com/onair/vma/2005/2005videos/

(pcd don't count as new artist)

I don't remember seeing the Seven Nation Army video, although I most likely did.

Contenders for video of the year (even though I don't perhaps agree):

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Gnarls Barkely - Crazy
All American Rejects - Move Along or Dirty Little Secret
Kanye West - Golddigger
Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
Madonna - Hung Up
Mary J. Blige - Be Without You

Does anyone else think that "Bat Country" may get a few nominations as well?

Bat country will def. get a nomination for Rock video, along with Dani California, Only, I Write Sins Not Tragedies, Miss Murder, and Lights and Sounds.

I think there was a thread a few pages back so i wont predict nods again just who will win some

Red Hot Chili Peppers - will definately get a lot
Madonna - I see her getting the female, pop, dance, and choreography
Kanye - He will get a few
Green Day - WMUWSE will get too much

Possibilities:
Eminem - Depending on if they see WIG as good or bad
Daniel Powter - if songs get the nods then this will
Ne-Yo - see Powter
White Stripes - Won none last year but do good with some videos

I actually see Rihanna and Nelly Furtado getting alot too. Kelly Clarkson might get a few too.

"Only" will get screwed, very undeservingly.

mariah carey will get many noms

maybe pearl jam will get a nom

Did Pearl Jam make a video? And maybe this conversation would get more attention in the Videos boards because all things mentioned here are, um, videos. Or TV since the awards programs in a TV show. Now I'm really confused.

"Life Wasted" has a video. Haven't seen it though.

Oh, I was thinking World Wide Suicide. I'd be surprised if they made a video for either at this point. Have they even contributed to one since Jeremy?

They had "Do the Evolution" in 1998, which was animated, and probably "I Am Mine" or "Save You" in 2003.