獎項歷程
提名名單
年度最佳錄影帶(VIDEO OF THE YEAR)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Florence + The Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
最佳女歌手錄影帶(BEST FEMALE VIDEO)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Ke$ha, "Tik Tok"
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, "California Gurls"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"(Extended Remix)
Taylor Swift, "Fifteen"
最佳男歌手錄影帶(BEST MALE VIDEO)
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, "OMG"
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
Drake, "Find Your Love"
Jason Derulo, "In My Head"
最佳合作(BEST COLLABORATION)
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
3OH!3 featuring Kesha, "My First Kiss"
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"
最佳新人(BEST NEW ARTIST)
Ke$ha, "Tik Tok"
Jason Derulo, "In My Head"
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett, "Massive Attack"
Broken Bells, "The Ghost Inside"
最佳Hip-Hop錄影帶(BEST HIP HOP VIDEO)
B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
Eminem, "Not Afraiid"
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem, "Forever"
Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, "On To The Next One"
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat, "Pursuit Of Happiness"
最佳流行錄影帶(BEST POP VIDEO)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog, "California Gurls"
Ke$ha, "Tik Tok"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"(Extended Remix)
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, "Nothing on You"
最佳搖滾錄影帶(BEST ROCK VIDEO)
30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
Muse, "Uprising"
Paramore, "Ignorance"
Florence + the Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
MGMT, "Flash Delirium"
最佳舞曲錄影帶(BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull, "I Like It"
Cascada, "Evacuate The Dancefloor"
David Guetta featuring Akon, "Sexy Chick"
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, "OMG"
最佳藝術指導(BEST ART DIRECTION)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Florence + The Machine, "Dogs Days Are Over"
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"(Extended Remix"
最佳舞蹈編排(BEST CHOREOGRAPHY)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"(Extended Remix)
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, "OMG"
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi, "Tightrope"
最佳攝影(BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY)
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Mumford and Sons, "Little Lion Man"
Florence + The Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
最佳導演(BEST DIRECTION)
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State Of Mind"
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
P!nk, "Funhouse"
30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
最佳剪輯(BEST EDITING)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Rihanna, "Rude Boy"
Pink, "Funhouse"
Miike Snow, "Animal"
最佳特效(BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS))
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Muse, "Uprising"
Green Day, "The 21st Century Breakdown"
Dan Black, "Symphonies"
最具突破錄影帶(BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO)
Dan Black, "Symphonies"
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def, "Stylo"
Coldplay, "Strawberry Swing"
The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"
獲獎名單
年度最佳錄影帶(VIDEO OF THE YEAR)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
最佳女歌手錄影帶(BEST FEMALE VIDEO)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
最佳男歌手錄影帶(BEST MALE VIDEO)
Eminem, "Not Afraid"
最佳合作(BEST COLLABORATION)
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
最佳新人(BEST NEW ARTIST)
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"
最佳Hip-Hop錄影帶(BEST HIP HOP VIDEO)
Eminem, "Not Afraiid"
最佳流行錄影帶(BEST POP VIDEO)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
最佳搖滾錄影帶(BEST ROCK VIDEO)
30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
最佳舞曲錄影帶(BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
最佳藝術指導(BEST ART DIRECTION)
Florence + The Machine, "Dogs Days Are Over"
最佳舞蹈編排(BEST CHOREOGRAPHY)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
最佳攝影(BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY)
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"
最佳導演(BEST DIRECTION)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
最佳剪輯(BEST EDITING)
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
最佳特效(BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Muse, "Uprising"
最具突破錄影帶(BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO)
The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"
獎項評析
以13項提名在第27屆MTV音樂錄影帶獎提名名單領跑的Lady Gaga,順利地成為最後的贏家。而且與上一屆MTV音樂錄影帶獎上和碧昂絲·吉賽爾·諾斯平分3個獎項相比,Lady Gaga在該屆MTV音樂錄影帶獎上獲得壓倒性的勝利,憑藉《Bad Romance》將年度錄影帶、最佳流行錄影帶、最佳女歌手錄影帶、最佳導演、最佳剪輯和最佳舞曲錄影帶列入囊中,其獎項更是涵蓋對其個人的肯定、對其MV作品的綜合肯定、對其背後團隊的肯定,以及MV作品技術細節的肯定。在Lady Gaga帶領潮流的基礎上,她的音樂事業得益於對視覺藝術的信賴,而反過來她的一些做法對於MV這種音樂形式的促進,也讓Lady Gaga和MTV音樂錄影帶獎在一定程度上形成了一種行業默契,後者顯然更願意從行業的高度,讓Lady Gaga成為行業的國際代言人,而前者也可以憑藉該屆MTV音樂錄影帶獎的8座獎盃,在音樂圈平息質疑,可謂互惠互利。
賈斯汀·比伯獲得年度新人,既在意料之外,也在意料之中。被MTV音樂錄影帶獎力捧的30 Seconds to Mars,最終也憑藉《Kings and Queens》擊敗MGMT和Muse兩個奪獎熱門,獲得最佳搖滾錄影帶,豐富的視覺運用也成為獲獎的主要原因。而埃米納姆則以一首帶有少見勵志情調的《Not Afraid》,同時獲得最佳男歌手錄影帶和最佳嘻哈錄影帶。不過,單純從埃米納姆的這首作品來看,實際上很難確定這究竟是對單曲本身的肯定,還是對埃米納姆個人的肯定。總體來說,從該屆MTV音樂錄影帶獎來看,這個以音樂為名進行的頒獎禮,實際上更像是一個小規模的年度美國樂壇年度風尚人物的派對,它不僅不全面,也不是很音樂。(搜狐音樂評)