2003 MTV Video Music Awards

Nominations

Video of the Year

• 50 Cent – "In da Club"
• Johnny Cash – "Hurt"
• Eminem – "Lose Yourself"
• Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"

  Best Male Video

• 50 Cent – "In da Club"
• Johnny Cash – "Hurt"
• Eminem – "Lose Yourself"
• John Mayer – "Your Body Is a Wonderland"

  Best Female Video

• Christina Aguilera – "Dirrty"
• Missy Elliott – "Work It"
• Avril Lavigne – "I'm With You"
• Jennifer Lopez – "I'm Glad"

  Best Group Video

• B2K – "Bump, Bump, Bump"
• The Donnas – "Take It Off"
• Good Charlotte – "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
• The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"

  Best New Artist in a Video

• The All-American Rejects – "Swing, Swing"
• Kelly Clarkson – "Miss Independent"
• Evanescence – "Bring Me to Life"
• Sean Paul – "Get Busy"
• Simple Plan – "Addicted"

  Best Pop Video

• Christina Aguilera – "Dirrty"
• Kelly Clarkson – "Miss Independent"
• Avril Lavigne – "Sk8er Boi"
• No Doubt – "Underneath It All"

  Best Rock Video

• Evanescence – "Bring Me to Life"
• Good Charlotte – "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
• Metallica – "St. Anger"
• The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"

  Best R&B Video

• Aaliyah – "Miss You"
• Ashanti – "Rock wit U "
• R. Kelly – "Ignition "
• Nelly – "Dilemma"

  Best Rap Video

• 2Pac – "Thugz Mansion"
• Eminem – "Lose Yourself"
• Ludacris – "Move"
• Nas – "I Can"

  Best Hip-Hop Video

• Busta Rhymes – "I Know What You Want"
• Jay-Z – "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
• Nelly – "Hot in Herre"
• Snoop Dogg – "Beautiful"

  Best Dance Video

• Christina Aguilera – "Dirrty"
• Jennifer Lopez – "I'm Glad"
• Mýa – "My Love Is Like...Wo"
• Sean Paul – "Get Busy"

  Best Video from a Film

• JC Chasez – "Blowin' Me Up "
• Madonna – "Die Another Day"
• Britney Spears – "Boys "

  Breakthrough Video

• Floetry – "Floetic"
• Kenna – "Freetime"
• Queens of the Stone Age – "Go with the Flow"
• Sum 41 – "The Hell Song"

  Best Direction in a Video

• Johnny Cash – "Hurt"
• Missy Elliott – "Work It"
• Sum 41 – "The Hell Song"
• Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"

  Best Choreography in a Video

• Christina Aguilera – "Dirrty"
• Jennifer Lopez – "I'm Glad"
• Mýa – "My Love Is Like...Wo"
• Justin Timberlake – "Rock Your Body"

  Best Special Effects in a Video

• Missy Elliott – "Work It"
• Floetry – "Floetic"
• Radiohead – "There There"
• The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"

  Best Art Direction in a Video

• Johnny Cash – "Hurt"
• Missy Elliott – "Work It"
• Jennifer Lopez – "I'm Glad"
• Queens of the Stone Age – "Go with the Flow"

  Best Editing in a Video

• Johnny Cash – "Hurt"
• Missy Elliott – "Work It"
• Kenna – "Freetime"
• Radiohead – "There There"

  Best Cinematography in a Video

• Missy Elliott – "Work It"
• No Doubt – "Underneath It All"
• Radiohead – "There There"

  MTV2 Award

• Common – "Come Close"
• Interpol – "PDA"
• Queens of the Stone Age – "No One Knows"
• The Roots – "The Seed "

  Viewer's Choice

• 50 Cent – "In da Club"
• Beyoncé – "Crazy in Love"
• Kelly Clarkson – "Miss Independent"
• Eminem – "Lose Yourself"
• Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"

  International Viewer's Choice Awards

[MTV Australia]

• Amiel – "Lovesong"
• Powderfinger – " On My Mind"
• Rogue Traders – "One of My Kind"
• The Vines – "Outtathaway!"

  [MTV Brasil]

• B5 – "Matemática"
• Wanessa Camargo – "Sem Querer"
• Capital Inicial – "Quatro Vezes Você"
• CPM 22 – "Desconfio"
• Detonautas Roque Clube – "Quando o Sol Se For"
• Engenheiros do Hawaii – "Até o Fim"
• Frejat – "Eu Preciso Te Tirar do Sério"
• Jota Quest – "Só Hoje"
• Kelly Key – "Adoleta"
• Kid Abelha – "Nada Sei "
• KLB – "Por Causa de Você"
• Marcelo D2 – "Qual É?"
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso – "Cuide Bem do Seu Amor"
• Pitty – "Máscara"
• Rouge – "Brilha la Luna"
• Sepultura – "Bullet the Blue Sky"
• Skank – "Dois Rios"
• Tihuana – "Bote Fé"
• Titãs – "Isso"
• Tribalistas – "Já Sei Namorar"

  Lifetime Achievement Award

Performances

Appearances

Pre-show

• Kurt Loder and SuChin Pak – announced the winners of the professional categories
• Carmen Electra, Dave Navarro and Iann Robinson – presented Breakthrough Video and Best Direction in a Video
• Stewie Griffin – reviews of 50 Cent's song "Wanksta."

  Main show

• LeBron James and Ashanti – presented Best Hip-Hop Video
• Tony Hawk and Bam Margera – introduced Good Charlotte
• Kelly Clarkson and Ludacris – presented Best R&B Video
• Evanescence and Sean Paul – presented Best Video from a Film
• Crank Yankers – appeared in different vignettes presenting Viewer's Choice Award voting procedures
• Nelly and Murphy Lee – introduced Christina Aguilera
• OutKast and Iggy Pop – presented the MTV2 Award
• David Spade, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – presented Best Pop Video
• P. Diddy – introduced Run-D.M.C. and presented Best Rap Video with them
• Hilary Duff, Lil Jon and Jason Biggs – presented Best Group Video
• Eminem and "Special Ed" – introduced 50 Cent
• Jimmy Fallon and the cast from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy – presented Best Female Video
• Fred Durst – introduced Jack Black and presented Best Rock Video with him
• DMX – introduced Mary J. Blige
• Kelly Osbourne and Avril Lavigne – presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Duran Duran and presented Best Dance Video with them
• Justin Timberlake – introduced Coldplay
• Venus and Serena Williams – presented Best Male Video
• Mýa and Pamela Anderson – presented Best New Artist in a Video
• Pharrell and Chester Bennington – introduced Beyoncé
• Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore – presented Viewer's Choice
• Adam Sandler and Snoop Dogg – presented Video of the Year