Video of the Year

Exile — "Futatsu no Kuchibiru"

• Namie Amuro — "Fast Car"
• Ayaka — "Minna Sora no Shita"
• Alicia Keys — "Doesn't Mean Anything"
• Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"

Album of the Year

Exile — Aisubeki Mirai e

• Namie Amuro — Past < Future
• The Black Eyed Peas — The E.N.D.
• Green Day — 21st Century Breakdown
• Superfly — Box Emotions

Best Male Video

Shota Shimizu — "Utsukushii Hibi yo"

• Jay'ed — "Everybody"
• Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind"
• Kreva — "Shunkan speechless"
• Sean Paul — "So Fine"

Best Female Video

Namie Amuro — "Fast Car"

• Ayaka — "Minna Sora no Shita"
• Kaela Kimura — "Butterfly"
• Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"
• Rihanna — "Russian Roulette"

Best Group Video

Tohoshinki — "Share the World"

• Backstreet Boys — "Straight Through My Heart"
• The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling"
• Remioromen — "Kachōfūgetsu"
• Tokyo Incidents — "Nōdōteki Sanpunkan"

Best New Artist

Big Bang — "Gara Gara Go!"

• Mao Abe — "Itsu no Hi mo"
• Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo — "Knock You Down"
• Taylor Swift — "You Belong With Me"
• The Telephones — "Monkey Discooooooo"

Best Rock Video

Superfly — "Dancing on the Fire"

• 9mm Parabellum Bullet — "Inochi no Zenmai"
• Green Day — "Know Your Enemy"
• Muse — "Uprising"
• Radwimps — "Oshakanshama"

Best Pop Video

Big Bang — "Koe o Kikasete"

• Ikimono-gakari — "Yell"
• Kumi Koda — "Lick Me"
• Leona Lewis — "Happy"
• Pink — "Please Don't Leave Me"

Best R&B Video

Miliyah Kato — "Aitai"

• Chris Brown — "Crawl"
• Jasmine — "Sad to Say"
• Juju with Jay'ed — "Ashita ga Kuru Nara"
• Alicia Keys — "Doesn't Mean Anything"

Best Hip-Hop Video

Kreva — "Speechless"

• Eminem — "We Made You"
• Flo Rida featuring Kesha — "Right Round"
• Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind"
• Rhymester — "Once Again"

Best Reggae Video

Han-Kun — "Keep it Blazing"

• Sean Kingston — "Fire Burning"
• Sean Paul — "So Fine"
• Pushim — "My Endless Love"
• Ryo the Skywalker — "Kokoni Aru Ima wo Tomoni Aruki Dasou"

Best Dance Video

Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"

• Cos/Mes — "Chaosexotica"
• David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland — "When Love Takes Over"
• La Roux — "I'm Not Your Toy"
• Perfume — "One Room Disco"

Best Video from a Film

Juju with Jay'ed — "Ashita ga Kuru Nara" (from April Bride)

• Flumpool — "Dear Mr. & Ms. Picaresque" (from MW)
• Leona Lewis — "I See You" (from Avatar)
• Paramore — "Decode" (from Twilight)
• Shōnan no Kaze — "Tomo Yo" (from Drop)

Best Collaboration

W-inds featuring G-Dragon — "Rain Is Fallin'"

• Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga — "Video Phone"
• Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind"
• Juju with Jay'ed — "Ashita ga Kuru Nara"
• Miliyah Kato featuring Shota Shimizu — "Love Forever"

Best Karaokee! Song

Miliyah Kato featuring Shota Shimizu — "Love Forever"

• The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling"
• Kaela Kimura — "Butterfly"
• Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"
• Kana Nishino — "Motto..."

MTV Icon Award

Exile

Best Director

Kodama Hirokazu